Detective Axel Foley debuted on high-definition on May 17, 2011, when Paramount Home Entertainment released Beverly Hills Cop on Blu-ray.
The 1984 action comedy is a classic ’80s movie starring Eddie Murphy, long before he was Donkey in the Shrek movies. Murphy plays not-by-the-book Detroit detective Foley who goes “on vacation” to Califonia to track the man who killed his friend. But Foley finds that his ways clash with the definitely-by-the-book police in Beverly Hills. Judge Reinhold (Swing Vote), John Ashton (Middle Men), Ronny Cox (Robocop) and bad guy Steven Berkoff (The Tourist) also star.
The R-rated film was nominated for an Oscar, for best screenplay, and won a Grammy Award for its soundtrack, including the “Axel F” theme by Harold Faltermeyer. And the movie grossed $230 million when it ran in theaters, a whopping amount now, much less back in 1984.
But it’s Murphy’s laid-back laughs — not to mention Bronson Pinchot’s awesome Serge (“Ack-well”) — that make this a must-have movie for anyone’s DVD or Blu-ray library.
The Blu-ray doesn’t include any new special features; all are on the special edition DVD
- commentary by director Martin Brest
- featurette “Beverly Hills Cop—The Phenomenon Begins”
- “A Glimpse Inside the Casting Process”
- “The Music of Beverly Hills Cop“
- and a location map.
The Blu-ray was priced at $19.99.
Not that you need any reminding, but here’s the trailer anyway so we can get more of that award-winning music:
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