Eddie Murphy classics return in new editions from Paramount!

4K Ultra HD, Digital, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 1, 2020
Studio: Paramount


On the eve of the release of Coming 2 America this winter, Paramount is issuing a a pair of Eddie Murphy films in 4K with HDR and another pair as the latest additions the the Paramount Presents Blu-ray line.

Here’s the breakdown:

Coming to America is available for the first time on 4K Ultra HD with Digital copy, in a limited-edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook with Digital copy and themed mini poster, or on 4K Ultra HD Digital.

The 4K Disc presentations include the following previously released special features in HD:

  • Prince-ipal Photography: The Coming Together of America
  • Fit For Akeem: The Costumes of Coming to America
  • Character Building: The Many Faces of Rick Baker
  • Composing America: The Musical Talents of Nile Rodgers
  • A Vintage Sit-Down with Eddie & Arsenio
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Photo Gallery

Beverly Hills Cop has been remastered in 4K with HDR and will be available in a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo with Digital copy and is available now on 4K Ultra HD Digital.

The 4K Combo includes the following previously released special features:

  • Commentary by director Martin Brest
  • Beverly Hills Cop—The Phenomenon Begins (SD)
  • A Glimpse Inside the Casting Process (SD)
  • The Music of Beverly Hills Cop (SD)
  • Deleted scenes (HD)
  • Behind-the-scenes featurettes incorporating vintage 1984 interviews (HD)
  • An isolated audio track of the original score by Harold Faltermeyer
  • “BHC Mixtape ‘84”, which allows viewers to go directly to the scenes featuring the hit songs “The Heat Is On,” “Neutron Dance,” “New Attitude,” “Stir It Up,” “Do You Really,” and “Nasty Girl.”
  • Location Map
  • Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Meanwhile, the Paramount Presents Blu-ray of Trading Places includes a new Filmmaker Focus with John Landis, access to a Digital copy of the film, as well as the following previously released bonus content:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Insider Trading: The Making of Trading Places
  • Dressing the Part
  • The Trade in Trading Places
  • Trading Stories
  • Industry Promotional Piece
  • Theatrical Trailer

Finally, The Golden Child has been newly remastered from a 4K film transfer under the supervision of director Michael Ritchie, this hit action-comedy comes to Blu-ray for the first time as part of the Paramount Presents line. The limited-edition Paramount Presents Blu-ray Disc is presented in collectible packaging and includes a new featurette on the Making of The Golden Child, as well as access to a Digital copy of the film and the theatrical trailer.

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Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.