Beverly Hills cop

Resource Information

The work Beverly Hills cop represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Beverly Hills cop

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents a Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer production ; in association with Eddie Murphy Productions ; a Martin Brest film ; screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr. ; story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson ; directed by Martin Brest

Contributor

• Eddie Murphy Productions
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Ashton, John, 1948-
• Bach, Danilo
• Banks, Jonathan, 1947-
• Berkoff, Steven
• Brest, Martin., 1951-
• Bronson, Tom
• Bruckheimer, Jerry
• Coburn, Arthur
• Cox, Ronny
• Eilbacher, Lisa
• Elliott, Stephen, 1918-2005
• Faltermeyer, Harold
• Graham, Angelo
• Hill, Gil, 1931-2016
• Murakami, James J
• Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
• Petrie, Daniel, Jr
• Reinhold, Judge, 1957-
• Russo, James
• Simpson, Don, 1945-1996
• Surtees, Bruce
• Weber, Billy

Subject

• Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Detective and mystery films
• Detectives -- Drama
• Detroit (Mich.) -- Drama
• Feature films
• Foley, Axel (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Murder -- Investigation -- Drama
• PLP -- Feature films -- 1981-1990 | 2018.01
• Police films
• Police, Black -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy films
• Detective and mystery films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Police films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Axel Foley is a brash, street smart Detroit detective who follows the trail of a friend's murderer to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills. And before Axel gets his man, he gets up to his neck in an international network of smugglers and drug peddlers

Cataloging source

CLE

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematographer, Bruce Surtees ; art director, James J. Murakami ; editors, Arthur Coburn, Billy Weber ; music, Harold Faltermeyer ; costume designer, Tom Bronson ; production designer, Angelo Graham

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English (5.1 surround or Dolby surround) and French (stereo) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Gilbert R. Hill

Runtime

105

Series statement

Widescreen DVD collection

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action