"Before I go, I just want you two to know something, alright? The supercop story... was working. Okay? It was working, and you guys just messed it up. Okay? I'm trying to figure you guys out, but I haven't yet. But it's cool. You fuck up a perfectly good lie." Fun Fact: Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, and Judge Reinhold improvised most of their comic lines. Literally hundreds of takes were ruined by cast members, actors or the director laughing during shooting. During the "super-cops" monologue, Ashton is pinching his face hard and looking down in apparent frustration. He is actually laughing. Reinhold put his hand in his pocket and pinched his thigh really hard, trying to prevent himself from laughing. Projection Headline Fact: During his tirade at the Beverly Palms Hotel, Axel pretends to be writing an article called "Michael Jackson: Sitting On Top Of The World" for Rolling Stone magazine. In real life, Playboy ran an Eddie Murphy article with the same "Sitting On Top Of The World" subtitle. Double Assault Fact: The mansion used in the final shootout (the former Harold Lloyd estate in Beverly Hills) is the same mansion seen in the final shootout between in Commando (1985). Coincidentally, both Foley and Matrix were trying to rescue somebody named Jenny in that mansion in their respective films.
Really makes you want someone to make a third movie in that mansion where they're rescuing someone named Jenny. Twice is just a coincidence. Three times would make it a pattern.
Bronson Pinchot who played Serge is an absolute GEM. I think you should react to at least one episode of Perfect Strangers - where he plays Balki. One of the most beloved characters of the 80's. He is just truly adorable.
Bronson is one of two actors in this who would go onto major sitcom fame. The other is, of course, Paul Reiser aka Jeffrey who Axel wasn't listening too. :P Apart from his movie work, Paul became very well known as Paul Buchman in Mad About You, along with co-star Helen Hunt.
That tough Detroit lead detective who yelled at Axel really was a tough Detroit lead detective. He also ran for mayor of Detroit (he didn't win) and was a city councilman. He said that in real life, he seldom yelled at his men, and seldom swore.
Eddie was the biggest movie star on the planet when I first started having conscious memories in the 80's. It's difficult to explain how much he dominated this period in popular culture but being the best stand up comedian on the planet, saving SNL from being awful when he was still a teenager, having a legit hit record and just hit after hit after hit at the movies. His 90's work is a mixed bag but he owned the 80's
There is one Eddie Murphy movie that isn't pure comedy, Vampire in Brooklyn. But the best Eddie Murphy movie, has gotta be COMING TO AMERICA! Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda
You need to watch Beverly Hills Cop 2, a damn good sequel to this movie Also, Inspector Todd only acted in 3 movies, Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, and Beverly Hills Cop 3.
I'm shocked OGB hasn't seen any of the Shrek movies (just searched the entire list watched so far and none of them were there). EDIT: guess I should have watched to 30:48 before commenting.
48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming To America, The Nutty Professor and his stand up comedy Specials Raw and Delirious are all worth a watch, though his stand up comedy specials definitely show their age in some ways.
A few people have already noted this was originally intended for Stallone, and the flipside to that is before Murphy was brought on to replace him, he was going to play Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters, designed to cement his rise to Hollywood A-list after singlehandedly saving Saturday Night Live from cancellation, and then making a smash transition to movies with 48 Hrs. and Trading Places. Instead, it was Beverly Hills Cop that ended up doing it for him, while Ghostbusters replaced him with Ernie Hudson, a great actor in his own right but still nowhere near as bankable, meaning the role was severely cut down which Hudson is still bitter about.
"I ain't fallin' for no banana in the tailpipe!"😜 The Axel-F theme song was a huge hit...I knew some girls who used it for cheerleader tryouts. (I used Panama by Van Halen.)
The Detroit police boss was actually the Detroit police inspector in charge of homicide. Thus solidified Eddie as a film star. 48Hrs was his first film. Another cop comedy, but darker.
This was an early film directed by Martin Brest, who for a while racked up a pretty impressive career including Midnight Run, Meet Joe Black, and getting Al Pacino a long overdue Oscar in Scent of a Woman. Unfortunately, it then came crashing down with Gigli, one of those one-in-a-generation disasters than becomes a byword for terrible and/or flop movies. I've actually seen it, and I can confirm that reputation is entirely warranted. I'll just say this: Brest actually brought Pacino back for a cameo near the end, where his entire role is literally to rant about how stupid the movie's story and all its characters are. Brest was so stung by the reception that he decided to retire.
Axel Foely is a MASTER BULLSHitter and I LOVE IT. This film taught me you just have to exude confidence and you can get away with anything!!!! my mom showed me this film it's her favorite Eddie Murphy movie!
So glad you discovered this - absolutely one of the best movies of the 80's. I have three more of my personal faves that I would LOVE for you to check out. Adventures in Babysitting, License to Drive, and The Secret of My Success (with the INCREDIBLE Michael J Fox). ALL hilarious - ALL have AMAZING soundtracks - and ALL worth a watch. I truly think you'd get a kick out of all three. Hugs from Canada! :)
Victor Maitland is played by Stephen Berkoff, who was at the peak of his career playing villains in the '80s, including none other than Hitler in the miniseries The Winds of War. Then his career seemed to instantly die, and we got a sign of why that might have been when he made a guest appearance on Doctor Who in 2012, where his diva antics wrecked havoc with the production and forced the episode's climax to be severely retooled when hardly any of the footage he shot ended up being usable.
Need to watch 48 Hours with Eddie and Nick Nolte. You would like it also. A fun buddy genre movie with a hard edge to it. Serge is also in "True Romance" a great movie that Quentin Tarantino wrote the story but sold it in order to make "Reservoir Dogs" and has some great performances, particularly the scene between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper. You should check both of them out. They have comedic elements to them but they're also violent and have great dialogue.
Amazing masterpiece very classic Beverly Hills Cop directed by Martin Brest starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton and Ronny Cox. Three iconic music videos of the film are: Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F, Glenn Frey - The Heat is On and The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance. Thank you OGB great reaction next time reacts the sequels Beverly Hills Cop II and III.👍👍👍
Thanks for the laughs Sam! I REALLY needed them today! Keep going! Part 2 is great as well. 3 is ok. I hear they are making part 4 too. Trading Places, Coming to America, Boomerang, Harlem Nights.. The list goes on and on!
Great movie. You should see the sequel Beverly Hills Cop 2 and stop :). Also Cobra (Which is Stallone version of the Beverly Hills Cop script. Stallone was suppose to do Beverly Hills Cop movie but he did not like the script so he created Cobra instead). Another good one is Eddie Murphy The Golden Child.
After Stallone was replaced by Eddie Murphy, Stallone went and made "Cobra" which is more or less what he tried to mold Beverly Hills Cop into, including the enemy being a wacky cult.
And funnily enough, Cobra is ostensibly based on the novel Fair Game, which ten years later got another adaptation under its own name with Stephen Berkoff as the villain. Though the word "adaptation" is carrying a lot of weight as all three versions bear very little resemblance to each other.
If you watched Breaking Bad, the guy (Jonathan Banks) that killed Mikey in this movie and who Axel killed is a much younger Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul..
1. GOOF: An entire truck loaded with EMPTY cigarette boxes.🙄 2. IMVHO Eddies' best movies are "Trading Places" and "Coming to America"😎😎 3. Serge/Bronson Pinchot was in a short lived series "Perfect Strangers". 4. Jenny/Lisa Eilbacher played Seeger in "An Officer and a Gentleman" HINT HINT 5. Maitland is one of the best bad guys ever!😁 He also played the Soviet Colonel in Rambo II. 6. Murphy's best movies are, "Trading Places" and "Coming to America". 😎😎 7. "Beverly Hills Cop II" doesn't suck, but it's not as good as this.
You will want to watch Trading Places and Coming To America, in that order, for the Eddie Murphy experience. And preferably close together. Not necessarily back to back, but you do want to see CTA while Trading Places is still fresh in your mind.
Just a little tidbit, $245 per night in 1984 equals out to $718 in 2023. You weren't kidding when you said it was steep as hell. Great reaction by the way.
Good reaction. This is one of my favorite Eddie Murphy films, next to the sequels (yes, including the unholy 3, sorry not sorry). And you better believe I have other suggestions for you to check out with Eddie in it. What I can suggest right now though are: 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America, the very, very underrated Metro, Mulan, and The Nutty Professor. And I hope to see you react to the sequels very soon!
Originally Sylvester Stallone was going to turn this into a very dark and serious action film rather than a comedy. He had rewritten parts of the script to get rid of the humor, but the producers didn't like his rewrites and Stallone left the project and Eddie Murphy was cast as Axel Foley. The film was a box office and critical success, making $390 million dollars against a $20 million dollar budget. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1985 Academy Awards.
This is the movie that made Eddie Murphy a Hollywood star. Before this, he was a comedian and cast member on Saturday Night Live, but Beverly Hills Cop shot him to superstardom when it became the biggest hit of 1984, even beating out Ghostbusters. Originally, Eddie was supposed to be in Ghostbusters, but had to turn it down because he signed on to play Axel Foley. Also, Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to play Axel Foley, and I think the film was meant to be more serious in tone. But Stallone turned down the role, and it ultimately went to Murphy, who brought his comedic improv skills to it.
Inspector Todd ( portrayed by Gilbert Hill RIP ) was an actual police inspector with the Detroit Police department and retired with the rank of commander. He became a city councilman after retiring from the police department. Reportedly the role of Axel Foley was originally written for Slyvester Stallone but he did too many re-writes on the original script turning the plot into an expensive action movie and the producers weren't too fond of that. So, Stallone left the project, and he was replaced by Murphy and the rest is history.
The 2nd film ("Beverly Hills Cop II") is actually a better film than this. This one really helped Eddy Murphy be placed on the map. Though he was already well known from being on SNL, as well as movies like 48 Hours, Trading Places, and Best Defense. With BHC2 (1987) it was slicker and more polished with a jammin' soundtrack. But this was a good jumping off point for sure. And when I watch other reviewer's do the same movies you review, it comes across as tired-listless-boring. You bring so much enthusiasm to your video's mixed with joy and authenticity. Sam, you're a freaking rock star.
This is a great Eddie Murphy movie. You called it - Here are some other great Eddie Murphy movie recommendations: 48 Hours Trading Places Coming To America (watch Trading Places before this one because it has a nice Trading Places Easter Egg in it)
Great reaction! Another great movie from the 80's. Eddie Murphy was in quite a few good ones. Trading places, Coming to America and Dr Doolittle just to name a few. Always a fun actor to watch! thanks
You might be too young to be aware of this but the Euro used to not exist. At one time, all the European nations had their own currency's. Germany's currency was known as the Deutsche mark. France's was known as the Franc. Etc.
Once again, very nice reaction! If you’re looking for a well-made but also disturbing movie, you should watch River’s Edge (1987). It stars a young Keanu Reeves’
I stayed at a really fancy hotel over Christmas for $200 a night, but that was a discounted price. Over 200 in 1984 would have been nuts. I can't imagine the hotel he was staying at was that much better than the one I stayed at. I stayed at the Empress in Victoria, Canada, which is a historic monument and looks look a lot of the hotels you see in James Bond movies. It's like a palace. So either that hotel is way overpriced or those robes should be free.
I ❤ Eddie Murphy 😂 laugh.... it's so unique and even nostalgic for me... brings me back to my childhood, sneaking to watch HBO late at night... *** stand up***😂 😅 Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor 😊
2:20 I don't know what these guys were hopin' for, here. This is a _tractor-trailer_ with _two trailers_ and they're trying to use it to outrun the _authorities._ I mean, it's a vehicle designed for _power_ and _endurance._ You can use it to drive _hundreds of miles_ on the highway, but it's not designed for _speed_ or _maneuverability._ It's not a _hot_ rod.
I didn't know I needed to see your reaction to vintage Eddie Murphy. But yes! Down for all your videos, but nostalgia is keeping me biased. Your energy and reactions are gold!
Eddie Murphy 's star was burning bright in the '80's. He had lots of hits. His laugh kills me 😁 Lovin Bronson Pinchot's character in this - he'shysterical. Such a fun movie and a great soundtrack too!
Great reaction, how 'bout... Beverly Hills Cop 2 The same 3 cops & Eddie returning for more police hijinks or there is.... 48 Hours With Eddie & Nick Nolte
The music is basically another character in the movie...too bad you couldn't use it, but we understand...There are many more Murphy movies, but I think you would really enjoy Trading Places and Coming to America, but you need to watch them in that order!
Actually those rooms.are in the thousands per night. Believe me we have suites here in Vegas that can go for thousands per night, so in the Hills right now for their top suite at the Astpria is over $25,000 per night .
21:40 "Take Detective Foley _back_ to his hotel room, watch him _pack_ and escort him to the city limits." 🤨Is Bogomil _exiling_ Foley? Is Foley not allowed to even come _into_ Beverly Hills?
IMO Beverly Hills Cop 2 is the better movie because there is a lot of "criminal activity" shown and the villains are better, but you need to have watched this one to get the chemistry between the participants alongside Axel.
Your videos are always very fun to watch, I'm excited for you to react to other movies as well in the future such as continuing Jurassic world or watching 65 when it comes out
Oh boy! You're just too young to know any better. At a certain point Eddie Murphy started doing the Dr. Doolittles and stuff, and tried to clean up his image to do more family friendly stuff, but was one of the best Stand Up comedians ever, if you can find "Delirious" and "Raw" they're epic stand up. This is classic Eddie after he left Saturday Night Live and started his film career. The sequel is fun too, and similar to this, you should see him with Nick Nolte in "48 Hrs." and it's sequel "Another 48 Hrs."
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"Before I go, I just want you two to know something, alright? The supercop story... was working. Okay? It was working, and you guys just messed it up. Okay? I'm trying to figure you guys out, but I haven't yet. But it's cool. You fuck up a perfectly good lie."
Fun Fact: Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, and Judge Reinhold improvised most of their comic lines. Literally hundreds of takes were ruined by cast members, actors or the director laughing during shooting. During the "super-cops" monologue, Ashton is pinching his face hard and looking down in apparent frustration. He is actually laughing. Reinhold put his hand in his pocket and pinched his thigh really hard, trying to prevent himself from laughing.
Projection Headline Fact: During his tirade at the Beverly Palms Hotel, Axel pretends to be writing an article called "Michael Jackson: Sitting On Top Of The World" for Rolling Stone magazine. In real life, Playboy ran an Eddie Murphy article with the same "Sitting On Top Of The World" subtitle.
Double Assault Fact: The mansion used in the final shootout (the former Harold Lloyd estate in Beverly Hills) is the same mansion seen in the final shootout between in Commando (1985). Coincidentally, both Foley and Matrix were trying to rescue somebody named Jenny in that mansion in their respective films.
Really makes you want someone to make a third movie in that mansion where they're rescuing someone named Jenny. Twice is just a coincidence. Three times would make it a pattern.
Bronson Pinchot who played Serge is an absolute GEM. I think you should react to at least one episode of Perfect Strangers - where he plays Balki. One of the most beloved characters of the 80's. He is just truly adorable.
This is the movie that launched his strong run of movies and TV series.
One of my favorite shows of the 80s
Bronson is one of two actors in this who would go onto major sitcom fame. The other is, of course, Paul Reiser aka Jeffrey who Axel wasn't listening too. :P Apart from his movie work, Paul became very well known as Paul Buchman in Mad About You, along with co-star Helen Hunt.
"When you're rolling out the dough, just make sure you roll it slow..."
He was also in the movie Second Sight (1989), where he plays a psychic.
That tough Detroit lead detective who yelled at Axel really was a tough Detroit lead detective. He also ran for mayor of Detroit (he didn't win) and was a city councilman. He said that in real life, he seldom yelled at his men, and seldom swore.
Eddie was the biggest movie star on the planet when I first started having conscious memories in the 80's.
It's difficult to explain how much he dominated this period in popular culture but being the best stand up comedian on the planet, saving SNL from being awful when he was still a teenager, having a legit hit record and just hit after hit after hit at the movies.
His 90's work is a mixed bag but he owned the 80's
There is one Eddie Murphy movie that isn't pure comedy, Vampire in Brooklyn.
But the best Eddie Murphy movie, has gotta be COMING TO AMERICA!
Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda
The actor that shot Mike is now on Breaking Bad. Damon Waynas is the guy that gave Axel the Bananas.
Funny trivia, the super cop routine was ad-libbed, and the actor playing Taggert was trying desperately not to laugh, go back and look
You need to watch Beverly Hills Cop 2, a damn good sequel to this movie
Also, Inspector Todd only acted in 3 movies, Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, and Beverly Hills Cop 3.
Oh you need to watch more Eddie Murphy. Next should be Trading Places the Coming to America. BH Cop 2 is great too.
I'm shocked OGB hasn't seen any of the Shrek movies (just searched the entire list watched so far and none of them were there).
EDIT: guess I should have watched to 30:48 before commenting.
48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming To America, The Nutty Professor and his stand up comedy Specials Raw and Delirious are all worth a watch, though his stand up comedy specials definitely show their age in some ways.
I'm not huge on The Nutty Professor, but the first three are his best (along with this film, of course).
I was 14 when this movie came out, I lived in the best time for action movies.
A few people have already noted this was originally intended for Stallone, and the flipside to that is before Murphy was brought on to replace him, he was going to play Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters, designed to cement his rise to Hollywood A-list after singlehandedly saving Saturday Night Live from cancellation, and then making a smash transition to movies with 48 Hrs. and Trading Places. Instead, it was Beverly Hills Cop that ended up doing it for him, while Ghostbusters replaced him with Ernie Hudson, a great actor in his own right but still nowhere near as bankable, meaning the role was severely cut down which Hudson is still bitter about.
80s movie soundtracks were 🔥🔥🔥. This movie had one of the best.
"I ain't fallin' for no banana in the tailpipe!"😜
The Axel-F theme song was a huge hit...I knew some girls who used it for cheerleader tryouts. (I used Panama by Van Halen.)
The Detroit police boss was actually the Detroit police inspector in charge of homicide.
Thus solidified Eddie as a film star. 48Hrs was his first film. Another cop comedy, but darker.
"We're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe" 🤣
You've been hanging out with this dude too long.
People are gonna recommend Coming to America and Trading Places, for good reason, but 48 Hours is the unsung hero of his filmography A++++
This was an early film directed by Martin Brest, who for a while racked up a pretty impressive career including Midnight Run, Meet Joe Black, and getting Al Pacino a long overdue Oscar in Scent of a Woman. Unfortunately, it then came crashing down with Gigli, one of those one-in-a-generation disasters than becomes a byword for terrible and/or flop movies. I've actually seen it, and I can confirm that reputation is entirely warranted. I'll just say this: Brest actually brought Pacino back for a cameo near the end, where his entire role is literally to rant about how stupid the movie's story and all its characters are. Brest was so stung by the reception that he decided to retire.
Scent of a Woman was also Chris O'Donnell's best performance ever. If you haven't seen that movie, you should add it to your list.
I worked post production on Gigli. Had to stare at every frame of it all day. It was hell.
No matter how many times I watch this, it still gets a good laugh.
Man, no one's done a reaction to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986) yet. It's a comedy starring Bette Midler Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte.
Axel Foely is a MASTER BULLSHitter and I LOVE IT. This film taught me you just have to exude confidence and you can get away with anything!!!! my mom showed me this film it's her favorite Eddie Murphy movie!
So glad you discovered this - absolutely one of the best movies of the 80's. I have three more of my personal faves that I would LOVE for you to check out. Adventures in Babysitting, License to Drive, and The Secret of My Success (with the INCREDIBLE Michael J Fox). ALL hilarious - ALL have AMAZING soundtracks - and ALL worth a watch. I truly think you'd get a kick out of all three. Hugs from Canada! :)
Victor Maitland is played by Stephen Berkoff, who was at the peak of his career playing villains in the '80s, including none other than Hitler in the miniseries The Winds of War. Then his career seemed to instantly die, and we got a sign of why that might have been when he made a guest appearance on Doctor Who in 2012, where his diva antics wrecked havoc with the production and forced the episode's climax to be severely retooled when hardly any of the footage he shot ended up being usable.
You need to react to his movie with Arsinio Hall called "Coming to America" it's lots of mindless fun. No shooting or car chases in it.
Need to watch 48 Hours with Eddie and Nick Nolte. You would like it also. A fun buddy genre movie with a hard edge to it. Serge is also in "True Romance" a great movie that Quentin Tarantino wrote the story but sold it in order to make "Reservoir Dogs" and has some great performances, particularly the scene between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper. You should check both of them out. They have comedic elements to them but they're also violent and have great dialogue.
Oh yes, you’ve got to watch “Coming to America”….and “Beverly Hills Cop II”. Have a fantastic weekend!
Oh yeah Eddie Murphy movies, 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming To America, Life, Bowfinger, Tower Heist.
I love this movie. The sequel is great too.
Tony Scott directs the sequel and you can really see it in the color palette 🎨
I love the 80's and 90's action movies where the bad guys were played by British actors taking a well paid holiday from playing Shakesspeare on stage.
Masterminds, with Patrick Stewart, will always be a cult fave of mine 😅
The sequel has a "german villain" and "american legs" as an attraction.
Hahaha this movie was a childhood classic. I watched probably 1000 times😂😂😂 so funny every time.
What I do anyway😄:
48 HRS.
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
Fun choice, Kathy Ice!
Amazing masterpiece very classic Beverly Hills Cop directed by Martin Brest starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton and Ronny Cox. Three iconic music videos of the film are: Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F, Glenn Frey - The Heat is On and The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance. Thank you OGB great reaction next time reacts the sequels Beverly Hills Cop II and III.👍👍👍
48 HRS is another Eddie Murphy drama/some comedy that is worth watching. Loved watching this with you. Peace from Ohio …
Thanks for the laughs Sam! I REALLY needed them today! Keep going! Part 2 is great as well. 3 is ok. I hear they are making part 4 too. Trading Places, Coming to America, Boomerang, Harlem Nights.. The list goes on and on!
Not 48 Hours? That would have been 1st for me, with Coming to America 2nd.
Great movie. You should see the sequel Beverly Hills Cop 2 and stop :). Also Cobra (Which is Stallone version of the Beverly Hills Cop script. Stallone was suppose to do Beverly Hills Cop movie but he did not like the script so he created Cobra instead). Another good one is Eddie Murphy The Golden Child.
After Stallone was replaced by Eddie Murphy, Stallone went and made "Cobra" which is more or less what he tried to mold Beverly Hills Cop into, including the enemy being a wacky cult.
And funnily enough, Cobra is ostensibly based on the novel Fair Game, which ten years later got another adaptation under its own name with Stephen Berkoff as the villain. Though the word "adaptation" is carrying a lot of weight as all three versions bear very little resemblance to each other.
3:34 fun fact the actor who played Axles boss was a real life cop
The late Gilbert Hill.
If you watched Breaking Bad, the guy (Jonathan Banks) that killed Mikey in this movie and who Axel killed is a much younger Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul..
Coming to America is my favorite Eddie Murphy movie. It's really good!
Fun Fact, if you've seen Breaking Bad, Maitland's main henchman guy is actually played by Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
1. GOOF: An entire truck loaded with EMPTY cigarette boxes.🙄
2. IMVHO Eddies' best movies are "Trading Places" and "Coming to America"😎😎
3. Serge/Bronson Pinchot was in a short lived series "Perfect Strangers".
4. Jenny/Lisa Eilbacher played Seeger in "An Officer and a Gentleman" HINT HINT
5. Maitland is one of the best bad guys ever!😁 He also played the Soviet Colonel in Rambo II.
6. Murphy's best movies are, "Trading Places" and "Coming to America". 😎😎
7. "Beverly Hills Cop II" doesn't suck, but it's not as good as this.
You will want to watch Trading Places and Coming To America, in that order, for the Eddie Murphy experience. And preferably close together. Not necessarily back to back, but you do want to see CTA while Trading Places is still fresh in your mind.
Just a little tidbit, $245 per night in 1984 equals out to $718 in 2023. You weren't kidding when you said it was steep as hell. Great reaction by the way.
Thank you!
Yeahhh hearing $250 but it being the 80's? Yeeeaaaahhh. Very steep!
Good reaction. This is one of my favorite Eddie Murphy films, next to the sequels (yes, including the unholy 3, sorry not sorry). And you better believe I have other suggestions for you to check out with Eddie in it. What I can suggest right now though are: 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America, the very, very underrated Metro, Mulan, and The Nutty Professor. And I hope to see you react to the sequels very soon!
The 2nd one is worth a watch, but forget about the 3rd film. I'd recommend other Murphy films like Bowfinger, 48 Hours, Trading places.
Great reaction to one of my top 10 movies. I have loved this since i was about 7 when it was first broadcast on British tv.
Originally Sylvester Stallone was going to turn this into a very dark and serious action film rather than a comedy. He had rewritten parts of the script to get rid of the humor, but the producers didn't like his rewrites and Stallone left the project and Eddie Murphy was cast as Axel Foley.
The film was a box office and critical success, making $390 million dollars against a $20 million dollar budget.
It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1985 Academy Awards.
the stallone version was made though its called "cobra"
@@woody4077 Still 80´s action classic. "Crime is the disease. Meet the Cure. The strong arm of the law."
@@thejamppa it's name is cobra
So true. Stallone chose "Oscar" instead, believing one word titles were good luck.
This is the movie that made Eddie Murphy a Hollywood star. Before this, he was a comedian and cast member on Saturday Night Live, but Beverly Hills Cop shot him to superstardom when it became the biggest hit of 1984, even beating out Ghostbusters. Originally, Eddie was supposed to be in Ghostbusters, but had to turn it down because he signed on to play Axel Foley. Also, Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to play Axel Foley, and I think the film was meant to be more serious in tone. But Stallone turned down the role, and it ultimately went to Murphy, who brought his comedic improv skills to it.
It was actually 48 Hours that made Eddie a Hollywood star.
Cool Hand Luke (1967)- Paul Newman 😎
Papillon (1973)- Steve McQueen / Dustin Hoffman🦋
Hands down, this movie has the best soundtrack ever!
Other good Eddie Murphy movies ... Trading Places, 48-hours, Harlem Nights
Inspector Todd ( portrayed by Gilbert Hill RIP ) was an actual police inspector with the Detroit Police department and retired with the rank of commander. He became a city councilman after retiring from the police department. Reportedly the role of Axel Foley was originally written for Slyvester Stallone but he did too many re-writes on the original script turning the plot into an expensive action movie and the producers weren't too fond of that. So, Stallone left the project, and he was replaced by Murphy and the rest is history.
I can't see Stallone in this. 😂
Coffee grounds confuse the search dogs when they are sniffing for drugs….
The 2nd film ("Beverly Hills Cop II") is actually a better film than this. This one really helped Eddy Murphy be placed on the map. Though he was already well known from being on SNL, as well as movies like 48 Hours, Trading Places, and Best Defense. With BHC2 (1987) it was slicker and more polished with a jammin' soundtrack. But this was a good jumping off point for sure.
And when I watch other reviewer's do the same movies you review, it comes across as tired-listless-boring. You bring so much enthusiasm to your video's mixed with joy and authenticity. Sam, you're a freaking rock star.
You're always too kind
This is a great Eddie Murphy movie. You called it - Here are some other great Eddie Murphy movie recommendations:
48 Hours
Trading Places
Coming To America (watch Trading Places before this one because it has a nice Trading Places Easter Egg in it)
Great reaction! Another great movie from the 80's. Eddie Murphy was in quite a few good ones. Trading places, Coming to America and Dr Doolittle just to name a few. Always a fun actor to watch! thanks
Ruthless People. Judge Reinhold is hilarious in that. 1986 I think.
You might be too young to be aware of this but the Euro used to not exist. At one time, all the European nations had their own currency's. Germany's currency was known as the Deutsche mark. France's was known as the Franc. Etc.
We probably should have warned you about the theme song beforehand...lol
I'd forgotten what an ear worm that was.
Once again, very nice reaction! If you’re looking for a well-made but also disturbing movie, you should watch River’s Edge (1987). It stars a young Keanu Reeves’
Hard to watch but unforgettable. The little sister trying to be a kid in a dysfunctional, violent household is still with me.
48 Hours is really good with Eddie and Nick Nolte
The 80's was a great movie decade, i know i might be biased because i was born in 1980 lol.
You can watch 'le huitième jour', it's a wonderfully emotional film. 🙂👍🎥📽️
I stayed at a really fancy hotel over Christmas for $200 a night, but that was a discounted price. Over 200 in 1984 would have been nuts. I can't imagine the hotel he was staying at was that much better than the one I stayed at. I stayed at the Empress in Victoria, Canada, which is a historic monument and looks look a lot of the hotels you see in James Bond movies. It's like a palace. So either that hotel is way overpriced or those robes should be free.
I ❤ Eddie Murphy 😂 laugh.... it's so unique and even nostalgic for me... brings me back to my childhood, sneaking to watch HBO late at night...
*** stand up***😂 😅
Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor 😊
I think there's a case to be made that Maitland didn't want to be there when they killed Axl and would have plausible deniablity and an alibi.
ooo good point!
Based on a comment you made during Spaceballs, you should watch Police Academy next
Eddie is like 21 or 22 here playing 35.. and he pulls it off completely through attitude.
2:20 I don't know what these guys were hopin' for, here. This is a _tractor-trailer_ with _two trailers_ and they're trying to use it to outrun the _authorities._ I mean, it's a vehicle designed for _power_ and _endurance._ You can use it to drive _hundreds of miles_ on the highway, but it's not designed for _speed_ or _maneuverability._ It's not a _hot_ rod.
I didn't know I needed to see your reaction to vintage Eddie Murphy. But yes! Down for all your videos, but nostalgia is keeping me biased.
Your energy and reactions are gold!
Thank youuuu!
15:56 "We were on _stake_ out. No, really. _That's_ what we were doin', there."
Excellent pick. This is one of those rare cases that the sequel, or at least part 2 is even better, part 3 was okay:)
the Banana Man is played by Damon Wayans
@ 2:19 ...... RIP Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters.
This was the first movie my dad saw in theatres
Eddie Murphy 's star was burning bright in the '80's. He had lots of hits. His laugh kills me 😁
Lovin Bronson Pinchot's character in this - he'shysterical. Such a fun movie and a great soundtrack too!
Great reaction, how 'bout...
Beverly Hills Cop 2
The same 3 cops & Eddie returning for more police hijinks
or there is.... 48 Hours
With Eddie & Nick Nolte
Stumbled across your channel and now I'm binge watching all your reactions
I hope you have fun and enjoy!! 😄
@OGB Reacts I will and thx also keep the reactions coming
Dun, dun, dun dun-dun dun dun....
Best beat ever lol
The music is basically another character in the movie...too bad you couldn't use it, but we understand...There are many more Murphy movies, but I think you would really enjoy Trading Places and Coming to America, but you need to watch them in that order!
That's probably one of the worst things about doing these reactions-- showing off the music. But just know I enjoyed that!
One of my favorite movies growing up, cool reaction as always Sam, later sweetie 🥰❤️
Actually those rooms.are in the thousands per night. Believe me we have suites here in Vegas that can go for thousands per night, so in the Hills right now for their top suite at the Astpria is over $25,000 per night .
I just love that series, the 3rd is my favorite but I love all of them
Deutschmark Bearer bonds were big for investors in this time period
Watch Beverly Hills Cop 2. 3 is not as bad as some people think. Just more kid friendly.
Try booking a room at the hotel, inside the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid, in Memphis.
21:40 "Take Detective Foley _back_ to his hotel room, watch him _pack_ and escort him to the city limits."
🤨Is Bogomil _exiling_ Foley? Is Foley not allowed to even come _into_ Beverly Hills?
If you want to do a lesser known Eddie Murphy movie, one of my favorites, check out the Golden Child.
so so glad to see you react to this!! hope you'll get to the sequel at some point !
Great movie and reaction…three in total…..another Eddie movie is nutty professor
Drug dealers use coffee grounds to warn off the dogs
IMO Beverly Hills Cop 2 is the better movie because there is a lot of "criminal activity" shown and the villains are better, but you need to have watched this one to get the chemistry between the participants alongside Axel.
Your videos are always very fun to watch, I'm excited for you to react to other movies as well in the future such as continuing Jurassic world or watching 65 when it comes out
For Eddie Murphy movies, please try Trading Places.
omg, you're gonna love this one, lol
Other Eddie Murphy movies to watch;
Metro
Life
Vampire in Brooklyn
Dreamgirls
Beverly Hills Cop 2 & 3
Pretty sure rooms in Beverly Hills don't come cheap
Oh boy! You're just too young to know any better. At a certain point Eddie Murphy started doing the Dr. Doolittles and stuff, and tried to clean up his image to do more family friendly stuff, but was one of the best Stand Up comedians ever, if you can find "Delirious" and "Raw" they're epic stand up. This is classic Eddie after he left Saturday Night Live and started his film career. The sequel is fun too, and similar to this, you should see him with Nick Nolte in "48 Hrs." and it's sequel "Another 48 Hrs."
I love Ronny Cox.
inspector Todd is played by a real Detroit police chief