The guy who plays Axl's boss is actually a real policeman. The man who did the casting for the movie saw him in the Detroit police department and asked him to play a cop in the movie.
Classic film. I love the interaction with Serge. "Get the fuck out of here" "Noooooo...I cannot" When Bronson hosted SNL, he reprised the role for a sketch. The crowd whooped when that happened.
A piece of trivia on this movie: Lisa Eilbacher who plays Eddie Murphy's friend in this movie as Jenny, just two years earlier played Casey Seeger in the movie 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' Being a big fan of the earlier movie, and from that age group, I guess I had the hots for Lisa (in addition to being hot for Debra Winger of course, who I first saw as a teenager playing Wonder Woman's younger sister in that TV series). I'm a guy, what do you expect 😉
Serge was played by Bronson Pinchot who invented the accent for the role which was so popular it became the seed for a tv sitcom called 'Perfect Strangers'. They changed the characters name but the quirky accent was on showcase.
13:50 - Yes, the tune was written for this movie, and is titled 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer. Faltermeyer also provided music for the movie, 'Midnight Express'. Based upon actual events.
Making the music your low key MVP was a great choice. To me, this is the top performance that I've ever seen from Eddie Murphy. This movie has a great blend of comedy, action and drama, and it does a great job of putting it all together. I also think that this is all you need to see from this series. The sequels do not come close to being as good as this. However, it's your call. Thank you for watching this fun movie. Great job!
For a period of time Eddie Murphy was the biggest star in the world. He was the world's number one stand up comic and had the world's number one movie at the same time. He also had a hit song!
Love this movie. You kept talking about the soundtrack, this and Footloose were two of the best soundtracks of the 80s. Completing the top 5 are, Ghostbusters 2, and BHC 2 and Top Gun. Honorable mention goes to Ghostbusters
This was originally written with Sylvester Stallone in mind. Disagreements over the script led to him converting the movie into the film, Cobra. Eddie Murphy was also planned to play Winston in Ghostbusters but he took this movie instead. Yes. The instrumental, “Axel F. Foley Theme”, was written for this film.
The 80s had so many good films, the industry was creative, the music, the atmosphere, the sayings. It was a real experience and Beverly Hills Cop is just one example. The second part was also very good. The actor at the buffet was Damon Wayans.
@@rustincohle2135 I would say on a curve, the 70s has some absolutely bright shining beacons of cinema, however it also had some absolutely dreadful drab dull cinema. But the 80s was consistently putting out great films. Nearly every year had a half dozen classic films.
Bronson Pinchot used this fake Eastern European accent in this movie and that's what landed him the successful TV series "Perfect Strangers" where he plays a long lost cousin to an American. And hijinks ensue. He would also reprise this role in "Beverly Hills Cop 3"
Bronson Pinchott is Serge. He was very famous for a show called perfect Strangers. he is also great at audio books. The man with the Fruit is Damon Wayans from In Living Color and other tv shows/ movies.
From the golden age of 80s action comedies. As you noted, the action could be quite intense and violent but really competent done. The ending shootout is really intense with perfect pacing for comedy moments. Incredible how good Eddie Murphy is. He elevated everything he touched in the 80s. He lost his mojo in the mid 90s though outside of the great voicework in Shrek.
The banana in the tailpipe works because an engine is essentially an air pump. Air and fuel go in, get compressed and ignited, and then is pumped out. The banana blocks the only exit to the system, so all of the burned gases get trapped, which eventually backs up into the engine itself and chokes combustion. The banana basically choked the engine to death.
Saw this and part 2 in the theater with one of my best friends. We learned one important lesson, do not take a drink of pop during this movie, you will choke. Also, if you get a large pop, do not drink it all at once, because this movie will make you pee. We went around high school quoting it endlessly, lol. Favorite line: Chief: "What is this man doing here?" Axel Foley: "Bleeding, sir.".
Have to admire the technology that the Beverly Hills PD had in 1984 in this movie, considering there was no GPS or Internet back then. That means that to locate those officers' vehicles each one must have had a radio transmitter, and the police had enough radio receivers around the city to triangulate exactly where each car is. Then they had their own computer database - with 1984 computer technology, no less! - that had the addresses and their residents of the entire city of Beverly Hills. The size of the servers to hold that much info with early 1980s computer technology must have been huge. I mean, I know Beverly Hills is full of rich taxpayers, but that's kinda crazy.
The employee who gives Eddie Murphy those two bananas was played by Damon Wayans; this was actually his first film role. "Serj" was played by Bronson Pinchot, who at the time was known for co-starring in a hit television sitcom called Perfect Strangers. His "schtick" as an actor was playing supporting roles, mostly comedic, and mostly involving the use of a strong accent (but never the same accent). He also had a small role in True Romance, an insanely good 1993 film written by Quentin Tarantino and featuring more great actors than an Oscars after party.
10:23 _"Man,_ this music is good." I don't remember exactly how old I was when I first heard it, but I was a kid, and I loved it _instantly._ I had not seen this movie, and it has no lyrics, so I had _no_ way to ask anyone what it was called, but _Axel F_ played on the radio, over and over again. It was a very happy time.
What a great choice. Btw, you WILL love Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. You have to check out 48 Hours with Eddie and Nick Nolte. They have amazing chemistry together and the movie in my mind is at the pinnacle of 80's Cop buddy movies. Cheers Jen!
Maitlin's murderous henchman was played by Jonathan Banks who stars in "Breaking Bad" and the prequel/semi-sequel "Better Call Saul." Two amazingly acted shows worth considering.
Harold Faltermeyer, who does the Axel F theme song throughout this movie, did a similar theme song a couple years before for a Chevy Chase movie called Fletch which is also a lot of fun to watch.
I’d also like to add the Running Man, Tango & Cash and Kuffs. Makes me wonder if he did music for great movies, or if the movies were great because he did music for them.
I read the book, Fletch. It was MUCH better than the film. It won the very prestigious Edgar Award which is a big deal among mystery writers, for what that's worth.
@@THOMMGB My mom had that book on her shelf, while I was growing up. Loving the movie, I asked if it was the same thing...she said it was diferent, and not as funny, which turned me off from reading it.
The soundtrack in this movie became a international hit in the 80's. If this movie is your type of thing then Fletch(1985), The Golden Child(1986) and probably Big Trouble In Little China(1986) will entertain you with action and comedy.
6:00 Hey Jen! Thank you for sharing this! I haven't seen Beverly Hills Cop in years and completely forgot that Bronson Pinchot was in it. I'm sure you can tell it wasn't his real accent. haha He is best remembered as one of the two lead actors on the sitcom, Perfect Strangers. I loved that show so much. Pinchot played a naive, good-hearted but strange character named Balki Bartokomous, a farmer and sheep-herder from the fictional Mediterranean island of Mepos. He moves into the apartment of his cynical but overall good-hearted cousin Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker) in Chicago and learns about the ways of American life, etc. Lots of comedy, lots of heart. Worth checking out, if you feel like some late 80s/early 90s half hour comedy. It ran for 8 seasons.
Yes, Jen, the theme music was written for the film, it's called Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer. There is another two Beverley Hills Cop films, they're great sequels.
I remember when this came out. It was a perfect summers night with friends and everyone was in great spirits popping in to see Eddie Murphy wise crack his way through this charming, upbeat action comedy that leaves you smiling. Perfect setup for a few beers in the pub next door. Nice how Iked the score as it’s really quite a strong feature and perfectly sets the tone and underlining tension.
@@rustincohle2135 that all depends on where u live. It came out on 4th of April in West Germany… I saw it the first weekend of May and we woke up to a toasty 24 degrees cent ;-)
Bronson Pinchot says he based the accent on an Israeli makeup woman, but a director friend who knew him at Yale said Pinchot's been doing "Serge" forever. He would purposely alter the vowel sounds in people's names. He created a language and a way of thinking for himself. He was just a very creative individual and essentially created his own accent. I'd bet anything that the scenes with Serge and Axel bouncing off each other in the store were improvised.
Well what does stuffing banana'a up the exhaust pipe of a car do? Well since the car engine pumps an air fuel mixture through the engine. ANYTHING that restricts the air flow will cause ur vehicle to either stop running or not run nearly as well.
Not enough people use the phrase "wreaking havoc" anymore, luckily Jen has that covered; another reason why she's one of the best! 🎉 Notice the weirdness of Axel and his friends. I cannot see those three people knowing each other. Not least because Eddie is younger than the other two. It woukd probably have made more sense with the original casting (Stallone) but would have made for a far worse film. See: Cobra, the Stallone picture that rose from the ashes of the early Beverly Hills Cop. Or better, don't! Edit: "Is the music like written for this movie?" Well, the thene you were humming is entitled "Axel F" 🤫☺️ Love how into BHC Jen was. Her appreciation of the fantastic music was also a highlight.
Iconic film and an iconic theme for Axel Foley. Idk I always like when he meets Serge. I love the "Get the f outta here!" "No, I can not!" exchange. Cracks me up. Btw they're great in the follow ups.
When Eddie Murphy was a non stop hit machine. Dude wasn't even 25 yet and he'd already saved Saturday night live, Had the biggest comedy album in the world, a hit concert film, and several smash hit movies (48 Hrs, Trading Places, and this). soon after this he had a top 40 hit single.
“I don't know what kind of accent that is” funny, Bronson Pinchot said developed that character with that exact sentiment. He met people on different businesses in Beverly Hills that have this accent, and you have no idea where they are from. The banana buffet guy is a comedian/actor Damon Wayons(Lethal weapon TV show etc.).
Back in the 80's as kids we'd hang out at the mall, one of the things we did was go to the music store...not the store that sold records but musical instruments or even just pianos and organs...any way, we'd go to that store and on the organ try to work out how to play the Axle Foley theme. It was always that tune because it's easy to figure out key by key and sounded so cool, with the organ in the right key it sounded just like the synth sound in the movie. We'd try to work out the tune as far as we could until sooner or later we were always kicked out.
This movie has a hell of a history. The studio didn't want Eddie Murphy, so they got Stallone to replace Eddie. Stallone rewrote the movie and not only ramped up the action but he used the book Fair Game as inspiration for his script. WHen the studio projected Stallone's version to go way over budget, The producer and Martin Brest convinced the studio to rehire Eddie as it would be cheaper to make the original movie instead. Which is what happened and that's we got this version of Beverly Hills Cop. Side note: A few years later Stallone retooled his script to Beverly Hills Cop which ended up being the movie Cobra. A definte watch for just how ridicolous and awesome the movie is. Side Side note: The author of the book Fair Game sued Stallone and got to make a movie out of her book too called, Fair Game starring William Baldwin and CIndy Crawford. It's utterly forgettable compared to BHC and Cobra.
"I'm just burning doing the Neutron Dance. Woohoo I'm just burning doing the Neutron Dance." Jen, that had me and my sis dancing all over the living room before there was any dance-off video games. That's how awesome that song was.
Cool Factoid: This is one of the few movies that was actually filmed on the streets of Detroit. And yes the neighborhoods looked like the way you way saw them and some areas still look like that. The guy in the Art gallery was played by Bronson Pincho I know I slaughtered the name, the one gave Axel the bananas is Daymon Waynes.
Eddie Murphy was such a huge screen icon at this time. He was hitting gold mixing action and comedy. Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2. 48 Hours and Another 48 hours. Trading Places and Coming to America. He had a real effortless charm and charisma that audiences could connect to.
The actor who played Serge was Bronson Pinchot who later had success on tv in a sitcom called 'Perfect Strangers' about two cousins one American played by Mark Linn Baker and one from a European country played by Pinchot in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is an American, but seems to play weird characters with weird accents...like Serge and Bialki from 'Perfect Strangers'. Billy was played by Judge Reinhold who co-starred in one of the best high school comedies ever made, 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High' with Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Phoebe Cates, and Forest Whitaker. He has one legendary scene with Phoebe Cates...and that's all I will say. Another film with an AMAZING soundtrack, and based on the novel by Cameron Crowe who adapted the screenplay (and later became an Oscar winner starting his Hollywood career). Jenny was played Lisa Eilbacher, one of the 1980s most unsung actresses who made a splash in a few big films but just kinda retired. Another great film she was in was 'An Officer and A Gentleman' with Richard Gere and Louis Gossett, Jr., about Naval Flight School recruits. This was one of the major films produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who had a rock solid track record in the 1980s and into the 90s until Simpson's untimely death. Others were 'Flashdance', 'Top Gun', 'Days of Thunder', 'Crimson Tide', 'Dangerous Minds', and 'The Rock'...all worthwhile watches!!! They were known for the amazing soundtracks for their films. The villain Victor Maitland was played by British actor Steven Berkoff. He mainly did stage work, but every film performance I have ever seen has been a masterclass in subtlety and intensity, villain or good guy...mainly villains. When Axel checks out of the hotel, and Billy and Taggart settle the bill...the actor working the front desk is the film's director Martin Breast. Another GREAT film you should see by this director is 'Scent of a Woman' which FINALLY won Al Pacino the Academy Award for Best Actor after many nominations and losses. Oh...and Axel's boss in Detroit, Inspector Todd, was actually a real Detroit cop named Gil Hill...the only acting work he did was in the three 'Beverly Hill Cop' movies. BH 2 is worthwhile, but BH 3....ummmm....not so much!
True fact, especially when he already starred alongside with Dolly Parton in Rhinestone. He made right decision to let Eddie Murphy to take the role. Waiting to see if the 4th sequel is still happening
If you enjoyed this, Martin Brest also directed another (lesser known) comedy-action movie called Midnight Run. I've been trying to get reactors to react to this for years, but no one ever does it. Lol. It's git Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin in it. It also stars John Ashton (who plays Taggert in this movie), and a great score from Danny Elfman. It's a totally fun road-trip movie and well worth the watch. :)
Elfman did the theme to The Frightners, which is a Peter Jackson directed film with MJ Fox. A bit outside of MJ Fox's usual stuff but entertaining enough.
If you want more of that art display assistant, Bronson Pinchot soon went on to make a name for himself playing in the comedy series, Perfect Strangers.
My friends and I went on a road trip from Colorado to Los Angeles after high school and wound up in Beverly Hills. We stopped at a stop light and a really nice truck pulled up next to us. It was driven by, honest to God, Willy Nelson!! As Bruce Willis says in "Die Hard": F--kin' California! 😁
A major reaction youtuber finally does this movie, and it was AMAZING. Good job, Jen. Yes, the song that you asked if it was made for the movie - it was. It's called Axel F. So many good songs, so many good scenes and lines. I am in the minority most likely, but this is the best Eddie Murphy movie (second was the animated Mulan :)) Great job. Thanks so much.
I saw this one in May 1985 when it first came out on VHS tape rented it @ my favorite video store. You have to remember that there were no DVD players back in the day
Eddie Murphy in his first lead role and also producer. He became a certified superstar and BHC was the No.1 film of 1984,.dethroning Ghostbusters. Among several awards including a Grammy-winning soundtrack and an Oscar-nominated screenplay. The score was by Harold Faltermeyer and he created the infamous 'Axel F' theme. Part 2 (1987) was phenomenal. Part 3 (1993) was too wacky and not so good. Part 4 is suppose to happen real soon.
Fun fact: if you had a home computer in the 80s, you almost certainly had a version of Axel F that could play on it. Regardless of the computers sound capabilities, as long as it had any. 🙂
It's been so long since I've seen this movie, I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Foley, Rosewood, and Taggart make a great team. You were wise to talk over Rosewood when he was talking about the ending of _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid._ That's the best western movie of all time and you wouldn't want it spoiled for you. I'm sorry I missed the premiere but somebody put a banana in my tailpipe.
It was a box office and critical success making $390 million dollars against a $15 million dollar budget. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1985 Academy Awards. It was originally going to star Sylvester Stallone as the lead, but had a falling out with the writers as he wanted it to be more action packed and serious rather than a comedy. He would turn his version of Beverly Hills Cop into COBRA.
There was quite a lotta improv. Naturally, Eddie Murphy was given room to work. Also, Bronson Pinchot was totally responsible for Serge and the whole bumbling duo of Billy and Taggert trying to get over the wall on Victor's property. For Eddie, one example in particular where the director went to him and said, this scene is kinda empty, do something there, and Eddie said to the valet to take care of his car cuz all this happened last time I parked here.....totally an Eddie Murphy improv line. Seeing his standup routines, it's pretty easy to see where he put his own stamp on so many insanely funny moments. It would've been a dismal flop (all due respect) if Stallone had insisted on going forward. It just wasn't that kind of movie.
another fun fact jen , the actor who played the guy who gave foley the banannas was damon waynes the youunger brother of keena ivory waynes whois 1 of Eddie murphy best friends and they both grew up in new york , damon is the older brother and shawn and marlon waynes who did the 1st 2 scary movies and white chicks
I've loved this movie, Eddie Murphy, the music in it since I was a kid. (Yes, my parents let me and my younger brother watch it as a kid. The '80s were fun.)
Here's a piece of "did you know" trivia? Lisa Eilbacher who plays Jenny, also tried out for Princess Leia from Star Wars, but of course lost out to Carrie Fisher. The few things I ever saw Lisa in(Officer & A Gentleman & Ten to Midnight), she was a good actress, so I always wonder what might have been. ruclips.net/video/Lg4KbjapLmg/видео.html
I love the "Beverly Cops. The first soundtrack for a movie. I'm a huge Eddie Murphy fan,we have a lot in common. Beverly Hills Cop 2 is one of my favorite movies ever. I can't wait for the 2nd one. Serge also played in a show that was really great. It's called "Perfect Strangers 👍
Eddie Murphy preceded this with Trading Places and would also star in 48 Hours, The Golden Child, Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Coming to America. He also preceded this with his standup special Eddie Murphy Raw. The actor playing Jeffrey also played Carter Burke in Aliens and the actor playing Billy was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins. The actor playing Victor Maitland was also in Rambo: First Blood Part 2 and the actor playing LT Bogamil was in Deliverance, Robocop and Total Recall
It's good to see Jen truly enjoyed this one. "Just crash through the gate! ...[crash]... yeaa that's what I want!" ....[then nods head to the dope music haha] . :)
Re-watch. 💜 A very good 80s Beverly Hills comedy is 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' (1986), it's a reversal of fortune comedy, Nick Nolte is the lead, good cast all-round. Beverly Hills Cop II is currently a very close 2nd on your latest Patreon poll, so we may see Axel again soon. 🍌😀
The guy who played that tough Detroit police inspector really was a tough Detroit police inspector. His name was Gilbert R. Hill. He was on Detroit city council and ran (unsuccessfully) for mayor. The location crew saw him when they toured police headquarters in Detroit. They persuaded him to be in the movie and arranged for acting lessons. The way he chewed out Axel was somewhat the way he chewed out the real police officers under his command. He said he seldom yelled or swore in real life. The accent used by Bronson Pinchot (Serge) was kind of generic European, maybe a hint of Russian. Pinchot devised it himself. I'm pretty sure he was ad-libbing a lot of his lines.
The first film most of the comedy was adlibbed by Murphy as it was originally written as an action film so it was dramatic scenes with comedic dialogue. The banana man was Damon Wayans.
The guy who plays Axl's boss is actually a real policeman. The man who did the casting for the movie saw him in the Detroit police department and asked him to play a cop in the movie.
We danced our socks off as teens in the 80's to this soundtrack. Yeah, I'm that old😂.
Classic film. I love the interaction with Serge.
"Get the fuck out of here"
"Noooooo...I cannot"
When Bronson hosted SNL, he reprised the role for a sketch. The crowd whooped when that happened.
A piece of trivia on this movie: Lisa Eilbacher who plays Eddie Murphy's friend in this movie as Jenny, just two years earlier played Casey Seeger in the movie 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' Being a big fan of the earlier movie, and from that age group, I guess I had the hots for Lisa (in addition to being hot for Debra Winger of course, who I first saw as a teenager playing Wonder Woman's younger sister in that TV series). I'm a guy, what do you expect 😉
What can he hear me through the walls?
All four cops: Yes he can.
😂😂😂😂
Serge was played by Bronson Pinchot who invented the accent for the role which was so popular it became the seed for a tv sitcom called 'Perfect Strangers'. They changed the characters name but the quirky accent was on showcase.
9:06 At first I thought that was Marlon, but it's Damon Wayans... who plays Murtaugh in the new Lethal Weapon series, but more importantly Blankman😂
13:50 - Yes, the tune was written for this movie, and is titled 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer. Faltermeyer also provided music for the movie, 'Midnight Express'. Based upon actual events.
The song is written for the movie, it’s called Alex F by Harold Falltimier.
Damon Wayans who played the banana man who was in Beverly Hills Cop was so funny.
Making the music your low key MVP was a great choice.
To me, this is the top performance that I've ever seen from Eddie Murphy.
This movie has a great blend of comedy, action and drama, and it does a great job of putting it all together.
I also think that this is all you need to see from this series. The sequels do not come close to being as good as this. However, it's your call.
Thank you for watching this fun movie. Great job!
Paul Reiser is one thing but Judge Reinhold is another thing. Talk about crushes! Can't believe he didnt captivate you immediately.
For a period of time Eddie Murphy was the biggest star in the world. He was the world's number one stand up comic and had the world's number one movie at the same time. He also had a hit song!
I remember going to see this in the cinema. The opening, the music it is awesome.
The main song was written for this movie...the song is called Axell F, named for Eddie's character Axel Foley
So glad she recognized the sound track. I love the tunes but n this movie.
4:23 it’s Mike!!! Hey Mr Ehrmantraut you’re looking good with all that hair
Love this movie. You kept talking about the soundtrack, this and Footloose were two of the best soundtracks of the 80s. Completing the top 5 are, Ghostbusters 2, and BHC 2 and Top Gun. Honorable mention goes to Ghostbusters
This was originally written with Sylvester Stallone in mind. Disagreements over the script led to him converting the movie into the film, Cobra. Eddie Murphy was also planned to play Winston in Ghostbusters but he took this movie instead. Yes. The instrumental, “Axel F. Foley Theme”, was written for this film.
Eddie would have been too good to be Winston. Like I love Winston but he He should have had a better role
The music is iconic in this film 😁
Can you imagine Sly play Axel Foley in a very edgy way ?
So glad that Sly didn't take/get the role, this would've been a different movie altogether! 😉
The musical theme, Axel F ,WAS written for this movie. Later was covered by Crazy Frog in the early 2000s 😆🐸
I love Beverly Hills Cop and which is still my favorite movie of all time.
The 80s had so many good films,
the industry was creative, the music, the atmosphere, the sayings. It was a real experience and Beverly Hills Cop is just one example.
The second part was also very good.
The actor at the buffet was Damon Wayans.
@@rustincohle2135 I would say on a curve, the 70s has some absolutely bright shining beacons of cinema, however it also had some absolutely dreadful drab dull cinema.
But the 80s was consistently putting out great films. Nearly every year had a half dozen classic films.
@@OpenMawProductions I agree. The 80's were Hollywood's creative peak.
The best horror films were made in the 70s
Bronson Pinchot used this fake Eastern European accent in this movie and that's what landed him the successful TV series "Perfect Strangers" where he plays a long lost cousin to an American. And hijinks ensue. He would also reprise this role in "Beverly Hills Cop 3"
He was not available in Beverly Hills Cop II
Bronson Pinchott is Serge. He was very famous for a show called perfect Strangers. he is also great at audio books. The man with the Fruit is Damon Wayans from In Living Color and other tv shows/ movies.
The songs Nuetron Dance by The Pointer Sisters and "Alex F" were big and charted in the 80s cause of this movie.
This was Eddie Murphy's #1 top box office hit that peaked at his career
9:09 Guy is Damon Wayans from "My Wife and Kids" :)
From the golden age of 80s action comedies. As you noted, the action could be quite intense and violent but really competent done. The ending shootout is really intense with perfect pacing for comedy moments.
Incredible how good Eddie Murphy is. He elevated everything he touched in the 80s. He lost his mojo in the mid 90s though outside of the great voicework in Shrek.
The year this film came out was so many great movies but this was one of the stand outs
The banana in the tailpipe works because an engine is essentially an air pump. Air and fuel go in, get compressed and ignited, and then is pumped out. The banana blocks the only exit to the system, so all of the burned gases get trapped, which eventually backs up into the engine itself and chokes combustion. The banana basically choked the engine to death.
Saw this and part 2 in the theater with one of my best friends. We learned one important lesson, do not take a drink of pop during this movie, you will choke. Also, if you get a large pop, do not drink it all at once, because this movie will make you pee. We went around high school quoting it endlessly, lol. Favorite line: Chief: "What is this man doing here?" Axel Foley: "Bleeding, sir.".
One of my favorite soundtracks! 🎶🥰👍
The music in this movie is awesome!!
Have to admire the technology that the Beverly Hills PD had in 1984 in this movie, considering there was no GPS or Internet back then. That means that to locate those officers' vehicles each one must have had a radio transmitter, and the police had enough radio receivers around the city to triangulate exactly where each car is. Then they had their own computer database - with 1984 computer technology, no less! - that had the addresses and their residents of the entire city of Beverly Hills. The size of the servers to hold that much info with early 1980s computer technology must have been huge. I mean, I know Beverly Hills is full of rich taxpayers, but that's kinda crazy.
The colon contents are upon autopsy, where the deceased may have had reduced colon muscle contractions due to illness or pain medications (opiates).
The employee who gives Eddie Murphy those two bananas was played by Damon Wayans; this was actually his first film role.
"Serj" was played by Bronson Pinchot, who at the time was known for co-starring in a hit television sitcom called Perfect Strangers. His "schtick" as an actor was playing supporting roles, mostly comedic, and mostly involving the use of a strong accent (but never the same accent). He also had a small role in True Romance, an insanely good 1993 film written by Quentin Tarantino and featuring more great actors than an Oscars after party.
10:23 _"Man,_ this music is good."
I don't remember exactly how old I was when I first heard it, but I was a kid, and I loved it _instantly._ I had not seen this movie, and it has no lyrics, so I had _no_ way to ask anyone what it was called, but _Axel F_ played on the radio, over and over again. It was a very happy time.
The actor that plays Eddie’s boss is a real policeman. His acting is real good.
I didn’t know that
He died a while ago
What a great choice. Btw, you WILL love Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. You have to check out 48 Hours with Eddie and Nick Nolte. They have amazing chemistry together and the movie in my mind is at the pinnacle of 80's Cop buddy movies.
Cheers Jen!
Maitlin's murderous henchman was played by Jonathan Banks who stars in "Breaking Bad" and the prequel/semi-sequel "Better Call Saul." Two amazingly acted shows worth considering.
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@@antonnovo695 Yes. 😉
Banks was also in "48 Hours" as a cop.
@@Madbandit77 and Airplane!
@@ajivins1 He was also in the underrated Stephen J. Cannell-produced series, "Wiseguy".
Harold Faltermeyer, who does the Axel F theme song throughout this movie, did a similar theme song a couple years before for a Chevy Chase movie called Fletch which is also a lot of fun to watch.
I’d also like to add the Running Man, Tango & Cash and Kuffs. Makes me wonder if he did music for great movies, or if the movies were great because he did music for them.
I’d love to see a Fletch & Fletch Lives reaction. I don’t think any reactors have done it yet.
Yeah, the Fletch films were good fun!
I read the book, Fletch. It was MUCH better than the film. It won the very prestigious Edgar Award which is a big deal among mystery writers, for what that's worth.
@@THOMMGB My mom had that book on her shelf, while I was growing up. Loving the movie, I asked if it was the same thing...she said it was diferent, and not as funny, which turned me off from reading it.
09:10 - Damon Wayans
The soundtrack in this movie became a international hit in the 80's. If this movie is your type of thing then Fletch(1985), The Golden Child(1986) and probably Big Trouble In Little China(1986) will entertain you with action and comedy.
Big Trouble baby!!!
Those are all great movies.
Many reactors are unaware that the sound tracks to these films were usually big hits as well.
Inspector Todd was played by real life detective Gilbert Hill. Can't believe I was 18 when I saw this.🤩
6:00 Hey Jen! Thank you for sharing this! I haven't seen Beverly Hills Cop in years and completely forgot that Bronson Pinchot was in it. I'm sure you can tell it wasn't his real accent. haha
He is best remembered as one of the two lead actors on the sitcom, Perfect Strangers. I loved that show so much.
Pinchot played a naive, good-hearted but strange character named Balki Bartokomous, a farmer and sheep-herder from the fictional Mediterranean island of Mepos. He moves into the apartment of his cynical but overall good-hearted cousin Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker) in Chicago and learns about the ways of American life, etc. Lots of comedy, lots of heart. Worth checking out, if you feel like some late 80s/early 90s half hour comedy. It ran for 8 seasons.
Loved Perfect Strangers.
Yes, Jen, the theme music was written for the film, it's called Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer. There is another two Beverley Hills Cop films, they're great sequels.
I remember when this came out. It was a perfect summers night with friends and everyone was in great spirits popping in to see Eddie Murphy wise crack his way through this charming, upbeat action comedy that leaves you smiling. Perfect setup for a few beers in the pub next door.
Nice how Iked the score as it’s really quite a strong feature and perfectly sets the tone and underlining tension.
@@rustincohle2135 that all depends on where u live. It came out on 4th of April in West Germany… I saw it the first weekend of May and we woke up to a toasty 24 degrees cent ;-)
Bronson Pinchot says he based the accent on an Israeli makeup woman, but a director friend who knew him at Yale said Pinchot's been doing "Serge" forever. He would purposely alter the vowel sounds in people's names. He created a language and a way of thinking for himself. He was just a very creative individual and essentially created his own accent. I'd bet anything that the scenes with Serge and Axel bouncing off each other in the store were improvised.
Well what does stuffing banana'a up the exhaust pipe of a car do? Well since the car engine pumps an air fuel mixture through the engine. ANYTHING that restricts the air flow will cause ur vehicle to either stop running or not run nearly as well.
Not enough people use the phrase "wreaking havoc" anymore, luckily Jen has that covered; another reason why she's one of the best! 🎉
Notice the weirdness of Axel and his friends. I cannot see those three people knowing each other. Not least because Eddie is younger than the other two. It woukd probably have made more sense with the original casting (Stallone) but would have made for a far worse film. See: Cobra, the Stallone picture that rose from the ashes of the early Beverly Hills Cop. Or better, don't!
Edit: "Is the music like written for this movie?" Well, the thene you were humming is entitled "Axel F" 🤫☺️
Love how into BHC Jen was. Her appreciation of the fantastic music was also a highlight.
Iconic film and an iconic theme for Axel Foley. Idk I always like when he meets Serge. I love the "Get the f outta here!" "No, I can not!" exchange. Cracks me up. Btw they're great in the follow ups.
Jen, Hopefully you will review the Beverley Hills Cop 2 as well.
When Eddie Murphy was a non stop hit machine. Dude wasn't even 25 yet and he'd already saved Saturday night live, Had the biggest comedy album in the world, a hit concert film, and several smash hit movies (48 Hrs, Trading Places, and this). soon after this he had a top 40 hit single.
“I don't know what kind of accent that is” funny, Bronson Pinchot said developed that character with that exact sentiment. He met people on different businesses in Beverly Hills that have this accent, and you have no idea where they are from. The banana buffet guy is a comedian/actor Damon Wayons(Lethal weapon TV show etc.).
Back in the 80's as kids we'd hang out at the mall, one of the things we did was go to the music store...not the store that sold records but musical instruments or even just pianos and organs...any way, we'd go to that store and on the organ try to work out how to play the Axle Foley theme. It was always that tune because it's easy to figure out key by key and sounded so cool, with the organ in the right key it sounded just like the synth sound in the movie. We'd try to work out the tune as far as we could until sooner or later we were always kicked out.
Yes that electronic song that you keep hearing over and over is written for Beverly Hills Cop ..by Herbie Handcock and that song is called "Axle F"
80's movies are the best love these movies
Beverly Hills Cop 2 is an excellent sequel, with an excellent soundtrack. I hope you watch it!
This movie has a hell of a history. The studio didn't want Eddie Murphy, so they got Stallone to replace Eddie. Stallone rewrote the movie and not only ramped up the action but he used the book Fair Game as inspiration for his script. WHen the studio projected Stallone's version to go way over budget, The producer and Martin Brest convinced the studio to rehire Eddie as it would be cheaper to make the original movie instead. Which is what happened and that's we got this version of Beverly Hills Cop.
Side note: A few years later Stallone retooled his script to Beverly Hills Cop which ended up being the movie Cobra. A definte watch for just how ridicolous and awesome the movie is.
Side Side note: The author of the book Fair Game sued Stallone and got to make a movie out of her book too called, Fair Game starring William Baldwin and CIndy Crawford. It's utterly forgettable compared to BHC and Cobra.
"I'm just burning doing the Neutron Dance. Woohoo I'm just burning doing the Neutron Dance." Jen, that had me and my sis dancing all over the living room before there was any dance-off video games. That's how awesome that song was.
I saw this movie in the theatre and they had the soundtrack turned up very loud. People were literally dancing in the aisles. Great soundtrack.
@@ammaleslie509 legendary soundtrack for sure
Cool Factoid: This is one of the few movies that was actually filmed on the streets of Detroit. And yes the neighborhoods looked like the way you way saw them and some areas still look like that. The guy in the Art gallery was played by Bronson Pincho I know I slaughtered the name, the one gave Axel the bananas is Daymon Waynes.
This is SUCH an 80s movie.
Eddie Murphy was such a huge screen icon at this time. He was hitting gold mixing action and comedy. Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2. 48 Hours and Another 48 hours. Trading Places and Coming to America. He had a real effortless charm and charisma that audiences could connect to.
He is at his peak
The black guy you recognized is DAMON WAYANS
Beverly Hills Cop 2 is also well worth watching, so I highly recommend it. You'll be happy to hear that Paul Reiser has more of a role in it :)
The actor who played Serge was Bronson Pinchot who later had success on tv in a sitcom called 'Perfect Strangers' about two cousins one American played by Mark Linn Baker and one from a European country played by Pinchot in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is an American, but seems to play weird characters with weird accents...like Serge and Bialki from 'Perfect Strangers'.
Billy was played by Judge Reinhold who co-starred in one of the best high school comedies ever made, 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High' with Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Phoebe Cates, and Forest Whitaker. He has one legendary scene with Phoebe Cates...and that's all I will say. Another film with an AMAZING soundtrack, and based on the novel by Cameron Crowe who adapted the screenplay (and later became an Oscar winner starting his Hollywood career).
Jenny was played Lisa Eilbacher, one of the 1980s most unsung actresses who made a splash in a few big films but just kinda retired. Another great film she was in was 'An Officer and A Gentleman' with Richard Gere and Louis Gossett, Jr., about Naval Flight School recruits.
This was one of the major films produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who had a rock solid track record in the 1980s and into the 90s until Simpson's untimely death. Others were 'Flashdance', 'Top Gun', 'Days of Thunder', 'Crimson Tide', 'Dangerous Minds', and 'The Rock'...all worthwhile watches!!! They were known for the amazing soundtracks for their films.
The villain Victor Maitland was played by British actor Steven Berkoff. He mainly did stage work, but every film performance I have ever seen has been a masterclass in subtlety and intensity, villain or good guy...mainly villains.
When Axel checks out of the hotel, and Billy and Taggart settle the bill...the actor working the front desk is the film's director Martin Breast. Another GREAT film you should see by this director is 'Scent of a Woman' which FINALLY won Al Pacino the Academy Award for Best Actor after many nominations and losses.
Oh...and Axel's boss in Detroit, Inspector Todd, was actually a real Detroit cop named Gil Hill...the only acting work he did was in the three 'Beverly Hill Cop' movies. BH 2 is worthwhile, but BH 3....ummmm....not so much!
Fun fact: Sylvester Stallone was originally set to star in "Beverly Hills Cop"! Thank god they took Eddie Murphy!
He wanted to make this movie into Cobra, so you’re right, thank god it didn’t happen.
True fact, especially when he already starred alongside with Dolly Parton in Rhinestone. He made right decision to let Eddie Murphy to take the role. Waiting to see if the 4th sequel is still happening
Mickey Rourke as well apparently.
If you enjoyed this, Martin Brest also directed another (lesser known) comedy-action movie called Midnight Run. I've been trying to get reactors to react to this for years, but no one ever does it. Lol. It's git Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin in it. It also stars John Ashton (who plays Taggert in this movie), and a great score from Danny Elfman. It's a totally fun road-trip movie and well worth the watch. :)
You beat me to it by 6hrs (blasted time zones!). Brest's BEST movie.
Elfman did the theme to The Frightners, which is a Peter Jackson directed film with MJ Fox. A bit outside of MJ Fox's usual stuff but entertaining enough.
If you want more of that art display assistant, Bronson Pinchot soon went on to make a name for himself playing in the comedy series, Perfect Strangers.
My friends and I went on a road trip from Colorado to Los Angeles after high school and wound up in Beverly Hills. We stopped at a stop light and a really nice truck pulled up next to us. It was driven by, honest to God, Willy Nelson!!
As Bruce Willis says in "Die Hard": F--kin' California! 😁
LOL You saw him...On the road again!
@@jjkhawaiian This was before weed was legalized. I'm sure Willie "never inhaled." 😄
@@jean-paulaudette9246 😄
A major reaction youtuber finally does this movie, and it was AMAZING. Good job, Jen. Yes, the song that you asked if it was made for the movie - it was. It's called Axel F. So many good songs, so many good scenes and lines. I am in the minority most likely, but this is the best Eddie Murphy movie (second was the animated Mulan :))
Great job. Thanks so much.
@@jjkhawaiian well, not his first. I think Trading Places and 48 Hours were before BHC, but I might be wrong.
Thanks Zator! I had a ball watching this & dancing all the way through to the awesome music 🎶
Damon Wayans from In Living Color 1990 was the one that gave Eddie Murphy a few bananas at the upscale hotel 👍 🙂
I saw this one in May 1985 when it first came out on VHS tape rented it @ my favorite video store. You have to remember that there were no DVD players back in the day
Eddie Murphy in his first lead role and also producer.
He became a certified superstar and BHC was the No.1 film of 1984,.dethroning Ghostbusters.
Among several awards including a Grammy-winning soundtrack and an Oscar-nominated screenplay.
The score was by Harold Faltermeyer and he created the infamous 'Axel F' theme.
Part 2 (1987) was phenomenal.
Part 3 (1993) was too wacky and not so good.
Part 4 is suppose to happen real soon.
Part 3 was way over the top
Fun fact: if you had a home computer in the 80s, you almost certainly had a version of Axel F that could play on it. Regardless of the computers sound capabilities, as long as it had any. 🙂
It's been so long since I've seen this movie, I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Foley, Rosewood, and Taggart make a great team.
You were wise to talk over Rosewood when he was talking about the ending of _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid._ That's the best western movie of all time and you wouldn't want it spoiled for you.
I'm sorry I missed the premiere but somebody put a banana in my tailpipe.
How could you fall for a banana in your tailpipe?!?
It was a box office and critical success making $390 million dollars against a $15 million dollar budget.
It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1985 Academy Awards.
It was originally going to star Sylvester Stallone as the lead, but had a falling out with the writers as he wanted it to be more action packed and serious rather than a comedy.
He would turn his version of Beverly Hills Cop into COBRA.
Beverly Hills Cop is a much better movie than COBRA. I’m sure it made considerably more money as well..
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 and Sly as Axel Foley will never work
Just realized watching this, the main thug, the guy who kills Axels friend, is Mike from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul
There was quite a lotta improv. Naturally, Eddie Murphy was given room to work. Also, Bronson Pinchot was totally responsible for Serge and the whole bumbling duo of Billy and Taggert trying to get over the wall on Victor's property. For Eddie, one example in particular where the director went to him and said, this scene is kinda empty, do something there, and Eddie said to the valet to take care of his car cuz all this happened last time I parked here.....totally an Eddie Murphy improv line. Seeing his standup routines, it's pretty easy to see where he put his own stamp on so many insanely funny moments. It would've been a dismal flop (all due respect) if Stallone had insisted on going forward. It just wasn't that kind of movie.
another fun fact jen , the actor who played the guy who gave foley the banannas was damon waynes the youunger brother of keena ivory waynes whois 1 of Eddie murphy best friends and they both grew up in new york , damon is the older brother and shawn and marlon waynes who did the 1st 2 scary movies and white chicks
I've loved this movie, Eddie Murphy, the music in it since I was a kid. (Yes, my parents let me and my younger brother watch it as a kid. The '80s were fun.)
Here's a piece of "did you know" trivia? Lisa Eilbacher who plays Jenny, also tried out for Princess Leia from Star Wars, but of course lost out to Carrie Fisher. The few things I ever saw Lisa in(Officer & A Gentleman & Ten to Midnight), she was a good actress, so I always wonder what might have been. ruclips.net/video/Lg4KbjapLmg/видео.html
I love the "Beverly Cops. The first soundtrack for a movie. I'm a huge Eddie Murphy fan,we have a lot in common. Beverly Hills Cop 2 is one of my favorite movies ever. I can't wait for the 2nd one. Serge also played in a show that was really great. It's called "Perfect Strangers 👍
Everytime I come across this on tv, this is one of those movies that I'll keep on
Eddie Murphy preceded this with Trading Places and would also star in 48 Hours, The Golden Child, Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Coming to America. He also preceded this with his standup special Eddie Murphy Raw. The actor playing Jeffrey also played Carter Burke in Aliens and the actor playing Billy was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins. The actor playing Victor Maitland was also in Rambo: First Blood Part 2 and the actor playing LT Bogamil was in Deliverance, Robocop and Total Recall
It's good to see Jen truly enjoyed this one.
"Just crash through the gate! ...[crash]... yeaa that's what I want!" ....[then nods head to the dope music haha] . :)
Serge is played by Bronson Pinchot who made up the accent and I'm pretty sure he improvised his lines. He is known as being kind of a quirky dude.
Every time I hear “Axel F,” I get summer of ‘85 flashbacks. The songs from this soundtrack played constantly. Good times.
9:10 The guy who gave Axel the bananas is Damon Wayans from the "Scary Movie" franchise and "The Wayans Brothers" TV show
Another great Eddie Murphy movie is "Coming to America."
Definitely should watch Butch Cassidy, hope you avoided any spoilers!
This soundtrack was inescapable in '84/'85.
I was born and raised in Detroit, I remember all those buildings also the busses the police cars and the radio station
Looking forward to this Jen. When I was much younger I had developed an Eddie Murphy laugh. Drove people crazy. Try it 😉
a funny movie, the soundtrack for sure rocks. Eddy Murphys themesong called Axel F theme was on the charts for a while back then.
Re-watch. 💜 A very good 80s Beverly Hills comedy is 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' (1986), it's a reversal of fortune comedy, Nick Nolte is the lead, good cast all-round.
Beverly Hills Cop II is currently a very close 2nd on your latest Patreon poll, so we may see Axel again soon. 🍌😀
6:02 Bronson Pinchot! From the hilarious sitcom Perfect Strangers.
The Neutron Dance is one of the Pointer Sisters greatest hits. They were *AMAZING.*
The guy who played that tough Detroit police inspector really was a tough Detroit police inspector. His name was Gilbert R. Hill. He was on Detroit city council and ran (unsuccessfully) for mayor. The location crew saw him when they toured police headquarters in Detroit. They persuaded him to be in the movie and arranged for acting lessons.
The way he chewed out Axel was somewhat the way he chewed out the real police officers under his command. He said he seldom yelled or swore in real life.
The accent used by Bronson Pinchot (Serge) was kind of generic European, maybe a hint of Russian. Pinchot devised it himself. I'm pretty sure he was ad-libbing a lot of his lines.
Beverly Hills Cop 2 is a great movie as well
The first film most of the comedy was adlibbed by Murphy as it was originally written as an action film so it was dramatic scenes with comedic dialogue.
The banana man was Damon Wayans.