Beverly Hills Cop
“He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.”
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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4 films
Cast
59 people
Eddie Murphy
Axel Foley
Known for
Shrek
Mulan
Judge Reinhold
Det. Billy Rosewood
Known for
The Santa Clause
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
John Ashton
Sgt. Taggart
Known for
Gone Baby Gone
The Tommyknockers
Lisa Eilbacher
Jenny Summers
Known for
An Officer and a Gentleman
10 to Midnight
Ronny Cox
Lt. Bogomil
Known for
RoboCop
Deliverance
Steven Berkoff
Victor Maitland
Known for
Vikings
Rambo: First Blood Part II
James Russo
Mikey Tandino
Known for
Tulsa King
Donnie Brasco
Jonathan Banks
Zack
Known for
Breaking Bad
The Commuter
Stephen Elliott
Chief Hubbard
Known for
Death Wish
Arthur
Gilbert R. Hill
Inspector Todd
Art Kimbro
Det. Foster
Also in
Drag Me to Hell
Osmosis Jones
Joel Bailey
Det. McCabe
Known for
Turner & Hooch
Martin Brest Director · Daniel Petrie Jr. Screenplay Danilo Bach Story
Worldwide gross $316M · Budget $14M · United States release December 5, 1984
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$316,360,478
Gross vs. budget
22.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Eddie Murphy Productions
Production
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 1984
Premiere · Los Angeles
United States · December 5, 1984
Theatrical
United States · January 29, 2002
Physical · DVD
United States
May 17, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
May 2, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
April 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Canada
December 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
March 15, 1985 · Theatrical
France
March 27, 1985 · Theatrical
November 29, 1989 · Physical · VHS
May 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 3, 2013 · Digital · VOD
October 10, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 6, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
May 22, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
November 1, 2026 · TV · 6ter
Germany
April 3, 1985 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 24, 1987 · Theatrical · East Germany
August 21, 2026 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray Steelbook
Greece
April 3, 1985 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 12, 1987 · Theatrical
India
July 31, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
January 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Israel
February 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
April 3, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
April 13, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 4, 1985 · Theatrical
April 23, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
May 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 7, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
April 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 1, 1985 · Theatrical
Romania
December 5, 1984 · Premiere
Slovakia
February 27, 2005 · TV · STV 1
October 3, 2008 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
September 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
February 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 15, 1985 · Theatrical
May 15, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 14, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Taiwan
March 29, 1985 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 13, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Uruguay
April 27, 1985 · Theatrical
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