Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Eddie Murphy	Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold	Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
John Ashton	Det. Sgt. John Taggart
Lisa Eilbacher	Jeannette 'Jenny' Summers
Ronny Cox	Lt. Andrew Bogomil
Steven Berkoff	Victor Maitland
James Russo	Mikey Tandino
Jonathan Banks	Zack, Maitland's Thug
Stephen Elliott	Police Chief Hubbard
Gilbert R. Hill	Insp. Douglas Todd
Art Kimbro	Det. Foster

Director	Martin Brest
Producer	Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson Linda Horner Mike Moder
Writer	Danilo Bach Daniel Petrie Jr.

What's that wisecracking young black guy ( Eddie Murphy ) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation because he refuses to drop his intention of avenging his friend's murder. Warned by Beverly Hills police chief Ronny Cox to stay out of trouble, Foley nonetheless dogs the trail of above-the-law Steven Berkoff , the British crime czar who was responsible for the murder of Foley's friend. With the help of sympathetic local cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and lady friend Lisa Eilbacher , Foley attempts to corner Berkoff in his mansion, which leads to a wild slapsticky shootout. When Clint Eastwood turned down Beverly Hills Cop , it ended up in the hands of Eddie Murphy , who with only two films under his belt was the hottest film star of 1984. The film enhanced Murphy 's already lofty reputation, and made a mint at the boxoffice; later on, it prompted a mad rush on rental stores when the videocassette version became available. Beverly Hills Cop also served as a leg-up for the career of Bronson Pinchot , who has a screamingly funny cameo as a fey, weirdly accented art gallery clerk. — Hal Erickson

Edition Details
Edition	Special Collector's Edition
Series	Beverly Hills Cop
Chapters	11
Release Date	1/29/2002
Packaging	Keep Case
Screen Ratio	1.85:1
Subtitles	English
Audio Tracks	ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	1/6/2004
Owner	Thomas Eisenmann
Store	Best Buy
Purchase Price	$7.50
Condition	Excellent
Reviewed	Widescreen Review
Bit Rate	448 KB
Anamophic	Yes
Links	IMDB

Anamophic

Includes audio commentary by the director, the 29-minute Beverly Hills Cop The Phenomenon Begins interview segment, a 10-minute casting featurette (A Glimpse Inside The Casting Process), an eight-minute featurette on The Music Of Beverly Hills Cop, a selectable location map which turns out to a series of featurettes, and photo gallery.

Special Notes:
Also available in a boxed set collection of all three movies: “Beverly Hills Cop: The Complete Line Up” ($74.97)

Story Synopsis:
Beverly Hills Cop is director Martin Brest’s action comedy with Eddie Murphy as the cocky street smart detective, Axel Foley, who becomes entangled in an international network of drug smugglers while on the trail of a friend’s murderer in the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills. (Gary Reber)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture exhibits images that are sharp and nicely detailed, though at times softly focused. Colors are rich and well balanced, occasionally appearing somewhat dated. Fleshtones are accurately rendered, and blacks appear true and solid. There is some pixelization apparent, giving the picture a “digital” quality. Edge enhancement is occasionally a problem. The source element is clean, with few artifacts and little film grain. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel remastered soundtrack features Harold Faltermeyer’s signature music in multichannel surround sound, which sounds nicely spacious and enveloping. The surrounds figure actively with the music, and there is a nice low-end foundation as well, with gentle .1 LFE activity. Dimensionality with effects is somewhat more reserved, though, and the dated fidelity is noticeable with effects such as gunshots. The dialogue is presented with reasonable clarity and spatial integration. (Perry Sun)