Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Eddie Murphy	Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold	Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
John Ashton	Det. Sgt. John Taggart
Jürgen Prochnow	Maxwell Dent
Ronny Cox	Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil
Brigitte Nielsen	Karla Fry
Allen Garfield	Police Chief Harold Lutz
Dean Stockwell	Charles 'Chip' Cain
Paul Reiser	Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Gilbert R. Hill	Insp. Douglas Todd
Paul Guilfoyle	Nikos Thomopolis

Director	Tony Scott
Producer	Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson Richard Tienken
Writer	Eddie Murphy Robert D. Wachs Larry Ferguson

Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) has seemingly smoothed out his differences with his Beverly Hills superior Bogomil (Ronny Cox), but there's trouble ahead for both men, not to mention two other holdovers from the first Cop film, officers Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Taggart (John Ashton). The "untouchable" heavy this time out is masterminding a series of violent robberies, committed by leather-freak hoods Dean Stockwell and Brigitte Nielsen. Unaccumstomed to this nastiness, Bogomil entreats street-smart Foley to help find the miscreants. But mean-spirited chief of police Lutz (Allen Garfield) will brook no interference from outsiders-especially the profanely insouciant Mr. Foley. — Hal Erickson

Edition Details
Chapters	13
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	1/28/2006
Owner	Thomas Eisenmann
Store	Best Buy
Purchase Price	$6.99
Condition	Excellent
Reviewed	Widescreen Review
Bit Rate	448 KB
Anamophic	Yes
Links	DVD Empire IMDB Amazon US

Anamophic

Includes a new cast and crew interview segment (22 minutes), a seven-minute 1987 featurette, a five-minute Shakedown music featurette, and a deleted scene with intro by the director.

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 II is director Tony Scott’s action comedy sequel with Murphy’s Axel Foley on another undercover investigation back in Southern California against a gang of drug smugglers. (Gary Reber)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a satisfying picture, with images are sharp and nicely detailed, though at times lacking in definition and clarity. Colors are rich and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep, endless blacks. Edge enhancement can be quite bothersome, and pixelization creates a digitally harsh appearance. The source element is usually quite clean, though there are a few scenes in which film grain is overly perceived. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel remastered soundtrack, like the original, features Harold Faltermeyer’s familiar music, which has been quite nicely repurposed, though not quite as compelling as in the original movie in terms of envelopment. Overall, the audio also sounds a little more noticeably dated than the previous movie as well. The sonic character of the soundstage is quite dimensional and expansive in nature, and the surrounds figure actively with both music and effects. The low-end isn’t particularly prodigious but ample with the music and a few effects, with very limited .1 LFE engagement. (Perry Sun)