BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984) was top tier! - Movie Reaction - FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@RolyPolyOllieReactions]

Welcome to Beverly Hills! I loved this movie and had a BLAST with Eddie Murphy and company as they solved the murder case! The cast really did elevate this movie from a B tier cop film to a hilarious comedy! Will probably watch the second but don't know about the third. Thanks for watching! Have a great day! :)

[@hornorsilk2901]

the second is well worth watching

[@mikerodgers7620]

A Detroit detective in Beverly Hills you mean. I remember when they filmed this not far from where I live.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

The song is called "Axel F" and was written by Harold Faltermeyer just for this movie, it also did pretty well in the UK charts over here.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

The bad guy goon in this was played by Jonathan Banks, who you can see in Breaking Bad and Better Call saul, playing hitman Mike Ehrmantraut.

[@robertjewell9727]

BHC is great fun. The 2 sequels are 2 of the worst sequels ever made however.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Yes, those are real people. The chase scene was filmed on Michigan Ave & and 28th. I was an extra as a kid. Met Eddie Murphy and Martin Brest. They bought all the kids' in the neighbourhood ice cream. The adults got 500 for shooting. 🍦

[@SilentBob731]

Ice Creeeeeaaaammmmm!

[@MrBoyYankee]

@SilentBob731 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I got my ice cream, I got my ice cream, hayyyy!

[@Lensmaster1]

As others have said, that music piece is called Axel F. It is Axel's theme so it comes in whenever he is about to do something noteworthy to the story. In many movies there are musical themes attached to certain characters that play when they are on screen. In Star Wars several characters have theme music, the most obvious is Darth Vader's theme.

[@l34CoNCreepy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnS3foGGnsaCaKs&ab_channel=hoffemay did you ever see kahn from King of the hill make up his own lyrics to this tune?

[@SilentBob731]

This has a great soundtrack in general, but Axel F was my favourite tune for about a year back in the day and I still love it. Other notable examples of recurring music themes that are also by Harold Faltermeyer are Fletch's Theme and Top Gun Anthem, both great pieces of music (and great movies).

[@les4767]

Bogomil was actor Ronny Cox. You saw him in "Robocop" as OCP VP Dick Jones, and in "Total Recall" as Vilos Cohaggen.

[@nedrini1055]

If you love those three characters, you will adore the second movie. The chemistry between them is amazing.

[@highstimulation2497]

yes, this.

[@RustyX2010]

Part 2 is the more superior movie maybe because it was directed by Tony Scott.

[@JoeCool7835]

BTW, the song you kept hearing was "Axel F". Harold Faltermeyer did the score, and he composed that bit to be Axel's theme. When the movie became a smash hit, "Axel F" got released as a single. It's one of the most successful instrumental tracks of all time. Side note: it was covered by Crazy Frog, but that version royally sucked. Just listen to Harold Faltermeyer's original version.

[@SilentBob731]

Axel F was my favourite tune for about a year back in the day and I still love it. Harold Faltermeyer is awesome, the Fletch Theme and Top Gun Anthem are other great examples of his brilliant soundtrack work.

[@deanholland3055]

Yeah the song your referring to was written for this film and was a big hit in 1984. The song is called Axel F, named after Eddie Murphy’s character in the film Axel Foley.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Fun fact that "Mike Ermamtraut" as Zach. Victor Matiland's right hand man.

[@firebird7479]

In 1984 I was working for a radio industry tip sheet called The Friday Morning Quarterback. When this movie came out, it produced a number of hits from the soundtrack. Harold Faltermeyer was the music director and wrote "Axel F -- Axel's Theme" specifically for the movie. Subsequently, it, along with several songs on the soundtrack, became hits across several radio formats --- Album Oriented Rock, Top 40, Adult Contemporary and R & B. I was a data transcriber at The FMQB -- I talked to Music and Program Directors from radio stations across North America who reported to us their play lists, often giving a quote on certain songs that they liked and what we were tracking for our own Top 40 list (Similar to Billboard Magazine). "Axel F" placed #1 on the Billboard Charts in June, 1985. Other songs from this soundtrack that charted that year included: "New Attitude" -- Patti LaBelle at #17 "Neutron Dance" -- Pointer Sisters #6, #13 R & B, #23 Adult Contemporary "The Heat is On" -- Glenn Frey (who was a founding member of the classic rock group, The Eagles), #2, #4 AOR, #36 Adult Contemporary The Soundtrack Album placed #1 on the US Billboard Album charts in 1985 and won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack in 1986.

[@tempsitch5632]

Yamaha DX-7 sales even increased.

[@mrtim5363]

Damn, beat me by an hour. Should have read first. Thank you.

[@randomdude6572]

Wow, this is such interesting background, thanks for sharing man!

[@SilentBob731]

I will literally never get tired of Axel F. The Fletch Theme and Top Gun Anthem are two more awesome examples of Faltermeyer's brilliant soundtrack work.

[@truthseeker3503]

The music heard throughout is Axels theme, Axel F composed by the films composer Harold Faltermeyer.

[@thepodbaydoorshal]

"With a lideel lemon twist?" Sérge is a legend.

[@mrtim5363]

The song is called - "Axel F" written by Harold Faltermeyer for this movie. It is often referred to as Axel's Theme. That's why it's played so often. & the soundtrack to BHC is hands down one of the best movie soundtracks of the 80's

[@Byrvurra]

Yes the song was made for the movie, the song is titled 'Axel F.' Harold Faltermeyer, the guy who scored this movie, did synth soundtracks for a few movies in the 80s.

[@lanolinlight]

If you want to see another classic Martin Brest crime comedy, watch MIDNIGHT RUN.

[@RustyX2010]

you should review the movie "Fletch" cause it felt like it could have been in the same Beverly Hills Cop universe due to the music.

[@BigGator5]

"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 (Eddie Murphy) 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 between Axel (Eddie Murphy) and Maitland (Steven Berkoff), the former Harold Lloyd estate in Beverly Hills, is the same mansion seen in the final shootout between Matrix and Arius in Commando (1985). Coincidentally, both heroes were trying to rescue somebody named Jenny in that mansion in their respective films.

[@SimoExMachina2]

My brother just had a similar experience in real life, when Eddie checks in to that luxury hotel. He was on a business trip to California, and his boss had taken the initiative to book him into this really fancy five star hotel (cost something like $3500 for just few days) in a similar location. The suite was nice and all, but all the restaurants and shops in that area were way beyond his price range, so he literally could not do anything there, but use his room for sleeping.

[@DrewSwenson]

The Beverly Hills Cop Series is one of my top 5 film series. 1 is the BEST, 2 is pretty awesome too, 3 isn't totally WONDERful with the shift to bigger spectacle... which I THINK was a purposeful directorial approach or seems that way (considering Billy's ultimate overkill). I'm cautiously optimistic about #4.

[@Batman88878]

Have to check out the 2nd one! It's so fun! Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold & John Ashton's chemistry in the 2nd one is great & Axel is much more quick-witted in it. Plus, the soundtrack is top-notch.

[@firebird7479]

The scene stealing art dealer was Bronson Pinchot who later went on to fame as Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers, which ran from 1986 thru 1993 on ABC here in the US. Balki, in his Mediterranean accent, made famous the catch phrase, "Of course not, don't be ridiculous."

[@samsonau8205]

He was also in Risky Business as one of Tom Cruise's friends.

[@DV80s]

Lisa Eilbacher tried out for the role of Princess Leia with Harrison Ford, Harrison already had the part. There is video of the reading. Lisa actually looked different back in the '70s, her hair was straight, not voluminous like you see in this movie which was a thing in the '80s. A lot of these actors come out in different good movies.

[@samsonau8205]

I believe she was also in An Officer and a Gentleman.

[@davidcarnevale8885]

I've been really excited for this movie! First one is iconic, the 2nd movie is fine but I wasn't a huge fan of the 3rd. But this cast just did an amazing job, some iconic lines and "Axel F" is just so easy to get stuck in your head!

[@brianbooker8724]

Gil Hill, the actor playing Eddie Murphy's boss, was actually an inspector with the Detroit PD in real life.

[@robdoman9518]

The employee at the art gallery was played by Bronson Pinchot. He went on to star in a TV series called Perfect Strangers that was pretty funny.

[@russellward4624]

Sylvester Stallone was supposed to star in this film but turned it down because he didn't want it to be a comedy. He wanted it to be more serious. So he did Cobra instead. Lol

[@richiecabral3602]

I would definitely watch the second one! I saw the third one when it came out, but don't remember much of it. It's probably fun enough if you like the franchise, but I wouldn't say it's a must watch. You should also do "48 Hrs." and it's sequel "Another 48 Hrs." with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.

[@randomdude6572]

Not only "in the vein of Rush Hour" but literally the movie that pioneered a lot of buddy cop movie tropes haha. Great reaction, saw your Gremlin 2 Key & Peele reaction as well the other day and loved that you caught all the references my young G! Bogomil (real name Ronny Cox, the LAPD boss you recognized) was also in two other seminal 80s classics, Robocop and Total Recall among other things.

[@nikolaiquack8548]

The second Beverly Hills Cop is also worth watching, but not so much the 3rd. The second one is actually overall my favorite, since it's the most fun to me and Rosewood and Taggert get to do more. And yes, the song you were talking about was made specifically for this movie. It's in fact called "Axel F." and was composed by German producer Harold Faltermeyer. Fun fact: He lives kind close to where I grew up.

[@christiandivine3807]

BHC was the movie that made Eddie Murphy an official movie star. The biggest hit of 1984. The song was composed for the movie and became a number one hit. It's a theme song like the Bond theme or SW or...

[@DV80s]

Bronson Pinchot, the lemon-twist guy, also came out in the music video for the song by the Pointer Sisters that came out in this movie, Neutron Dance. Bronson would also go on to co-star in a popular '80s sit-com called Perfect Strangers. That made him a house-hold name.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

the synth theme music is actually titled “Axel F” and was composed by Harold Faltermeyer

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

The song that kept playing is called Axel F. The song was made for the film. It's called Acel F because it is Main Character Axel Foley's Theme music

[@hippiechic6772]

I enjoyed this a lot! Your reactions for Beverly Hills Cop is really fun to watch... I hope you decide to watch all three in the franchise . The character Serge from the art gallery is in the second one as well ....the guy that offers the expresso . This was a treat and I will watch this reaction again.... it was really fun. Thank you

[@TheRatsCast]

Yes; the song was made from this movie. It's called Axel F; by German musician Harold Faltermeyer, named after the name of the character, Axel Foley. You are thinking of the remixed version; that came out in the 2000, with Crazy Frog.

[@embercello9688]

Nice reaction, Ollie! Glad you enjoyed it! Please add *Enemy Mine (1985)* to your list of films to check out. I think you'd really enjoy it!

[@les4767]

Every reviewer has asked if the banana up the tailpipe actually works. It does. By clogging the exhaust, you literally "choke" the engine dead.

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

Yes, the main theme was composed for the movie. It was also the first music made into a sound file to be played on a computer. It's a bit of forgotten computer history. Not for a game though. Just to show you could play music on a computer and not just music made on a computer. In the same vein someone created the mask of Tutanchamun into a picture file. We are talking about the Commodore 64 home computer which came out in 1982. That said, the main theme is titled 'Axel F.' by Harold Faltermeyer. The sequel is even better. It builds on the first, is a bit bigger in scale with the same amount of fun and a new story.

[@williamjones6031]

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 Segar in "An Officer and a Gentleman" HINT HINT 5. Maitland also played the Soviet Colonel in Rambo II. 6. "Beverly Hills Cop II" isn't too bad, but it's not as good as this.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Clarification: Perfect Strangers ran for 8 seasons. Bronson Pinchot managed to work his brief role (2 scenes) into a life-changing opportunity!

[@williamjones6031]

@@Divamarja_CA Check him out in Stephen King's "Langoleers" He plays the heavy.

[@Andy-ju8bb]

In the pool scene near the start, Mikey actually won the bet. The 8 ball bounced off of three cushions not two.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Obviously, this is my favorite all-time Eddie Murphy comedy. It's my all-time favorite comedy period. Also, it's personal because it was filmed in my neighborhood.

[@johannesbowers7467]

This was the eighties when there were custom soundtracks To all the great movies. The movie soundtrack is a Must Own and the score (Axel F) is an absolute jam.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Eddie Murphy was originally considering doing Ghostbusters instead of this, in which case Bill Murray wouldn't have been in it. I'd say it worked out perfectly for everyone.

[@christinahilt2978]

Beverly Hills Cop is a fun series! The 1 song is named Axel F. It’s the character’s theme song. By the way, it was re-recorded by Crazy Frog later on…

[@brianbooker8724]

I was only 10 when this movie first came out, but I remember how big a hit it was at the time.

[@JustMeAndThePossums]

All 3 BHC movies are great. I wish that the 4th one was made already. I love seeing Ronny Cox in these movies - I really liked his appearances in Stargate SG-1. (His character was an asshole, which has a lot to do with making episodes that he was in more fun.)

[@JustMeAndThePossums]

Also, Eddie Murphy's boss in Detroit was Gil Hill - He was an actual (senior) Detroit Cop when the first movie was made. His notoriety from the movies helped him go on to be on the Detroit City Council. Ironically enough, he came in second in the 2001 mayoral elections - he lost to Kwame Kilpatrick, who went on to become Detroit's most corrupt mayor.

[@JustMeAndThePossums]

Also, the theme song is "Axel F" and yes, it was created for this movie.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

Well, yes, maybe they did just licence one song... but more likely is that the song was written for the movie. Which is actually true as the song is actually called "Axel F". :) And the guy on the right you are familiar with is Ronny Cox. I think you've seen him in RoboCop and Total Recall. Also, Steven Berkoff is such a great bad guy. Softly spoken throughout but the one time he raises his voice, it completely catches you off guard.

[@ztomas1]

I love it when kids watch this movie for then first time, its funny when they miss the hidden jokes

[@v8matey]

Detective Foster : Yeah, and we're not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe. Axel Foley : [mocking him] You're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It should flow out, like this - "Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no banana in my tailpipe!" See, that's more natural for us. You been hanging out with this dude too long.

[@TCM215]

Yes this movie was an action movie and Stallone was in mind to play the lead, they then changed it to be a comedy

[@tempsitch5632]

@26:22 Very accurate shooting able to shoot in a perfectly horizontal line like that.

[@kennethspears22]

The synth song is titled Axel F. by Harold Faltermeyer. This was a #1 hit song.

[@jonbolton3376]

This is in my top 5 movies, i first saw it when I was about 7 in 1987, and have loved it since. I really love the second one almost as much. The third one isn't as good, but is watchable.

[@ListerDavid]

I have the soundtrack for this and the second movie on cassette in my car, it’s hard not to drive fast when listening to them. 😁

[@plastique45]

If you liked this movie, you should check out Running Scared by Peter Hyams from 1986. Cool action/comedy in the same style with Billy Crystal.

[@mgeek1]

Yes!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Oliver! 👮🏽 #RolyPolyOllieReactions #MartinBrest #BeverlyHillsCop #BeverlyHillsCop1984

[@inarar5334]

If you look in to the making of the movie, you'll find that the feeling you got from it, cop thriller action comedy that just sorta has funny parts organically, is because it started out not being much of a comedy. When Murphy got attached, it started getting some comedy. I can't remember exactly the details, but I do believe the Stallone movie Cobra is the "serious" version they were aiming to make at first.

[@Osprey850]

Yeah, Stallone wrote one of the early scripts for Beverly Hills Cop and planned to star in it, but I guess that it was darker than the producers and studio wanted and he didn't want to lighten it up, so he bailed and made Cobra, instead.

[@joanward1578]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a must see...

[@l34CoNCreepy]

so PG 13 started in 1984 the same year as beverly hills cop, but BHC was rated R, the first PG13 movie was red dawn.

[@russellward4624]

Definitely go with the orange lighting for Beverly Hills Cop 2. It'll make sense I promise. Lol

[@Mr.Faoustay]

Wait what?! You haven't seen "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" yet?? That's a must see

[@samsonau8205]

The henchman is also in Breaking Bad in a similar role.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

Deutschmark bearer bonds. The Deutschmark (former currency of Germany) was one of the standard currencies for international trade along with the Pound Sterling and the US dollar

[@Nix5275]

MOVIE FACT-originally this was written for Sylvester Stallone.

[@diaphanouswaffle]

So glad you enjoyed this one. Saw it when it came out way back in the day & loved it, and it still holds up as an all time great. I didn't like the sequels, though I like a few character moments from those (Rosewood in particular, plus of course Serge).

[@pmarcus0007]

I love Beverly Hills Cop and its theme music. I might actually like BHC2 even more!

[@fjmj1980]

You need to watch Clerks the animated series. There is a callback episode with Judge Reinhold. If nothing else seeing George Lucas on trial for the Phantom Menace is worth it.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

Inspector Todd played by Gill Hill who was a real cop. he got his role because he was in the right place at the right time. he pretty much played himself but with a different name en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Hill

[@josephmarrone7938]

Love this movie, please do the whole trilogy some people will tell you that number 3 isn't worth watching and those people are wrong

[@ListerDavid]

Amen!

[@nedrini1055]

A lot of those henchmen would’ve made good star troopers

[@martinbraun1211]

Deutsch Eddie Murphy is a big Star Trek fan and it was originally planned that he would be in STAR TREK 4. Unfortunately nothing came of it, I would have liked to see that.

[@hyzenthlay7151]

The song was made specifically not just for the movie, but for the character, as the song itself is called Axle F, and was even featured on the british pop music TV programme Top of the Pops. It's like many songs of the time, made for a specific movie, but then became famous by its own right. The second movie has even bett3r character chemestry and is very much worth watching. The third movie is by far the weakest of the 3, but I guess it's worth watching to close off the trilogy.

[@kenthunter6850]

BHC2 is a must watch!

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

the banana guy is played by Damon Wayans

[@l34CoNCreepy]

just waiting for him to recognize mike.

[@okccuster]

YES, that's the guy that shot him! Those are the bad guys!! :)))

[@Jsspres]

Beverly Hills Cop 2 is just as good. And 3 has less vulgar language. Also, it was Damon Waynes who gave Eddie Murphy the bananas.

[@highstimulation2497]

no licensing, the axel foley theme was writtem for the film. total badd-ass music.

[@XavierXSims]

Cool reaction. Beverly Hills Cop is one of my all-time favorite Eddie Murphy films. I'm in the minority on this though, but I love the third movie too. I don't care, I'll say it. lol I love all 3 movies, so they don't bother me at all. Not even 3. I have all 3 movies on dvd, and I don't see what was wrong with it nor do I care to see what's really wrong with it, but you're more than welcome to skip 3 if you want. Also, the theme song "Axel F" was originally written by the film's composer Harold Faltermeyer (he also did Top Gun, Tango & Cash, The Running Man, and Fletch). Pretty iconic song that appears in all 3 movies. Not to mention, it was unfortunately ruined by Crazy Frog whose version I regret listening to first before growing up and watching the films. Way to ruin a classic. Beverly Hills Cop's instrumental soundtrack (plus the second movie's soundtrack) is also one of my absolute favorite Faltermeyer soundtracks, too. So yeah, he did it first and it became a hit. Can't wait to see your reaction to the second movie soon, and I hope you learned something today!

[@ym10up]

What the chicken is this movie! Lol I'm gonna steal this expression from you

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

Serge is played by Bronson Pinchot who also played the role of Balki in the sit-com Perfect Strangers. He used the same odd indistinct accent . kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqfFn3-Ph7R2oJo

[@kill3rs529]

Eventhough Beverly Hills cop 2 isn't as good I still have a really good time with that one as well.

[@wackyvorlon]

The song is named Axel F, guess😂

[@AmberDiva79]

Beverly Hills cop 2 is very funny

[@scottirvine121]

Many 80s movies was rated R or 18 before two things happened….the world became more tolerant in certain countries to bad language….and second movie companies wanted to maximise revenue and widen the audience so some movies were toned down a bit to suit the new 15 rating in the UK. Don’t know the USA equivalent if there is one

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. Eddie Murphy was at his best in the 80s . You can skip the third one it is horrible but the second one is pretty great like the first one. Another great 80's movie of Eddie Murphy is the Golden Child. Fun Fact The movie was suppose to star Sylvester Stallone and he wanted to be darker but in the end Eddie Murphy took the role in the movie was made lighter. Sylvester Stallone took his movie ideas and created the action movie Cobra so you can check out this movie also and compare :) .

[@profilen5181]

bro how are you not getting that its the theme song lmao

[@jdogjohnson382]

2 is great also and even funnier.

[@scottirvine121]

The song throughout is Axel F written for the movie and spawned a crazy frog cover which was a worldwide hit some 20 years later albeit a bit annoying

[@jonowhitney5515]

I think u should do 3 as well.

[@jowbloe3673]

Good movie, and I think the sequel is even better. Should watch *48 Hours,* Eddie Murphy's first movie, kind of a buddy "cop" movie, but different than this, not a comedy.

[@mikerodgers7620]

1984 was a good year for comedy.

[@TCM215]

The conversation in the car with the cops re red meat etc was not in the script the actors just improvised it

[@nedrini1055]

I don’t know about everybody, but I think the second one is better than the first and the third one you really don’t want to bother with

[@GeoffTrowbridge]

Probably Murphy's greatest film -- just a perfect vehicle for his style of comedy. The second movie is not quite as good but still worth a watch. It's just that the comedy starts to feel more forced, and it's more of an action film with less of Foley's clever investigative work. The third film is... not very good. It's a poor man's Die Hard, and Murphy just looks bored through most of it.

[@PreviewRe-View]

Beverly Hills Cop II is great. It’s actually my favorite of the series. Cop III is notoriously terrible. You will get to see Serge again, but that’s about all I can say for it.

[@v8matey]

Did you end up watching the sequel?

[@jeffdicello9242]

That's just Patti Labelle, sir!

[@lamontwilliams4172]

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@rxtsec1]

2 was descent but 3 sucked. There is a part 4 coming out

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

Beverly Hills Cop 2 is good also, but 3.. not so much in my opinion!