What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop?
Beverly Hills Cop film into production. Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the "Beverly Hills Cop" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best
Beverly Hills Cop III had their song "Be There". In an interview in 1994, Eddie Murphy said that "Beverly Hills Cop III" is "different from the trilogy's first installment because Axel is more mature and no longer the wisecracking rookie cop." During that same year, Murphy said he thought ""Beverly Hills Cop III" was infinitely better than "Beverly Hills Cop II"." He later claimed during an interview in 2006 on "Inside the Actors Studio" that he felt the third film was "atrocious" and such a disgrace that "the character was kind of banished for a while [from Hollywood]." He said he felt the third