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6.5Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Released: 1987-05-18103 minDir: Tony ScottAction, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $28.0MBox office: $300MPart of: Beverly Hills Cop Collection
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Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley
- Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood
- John Ashton as John Taggart
- Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent
- Ronny Cox as Andrew Bogomil
- Brigitte Nielsen
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Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and the second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a criminal organization after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded.
The film was released on May 20, 1987, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics on release, but it was a box office success, grossing $300 million worldwide. Additionally, the film was nominated for an Oscar, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, for Bob Seger's "Shakedown". Two sequels, Beverly Hills Cop III and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, were released in 1994 and 2024.