Beverly Hills Cop
He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.
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A high-energy buddy cop comedy that balances genuine friendship and murder investigation with irreverent humor and fish-out-of-water charm.
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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