Charismatic police officer Axel Foley investigates his friend's murder while wading through the culture shock of southern California.

Eddie Murphy wasn't the studio's first choice for 'Beverly Hills Cop's Axel Foley. First, they courted Mickey Rourke who ultimately balked. Then Sylvester Stallone got the script and turned it into a traditional Stallone picture by stripping all the comedy out and making it a pure action flick. When he walked, many of his revisions went into 1986's 'Cobra'.

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