Plot
Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.

Release Year: 1994

Rating: 5.1/10 (28,812 voted)

Critic's Score: 16/100

Director: John Landis

Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jon Tenney, Joey Travolta

Storyline
Axle Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.

Writers: Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr.

Cast:
Eddie Murphy - Det. Axel Foley
Jon Tenney - Levine
Joey Travolta - Giolito
Eugene Collier - Leppert
Jimmy Ortega - Rondell
Ousaun Elam - Pederson
Ray Lykins - Nixon
Tim Gilbert - McKee
Rick Avery - Cline
Gilbert R. Hill - Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill)
Dick Purtan - Detroit Disc Jockey
Fred Asparagus - Bobby
Louis Lombardi - Snake
Lindsey Ginter - Holloway
Timothy Carhart - Ellis De Wald

Taglines: In for the ride of his life!

Release Date: 25 May 1994

Filming Locations: Beverly Hills Police Department - 464 N Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $15,276,000 (USA) (30 May 1994) (2748 Screens)

Gross: $42,610,000 (USA)

Runtime: 104 min

Trivia:
Aside from Eddie Murphy of course, Judge Reinhold and Gilbert R. Hill are the only actors to appear in all three Beverly Hills Cop movies.

Goofs:
Continuity: The hand that the dead guy in the popcorn holds his gun with.

Quotes:
Axel: Hey.
Mrs. Todd: I understand that you were with him at the end.
Axel: Yeah, his last words were about you.
Mrs. Todd: That does not sound like my Douglas, Axel. Try again.
Axel: Actually his last words were 'Axel are you on a coffee break, go and get that son of a bitch.' Those were his last words.
Mrs. Todd: That sounds like my Douglas.
Axel: Yeah, sounds like a good idea, too.

Eddie Murphy's unsatisfying turning point

Rating:

I think "Beverly Hills cop III" was an extremely regrettable turning point in the nice career of one of the most talented and funniest black comedians Hollywood has ever seen - Mr. Eddie Murphy. Before it he used to be funny or at least much funnier. He appeared in the rather enjoyable flicks like "48 Hrs.", "Coming to America", "Another 48 Hrs.", "The Distinguished gentleman", "Boomerang" and of course "Beverly Hills cop I & II" - two beloved movies that'll always be his very best works.

Then someone decided to add part three in the so far terrific "Beverly Hills cop" saga. This time Axel Foley was on the mission of revenge and the comedy was unfortunately replaced by action. Who forgot that most of the glamour behind these movies came directly from the humor? Even though John Landis - the man behind hit comedies like "The Blues Brothers" and "Three Amigos!" - sat in the director's chair the end result just wasn't that funny anymore or at least it was funny very rarely and that's a bad thing if we compare part three to its absolutely hilarious precursors. ...and as it happened, after "Beverly Hills cop III" Eddie Murphy got roles from the movies like "Vampire in Brooklyn" (with only couple of excellent scenes), "Metro" (that apparently wasn't supposed to be funny in the first place), "Doctor Dolittle" (cute little film for kiddies who love furry animals that talk), "Holy man" (interesting but more confusing than amusing) and "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" (definitely one of his worst movies, waste of his undisputed talents and a model example of a comedy that doesn't make you laugh).

Lately I saw "Life" and surprisingly it was pretty brilliant and alongside with fairly good "Bowfinger" it's the only completely clear exception in this course. What I'm saying is, "Beverly Hills cop III" started it all. Was it all just a coincidence or was it meant to be that Eddie Murphy's best years were in the 80's and early 90's? I can't tell. This is just the way I see things.

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