Franchise Review- Beverly Hills Cop

Four decades, four directors, one great character.

Al Pacino, Mickey Rourke, and Sylvester Stallone all turned down Brest

The late, great Tony Scott was offered the directing reins by Simpson and Bruckheimer, based on the enormous success of 1986's top grosser "Top Gun", and his fingerprints all over Foley's second adventure. From the soundtrack("Shakedown") to the Aviator sunglasses to the casual misogyny/gun-play, there may be no more EIGHTIES movie than "Cop II". I'm certain it will be studied in the year 2087. Clearly emboldened by his audience approval rating, Eddie is an unstoppable ball of comic energy

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Eddie tries to summon the energy that made Axl such a fun character in the '80s, but is let down the script and first-time director Mark Malloy