Beverly Hills Cop He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills. Release date: 1984-12-05 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action Actors: David Wells, Lisa Eilbacher, Paul Reiser, Judge Reinhold, Randy Vasquez, Israel Juarbe, Eddie Murphy, Tom Everett, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Bronson Pinchot, Gene Borkan, Carl Weintraub, Jonathan Banks, Damon Wayans, James Russo, Thomas J. Hageboeck, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Danny Nero, Gerald Berns, Rick Overton, David Patrick Kelly, Mike Pniewski, John Achorn, Stephen Elliott, Douglas Warhit, Art Kimbro, Michael Champion, Philip Levien, Michael Gregory, Joel Bailey, Chip Heller, Darwyn Carson, Frank Pesce, Steven Berkoff, Rex Ryon, Michael Harrington, Nicholas Shields, Jack Heller, Earl Jolly Brown, William Wallace, Paul LeClair, Dennis Madden, Scott Murphy, Farrell Mayer, Gilbert R. Hill, Anthony De Fonte, Alice Cadogan, Peter Eastman, Barry Shade, Mark E. Corry, Bob Davis, Donald Chaffin, Paul Drake, John Pettis, Sally Kishbaugh Direction: Martin Brest Budget: $14,000,000Revenue: $316,360,478 Runtime: 1 h. 45 min. Score: 7.2/10 Votes: 4,346 Countries: United States of America Companies: Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Available* : Overview: 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.