Beverly Hills Cop II

Director: Tony Scott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson Tony Scott

Overview

"Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop II, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include interviews, deleted scenes introduced by director Tony Scott, a featurette, and a theatrical trailer. This solid disc will entertain fans of the film."

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2002
UPC:	0097360186048
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	19,122

Special Features

Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Stereo; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selections; New exclusive cast and crew interviews; Original behind-the-scenes featurette; Deleted scene with Tony Scott introduction; "Shakedown" music featurette; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Murphy	Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold	Billy Rosewood
Jürgen Prochnow	Maxwell Dent
Ronny Cox	Andrew Bogomil
Brigitte Nielsen	Karla Fry
John Ashton	John Taggart
Allen Garfield	Harold Lutz
Dean Stockwell	Chip Cain
Paul Reiser	Jeffrey Friedman
Gilbert R. Hill	Inspector Todd(as Gil Hill),Actor
Paul Guilfoyle	Nikos Thomopolis
Robert Ridgely	Mayor Egan(as Robert Ridgley)
Brian Edward O'Connor	Biddle(as Brian O'Connor)
Eugene Butler	May
Alice Adair	Jan Bogomil
Glenn Withrow	Willie
Gilbert Gottfried	Sidney Bernstein
Tom Bower	Russ Fielding
Stephen Liska	Chauffeur
Valerie Wildman	Gun Club Receptionist
Michael Kelly	Guard At Gate
Richard Tienken	Mr. Anderson
Peggy Sanders	Stripper
Ed Pansullo	Ailey
Sydney Urshan	Waiter

Technical Credits

Richard Tienken	Executive Producer
Tony Scott	Director
Robert D. Wachs	Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer	Producer
Don Simpson	Producer
Bonnie Timmermann	Casting
Victoria Thomas	Casting
William Kaplan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Beverly Hills Cop worked because the fish-out-of-water element was made fresh by Eddie Murphy's liveliness. The comedy in the film was much more memorable than the action. The makers of Beverly Hills Cop 2 did not watch the first film enough times. Martin Brest, a quirky director, let the original film slow down enough to let Murphy have fun. By choosing Tony Scott (fresh from making Tom Cruise a star in Top Gun) to helm the sequel, the filmmakers were tipping their hand that this would be a wall-to-wall action blockbuster. While Beverly Hills Cop 2 is a competent action film, it is missing the level of energetic comedy that it promises in its association to the earlier film. Even though it was a success at the time, one can look back and see this film as the beginning of Eddie Murphy's prolonged big-screen slump.