Eddie Murphy was an R rated comedian/actor before he went on a family film slide. I highly recommend Trading Places next, especially for the Holiday Season!
Yeah, I liked Eddie a lot better during that phase in his career. Had all his comedy tapes, which you couldn't play even 5 seconds of around the parents. Even his final Beverly Hills Cop movie had lost so much of the character.
The chief was giving him a huge insult not just to Foley but to his entire precinct. It is so sweet that you can see a scathing insult and take it as a compliment.
Fun fact: Axel laughing at the leather suits when he first arrives to Beverly Hills is a reference he made about the same types of leather suits he wears to his standup comedy shows at the same time period. Like in "Delirious" 1983.
When Reinhold (Rosewood) and Ashton (Taggart) were auditioning for their roles, Reinhold came up with the idea that since they are partners, they should behave as an old, married couple. He then picked up a health magazine and started to read it randomly (the five pounds of red meat stuff). Ashton got the picture and started to behave annoyed and angry. They delivered it so good that not only they got the parts, the gag was included in the script.
@@glenncabacungan9269 Interestingly, Stallone was first cast for the role of Foley, but he had such over-the-top ideas that were considered either too expensive or simply stupid. After he was dismissed, he made _Cobra_ from those ideas. (Probably this is why a poster of that film hangs in Rosewood's bedroom in BHC 2 much to Foley's fright.)
Espresso with a twist of lemon is called _Espresso Romano._ It can be made with a twist, or a slice of lemon, or a bit of lemon juice. It is popular in Campania. It was also the most common way espresso used to be served in Italian restaurants in NYC, as most were owned by Neapolitan immigrants.
One of the great "cop" movies ever. Eddie Murphy is one of the funniest people to ever walk the earth. Absolute classic, and a fantastic reaction! I'm so glad you liked it, this was a fun watch!
Eddie Murphy managed to sneak in several relatively unknown, unappreciated comedians in this movie - the guy playing Serge (Bronson Pinchot) is one of them, and the waiter who gives him a banana is played by a very young Damon Wayans in his very first movie role (with lines).
Axel not being allowed to work on the case of murder of his friend, is standard in all polices all over the world. If you are emotively or having friends or family connected with the case of investigation (especially murder) you are gonna be off the case instant.
For a period of time Eddie Murphy was the biggest star in the world. He was the world's number one stand up comic and had the world's number one movie at the same time. He also had a hit song
You could say Eddie was "Sitting on Top of the World." That was actually the title of an article that was written about him. But not by Rolling Stone; it was by Playboy! 😂
Scuttlebutt is that getting chew out by him in real life was just like in the movie only with less cursing. Somehow I have my doubts. About the "less cursing".
"Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters was a popular song in this. Eddie is so good being undercover since his character is from the streets. He always busts the bad guys at the end. The older cop is the bad guy in Robocop.
Fun fact. In these movies Eddie Murphy improves a lot of his lines in scenes or improvises scenes in general! They might be in the script or they might be improvised. Most of them are. Eddie’s a legend
Eddie Murphy in his first lead role and he became a box-office champ. No.1 film of 1984 and it dethroned Ghostbusters. Incredible soundtrack as well. #TrueClassic💎
@@darkgable85 actually he wasn't offered GB. Although Aykroyd wanted him to play Winston. Eddie was not available because he was making BHC. Then he heard about it afterwards.
Cool little trivia, the mansion in the shoot out is the same mansion in Commando. Both films used the same location a few days apart from each other. They blew the windows, reset them n did it all over again.
The Theme Song is so good. It's the only song that I never got sick of even though they probably over played it for some people. To this day it sounds just as fresh as the first time I heard it. The real crazy thing is that it's in a genre that I typically don't like.
When I was in grade school in the late 80s a group came to the school to demenstrate electronic music instruments. They showed how one guy can play every part of that song and we were all blown away.
Victor's henchman, who killed Axel's friend, is played by Jonathan Banks who also plays the role of the reluctant bad guy Mike Ehrmantraut on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." Those are two amazing shows with some of the best writing and acting in a modern TV show and Banks is really solid. Watch "Breaking Bad" first if you are interested.
This was the first Eddie Murphy film I saw, ironically it was released the year I was born. Originally the film was written to be a Sylvester Stallone action film, all the comedy dialogue was improvised after casting Murphy. So there were dramatic scenes with comedic dialogue. The Second and third were written to be more comedic scenes. But you have to watch the second and third films to see the difference. At 23:12 when Chief Hubbard ask if he’s the man who wrecked the buffet that was sarcastic question.
Duaffy being introduced to all the hallmark of 80s action movies in one great movie: car chases with random property destruction, the hero hurled through a ground level window for no real reason, and fast-talking your way into free hotels, food, etc.
I've always wondered why someone has not yet done a prequel show/movie called "Axel Foley" that explores Axel's younger life. There is so much potential there.
Coming to America is an amazing Eddie Murphy movie worth checking out. Another recommendation I have is The Long Kiss Goodnight, a 1995 action movie starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson.
Great reaction. But honestly, I was laughing at your laugh. I realized it’s similar to Eddie’s laugh. When he and you both laugh it cracks me up. 😂👏🏽👍🏽
One of my favorite movies and my favorite Eddie Murphy movie. The actor who played Inspector Todd, Axel's boss, was actually a real Detroit cop. You should definitely check out Beverly Hills Cop 2.
Axel Foley's "charming Con-man Hero" character is SUCH fun to watch! It totally makes Beverly Hills Cop (1 & 2) as great as it is. Glad you seemed to enjoy it as well. Oh, an the joke where he acted like he was Victor's gay lover & said he had "Herpes Symplex 10", if even MORE funny when you realize it just means he has a Canker sore (or cold sore?). As opposed to something severe. (this was at the height of the AIDS scare, which is why it was reasonable that it worked.)
Oh, lol! So there actually is a 10th simplex of herpes? 😂 I thought he was just taking herpes simplex 2 and dialing it up to 11 just to make it sound worse. That makes it way funnier!
Fun Fact: Eddie Murphy got the role of Axel Foley after Sylvester Stallone turned it down. Before this Eddie Murphy had only done comedy, this was his first action movie. If you go back and watch it again you can see Eddie closing his eyes whenever he shoots his gun. His excuse was "Guns are loud." I cannot imagine thismovie with Stallone in the lead.
Eddie is A Detroit cop. Beginning is in Detroit. This movie was a Huge hit. Plus, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series that year. 1984 was a fantastic year!
9:20 'I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear.' 14:47 "Another Mario Kart level" Lol 18:05 Oh, my... the best reaction ever! :) 28:37 That is Axel's laugh 15:12
Did you ever see Trading Places?! It was my introduction to Eddie, i love all his earlier movies, but this one is my favorite! 🥰👌🏼 I would also like to see someone react to The Golden Child, because still nobody did it yet! 😭😉✌🏼
Omg.. CLASSIC…. XD So one note: When Axel checks into the hotel in Beverly Hills, the front desk girl looks up his reservation on a computer system. That wouldn’t be unusual *today* , but back then, the majority of hotels around the country would have probably used physical logbooks for records. The implication, along with how nice the lobby looked, was that this was a *fancy* (expensive) hotel. Even more so with the entire police department being computerized. In many of these scenes, Eddie Murphy was given free rein to improvise. The director would instruct the other actors to just try to impede Murphy by behaving like hotel staff, concierges, maître ds, etc. and Murphy would just come up with different ways to try to bluff past them. Buffet plate being $12.50. Back then a lunch plate where I lived was $3.99 and that was high.
Now imagine how those Eddie Murphy improv scenes would've turned out had they been performed by Sylvester Stallone, the actor that was originally cast as Axel Foley in this movie? (It's true! Stallone was the producer's first choice for the lead role!)
yea today a basic buffet would be 13 bucks. The higher end ones, like that one back then were the very high rated buffets, including steaks, seafood, and other things. These days those buffets run 50-100 bucks.
The thing that Axel does in the warehouse, where he pretends to be an investigator, is actually a very common form of "social hack." So common it even has a name: The Bavarian Fire Drill. People are trained from childhood to respond to authority figures with obedience, and the Bavarian Fire Drill is a form of con where you act like an authority figure and keep barking out orders at people so that they act on their instinct to obey rather than stop and think about what they are doing. If you do it with confidence, it's amazingly effective.
On how easy it is for Axel to talk his way into things: Before 9/11 the world was very different. People were a lot less concerned with being careful about things like ID. It wasn't as easy as Eddie Murphy makes it look, of course, but it was a lot easier than now.
It's not overly difficult even now. As long as you act like you're supposed to be there and don't make unreasonable demands, most people tend to buy it. It's herd mentality I guess. Same as when people apologize to the twitter mobs for nothing. Folks just don't want to be hassled. Granted in a high security area it would be more difficult, but that's always been the case. For most places though, once you're inside the perimeter, the lower level people will just go with it. You only start getting in trouble when dealing with supervisors. I have an an uncle that has gotten by in life solely by pulling cons like that. It is astonishing what you can get by with having the right attitude, enough nerve, and lack of any sense of shame or remorse..
Bearer Bonds were a financial instrument that were worth a set amount (much like a savings bond at full value) but were not registered to any individual. The "Bearer" of the bond, the one holding it, was presumed to be the owner and could redeem it at any financial institution. They haven't really been used since 2010
1984, I was in high school and three of my friends worked at a local theater. Their manager was on vacation the week this came out and we had a party/private showing at midnight for 7 or 8 of us in the closed theater. 👍 As I recall... Having a couple cases of beer and a 3' bong in the theater doesn't hurt the entertainment value of this movie one bit.😋😏 Glad you enjoyed it.😎
Two excellent movies you should consider: "L.A. Confidential", with Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, and Kevin Spacey "Road to Perdition", with Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig
This, 'Trading Places' & 'Coming to America' are my three favorite Eddie Murphy movies. All from the 1980's. As I recall, Sylvester Stalone was supposed to star in this movie but he couldn't do it so they went with Eddie Murphy.
I love your reaction to this movie. You got into it, you freely laughed at the funny stuff, and you were shocked by the shocking stuff. Exactly how it should be. It's nice to see a somebody watch a great movie and share real reactions.
8:56 Bronson Pinchot also was in a TV series Perfect Strangers with Larry Appleton from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network here in the USA.
OMG the 80's had Awesome films... Animal House, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High... and Many, Many, Many More...
The most difficult part of your reactions is trying to decide whether to pay attention to the epic/classic/legendary movies...or to your insanely adorable reaction to them. You're a rockstar girl. Keep doing what you do!
Great and fun movie. Thanks for sharing. Saw this in the theater. Trivia: yes there was a time when Detroit detectives were authorized to carry a Browning Hi Power.
One thing most people don't think about when they meet is their background and how much of their experience is the reason for what the occupation they have is shaped by that. This movie shows three childhood friends that grew up in very rough streets. One went to California and became the director of an upscale art gallery, one became a cop, and one stayed in the criminal underworld. They stayed a family but took different paths in life, and the story bears that connection between them out. As for not wanting Foley to investigate the case... Foley could not be objective because of that personal investment and as a witness, his testimony would be thrown out since it will be corrupted by his investigation and personal involvement and altering his views on the facts of the case. If Maitlan guards had not started a firefight and Maitlan would have been brought to trial then Foleys' investigation would have been thrown out and only Maitlans' defense teams' version of events concerning the physical evidence would be considered in the case. In short, most likely, Maitlan would have walked free. Oh, Jessie's testimony is highly questionable as her association with Foley and her fear that Foley and herself would be killed if she testified against him could destroy the case against Maitlan. This may sound unfair, but if you think of the flipside of the situation and consider that someone gets murdered in Detroit and the immediate evidence points to Maitlan but he's innocent, all you would have is Bearer Bonds and cocaine being smuggled but the owner might know nothing of what his employees were doing. Something, in real life, happened similar to this with a large tech company and all evidence pointed to the owner and CEO until it was found that the ringleader was not even an employee of the company. Turns out that she was not just involved in smuggling drugs but in human trafficking and the CEO helped in taking her and her operation down. I'm so sorry for the long comment but it kind of grew as I was typing.
One of the all-time greats. God, I forgot that Bronson Pinchot was in this, it's been so long. I'd love to see you do the Star Trek "Genesis" Trilogy. Also Logan, or the Thin Red Line.
Another fun fact the actor who played the guy who gave foley the bananas is named Damon Wayans he's the younger brother of Keenan Ivory Wayans who is best friends with Eddie Murphy and that's how he got in the movie , also the older brother of Shawn and Marlon Wayans who did the scary movie movies
Another fun fact the actor who played Foley's boss was actually a real cop and a captain in the Detroit Police department and he said he never screamed and yelled and cursed at the cops that worked under him and he did in the movie he also ran for mayor of Detroit but lost
Hey, Duaffy...a few things that I know about this movie. This was only Eddie Murphy's second movie, and it was a monster hit. Previously to this, he was a cast member of Saturday Night Live and did the film '48 Hours' with Nick Nolte. He was primarily a stand-up comedian at this stage of his career. After this for the rest of the 80s and into the 90s, Eddie was a king in Hollywood. 'Coming To America', the next two 'Beverly Hills Cop' films and others were top of the box office...including a live stand-up comedy concert film Eddie made called 'Eddie Murphy: RAW'. Judge Reinhold (Billy) was a member of the cast of 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High', one of the most seminal teen comedies of the 80s, that also included Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker, Phoebe Cates, and many other actors and actresses that had success in Hollywood. It was directed by Amy Heckerling ('Clueless'), and written by Cameron Crowe ('Almost Famous', 'Say Anything', 'Singles','Jerry Maguire', and 'Vanilla Sky') based on his novel. The film was originally written for Sylvester Stallone, but the producers and Stallone couldn't agree on the tone. The producers wanted comedic, Stallone wanted action-drama. Stallone ended up making a similar film called 'Cobra'(which was nowhere as good as BHC). The producers for this were the late Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer is now known for the 'Pirates of the Caribbean series of films, the 'CSI' tv series, and tons of other films. They had a formula that they would follow in their films...a high concept idea, a director who had a spectacular visual style, and a soundtrack that was filled with current hit-makers making awesome music. Some of their films were 'Top Gun', 'Flashdance', 'Days Of Thunder', and 'Dangerous Minds'. The instrumental theme of the film was called "Axel F" and was written by Harold Faltermeyer, and it was a huge hit in the US for quite a few weeks on the radio...which normally didn't happen for instrumental music. Only a few tunes during the 80s did this..."The Theme From Miami Vice', "The Theme From Chariots Of Fire", and "Axel F' were the biggest.
Close, it was his fourth movie. First was 48 hrs (1982). Second was Trading Places (1983). Third was Best Defense (1983). Fourth was Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
In the new Venom sequel, Eddie Brock is wearing the same “Mumford Phys. Ed” t-shirt as Axel. He also wears a Detroit Lions jacket, like in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Maaan i love watching people reacting to the movies of my childhood. This movie predates me by 3 years, but as a kid, growing up we had all the VHSs and i watched all of them almost daily. And it's fun watching someone discovering it for the first time just now alongside my nostalgia. This movie and Die Hard 3 were my favorites up until The Matrix came out. So dear lady, i highly recommend Die Hard 3, if you haven't watched it already. And keep on uploading this videos. I love your reactions and your laugh :)
Eddie Murphy was an R rated comedian/actor before he went on a family film slide. I highly recommend Trading Places next, especially for the Holiday Season!
Right next to die hard as Christmas movies
thats an under rated comedy / drama with xmas as the season. ANd of course the comic scenes and the Luscious JAMie L scene haha
Yeah, I liked Eddie a lot better during that phase in his career. Had all his comedy tapes, which you couldn't play even 5 seconds of around the parents. Even his final Beverly Hills Cop movie had lost so much of the character.
I've been waiting for you Billy Ray
“It was PCP !”
Murphy had a an epic run of movies during the 80s - 48 hours, trading places, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2.
Trading Places is another great Eddie Murphy movie.
EPIC MOVIE!!! Infinitely quotable!! 🤣😂🤣😂 #TurnThoseMachinesBackOn! 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣
WHO PUT THE COOLS OUT ON MY CARPET!!!
The chief was giving him a huge insult not just to Foley but to his entire precinct. It is so sweet that you can see a scathing insult and take it as a compliment.
The irony of Duaffy laughing at Eddie laughing at people wearing leather suits, not knowing Eddie wore those in his comedy specials. :D
Fun fact: Axel laughing at the leather suits when he first arrives to Beverly Hills is a reference he made about the same types of leather suits he wears to his standup comedy shows at the same time period. Like in "Delirious" 1983.
That makes sense. I always assumed it was because of it reminding him of Michael Jackson in the Thriller video
I never thought of that. I, like most people, thought it was because of Thriller. Has this been verified? Very cool if so
The red one is from "RAW" lol his standup
When Reinhold (Rosewood) and Ashton (Taggart) were auditioning for their roles, Reinhold came up with the idea that since they are partners, they should behave as an old, married couple. He then picked up a health magazine and started to read it randomly (the five pounds of red meat stuff). Ashton got the picture and started to behave annoyed and angry. They delivered it so good that not only they got the parts, the gag was included in the script.
Which is why all directors should allow more actors input and direct less.
@@glenncabacungan9269 Interestingly, Stallone was first cast for the role of Foley, but he had such over-the-top ideas that were considered either too expensive or simply stupid. After he was dismissed, he made _Cobra_ from those ideas. (Probably this is why a poster of that film hangs in Rosewood's bedroom in BHC 2 much to Foley's fright.)
The man behind the hotel counter when Axel checks out is played by none other than the director, Martin Brest.
Espresso with a twist of lemon is called _Espresso Romano._ It can be made with a twist, or a slice of lemon, or a bit of lemon juice. It is popular in Campania. It was also the most common way espresso used to be served in Italian restaurants in NYC, as most were owned by Neapolitan immigrants.
Oh, thanks for mentioning. I meant to, but forgot. 👍
wow. thanks for the info
DAMN !!! NOW WAT COUNTRY IS CAMPANIA !!!!??? 😕🙄
@@rexxbailey2764 it’s not a country!!!!!
I had no idea coffee went with lemon juice.
One of the great "cop" movies ever. Eddie Murphy is one of the funniest people to ever walk the earth. Absolute classic, and a fantastic reaction! I'm so glad you liked it, this was a fun watch!
Eddie Murphy managed to sneak in several relatively unknown, unappreciated comedians in this movie - the guy playing Serge (Bronson Pinchot) is one of them, and the waiter who gives him a banana is played by a very young Damon Wayans in his very first movie role (with lines).
The sequel to this one is also quite funny, definitely worth a view!
Tony Scott. R. I. P.
Yeah my favorite of the films. Watched it a thousand times as kid growing up.
@@StinkyGreenBud Re: your name:
The sky is blue
And all the trees are green!
The sun's as warm as a baked potata!
Duaffy you have a laugh that is like a more feminine version of Axel’s. So cute!
Well noted, I completely agree
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!
Facts.
ANGEL Foley. lol
Facts! I can't not hear it now!😆
Beverly Hills Cop two is great too. you get to learn more about Rosewood.
The second film is just as good. Lots of great comedy moments.
It's possibly better; Tony Scott really put his stamp on it, so the visual style just pops!
@@StreetHierarchy I'll agree with that. I can honestly say that I seen the second film many more times than the first.
@@StreetHierarchy - First is good, second is better.
Oh yeah, it's just as good if not better. Be sure to see the second film
Not near as good, but I enjoyed the 3rd movie.
Axel not being allowed to work on the case of murder of his friend, is standard in all polices all over the world. If you are emotively or having friends or family connected with the case of investigation (especially murder) you are gonna be off the case instant.
Lol! Yeah despite what soooooo many movies and tv shows would have you believe 🤣
It's amazing how many movies and TV shows get this wrong, and bring in the vengeance angle. As a detective, Foley definitely would have known this.
For a period of time Eddie Murphy was the biggest star in the world. He was the world's number one stand up comic and had the world's number one movie at the same time. He also had a hit song
You could say Eddie was "Sitting on Top of the World." That was actually the title of an article that was written about him. But not by Rolling Stone; it was by Playboy! 😂
FUN FACT:
Axel's supervisor, Inspector Todd was once a real police supervisor which is why he played the part so well.
He later became head of the Detroit City Council
Scuttlebutt is that getting chew out by him in real life was just like in the movie only with less cursing. Somehow I have my doubts. About the "less cursing".
His real name was Gilbert R. Hill.
"Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters was a popular song in this. Eddie is so good being undercover since his character is from the streets. He always busts the bad guys at the end. The older cop is the bad guy in Robocop.
"The Heat Is On" by Glen Frey is also pretty catchy.
@@BDTXIII Agreed.
Also singles from the movie were, Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer and New Attitude and Stir it up by Patti LaBelle.
Fun fact. In these movies Eddie Murphy improves a lot of his lines in scenes or improvises scenes in general! They might be in the script or they might be improvised. Most of them are. Eddie’s a legend
Eddie Murphy in his first lead role and he became a box-office champ.
No.1 film of 1984 and it dethroned Ghostbusters.
Incredible soundtrack as well.
#TrueClassic💎
What's crazy about that he was offered to do Ghostbusters
@@darkgable85 actually he wasn't offered GB.
Although Aykroyd wanted him to play Winston.
Eddie was not available because he was making BHC.
Then he heard about it afterwards.
@k.delpino1124 offered but he declined because of Beverly Hills Cop
Cool little trivia, the mansion in the shoot out is the same mansion in Commando. Both films used the same location a few days apart from each other. They blew the windows, reset them n did it all over again.
Duaffy, your laugh is just as funny as Axel’s. 😂☺️
The Theme Song is so good. It's the only song that I never got sick of even though they probably over played it for some people. To this day it sounds just as fresh as the first time I heard it. The real crazy thing is that it's in a genre that I typically don't like.
Totally.
Vangelis, Harold Faltermeyer, and Jan Hammer were the synth music guys of the 1980s for me.
It was a great song. Unfortunately they played it nonstop on the radio for an entire summer in 1984 until just about everyone was sick of hearing it.
@Welsh Dude You mean the frog in the tailpipe?
@@Mr.Ekshin I kept thinking I would get tired of it. Nope... Always found that weird. Especially since I generally get bored by synth music.
When I was in grade school in the late 80s a group came to the school to demenstrate electronic music instruments. They showed how one guy can play every part of that song and we were all blown away.
Victor's henchman, who killed Axel's friend, is played by Jonathan Banks who also plays the role of the reluctant bad guy Mike Ehrmantraut on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." Those are two amazing shows with some of the best writing and acting in a modern TV show and Banks is really solid. Watch "Breaking Bad" first if you are interested.
@Gerald H Yup.
The actor that played Eddie Murphy's boss was actually a police detective in real life, and was eventually named Chief of Police in Detroit, Michigan!
This was the first Eddie Murphy film I saw, ironically it was released the year I was born.
Originally the film was written to be a Sylvester Stallone action film, all the comedy dialogue was improvised after casting Murphy. So there were dramatic scenes with comedic dialogue.
The Second and third were written to be more comedic scenes. But you have to watch the second and third films to see the difference.
At 23:12 when Chief Hubbard ask if he’s the man who wrecked the buffet that was sarcastic question.
Duaffy being introduced to all the hallmark of 80s action movies in one great movie: car chases with random property destruction, the hero hurled through a ground level window for no real reason, and fast-talking your way into free hotels, food, etc.
Duaffy: impressing us with her street smarts
Also Duaffy: "for making coffee?"
The theme song from this, called Axel F, was known by EVERYBODY in the 80s after the movie came out.
"Finally someone that appreciates his talents" lol that was sarcasm. The chief is the strictest of the bunch.
I've always wondered why someone has not yet done a prequel show/movie called "Axel Foley" that explores Axel's younger life. There is so much potential there.
This was fun watching with you. Grew up watching Eddie Murphy, i'm 47 lol. So brought back a lot of cool memories. :)
Coming to America is an amazing Eddie Murphy movie worth checking out. Another recommendation I have is The Long Kiss Goodnight, a 1995 action movie starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson.
Great reaction. But honestly, I was laughing at your laugh. I realized it’s similar to Eddie’s laugh. When he and you both laugh it cracks me up. 😂👏🏽👍🏽
I love that you saw this older movie.... you should definitely do more 80s " classics" like this... thanks
One of my favorite movies and my favorite Eddie Murphy movie. The actor who played Inspector Todd, Axel's boss, was actually a real Detroit cop. You should definitely check out Beverly Hills Cop 2.
Axel Foley's "charming Con-man Hero" character is SUCH fun to watch! It totally makes Beverly Hills Cop (1 & 2) as great as it is.
Glad you seemed to enjoy it as well.
Oh, an the joke where he acted like he was Victor's gay lover & said he had "Herpes Symplex 10", if even MORE funny when you realize it just means he has a Canker sore (or cold sore?).
As opposed to something severe. (this was at the height of the AIDS scare, which is why it was reasonable that it worked.)
Oh, lol! So there actually is a 10th simplex of herpes? 😂 I thought he was just taking herpes simplex 2 and dialing it up to 11 just to make it sound worse. That makes it way funnier!
Fun Fact: Eddie Murphy got the role of Axel Foley after Sylvester Stallone turned it down. Before this Eddie Murphy had only done comedy, this was his first action movie. If you go back and watch it again you can see Eddie closing his eyes whenever he shoots his gun. His excuse was "Guns are loud." I cannot imagine thismovie with Stallone in the lead.
You can! It’s called COBRA.
@@Artman1991 Those movies are nothing a like, expect the fact that the main characters are cops
Eddie is A Detroit cop. Beginning is in Detroit. This movie was a Huge hit. Plus, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series that year. 1984 was a fantastic year!
3:52 That was a real goof up experienced by Eddie Murphy. Nice staying in character. Also, his boss is played by a real cop.
9:20 'I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear.'
14:47 "Another Mario Kart level" Lol
18:05 Oh, my... the best reaction ever! :)
28:37 That is Axel's laugh 15:12
This was my first ever introduction to Eddie Murphy two other great Eddie Murphy movies are coming to America and The Golden Child.
Did you ever see Trading Places?!
It was my introduction to Eddie, i love all his earlier movies, but this one is my favorite! 🥰👌🏼
I would also like to see someone react to The Golden Child, because still nobody did it yet! 😭😉✌🏼
Trading Places needs to be on that list!
Duaffy: “Cmon, everyone knows what you’re doing.”
Officer: What the hell is he doing ?
Also Duaffy: “I don’t know.”
Duaffys laugh is instant Serotonin for my brain.
Omg.. CLASSIC…. XD
So one note: When Axel checks into the hotel in Beverly Hills, the front desk girl looks up his reservation on a computer system. That wouldn’t be unusual *today* , but back then, the majority of hotels around the country would have probably used physical logbooks for records. The implication, along with how nice the lobby looked, was that this was a *fancy* (expensive) hotel. Even more so with the entire police department being computerized.
In many of these scenes, Eddie Murphy was given free rein to improvise. The director would instruct the other actors to just try to impede Murphy by behaving like hotel staff, concierges, maître ds, etc. and Murphy would just come up with different ways to try to bluff past them.
Buffet plate being $12.50. Back then a lunch plate where I lived was $3.99 and that was high.
Now imagine how those Eddie Murphy improv scenes would've turned out had they been performed by Sylvester Stallone, the actor that was originally cast as Axel Foley in this movie?
(It's true! Stallone was the producer's first choice for the lead role!)
yea today a basic buffet would be 13 bucks. The higher end ones, like that one back then were the very high rated buffets, including steaks, seafood, and other things. These days those buffets run 50-100 bucks.
@@eolsunder The buffet Damon Wayans's character mentions is $12.50 just for *fruit* .. XD
The thing that Axel does in the warehouse, where he pretends to be an investigator, is actually a very common form of "social hack." So common it even has a name: The Bavarian Fire Drill. People are trained from childhood to respond to authority figures with obedience, and the Bavarian Fire Drill is a form of con where you act like an authority figure and keep barking out orders at people so that they act on their instinct to obey rather than stop and think about what they are doing. If you do it with confidence, it's amazingly effective.
Yep works almost every time. I use props sometimes a clipboard and pen works great.
On how easy it is for Axel to talk his way into things: Before 9/11 the world was very different. People were a lot less concerned with being careful about things like ID. It wasn't as easy as Eddie Murphy makes it look, of course, but it was a lot easier than now.
It's not overly difficult even now. As long as you act like you're supposed to be there and don't make unreasonable demands, most people tend to buy it. It's herd mentality I guess. Same as when people apologize to the twitter mobs for nothing. Folks just don't want to be hassled. Granted in a high security area it would be more difficult, but that's always been the case. For most places though, once you're inside the perimeter, the lower level people will just go with it. You only start getting in trouble when dealing with supervisors. I have an an uncle that has gotten by in life solely by pulling cons like that. It is astonishing what you can get by with having the right attitude, enough nerve, and lack of any sense of shame or remorse..
Duaffy's laugh is so cute.
pretty much Duaffy everything is very cute
Duaffey, you should look into Second Hand Lions. You would really enjoy that movie!
Yes, Second Hand Lions is an excellent recommendation. I totally agree it is a wonderfully entertaining film.
Agree one thousand percent!!!
Bearer Bonds were a financial instrument that were worth a set amount (much like a savings bond at full value) but were not registered to any individual. The "Bearer" of the bond, the one holding it, was presumed to be the owner and could redeem it at any financial institution. They haven't really been used since 2010
That little laugh of yours! 😍
I think that the opening of the movie with the semi-truck chaise is one of the best stunt driving sequences in any movie.
1984, I was in high school and three of my friends worked at a local theater.
Their manager was on vacation the week this came out and we had a party/private showing at midnight for 7 or 8 of us in the closed theater. 👍
As I recall... Having a couple cases of beer and a 3' bong in the theater doesn't hurt the entertainment value of this movie one bit.😋😏
Glad you enjoyed it.😎
Very good reaction. Really enjoyed your laugh! lol
"Watermelons, bananas, fruit in general..." I'm still laughing about that. Love this video.
Damon Wayans' first role, thanks to Eddie Murphy.
Axel didn’t see Victor’s henchmen. They snuck up on him and knocked him out from behind.
Yep, movie shows the audience but Foley didn't see him. If he saw them, he would've been shot too
Gold Star on your reaction Duaffy. You had fun with this flick.
Duaffy: On Billy, "You're going to be the banana guy for the rest of your life"
Me: Smiling as I remember Billy's hobbies in Beverley Hills Cop II
I think Billy in BH cop 2 is the best character arch ever.
Everyone who watched this starts laughing like Eddie Murphy 🤣. Hih hih hih🤣
Two excellent movies you should consider:
"L.A. Confidential", with Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, and Kevin Spacey
"Road to Perdition", with Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig
This, 'Trading Places' & 'Coming to America' are my three favorite Eddie Murphy movies. All from the 1980's.
As I recall, Sylvester Stalone was supposed to star in this movie but he couldn't do it so they went with Eddie Murphy.
I remember seeing this in the theater with my mom at about 9 years old. It's a wonderful memory, and I really love this movie.
I love your reaction to this movie.
You got into it, you freely laughed at the funny stuff, and you were shocked by the shocking stuff.
Exactly how it should be.
It's nice to see a somebody watch a great movie and share real reactions.
8:56 Bronson Pinchot also was in a TV series Perfect Strangers with Larry Appleton from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network here in the USA.
OMG the 80's had Awesome films... Animal House, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High... and Many, Many, Many More...
Time for “Beverly Hills Cop 2” to up the ante of the Axel Foley sequels.
The most difficult part of your reactions is trying to decide whether to pay attention to the epic/classic/legendary movies...or to your insanely adorable reaction to them. You're a rockstar girl. Keep doing what you do!
The red leather 'suit' was almost exactly what Eddie Murphy wore for his first stand up: Delirious. He was literally laughing at his old-self
-You should sing more😊
I like your voice, but hell, EVERYONE should sing more
You will love the second movie too. Axel returns with all of his bullshit! 😂 Great Job!
BevCopII is fun. III is utter shite.
"How the Fuck do you steal a house? This is, my uncle's house."
Duaffy: You're going to Beverly Hills?
Alex: What gave it away?
I'm upticking this before I've even watched. It's going to be goooood.
Espresso with a lemon twist is actually quite popular in Italy. It's called an Espresso Romano.
Great and fun movie. Thanks for sharing. Saw this in the theater. Trivia: yes there was a time when Detroit detectives were authorized to carry a Browning Hi Power.
One thing most people don't think about when they meet is their background and how much of their experience is the reason for what the occupation they have is shaped by that. This movie shows three childhood friends that grew up in very rough streets. One went to California and became the director of an upscale art gallery, one became a cop, and one stayed in the criminal underworld. They stayed a family but took different paths in life, and the story bears that connection between them out.
As for not wanting Foley to investigate the case... Foley could not be objective because of that personal investment and as a witness, his testimony would be thrown out since it will be corrupted by his investigation and personal involvement and altering his views on the facts of the case. If Maitlan guards had not started a firefight and Maitlan would have been brought to trial then Foleys' investigation would have been thrown out and only Maitlans' defense teams' version of events concerning the physical evidence would be considered in the case. In short, most likely, Maitlan would have walked free. Oh, Jessie's testimony is highly questionable as her association with Foley and her fear that Foley and herself would be killed if she testified against him could destroy the case against Maitlan.
This may sound unfair, but if you think of the flipside of the situation and consider that someone gets murdered in Detroit and the immediate evidence points to Maitlan but he's innocent, all you would have is Bearer Bonds and cocaine being smuggled but the owner might know nothing of what his employees were doing. Something, in real life, happened similar to this with a large tech company and all evidence pointed to the owner and CEO until it was found that the ringleader was not even an employee of the company. Turns out that she was not just involved in smuggling drugs but in human trafficking and the CEO helped in taking her and her operation down.
I'm so sorry for the long comment but it kind of grew as I was typing.
Classic movie with Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy's sticker in his movies would always read "Hello, my name is TROUBLE" :o).
A great comedy movie with the Judge Reinholdt (the actor who plays Billy) is Ruthless People.
It also stars Danny De Vito and Bette Midler.
I'm so glad you chose this one! I love this character so much that the music from this movie remains to this day my ring tone on my phone.
8:54 This guy was in a really good sitcom that ran for 7 years called Perfect Strangers.
One of the all-time greats. God, I forgot that Bronson Pinchot was in this, it's been so long.
I'd love to see you do the Star Trek "Genesis" Trilogy. Also Logan, or the Thin Red Line.
YES! Using those bananas is TOTALLY a Mario Kart move! 🤣
Duaffy is so sweet,and yes,laughs just like Eddie,great reaction once more.
Eddie Murphy's laugh in this movie is so contagious that even has you doing it towards the end of the movie
Eddie Murphy said in a interview he hates guns . He said you see him close his eyes in a action scene holding a gun.
GREAT choice!!! Not many folks reacting too it :) CANT WAIT! A+ 😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂
Part 2 is also great.
Another fun fact the actor who played the guy who gave foley the bananas is named Damon Wayans he's the younger brother of Keenan Ivory Wayans who is best friends with Eddie Murphy and that's how he got in the movie , also the older brother of Shawn and Marlon Wayans who did the scary movie movies
Fun fact: the captain is actual Detroit PD.
Another fun fact the actor who played Foley's boss was actually a real cop and a captain in the Detroit Police department and he said he never screamed and yelled and cursed at the cops that worked under him and he did in the movie he also ran for mayor of Detroit but lost
Super cool. Love this movie and this awesome reaction! Rock on, Duaffy!
Yay!! I love these movies. So cool seeing you watch it
5:42 WTF!!! Mike from Breaking Bad?? WITH HAIR????? 🤣
Hey, Duaffy...a few things that I know about this movie.
This was only Eddie Murphy's second movie, and it was a monster hit. Previously to this, he was a cast member of Saturday Night Live and did the film '48 Hours' with Nick Nolte. He was primarily a stand-up comedian at this stage of his career. After this for the rest of the 80s and into the 90s, Eddie was a king in Hollywood. 'Coming To America', the next two 'Beverly Hills Cop' films and others were top of the box office...including a live stand-up comedy concert film Eddie made called 'Eddie Murphy: RAW'.
Judge Reinhold (Billy) was a member of the cast of 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High', one of the most seminal teen comedies of the 80s, that also included Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker, Phoebe Cates, and many other actors and actresses that had success in Hollywood. It was directed by Amy Heckerling ('Clueless'), and written by Cameron Crowe ('Almost Famous', 'Say Anything', 'Singles','Jerry Maguire', and 'Vanilla Sky') based on his novel.
The film was originally written for Sylvester Stallone, but the producers and Stallone couldn't agree on the tone. The producers wanted comedic, Stallone wanted action-drama. Stallone ended up making a similar film called 'Cobra'(which was nowhere as good as BHC).
The producers for this were the late Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer is now known for the 'Pirates of the Caribbean series of films, the 'CSI' tv series, and tons of other films. They had a formula that they would follow in their films...a high concept idea, a director who had a spectacular visual style, and a soundtrack that was filled with current hit-makers making awesome music. Some of their films were 'Top Gun', 'Flashdance', 'Days Of Thunder', and 'Dangerous Minds'.
The instrumental theme of the film was called "Axel F" and was written by Harold Faltermeyer, and it was a huge hit in the US for quite a few weeks on the radio...which normally didn't happen for instrumental music. Only a few tunes during the 80s did this..."The Theme From Miami Vice', "The Theme From Chariots Of Fire", and "Axel F' were the biggest.
Close, it was his fourth movie. First was 48 hrs (1982). Second was Trading Places (1983). Third was Best Defense (1983). Fourth was Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
@@artdeco64 *fourth
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Typo, thank you. It has been corrected.
Axel Foley laughs at the 2 people in leather suits is funny because he wore the same kind of suit for one of his comedy specials, Delirious.
In the new Venom sequel, Eddie Brock is wearing the same “Mumford Phys. Ed” t-shirt as Axel. He also wears a Detroit Lions jacket, like in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Great review of a fantastic film. Eddie Murphy made some brilliant films around this time.
Maaan i love watching people reacting to the movies of my childhood. This movie predates me by 3 years, but as a kid, growing up we had all the VHSs and i watched all of them almost daily. And it's fun watching someone discovering it for the first time just now alongside my nostalgia. This movie and Die Hard 3 were my favorites up until The Matrix came out. So dear lady, i highly recommend Die Hard 3, if you haven't watched it already. And keep on uploading this videos. I love your reactions and your laugh :)
Love your reaction...
The next two are pretty funny and entertaining as well; the Bad Boys and Rush Hour trilogies are worth watching as well