A Detroit cop’s methods put to the test in Beverly Hills: Beverly Hills Cop returns to 6ter on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 9:10 p.m. Directed by Martin Brest, the 1984 film will also be rebroadcast on November 8 at 10:50 p.m.
Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley, who comes to California after the murder of a childhood friend. With no authority to conduct the investigation, he follows the trail of a wealthy businessman and must contend with the local police, including Inspectors Billy Rosewood and John Taggart, played by Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. Axel’s journey from his industrial hometown to Los Angeles’s wealthy neighborhoods sets the scene for this cop comedy.
Released in France on March 27, 1985, this first film introduced the character Murphy would reprise, notably in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. in 2024. That same year, the Library of Congress added Martin Brest’s feature film to the National Film Registry, its selection of films to be preserved for their cultural, historical or aesthetic significance.
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