Beverly Hills Cop: Despite Murphy’s Brilliance, the Sequels Failed to Capture the Magic of the Original
Beverly Hills Cop: Revisiting a Classic of the Action-Comedy Genre In 1984, the landscape of Hollywood cinema was forever altered with the release of “Beverly Hills Cop,” a film that masterfully blended action and comedy, and catapulted Eddie Murphy to superstardom. Directed by Martin Brest and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, the film…