Beverly Hills Cop II Movie Details:
| Based on | Characters by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Release date | May 19, 1987 (Los Angeles) May 20, 1987 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 43min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold Jürgen Prochnow Ronny Cox John Ashton Brigitte Nielsen Allen Garfield Paul Reiser |
| Directed by | Tony Scott |
| Story by | Eddie Murphy Robert D. Wachs |
| Screenplay by | Larry Ferguson Warren Skaaren |
| Produced by | Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Cinematography by | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Chris Lebenzon Michael Tronick Billy Weber |
| Music by | Harold Faltermeyer |
| Production Company | Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
Beverly Hills Cop II Movie Cast & Characters:
- Eddie Murphy as Detective Axel Foley
- Judge Reinhold as Detective Billy Rosewood
- Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent
- Ronny Cox as Captain Andrew Bogomil
- John Ashton as Sergeant John Taggart
- Brigitte Nielsen as Karla Fry
- Allen Garfield as Chief Harold Lutz
- Dean Stockwell as Charles Cain
- Gil Hill as Inspector Douglas Todd
- Gilbert Gottfried as Sidney Bernstein
- Paul Reiser as Detective Jeffrey Friedman
- Brian O’Connor as Detective Biddle
- Paul Guilfoyle as Nikos Thomopolis
- Robert Ridgely as Mayor Ted Egan
- Alice Adair as Jan Bogomil
- Glenn Withrow as Willie
- Tom Bower as Russ Fielding
- Hugh Hefner as Himself
- Frank Pesce as Carlotta
- Chris Rock as Parking Valet
- Valerie Wildman as Gun Club Receptionist
- Robert Pastorelli as Vinnie
- Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister as Orvis
- John Hostetter as Stiles
- Todd Susman as the Master Builder
Storyline:
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil’s near-fatal shooting and the series of “alphabet crimes” associated with it.
About Beverly Hills Cop II Movie:
Beverly Hills Cop II is an American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and the second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series.
Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a criminal organization after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded.
Eddie Murphy’s salary to star in the movie was $8 million. The budget of the movie was $27 million. Ronny Cox was going to have more screen time in the film, but couldn’t due to his role in Robocop. Filming began on November 10, 1986, and concluded on March 25, 1987, after 135 days of filming.
Beverly Hills Cop II was theatrically released on May 20, 1987. The film received mixed reviews from critics on release, but it was a box office success, grossing $299 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of the Beverly Hills Cop film series. Additionally, the film was nominated for an Oscar, as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, for Bob Seger’s “Shakedown”. Two sequels, Beverly Hills Cop III and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, were released in 1994 and 2024.
Beverly Hills Cop II Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $27 million |
| Domestic Opening | $26,348,555 |
| Domestic Collection | $153,665,036 |
| International Collection | $146,300,000 |
| Worldwide Collection | $299,965,036 |
