Visible crew/equipment: During the opening truck chase, a camera mount is visible in the back of one of the pursuing police cars.
Gavin Jackson
7th Mar 2022
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
22nd Sep 2017
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Question: Did Eddie Murphy improvise his hotel meltdown speech (where he claims to be a reporter) or was it scripted?
26th Jun 2004
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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Chosen answer: Much of Axel Foley's lines were improvised, including this scene, according to the commentary. But many other actors improvised their lines too, most notably Bronson Pinchot. The script was originally written with the intent of Sylvester Stallone playing Axel and as such, the issue of his race wasn't scripted and the director tried to avoid mentioning race in the film. It was Eddie Murphy that would bring it up in improvised lines.
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