Corrected entry: In several scenes Eddie Murphy is carrying a single action Browning Hi-Power semiauto. When it is drawn and supposed to be ready to use the hammer is not cocked - it simply won't fire until it is - but when he shoots it fires anyway.
Bishop73
27th Aug 2001
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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Correction: If it is a double action pistol (which most are) it will in fact fire without the hammer being cocked. That is where the term "double action" comes from. It means that pulling the trigger pulls the hammer back, AND releases it to fire the gun. If it were a single action pistol (which most aren't), then it would have to be cocked before pulling the trigger would do anything. Since we never get a clear enough shot of the gun to tell the exact model, you can easily assume that it is a double-action pistol and pulling the trigger would fire it if the hammer was back or not.
The mistake is valid. Foley's gun is in fact a single-action semi-automatic. He's carrying a Browning Hi-Power. This is the gun he'll also use in part 2 and 3.
Bishop73