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Beverly Hills Cop
Director: Martin Brest (Dir)
Release Date:   1984
Premiere Information:   Los Angeles and New York openings: 5 Dec 1984
Duration (in mins):   105
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Cast:   Eddie Murphy (Axel Foley)  
    Lisa Eilbacher (Jenny Summers)  
    Steven Berkoff (Victor Maitland)  
    Judge Reinhold (Det. Billy Rosewood)  
    Ronny Cox (Lt. Bogomil)  

Production Company: Eddie Murphy Productions  
Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Corp. (Gulf & Western Industries, Inc.)
Director: Martin Brest (Dir)
Producer: Don Simpson (Prod)
  Jerry Bruckheimer (Prod)
Writer: Daniel Petrie Jr. (Scr)
  Danilo Bach (Story)
  Daniel Petrie Jr. (Story)
Photography: Bruce Surtees (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Angelo Graham (Prod des)
Film Editor: Billy Weber (Film ed)
  Arthur Coburn (Film ed)
Music: Harold Faltermeyer (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

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Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Paramount Pictures Corporation 27/12/1984 dd/mm/yyyy PA235452

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Genre: Comedy
Sub-Genre: Action

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   30 Nov 1984   p. 3, 42.
Los Angeles Times   5 Dec 1984   p. 1.
New York Times   5 Dec 1984   p. 25.
Variety   28 Nov 1984   p. 19.

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