Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Copy

'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' Cast and Creators Watchlist

by IMDb-Editors • Created 10 months ago • Modified 10 months ago
'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' director Mark Molloy, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and stars Kevin Bacon, John Ashton, and Judge Reinhold share the '80s classics and Eddie Murphy favorites you need to add to your Watchlist.
List activity
24K views
• 4 this week
Create a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
  • 7 titles
  • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

    1. Beverly Hills Cop

    19841h 45mR66Metascore
    7.4 (224K)
    A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJohn Ashton
    "The original 'Beverly Hills Cop'…it’s very close to me at the moment, but that was the first time I saw Eddie. It was the first film I saw him in, and it made such an impression on me." —Mark Molloy
  • Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)

    2. Midnight Run

    19882h 6mR78Metascore
    7.5 (99K)
    A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsRobert De NiroCharles GrodinYaphet Kotto
    "The director of 'Beverly Hills Cop,' Marty Brest, went on to direct the second best action comedy with Robert DeNiro, the great Charles Grodin, and the great John Ashton. As he proved in 'Beverly Hills Cop,' Marty Brest created great circumstances and made the relationships as important as the action." —Judge Reinhold

    "It’s almost a perfect film in my eyes." —Mark Molloy

    "It was a great script with a great cast and it was a joy to work with Marty Brest again and Robert DeNiro." —John Ashton
  • Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy in Bowfinger (1999)

    3. Bowfinger

    19991h 37mPG-1373Metascore
    6.5 (76K)
    When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsSteve MartinEddie MurphyHeather Graham
    "Eddie in 'Bowfinger' is one of my favorites because he shows how he has the courage to take a big swing, but always keeps the performance real, human, and grounded." —Kevin Bacon
  • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    4. This Is Spinal Tap

    19841h 22mR92Metascore
    7.9 (152K)
    Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher Guest
    "'Spinal Tap' is not only my favorite movie of the 80’s — it’s my favorite movie period." —Kevin Bacon
  • Trading Places (1983)

    5. Trading Places

    19831h 56mR69Metascore
    7.5 (174K)
    A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph Bellamy
    "[Eddie’s] brilliant in it. He’s hysterical." —Jerry Bruckheimer
  • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)

    6. The Nutty Professor

    19961h 35mPG-1364Metascore
    5.7 (128K)
    Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.
    DirectorTom ShadyacStarsEddie MurphyJada Pinkett SmithJames Coburn
    "If Robert DeNiro had played all those characters he would have won an Oscar, but wouldn't have been funny. They owe Eddie an Oscar for the lead role alone. He was very touching in his loneliness." —Judge Reinhold
  • Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

    7. 48 Hrs.

    19821h 36mR71Metascore
    6.9 (90K)
    A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'Toole
    "Eddie plays the fish out of water so well." —John Ashton

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.