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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F on Netflix.
Eddie Murphy and the Beverly Hills Cop crew is back. The actor reprised his iconic role as Axel Foley for Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. As you watch the film, you might have questions about what happens, including the action-packed ending that threatens the detective’s life.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F marks the fourth installment in the beloved franchise and the first movie in 30 years after Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994).
The story follows the detective as he teams up with his daughter and her ex-boyfriend to uncover a conspiracy at the BHPD. “After his daughter’s life is threatened, wisecracking Detective Axel Foley teams up with a new partner and some old pals to turn up the heat on a conspiracy,” the official synopsis reads.
Newcomers to the franchise include Taylour Paige as Axel’s daughter Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Jane’s ex-boyfriend, and Kevin Bacon as the corrupt BHPD Captain.
What Happens In Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F?
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (L to R) Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley and Paul Reiser as Jeffrey in … [+] Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2024
Like the previous films in the franchise, Axel F opens up with Axel driving down the streets of Detroit. He attends the Detroit Red Wings game with his colleague Mike Woody (Kyle S. More). They are there to track down thieves involved in a string of burglaries.
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Axel and Woody confront the robbers, who manage to get away with the help of corrupt security guards. Soon, they’re chasing the criminals down the streets of Motown in a snowplow that’s destroying everything in its path.
Although they manage to stop the robbers, Alex is called to his boss’ office — which happens to be his former friend and partner Jeffrey Friedman (Paul Reiser). Friedman tells Axel that he turned in his papers to protect Axel’s job and to spend more time with his family. When Axel questions the latter, Jeffrey asks Axel when was the last time he spoke to his estranged daughter, Jane.
Why Does Axel Go To Beverly Hills?
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (L to R) Taylour Paige as Jane Saunders in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2024
Alex goes to Beverly Hills after his old friend, Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) — now a private investigator — calls him to say that his daughter is in danger. Jane is working as a public defender and is representing an innocent man accused of murdering a police officer. She was inside her car when mask-wearing thugs dangled her vehicle out of a parking garage.
Rosewood tells Axel his daughter’s fine, but these guys are serious and want her off the case. Axel sent his daughter to Beverly Hills as a child to protect her, so the concerned father books the next flight to see her and figure out what was going on.
When Axel arrives, Billy mysteriously isn’t there to pick him up. He goes to Billy’s office to find two men ransacking the place. “Billy has uncovered something that is pretty far-reaching and dangerous for the central characters, as well as a lot of people,” Reinhold told Netflix’s Tudum. “He has to be very careful with the knowledge that he has. He’s really on the hunt this time.”
Axel initially pretends to be one of them, but his identity is uncovered. He runs away and escapes in a parking enforcement vehicle (not before being sprayed with a massive amount of pepper spray by the officer). The bad guys chase him, and because he can’t see very well, this causes mayhem in the streets as he almost hits a few pedestrians.
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