Get ready to hear that iconic theme tune once again...
Back in the mid-'80s, few films fared better at the box office than the first Beverly Hills Cop movie – which helped launch Eddie Murphy's career into the stratosphere.
Although Murphy was already well-known thanks to his four-year stint as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, it was this film that really made him an international movie star - largely due to his wildly charismatic turn as Detroit cop Alex Foley, who travelled to the titular LA region to help solve the murder of an old friend.
There, he teamed up with the sometimes hapless but always entertaining pair of Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) as they got up to all sorts of hijinks, scored by one of the most catchy theme tunes of all time (which became even more well-known a couple of decades later thanks to Crazy Frog).
Two sequels followed in 1987 and 1994, and now – 40 years on from the original – Murphy is back to reprise the role once again. But who is joining him in the cast and when can fans expect to see the latest instalment?
Read on for everything you need to know.
The film is now showing exclusively on Netflix having launched on the platform on Wednesday 3rd July 2024. Check out our three-star review.
The film picks up with Axel Foley 30 years after we last saw him in Beverly Hills Cop III, as he once again finds himself travelling to the wealthy LA neighbourhood to solve a crime which he has a personal connection to.
The official synopsis reads: "Axel Foley has returned to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane's life is threatened. She and Axel team up with her ex-boyfriend and his old pals, John Taggart and Billy Rosewood, to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy."
You can get more of a flavour from what to expect in the trailer below – which introduces us to characters old and new, and of course features that iconic theme tune:
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is streaming on Netflix from Wednesday 3rd July 2024 – sign up from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
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