Beverly Hills Cop III

Al Green, Bronson Pinchot, Eddie Murphy

Third time is not quite the charm for Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley when he heads for L.A. once again to avenge a friend's murder. This time he's off to the Disneyesque WonderWorld, apparently the most ha...( read more  read more... )zardous theme park in America despite an army of shady security agents. John Landis directed Murphy in his first film hit, Trading Places, and would seem a good match for this mix of action and comedy, but his sense of fun only emerges in a few scenes (chubby mechanics do a gymnastic Blues Brothers number to a Diana Ross tune) and his action direction is sloppy and shockingly violent. It seems wrong for the comic tone, and Murphy should have his foul mouth washed out with soap. On the plus side, Bronson Pinchot returns as Serge and all but upstages Murphy in two brief but hilarious scenes. --Sean Axmaker

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R, 105 min.

Directed by: John Landis

Released: May 25, 1994

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DVD Released: January 29, 2002

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  • January 7, 2009
    I can't decide which is worse, plagiarist remakes or regurgitated sequels?
  • October 15, 2008
    Not John Landis' finest hour.
  • July 11, 2008
    Axel Foley: "You got a fifty dollar bill?"
    Jon Flint: "I got a wife and three kids. I haven't seen a fifty in twelve years."


    Beverly Hills Cop III is the weakest link in the Beverly Hills Cop series thus far. The wait between the second a...

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  • February 3, 2008
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  • January 28, 2008
    Eddie Murphy's third outing as Detroit police detective Axel Foley who seems to have made more of a crime fighting contribution to Beverly Hills still generates some power in the series but the first two films are naturally the better ones. The film inexplicably removes the John ... ...( read more )
  • May 20, 2009
    One Of The Best Films Ever Made! Another star performance from Eddie Murphy keeps you laughing every time you see it!

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