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The Cine-Files

284 Beverly Hills Cop Part 1

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

One could argue that Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy is the archetypal action comedy with a fantastic cast, solid action sequences and a lead Actor at the peak of his game.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Steve.

0:02.2

When Saturday Night Live premiered in 1975, it was, without question, the hottest, hippest

0:07.2

thing on television.

0:08.8

But by 1980, many thought its glory days were all in the past.

0:12.7

Now, one of their hires that year was a little-known 19-year-old stand-up comic named Eddie

0:18.3

Murphy.

0:19.3

I came on mid-season as a supporting player and wasn't even officially added to the

0:23.5

reputory until January of 1981, but by the end of that year, everyone who watched realized

0:31.5

that this was someone very, very special.

0:35.4

A few years later, 21-year-old Eddie Murphy began production on his third film.

0:41.1

By the time it came out in theaters, Eddie Murphy was 22, and the biggest star in the world.

0:47.0

Now Eddie's first film, 48 hours, was a surprise hit and trading places was exactly the kind

0:52.7

of successful comedy you'd expect from an SNL alum.

0:56.6

But Beverly Hills Cop was a star vehicle, and it is just as funny and entertaining today

1:01.5

as it was almost 40 years ago.

1:03.8

So if you haven't seen this film, don't take your Chevy Malibu to Rodeo Drive, direct your

1:08.7

web browser to cinephiles.net where you can buy or stream Beverly Hills Cop along with

1:14.0

every other movie we've ever reviewed.

1:16.1

Then, come back on Friday to listen to John and I discuss what might very well be the

1:20.9

archetypal action comedy, Beverly Hills Cop.

1:25.3

I did not know what was going on, and I was watching the show having fun.

1:28.4

I'm still freaked out by it.

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