Beverly Hills Cop IV!
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This past Sunday, after I watched in disgust as the Giants blew a 21-point lead, I searched for a film on cable to ease the pain. Though I had already watched it over a hundred times, Beverly Hills Cop II seemed like the right fit for the mood I was in. I picked it up about 25 minutes into the film, as Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) was attempting to sneak into the gun club by convincing the receptionist he was carrying some sort of nuclear explosives that would detonate if their voices rose above a whisper. I love that scene. I love this movie. Some of Murphy's greatest improv is found in Beverly Hills Cop and Beverly Hills Cop II -- however, the franchise took a high-dive into an empty pool when it attempted to re-visit Foley's antics in Beverly Hills Cop III.
While Murphy has always been attached to star in a fourth installment, after the third one bombed -- $44 million at the box office, whereas the first two grossed $234 million and $153 million (domestically) -- folks were a wee bit weary. However, Paramount now wants to bring back The Foley, and are currently out to writers -- Beverly Hills Cop IV is officially a go. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Constantine, Transformers) will come on as producer, with Murphy heavily involved in all the decision making. Personally (and Axel Foley is one of my favorite characters of all time, so this certainly hits home pretty damn hard), I'm game for another sequel -- I just wish Jerry Bruckheimer was involved. His participation was critical during the first two films and, after bailing on the third, it definitely showed.
What do you think about reviving the character and making a fourth film? If they could do it with Die Hard, why not Beverly Hills Cop, right?
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11-30-2006 @ 12:38PM
Alex said...
As I said concerning Die Hard 4 and Indiana Jones 4... if it's been more than 10 years since part 3, don't make part 4. It's not going to work. No matter how much you think it will... IT WILL NOT BE GOOD!
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11-30-2006 @ 1:31PM
Akbar Fazil said...
I second that Alex. Some franchises can live on through different actors and time periods. Some should not.
Beverly Hills Cop is one of those that should stay where it was. 1 and 2 were excellent films. 3 was the first movie I ever walked out of.
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11-30-2006 @ 1:40PM
Jason said...
i agree with the blogger- if bruckheimer's not there, it's not a real BHC movie. I have a better idea - let Eddie do standup for 90 minutes and call it Raw 2.
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11-30-2006 @ 2:05PM
Scott Weinberg said...
I'm all for anything that might put Eddie Murphy into an R-rated movie. Get Peter Berg to direct it and I'm down.
Gotta bring back Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, though.
Bronson Pinchot need not apply.
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11-30-2006 @ 2:43PM
colby said...
A lot of folks forget that Tony Scott directed the sequel, which I thought made for a really great looking flick. A lot of folks also forget how much of a dramatic element played in the first two of the series ... which, the lack thereof, I believe had a great deal to do with the failure of the third. I agree with Scott that if the producers can rein in someone like a Peter Berg or a John Stockwell, they will be in a much better position to make a great movie.
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12-01-2006 @ 2:22AM
Sam said...
I have been waiting for this announcement for years! Eddie Murphy should be doing this kind of movie and not the kid movies he now does (daddy day care, come on!). Any reason why Jerry Bruckheimer is not involved again? It would be so great if he was involved. I hope that this isn't one of those empty press releases in which it is simply just an announcement that will never come to light.
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12-01-2006 @ 8:28PM
Jason said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26JzthwhLg&mode=related&search= Since we are talking about the movie thought i'd give a link to the famous theme song.
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