Episode 315 · Film year 1984
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Special Guests
- Daniel Petrie Jr., Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Harold Faltermeyer, Steven E. de Souza
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Elric Kane, Chris Cummins
Show notes
In Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Eddie Murphy stars as Detroit police officer Axel Foley. He pursues the killers of his childhood friend to Beverly Hills where the local constabulary find his methods questionable.
We talk to screenwriter Daniel Petrie Jr, actors John Ashton, Ronny Cox, and Steven Berkoff along with composer Harold Faltermeyer. As an added bonus, we talk to the original writer of Beverly Hills Cop III, Steven E. de Souza.
Mike's joined by Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab) and Elric Kane (opens in a new tab) to discuss the Beverly Hills Cop series as well as the Sylvester Stallone offshoot, Cobra.
We talk to screenwriter Daniel Petrie Jr, actors John Ashton, Ronny Cox, and Steven Berkoff along with composer Harold Faltermeyer. As an added bonus, we talk to the original writer of Beverly Hills Cop III, Steven E. de Souza.
Mike's joined by Chris Cummins (opens in a new tab) and Elric Kane (opens in a new tab) to discuss the Beverly Hills Cop series as well as the Sylvester Stallone offshoot, Cobra.
Labels: 1984 Chris Cummins Daniel Petrie Jr. Eddie Murphy Elric Kane Harold Faltermeyer John Ashton John Landis Martin Brest Ronny Cox Steven Berkoff Steven E. DeSousa Sylvester Stallone Tony Scott
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Music credits
- "Axel F" - Harold Faltermeyer
- "Axel F" - Clock
- "Axel F - Miami Vice" - The Ventures
- "Foley Finds Mikey" - Harold Faltermeyer
- "The Heat is On (Original Demo)" - LateNight@Oasis
- "Zach Shoots" - Harold Faltermeyer
- "Axel F" - Crazy Frog
- "The New Team" - Harold Faltermeyer
- "Party All the Time" - Eddie Murphy
Links & resources
- Buy the Beverly Hills Cop collection on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Harold Faltermeyer website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Ronny Cox website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official John Ashton website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Steven Berkoff website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Pure Cinema podcast (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Steven E. de Sousa on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Elric Kane on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Chris Cummins on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (3)
Anonymous Just to add to the mix - Mickey Rourke was approached for Beverly Hills CopAnonymous Ronny Cox sounds like such a great guy.Mike White He totally is. The world is a better place with him in it.