Beverly Hills Cop

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Beverly Hills Cop is a film released theatrically on 5 December 1984 (Rotten Tomatoes). The film was directed by Martin Brest (Rotten Tomatoes). The screenplay was by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. (Rotten Tomatoes). Principal cast as stated by Rotten Tomatoes: Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox.

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Beverly Hills Cop is a film released theatrically on 5 December 1984 (Rotten Tomatoes). The film was directed by Martin Brest (Rotten Tomatoes). The screenplay was by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. (Rotten Tomatoes). Principal cast as stated by Rotten Tomatoes: Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox.

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Year: 1984
Work type: film

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Beverly Hills Cop is a film released theatrically on 5 December 1984 (Rotten Tomatoes). The film was directed by Martin Brest (Rotten Tomatoes). The screenplay was by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. (Rotten Tomatoes). Principal cast as stated by Rotten Tomatoes: Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox.

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