Beverly Hills Cop II

In Beverly Hills, a gang led by Karla Fry robs jewelry stores and leaves lettered envelopes: A, B, C, D. Captain Bogomil investigates, is suspended by the new chief Lutz and gets shot. Axel travels from Detroit to help his friend and teams up with Billy and Taggart. The modified bullets lead to a gun club, its manager Cain and businessman Maxwell Dent, who pays the gang. Axel realizes Dent is framing Cain and using the stolen cash to buy weapons. The hunt ends at an oil field.

1. Behind the scenesIt was meant for London and Paris

   The original script was set in Europe. After Eddie Murphy said he didn't want to shoot outside the US, it was rewritten for Beverly Hills. Tony Scott was hired on the strength of Top Gun.

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2. CameoRonny Cox and RoboCop

   Captain Bogomil was meant to have more screen time, but Ronny Cox was busy with another role: the villain of RoboCop. Shooting ran from November 1986 to March 1987, 135 days.

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3. ReferenceGeorge Michael joins the soundtrack

   The film introduced George Michael's "I Want Your Sex," which hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bob Seger's "Shakedown" was also on the soundtrack and reached number 1.

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