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In the foreground, another police car's roof comes into view, showing hastily-applied orange numbers on the roof. Detroit Station Cop #3: Darwyn Carson . As he picks up the dirt you can see the reflection of a boom mic in the bottom half of the limo. 11 of 13 found this interesting | Share this The soft clear plastic goggles worn by the welder are unsafe and inappropriate for welding, which any chop shop operator would know. When Rosewood, Taggart and Axel turn up at the Empyrean Fields after the robbery it is an obvious stand-in for Eddie Murphy. The official name for West German currency was "Deutsche Mark." In the strip club, Axel jokes that if he drinks club soda, he'll throw up, but he ordered a scotch and soda moments earlier. When Axel jumps up and grabs on to the cement truck that Rosewood has commandeered, his pistol can be seen falling out of the back of his jeans. In the next wide shot, the car stands on regular brown gravel with no red soil to be seen anywhere. After the truck takes out the two wrecked cars in the entrance of the chop shop and the unmarked Caprice that the other three detectives are hiding behind, neither they nor Axel consider taking Todd's car which is parked right next to them with the keys in the ignition, and even after Axel pursues in the Dodge Stealth, not one of the other three cops considers taking Todd's car to assist him after realizing that Todd has been shot dead. Foley is a loose end and potential witness. Beverly Hills Cop II Mistakes, Goofs and Bloopers. A Colorado backcountry skier freed himself after an avalanche and tried to save his son. In the next shot he's sitting in the back seat. At Maitland's house, after Taggart collapses on the grass after being shot at for the first time, holes in the grass indicating where the bullets will "hit" are clearly visible. Soundtracks. At the lower-right corner of this shot, a white Chevy Nova is parked at the corner (its vinyl top and trim has been poorly painted the same white as the body). According to Christopher Hitchens, the British novelist and poet Kingsley Amis considered the film "a flawless masterpiece. His boss later make mention of the fact that he's lucky he didn't get killed too. Blunders "Police! Continuity mistake: When Axel arrives at the hospital he is wearing his watch on his right wrist, but when he walks into Bogomil's room to say hi to Jan the watch is on his left wrist. You can unsubscribe at any time. [5] David Cronenberg was also offered to direct the film but also turned it down. At the beginning, before Karla's robbery of the jewelry store, when the limo turns the corner the front license plate reads "Dent". When the police arrive at Victor's house the guards in the security room decide to run. It just changes. BLOOPERS Beverly Hills Cop Goofs R 1984 " The Heat Is On! Out of all of the cop movies made, BEVERLY HILLS COP still stands out as the best very best one. Beverly Hills Cop R 1984, Comedy/Action, 1h 45m 83% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 82% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings What to know critics consensus The buddy cop movie continues its evolution. Question: When Axel and Mikey return from the bar, Axel opens the door to his apartment, goes in and - almost immediately - two thugs come out of a hideaway and catch Mikey, beat him up then shoot him. When they were kids, Mikey and Axel committed grand theft auto together, and Mikey took the rap for it and served time in prison. [30] The series was not picked up, but Ryan reported that it tested well enough for Paramount to put a fourth film into production. This error is visible in later shots as well, but most exposed here. Foley shoots first, one shot and his gun is empty. However, when the limo parks in front of Adriano's its front license plate reads "77". When he makes his U turn, there are no cars on the road. At any gun range, anyone who attempts to enter an active firing line without eye or ear protection would not be allowed in, and those on the firing line with eye and ear protection are not allowed to remove them until they leave. When the police car hits the barrels during the opening chase, it's shown from the inside of the patrol car behind it. Other mistake: When Bogomil gets shot two bullets are fired, one by the drive-by shooter and one by Karla, yet there are three distinct bullet holes and a forth large hole in the rear windshield of Bogomil's car. Or use the menu to navigate. What makes you think I have any interest in that at all? However when they search the fingerprint on their computer it is now an arch pattern. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. This happens several times in the scene. He is really pissed. So why is he making major contributions to charity, as he claims at the party at the Playboy Mansion? Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. When Axel, Taggart and Rosewood show up at Emperian Fields, they are driving a brown car, but when they drive to Dent's oil fields, they are driving a blue car. . When he pulls up to the bar where he offers to buy 2000 American Express cards, the car is again a Ferrari 328GTS, except the targa top is now in place. You can unsubscribe at any time. (None of the windshield holes are tree reflections.). Murphy was the biggest star to emerge from Beverly Hills . When you see them next, running out the door, they are unarmed. At this time they are wearing guns in shoulder holsters. "[4] However, Stallone's ideas were deemed "too expensive" for Paramount to produce and Stallone ultimately pulled out two weeks before filming was to start. Rick Barron, a sharp, capable detective on the Beverly. When he opens the drawer, the broken knife blade is nowhere to be seen. Two days later, the film's producers, Simpson and Bruckheimer, convinced Eddie Murphy to replace Stallone in the film, prompting more rewrites. Axel invites them to join him for a farewell drink, and they accept the offer. Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, Visible crew/equipment: When the trio are driving to the City Deposit/Federal Reserve Bank, in the shot just before hitting the white/red booth, the extended crane arm with the second camera and seated cameraman are visible behind the booth (for filming from opposite angle). [29] The pilot was written by Shawn Ryan and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Either there were bathrobes in his luggage and the bag was not enlarged or he (being a cop) did not steal the bathrobes. At various times, Karla fires her revolver repeatedly. Finally, safety restrictions only allow the ride to be operated in one direction without a maintenance key engaged. When Axel calls Detroit from Billy's apartment, He is told it is 1AM. Then when they show the video of earlier that day at Wonder World, it says "Axel Foley, Dave's assassin." After Mikey is killed, Axel drives his Chevy Nova from Detroit to Beverly Hills to investigate the crime, a distance of about 2,300 miles. In several scenes where Axel wears his sunglasses, crew and camera are reflected. The other three cops cover Axel as he follows Todd into the chop shop, yet suddenly stop shooting and apparently duck out of sight when Axel makes it to the back of the wrecked unmarked Ford. You see them again in the van, again with guns and shoulder-holsters. [7] Stallone gave the script a dramatic rewrite and made it into a straight action film. [14] Adjusted for inflation, it is the third highest-grossing R-rated film of all-time behind The Exorcist and The Godfather. They are unscrupulous career criminals and murderers. [2], The soundtrack was released on MCA Records and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (1986). the credits. The script was originally written with the intent of Sylvester Stallone playing Axel and as such, the issue of his race wasn't scripted and the director tried to avoid mentioning race in the film. As Taggart and his partner arrive at Foley's mansion for the first time, Taggart states: "He's probably robbing the place." When the police arrive at Victor's house the guards in the security room decide to run. Personally, I don't think that's true. However when Uncle Dave is on the stretcher in the Hospital the blood is located above his hip. When Foley decides to turn around to check out the house, there are cars visible behind him. 83%. | In the shootout in the beginning of the movie, all the bad guys carry submachine guns with suppressors, yet the sound when they shoot is that from regular unsuppressed fire. "Er, someone wasn't on top of their game that day"See the goofs, blunders and plain ole mistakes in the 1987 Action / Adventure movie starring In Michigan, cars only have rear plates. Eddie Murphy turned out to be just fine, as Beverly Hills Cop turned out to be a great franchise on its own, with a fourth film getting a release in 2023. Pool Player: Thomas J. Hageboeck . You know, it says here that by the time the average American is fifty, he's got five pounds of undigested red meat in his bowels.Sergeant Taggart: Why are you telling me this? The guy in the armored car's passenger seat disappears and reappears during the chase. Detective Rosewood: Wow. Read 154 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Throughout this dialogue, the officers are outside the car, while Foley is inside, the windows are up and it is obvious Foley is not talking. This happens several times in the scene. Detroit Station Cop #2: Anthony De Fonte . In the next shot, cream and strawberries are on his face. (00:05:15), Continuity mistake: During the first chase scene, the semi passes by an empty taxi cab and when the camera angle changes, the semi crashes into the same taxi cab. Near the start of the truck chase, a long shot shows the truck followed by several police cars. Jeffery: Todd's looking for you. Also, when the loose cabin falls, it shatters as if it's made from thin wood. Before he is shot, Bogomil is seen leaving police headquarters in an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, manufactured by General Motors. During the first jewelry robbery they force an employee to lock the front door. Watch The Essential Films of Eddie Murphy to Stream Now. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. In the final gun fight, Taggart is firing a shotgun in some shots and a pistol in others (without having time to swap). I can describe all of em. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. They probably spared him because he didn't see who hit him and therefore could not tell anyone what they looked like. Axel Foley: Disturbing the peace? After the shooting is done and Foley is sitting outside (after being shot in his right arm) and gets up, his gun in on his back belt. This happens several times in the scene. It would be the fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series and the sequel to Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994). 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He's clearly a stunt double. When Eddie comes out of the gun club he talks about a tall blond with long legs like it's an important clue, yet it's the first time he sees her and they have never mentioned her to him. (00:00:25). When Rosewood causes the alarm to go off at the warehouse on the oil field, Axel tackles one of Dent's guys holding the gun on him, and the guy's sunglasses disappear and reappear between shots while he and Axel are fighting. You can see Axel in the passenger seat. A tubular brace that might connect the Beetle to the Buick falls off the Beetle's right-side rocker panel when the car is hit. Leaving a live witness and lose end around should in fact make the inspector assume the exact opposite. But the Diamond Store robbery is the "A" crime; i.e. [4] In one of the previous drafts written for Stallone, the character of Billy Rosewood was called "Siddons" and was killed off half-way through the script during one of the action scenes. In the next shot it is back on the roof. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. In the oil field at the end of the movie, Axel is bent down on the side of the black limo. Continuity mistake: The blood smears on the floor when Axel has gotten shot changes between shots. [33], Films listed as number-one by in-year release, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy or Musical, AFI's 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains, "Movie Legends Revealed: Sly Stallone as Axel Foley? When Taggart tries chasing the cement truck on foot, the brake lights of the truck illuminate as it turns the corner. After Axel Foley is arrested and the police car pulls up at Beverly Hills police station, the two officers get out. At the gun club, Foley goes onto the shooting range to find Russ Fielding. In the first shot, the front plate reads 'DENT', but as the scene progresses, the plate simply says '77'. Axel and his friends shoot out the same tail light twice. When Rosewood is speeding to the City Deposit/Federal Reserve Bank, he smashes through a red/white booth and the car's front license plate falls off, but it soon reappears. You see them again in the van, again with guns and shoulder-holsters. If. Since the primary purpose of the Secret Service is to prevent counterfeiting, one would think a Secret Service Agent would be knowledgeable about where paper money is printed. His superior, Inspector Douglas Todd reprimands Axel for his behavior and threatens to fire him unless he changes his ways on the force. When it cuts to the hospital room, Rosewood and Taggart are both there along with another officer, none of whom bothered to answer the phone instead of letting the grieving daughter cross the room to get it. (01:06:00 - 01:09:10), Continuity mistake: When Rosewood causes the alarm to go off at the warehouse on the oil field, Axel tackles one of Dent's guys holding the gun on him, and the guy's sunglasses disappear and reappear between shots while he and Axel are fighting. I know when I can smell a pig inside a room. When Axel calls Jan from Sidney Bernstein's office, she mentions that her dad was up and around. I used to be a Muslim, man, and I know there's pork over here! When you see them next, running out the door, they are unarmed. What's the fucking charge for getting pushed out of a moving car, huh? Interestingly, none of these shots are flipped. The address of the City Deposit on the computer screen is 9752 Gregory. I got thrown out of a window! [3] It debuted in first place at the US box office, making $15,214,805 in its first five days of release. One minute later he has both guns in his hands again. Continuity mistake: Bogomil is standing and looking down into the engine of Karla's car when the assassin drives up. Continuity mistake: Check out the police car(s) when Axel is in the back of the trailer truck. [4] With the success of Flashdance (1983), Simpson saw the Beverly Hills film as his next big project. When attending the crash site immediately after the nightclub shooting a cup of coffee appears out of nowhere in Billy's hand. Connections Axel shoots a hole through three video screens at the shooting range, but those holes have disappeared in future shots. Keeping track of the action of the film tells us that Cox is sitting up in bed chatting to his friends just three days later. Crazy Credits [4] Daniel Petrie, Jr. was brought in to rewrite the script and Paramount loved Petrie's humorous approach to the project, with the lead character now called Axel Elly, from Detroit. 16+. Neither the chief nor his assistant show any suspicion towards this behavior. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1987 movie from the award winning '80s Movies Rewind. With Bogomil's help, Axel then fatally shoots Maitland and rescues Jenny. [9] Besides Stallone and Rourke, other actors who were considered for the role of Axel Foley included Richard Pryor, Al Pacino, and James Caan. While Rosewood and Taggart wait on Foley to come back to the hotel, Taggart drinks coffee from Dunkin' Donuts. In the beginning, and at the end, he's driving a 328, but during the action sequence in between, it's a 308 (an older model). What makes you think I have any interest in that at all?Detective Rosewood: Well, you eat a lot of red meat. Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes through a huge culture clash in his hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, Ronny Cox, Joel Bailey, Jonathan Banks, Gene Borkan, Alice Cadogan, Michael Champion, Stephen Elliott, Michael Gregory, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Frank Pesce, Bronson Pinchot, James Russo Update Cast, Sometimes an apparent goof is not a real mistake, We believe the following are all legit mistakes. When Axel later tests the matchbook for fingerprints, there is only one on it - Cain's. Also, they seem to be applied over faded, yellow, painted, *different* numbers, and are aligned so badly, that the old numbers are very exposed. Cain's hitman asks for a match to lit his cigar. 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