So why is he making major contributions to charity, as he claims at the party at the Playboy Mansion? In the next shot when she is pulled off to the curve with the cars hood open the plates have changed to the old yellow on blue California type. When Axel and Rosewood are in pursuit of the armored vehicle and come to a stop at a traffic jam, the street lights can be seen to carry on moving on the windscreen. The hitman's fingerprint ought to be on it too. Together, the trio wipe out a number of Maitland's men, including Zack. Connections Not only was no crime in progress (one shot was taken at Axel but there were no more shots fired after that, so the crime was in the past). At the police station, Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Sergeant John Taggart and Detective Billy Rosewood to follow Axel. [14] Adjusted for inflation, it is the third highest-grossing R-rated film of all-time behind The Exorcist and The Godfather. Detective Rosewood: Wow. But in the next shot he's suddenly let go with his left hand and only holds it from below with his right. The goof item below may give away important plot points. When was the bonnet closed? Axel Foley: Did you see that shit? Detroit is in the eastern time zone, and LA in the Pacific, therefore there should be a three hour difference in the time. "[18] Richard Schickel of Time magazine wrote that "Eddie Murphy exuded the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto. However when the shot is fired, Bogomil rolls on the bonnet of the car. When we first see Karla Fry following Bogomil early in the film her Mercedes convertible has a blue on white California 'Sunrise' license plate. [6], Sylvester Stallone was originally considered for the part of Foley. After some hesitation, Billy enters the warehouse and rescues Axel during a brief gunfight in which he kills Casey. Revealing mistake: In the scene where Axel throws the art dealer's henchman onto the buffet table, if you watch carefully (or use slow-mo) you can see the stunt double pulling off that manoeuvre. It makes no sense for the villains not to kill Foley after they kill his friend. In the pool scene, the hustler says "8 ball, corner pocket, 2 cushions." Jaywalking? When Axel grabs onto the door of the cement truck as it drives by, it is clearly a stuntman. Both these cars are repositioned to be at the roadblock location at the end of the chase, with the Nova slammed from behind by the truck and the Aspen parked near the cop cars. 18. Although the story takes place over a number of days, it's obvious that the three establishing shots of the exterior of the Beverly Hills Police Department building (at about 00:09:17, 01:02:05, and 01:36:35) were all shot at the same time, as the same man is leaning on the sign, the same police officers are exiting the building, the same civilian is entering the building, and the same man is cleaning the sidewalk. Beverly Hills Cop #2: Posession of concealed weapons, and disturbing the peace! Scott Murphy's character of Det. Axel invites them to join him for a farewell drink, and they accept the offer. A firearms instructor like Fielding would know this and correct it, but he doesn't do so. 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. I can describe all of em. It is beige, but that's not a Ford. Axel shoots a hole through three video screens at the shooting range, but those holes have disappeared in future shots. After Rosewood says 'I hate machine guns', all three of them shoot back at the gangster, who is trying to gun them down. When you see them next, running out the door, they are unarmed. You can unsubscribe at any time. In the next shot he's sitting in the back seat. I used to be a Muslim, man, and I know there's pork over here! Foley shoots first, one shot and his gun is empty. Trivia: The black valet who receives Axel Foley and Billy Rosewood in the cement truck in front of the playboy mansion is played by a very young Chris Rock (by some declared to be the Eddie Murphy of our day). Also, they seem to be applied over faded, yellow, painted, *different* numbers, and are aligned so badly, that the old numbers are very exposed. Add more and vote on your favourites! Finally, safety restrictions only allow the ride to be operated in one direction without a maintenance key engaged. At the gun club, Foley goes onto the shooting range to find Russ Fielding. Realizing that his exploits while "on vacation" are likely to get him thrown off the Detroit police force, Axel requests that Bogomil straighten matters over with Inspector Todd; when Axel mentions the possibility of setting up shop as a PI in Beverly Hills, Bogomil nervously agrees to wipe the slate clean for him. Paper money is made by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. During the chase with the cement truck, the drum changes from rotating to stopped several times. When Rosewood pulls up to the racetrack, both doors on the right side of the car are open. The 8 ball made contact with cushions three times before falling into the pocket. 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. More: 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' notifies Detroit residents it will be using streets for filming Starting Wednesday, Nov. 30, to Thursday, Dec. 1 from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m . (00:22:20 - 00:24:45). [17], Beverly Hills Cop received critical acclaim upon its release. During the scene with Rosewood driving fast on the way to the depository and during POV shot looking out of the front windshield, a camera crane is visible shooting the scene from a different angle. When he books out and buys bathrobes for Billy and Taggart, he says that he has three bathrobes in his bag. It makes no sense for inspector Todd to consider the killers of Foley's friend to be professional hit men because they left Foley alive. Comedy 1984 1 hr 45 min. One second later he shoots back once more (with the empty gun), and he reloads only after this. The soil has been poured over the shoes on the floor. Out of all of the cop movies made, BEVERLY HILLS COP still stands out as the best very best one. In the first shot, the front plate reads 'DENT', but as the scene progresses, the plate simply says '77'. The heat's back on! All rights reserved. Mikey shows Axel some German bearer bonds and Axel wonders how he got them, but chooses not to question him about it. In the next shot it's ragged. 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. However, the time frame of the movie does not allow for this. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. Sergeant Taggart: Why are you telling me this? But in the next shot he's suddenly let go with his left hand and only holds it from below with his right. Continuity mistake: When the police arrive at Victor's house the guards in the security room decide to run. During the scene where Axel first visits the gun club, it is daytime. Next shot, he's in the back seat. Axel fires more than 60 (!) [13] The film earned $234,760,478 in the United States, being the highest-grossing film released in 1984. Starring: Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. As Maitland's goons open fire on the main trio, a close-up of Taggart lying across the ground shows pre-cut holes in the grass to simulate where the next barrage of bullets will hit. This car is completely wrecked while en route to City Deposit. At various times, Karla fires her revolver repeatedly. Now, per Deadline, the film's official title has been revealed along with the announcement of two new cast members that will star alongside Murphy. One of the characters who makes the error is the Secret Service Agent. [20] Also, Entertainment Weekly magazine ranked Beverly Hills Cop as the third best comedy film of the last 25 years. If that was the case, why didn't Axel, Taggart and Rosewood just go to him to find out what he knew and therefore could have captured Dent & company even before they could hold up the race track. BLOOPERS Beverly Hills Cop Goofs R 1984 " The Heat Is On! (00:27:50), Deliberate mistake: When the truck is slamming numerous parked cars on a residential street, it sideswipes a parked Dodge Aspen (white with tan landau top). Posing as a flower deliveryman, Axel goes to Maitland's office and tries to question him about Mikey, but is thrown out a window by Maitland's bodyguards and arrested. Factual error: Ronnie Cox is shot in the heart at point blank range by Brigitte Neilsen, and it looks to me like she's using a large caliber handgun. [4] With the success of Flashdance (1983), Simpson saw the Beverly Hills film as his next big project. This error has been fixed on Blu-ray. Using Super Glue fumes to develop fingerprints creates a white fingerprint, not a black one. However, when the limo parks in front of Adriano's its front license plate reads "77". Billy runs across a busy four-lane road to go rescue Axel. Taggart and Billy have a humiliating encounter with Axel when he sabotages their car. Plus Bloopers and mistakes in movies, TV, books, and more. Axel has Janice put the blueprint in his suit, when he takes the suit off, Axel takes the blueprint out of his back pocket of his jeans. 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. Murphy was the biggest star to emerge from Beverly Hills . During the first jewelry robbery they force an employee to lock the front door. Cain's hitman asks for a match to lit his cigar. Continuity mistake: When Eddie Murphy jumps onto the moving ready-mix concrete truck that Judge Reinhold has stolen, you can see that his gun falls out of his jeans, yet he is using it moments later. In the scene where they are chasing the armored car in the cement truck the chutes on the truck keep going from being down to folded up. 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 the police dispatcher reports the shots fired on Axel Foley at Wonderworld (while he is on the payphone with Fulbright) she reports a 10-19, 10-45, and 12-22 in progress. Beverly Hills Cop Movie Blooper : Double. Eddie Murphy Picked Beverly Hills Cop Instead Of Ghostbusters. When they leave the apartment just a few minutes later, Taggart says it is 11PM. Also, the same shot (of the unmarked police car taking a sharp turn with the red light dangling on its wire) is used again during a later chase. Later in the movie, while en route to Empyrean Fields, the same license plate is seen on their new car. When he walked toward the street, it was clearly 2 lanes. Mikey won his bet. Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, Eddie Murphy actually drives two different types of Ferrari - a 308 and a 328. He finds Jenny working in an art gallery and learns about Mikey's ties to Victor Maitland, the gallery's owner. When Axel Foley, Taggart and Rosewood arrive at the oil field, Axel can be seen examining the red soil in a close shot. "[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. Once you select Rent you'll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Continuity mistake: In the last scene (Victor Maitland's house) Taggart, Rosewood and Foley are hiding behind a small wall. At the gun club, Axel shoots three times, yet his semi-automatic pistol - which should hold two or three times that many rounds depending upon model - is empty, as is shown by the slide being in the back/empty position. Detroit Station Cop #2: Anthony De Fonte . The hitman's fingerprint ought to be on it too. No reason or logic at all is provided for why Maitland kidnaps Jenny after she and Axel find the drugs in the warehouse, especially when he easily could have shot her and Axel under the guise of killing intruders and gotten away with it clean by the police. It is actually the song "Spanish Flea" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. Accidental Aiming Skills: Manages to blow up a fleeing truck filled with illegal guns through dumb luck . (01:38:35). During the jewelry store robbery at the beginning of the film, Karla Fry can be seen putting her stop watch in her pocket three times. They would smell the drugs and the coffee at the same time. At the Beverly Hills Gun Club, Foley walks in to an active gun range firing line without eye or ear protection. His car is being followed, then passed by, the Mercedes Benz driven by Karla Fry. What makes you think I have any interest in that at all?Detective Rosewood: Well, you eat a lot of red meat. Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop. It only mints coins. This happens several times in the scene. Why Axel didn't come to investigate? 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. In the oil field at the end of the movie, Axel is bent down on the side of the black limo. At this time they are wearing guns in shoulder holsters. "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 Barmaid: Mark E. Corry . In Michigan, cars only have rear plates. In the next exterior shot, the camera is visible in the front seat. Ellis then gets out of the Taurus and shoots Todd twice, before slowly spotting Foley, and shooting at him again several times. Continuity mistake: After being put on leave, Bogomil leaves the office and is driving towards the camera. What nonsense. During the gun fight at the end, Axel is shooting his empty gun (the slide is locked back). Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Axel barges into Victor's office and asks about Mikey, a boom mic can be seen right in front of Victor's face during every shot from behind his armchair. Director Martin Brest Writers Daniel Petrie Jr. (screenplay by) Danilo Bach (story by) Stars Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton See production, box office & company info Watch on Paramount+ The official name for West German currency was "Deutsche Mark." The front license plate of Bogomil's car is seen when he pulls out of the station. 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. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. Axel uses the guise of taking vacation time to head to Beverly Hills to solve the crime alone. This is obviously a mix-up of Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. However, Axel convinces Billy to pick up Jenny instead and take her with them to the warehouse, where a shipment is due to arrive that day. Revolvers don't eject their shells. When he opens the drawer, the broken knife blade is nowhere to be seen. When the police arrive at Victor's house the guards in the security room decide to run. This first film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1985. It is beige, but that's not a Ford. He is really pissed. (00:07:00 - 00:07:40), Continuity mistake: The police car that is destroyed early in the chase when hit from behind by the truck (unit number 82340 on C-pillar, seen from behind before being hit), returns undamaged near the end of the chase to slide sideways and crash again. Is he deaf or something? After Axel gives Taggart the key to his "Uncle's" house and drives off, the real homeowner removes his sunglasses and walks toward Taggart and Rosewood, but next close-up his sunglasses are back on. He also refers to "Costa Rico". 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