The Reel Rejects - BEVERLY HILLS COP 4: AXEL F MOVIE REVIEW!!

Episode Date: July 6, 2024

EDDIE MURPHY RETURNS TO HIS ICONIC ROLE! Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Full Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Beverly Hills Cop 4 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Easter Eggs, Refer...ences & Spoiler Review! Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is the fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, featuring Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor) reprising his iconic role as Axel Foley. The film follows Axel as he returns to Beverly Hills to help his estranged daughter, Jane (Taylour Paige), a criminal defense attorney. Jane is in danger after taking on a case involving a supposed cop killer, leading Axel to reconnect with old friends and allies from the Beverly Hills Police Department, including Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton). The story involves Axel and his team uncovering a conspiracy within the police department that is linked to a drug cartel. As they work to solve the case and protect Jane, Axel faces personal challenges, particularly in repairing his relationship with his daughter. The film also features Kevin Bacon as Captain Cade Grant, a new character who adds to the intrigue and danger. The movie includes several nostalgic elements, such as the return of familiar characters like Serge (Bronson Pinchot) and references to past events in the series. It balances action and comedy, with Eddie Murphy's performance as Axel Foley being a highlight for many viewers. We watch and react to the best & funniest action scenes! The cast includes Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Kevin Bacon as Captain Cade Grant, Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood, John Ashton as John Taggart, Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman, Bronson Pinchot as Serge, James Preston Rogers as Lang, & Luis Guzmán as Lieutenant Cruz Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:07 are you guys ready I'm readyer now than I've ever been I'm so ready the heat is on let's do it do it better be ill All right. Well done. Now,
Starting point is 00:01:31 what are the bets were taken on if there was some kind of mid-credit scene or not? Oh, I don't know what it would be.
Starting point is 00:01:38 I don't know what they could possibly It's going to be them eating a Puerto Rage steak. Maybe they're getting together, the daughter
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Starting point is 00:01:50 All the things it could be. That's the last thing. You know what, I hope it is, though, regardless of whatever the movie has, I hope that there's a clip of everybody rating this five stars on Apple or Spotify. If you listen to the review portion. Oh, Netflix is trying to get us to watch other stuff. No.
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Starting point is 00:02:25 I love all these riffs on the main thing. I was like to say, who did? We got to catch who did the updated score. Lauren Balf. Oh, Lauren Balf. Yeah, he did the last few of Mission Impossible films. So, man is a fantastic composer. I love him so much.
Starting point is 00:02:45 Look out, look out. Well, gang. What y'all think? Axel F, Beverly Hills Cop 4. Oh, man, oh, man. I'll go first because I imagine you guys have a lot to say about it, especially this man. I thought it was great. I thought it was a lot of fun.
Starting point is 00:03:00 Eddie Murphy killed it. He is back. And I'm surprised because we're not seeing a lot of Eddie Murphy in the past, I don't know, 10 plus years. You know, he's taking a bit of a hiatus. But, yeah, this was just as fun as that first Beverly Hills cop that I got to watch with this gentleman over here. It had a lot of fun 80s references. The action was great. The comedy was even better.
Starting point is 00:03:23 The story was really good. And I'm so happy we get a movie that is not only good that's coming back to a franchise after so long, but it's filled with heart. And it has so much to say with it without feeling like it's trying to be solely member berries. It's of quality. And I really appreciate it for that. But yeah, I'll discuss more when we get to the conversation. Who wants to go first? I'm going to let John go first because I imagine he has more to say.
Starting point is 00:03:50 Oh, yeah. Andrew's going to take this one away. I had a blast too, and I mean, certainly with just that first movie to go off of, I thought this had a nice charming blend, yeah, of like, it's like you said. There's a ton of that 80s quality to it so that it feels like it's still cut of the same cloth. The first movie is cut from. And, you know, it's also updated in certain ways. It has elements to the way it is shot and assembled. And even some of the music elements are a little bit updated or a little bit more modern or whatever. And I thought they found a nice middle ground between those things and this had everything i was hoping that a you know sequel another sequel to uh beverly hills cop could have because you have you know the infinite charm of axel foley and any murphy's just you know improvisational and comedic prowess there um and then you know obviously it's fun to see other characters and stuff for a turn but i thought they they had a nice grip on i guess yeah it's you want the charm of axel foley you want some actual kind of detective mystery
Starting point is 00:04:51 that at least can get some stakes and some tension going, even if it's not like, you know, the most distinct crime necessarily. It's still enough to get us like invested in the fun and in the hijinks and then, you know, tons of actual action and stunt work. Like, one thing that struck me about that first movie, uh, in particular and,
Starting point is 00:05:12 and another movie we actually wound up watching on the same day, uh, was, was that like, I feel like we at a certain point in cinema got to a place where, like the convergence of comedy and actions sort of meant that you would be skimping on one element or the other usually on the action side of things whereas the first Beverly Hills cop and this one certainly have that element of like no they really threw down
Starting point is 00:05:35 for some stunts and they really threw down for some big you know set pieces and chases and destruction and they really thought this stuff out and I don't know who the director is I don't recognize the name just because you know we had Martin Brest did the first one and then you So it was Tony Scott and then John Landis. So like, you know, you have this tradition of like pretty caliber and recognizable directors. But I thought, yeah, like this had the right blend of the comedy and the right blend of the action, the right blend of the stakes. And it kind of reminded me of like a little bit of even Bad Boys three, the way they bring in like the kid element and the aging element. And it's like there's still that classic character you know.
Starting point is 00:06:14 But there's a little bit more meat on the bone of their life. And, you know, you can examine that sort of marriage to the job. of being a cop and the all-consuming nature of that in a slightly different way. And so, yeah, I had a blast with this. If you couldn't tell from my reaction, I hate Beverly Hillscop 3. I think that movie is such a lazy... No greater injustice has been delivered upon Andrew Gordon. Yeah, no, but seriously, I think the main injustice of that film is Axel Foley doesn't do any of his patent signature lying to get into places.
Starting point is 00:06:47 Like, that is just a travesty for Axel Foley. So I think, you know, this film getting back to basics, like right away, we got in that ice hockey rink. We see him doing his patent in line, you know, he's quick-witted on his feet improvving. And like, yes, back to basics with Axel Foley. That's what I wanted just immediately seeing, like, that got me like, okay, we're back on track here. I would say, like, for me again, it's a race between one and two, which is my favorite because I don't even think three even exists. Although there are some sequences in that film that I do love with Serge and a couple other things. that I do appreciate with that.
Starting point is 00:07:22 Part three allowed us to get to the joke here. That's true. Where he's like, I'm too tired to come up with a backstory. I just need a room. How much does it cost? I feel like in a weird, in a small way, I feel like that's almost a nod. Fair enough. No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:07:35 Like I said, there are some things from part three that I do appreciate. Overall, like, just that thing with Axel Foley, not lying, and just the storyline. It wasn't very compelling in general, and the action had a lot to be desired. Having said that, I love one and two, a great. deal. And this one is right up there. I know, I can't give you my ranking right now because they'll probably be recency bias. It's at least third. You can count it at least be third. We can say it's at least third. It had the comedy, the charm of the first two and the action. And also, I think it was very heartfelt. And just like these characters just really resonated with me.
Starting point is 00:08:13 I really love. And I also too, like, I'm glad we got the three main characters, even though I'll beat, I'll bite. Billy Rosewood was kind of missing most of the film which again storywise I understand the reasoning but I'm still glad that they managed to at least give us a scene or two with the three of them together thank goodness I really love the addition of Jane and I love Joseph Gordon Levitt as well I thought that was a really good addition I thought the chemistry
Starting point is 00:08:37 between him and Eddie Murphy really worked well I loved all their interactions and also I did actually it kind of is a little bit of a cliche you know going with the riff daughter relationship but in Axel Foley's case that makes a lot of sense, you know, with this guy who is so tight-wounded and stuck on his job and that's all he knows, it would make sense he would have a strained relationship with his daughter. And again, I thought that made for a very compelling storyline. And also it helped deal with the development with his character and with his daughter, too. I think that it left, you know, again, it just resonated with me with their developments with both those two characters. And I just loved it. And I thought that they had, you know, you could really feel that that history dynamic between those two. I thought she was perfect. cast and also too like that's a hard role to fill some times because that can be that can be an annoyingly written plotline character etc it's it's a cliche but I thought it actually worked for for the benefit of this film and also too like that one scene that really I mean again I was
Starting point is 00:09:35 already sold on the actress I do not know her name she was great she looks so familiar too I know I don't know I will say the scene that sold me I was like all right she is so Axel Foley's daughter where he was trying to get into the the hotel or whatever they were, and she helped him with the lie. I was like, okay, this is Axel Foley's daughter. She doesn't become a different character in doing that. She does it, her version of that, like she knows what's missing here to back him up and to get him through, and I think that's nicely handled.
Starting point is 00:10:02 And also, too, in talking about her character development, I love how, like, she believes so much in the law, and, like, she took a very different path. I mean, again, so does Axel Foley, but she, you know, she protects, I guess, or tries to get criminals out, you know, as a defense lawyer. So it's a very different type of, you know, way of protecting or believing in the law. So I think that was a very fascinating story choice-wise to make. I like that. And also, too, I think, like, she doesn't believe in, like, guns and gun firing.
Starting point is 00:10:28 And then, like, she had to protect and help her dad there. I thought that was, again, very smart choice. It just, again, just my heart was beating in that final climactic battle sequence. And I'm glad that they chose to give her a weapon there to save her father. I thought that was a very bold choice and I loved it. Yeah, I like the fact that this movie is able to be its own story without relying heavily on the member berries, but using them as as a complimentary factor rather than trying to ride the coats of what the original one was. Like, I feel like anybody could watch this one for the most part, not having seen the other ones and still understand and have a good time. It might just still play like just incidental jokes that's that are still kind of funny.
Starting point is 00:11:10 Exactly. But you don't need all the, all of that to find this movie funny or entertaining. It has stand on its own perfectly. Absolutely. I totally agree with you. And also, too, just the storyline in general with, in regards to the detective work, I actually found that very fascinating as well. Like in the first movie, you got like the whole thing with Mikey Tandino.
Starting point is 00:11:28 That's Axel's friend. He goes to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of his best friend. And then you've got this whole thing with the cocaine and all that with Victor Maitland. That was very fascinating. I loved all the detective work that we get to see Axel, not only doing the fast-witted stuff that he does when he needs to lie to get into places, but we also see he's a very competent detective as well. I love that.
Starting point is 00:11:48 And then the second film, again, not going to spoilers, but you got the whole alphabet gang, and I love all the stuff that comes there. Third film, not getting to that. But the fourth film, again, I love all the stuff that comes. And I also love to, it was pretty obvious that Kevin Bacon was a crooked cop. I mean, even said right away, yeah, it was pretty damn obvious.
Starting point is 00:12:05 But I'm glad that the film's like, hey, we know it's kind of obvious, so we're just going to reveal it pretty quickly on. We're not going to make it seem like, hey it's a twist here well that's how that's apropos of the first movie at least it's like once he's settled in on who the target who the actual you know criminal is
Starting point is 00:12:22 and what's going on you're pretty aware that it's just up to him to prove that and I think that's you can go one of two ways but I think it's a well-worn aspect of a movie like this of the sort of like nobody believes the one you know sort of off the book cop who's you know determined to you know
Starting point is 00:12:38 finger this one guy and like you know I think yeah here it was like yeah we don't need to come up with some mystery that you're going to be underwhelmed by it's just yeah we know they give you enough to suspect him and then pretty soon they're like yeah it's him you know I think that's a good choice for something
Starting point is 00:12:54 I think it's funny because like we watch a lot of old movies here to listen to a new movies like this one but I think what this movie really excels the fact that it kind of fights against that that feeling we get we're like they don't make them like they used to anymore but yeah because this movie feels like an 80s movie but with a little
Starting point is 00:13:10 bit of modern flare to it but just because it's made like an 80s movie doesn't mean it feels outdated it just capsulates it captures all of those things that made movies from that time work so well well and the thing too is that i think in a way filming it like an 80s movie and using again like using all these long lens shots and stuff like that and all these very sort of choreographed camera moons you you have to be in a space or on a real location i think to do a lot of that stuff and to sell a lot of that stuff i thought that this was very tangible in the way that it orchestrated all the action and all those set pieces, but also in the way they would shoot like a dialogue scene on a long zoom coming out of what is clearly a real place.
Starting point is 00:13:54 And the fact, too, that in a lot of these, like, there are moments where CGI is utilized, like, I think the car explosion at one point was a CG, you know, explosion or there are a couple CG, like, you know, bullet flashes and things like that. I think the little, like, golf cart he steals in the early chase scene when it's like, falling down the stairs is a bit seizure. But aside from those things, most everything is pretty tangible. And it's like, I think there is something to the fact that, yeah, it's like you're taking a lot of 80s, 70s, 80s, earlier styles of just camera language. Yeah. And I think utilizing those techniques kind of forces you to make something that is just a bit
Starting point is 00:14:32 more tangible. And movies in the 80s had to be more tangible. So I think it's like it feels of an earlier era. But ironically, it's just because probably so much. much was like actually in real space and not utilizing a lot of the tricks and stuff that often are employed in very modern movies yeah and and the amount of destruction too that they were doing with all the cars being plowed and also they must have had to have this must have cost a bit of money oh yeah and that and that helicopter sequence which was so fun that was my favorite
Starting point is 00:15:02 yeah that was one of my favorite it was exhilarating too yeah a memorable stunt like a uh and they got close to that bus too like that was a dangerous has stunt, too. I'm just curious what you guys think because I think this was a great film. And I know it's really a crapshoot, like which films you decide to put in theaters and which ones you stream because you've got to be really careful
Starting point is 00:15:22 just budget-wise, like, are you going to make your money back? I don't know. I feel like movie theaters are probably a more surefire way to make your money back from the sound of it. I mean, do you guys feel that this would have been a smarter choice to put this one in theaters? Because I think it's a great film. I mean, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:15:37 I don't know how active the Beverly Hills Cop fan bases but this would have been very fun to see in theaters i can say that yeah it's the kind of movie that i think would be perfect in it's i'm like torn down the middle because i'm like in the day and age we live in it a netflix makes a movie like this possible and a netflix is willing to spend money on a movie like this to make it possible right but i do think that this is like a quintessential and because again it is it largely feels so tangible and so much in camera like that stuff i think plays that much better on a big screen versus affects some of sometimes picking up a bit of credibility on a small screen when they're CG heavy.
Starting point is 00:16:16 So, like, I actually, yeah, like between the fun and the, you know, just bombast of this, I feel like this would be a prime theater experience. I'm kind of bummed honestly that it's not getting like the actual, you know, full-on release window for that. Are you looking at facts about it? I am. There can't be trivia already about it. Is there really? There's got to be a little bit at least.
Starting point is 00:16:35 It just came out today. Yeah. It's got to be a little bit at least. You want me to start? One thing I'll say in conclusion, too, is I do think movies like these are interesting because, like, there are cliches all over this movie. For sure. And, you know, like the plot line with the daughter is a well-worn cop movie trope and the, you know, dirty, you know, high, high, high-up guy, you know, all these things are tropes. But I feel like a beautiful thing, this is a great example of how lovely it can be when you take all those tropes.
Starting point is 00:17:07 but you portray them with a sense of spirit and inspiration. And I'm sure, you know, everyone's trying out here. But, like, again, this took a lot of stuff that, yes, is familiar to the genre. And certainly, like Joseph Gordon Levitt is playing sort of like the kind of supporting character who's likable, but who's not going to get too much in the way of the person we're all really here to see, the people we're all really here to see. He's here to support and to be charming, but not to overshadow anybody else. and I feel like this is kind of really conscientiously conceived of
Starting point is 00:17:38 because, yeah, it has the right kind of trope used to get us to care, but the movie itself cares enough about that to develop it. And it's all about how you roll the wheel. Like you can have the most, you can have a movie entirely assembled of cliches and still have it feel spirited and inspired. And I thought that this, for the most part, minus maybe a couple moments where it felt like a scene got removed or I would have liked a little bit more development on a sort of,
Starting point is 00:18:04 certain emotional beat before we cut away. For the most part, this felt like it was, yeah, really thoughtfully conceived, I guess is how I would put that. And I'll add before we go into the facts, I really like how much heart this movie had because you can tell that everybody loved making it from start to finish, you know, Eddie Murphy was having a great time, the daughter was having a great time, it was really good to see the original cops back, and all the, everybody involved from both in front of the camera and behind the camera.
Starting point is 00:18:32 Something I would have like to see more is the development between the relationship between Joseph Gordon-Levin and the daughter. But, you know, we got just enough of that to like, okay. Yeah, it's charming enough that we root for that. That's not where we're here. But I'm happy to add to that little tip to give everybody some character. Because some, another thing I'll say is that I know sometimes movies today have a habit of having scenes just be in the movie for the sake of comedy. Like there's one scene earlier on where it was like them in the car just. like kind of, he's making fun of her last name and got her to chuckle a little bit.
Starting point is 00:19:05 Granted, was that scene necessary for the plot? No, but it was necessary to develop their relationship and softening them up, softening her up to him a little bit after not seeing him for five plus years. So I really, I want to say, yeah, I really just enjoyed, you can feel the love that's on display in this movie. And yeah, which makes it great. And I'm curious to know some facts. Also, what is this rated? What are the consensus as we're watching it?
Starting point is 00:19:28 I personally really loved it. I'll tell you that in one sec, but also, too, I thought it was a, fascinating decision to make Bobby, Joseph Gordon Levitt's character, like basically a version of Taggart and of Billy in one. Yeah, because he's very unsure of Axel, right? When he first meets him and vice versa,
Starting point is 00:19:46 so is Axel of him. And then they build this trust and this rapport together. And then by the end of the film, they have an understanding of each other. And now instead of them being like just friends, it's like, okay, you can date my daughter. And through Bobby and Jane, you get some meta, because too, another thing about her movies
Starting point is 00:20:02 will do is they'll take the comedy break or they'll do like the oh hey we're acknowledging how this movie that we're you know building off of is dated in a way and we're like going to lampshade that but i thought like that bit at the beginning where uh bobby is like you know you can't just come in here and like you know bring up something from my past and expect to like rattle my manhood because you're like little things like that i thought were well pitched here because they're not just like hey you know we're throwing out like we know the thing is dated and so we're gonna pander didn't feel pandering. It felt like, oh, we're going to make this an actual way that he's a bit of a fish out of water now in times have changed. Kind of like the way like 21 Jump Street
Starting point is 00:20:39 goes like, oh yeah, being cool in high school isn't what you remember it being. And, you know, the same cool guy moves from the 80s are not the same cool guy moves of today. So even those meta moments, uh, I thought were nicely handled. And too, like to me watching something like this, I feel like you always want something to be the most unique original version that it is. but part of the charm of something like this is that it is episodic and part of me goes like you don't want them all the time
Starting point is 00:21:06 you want to miss them so that they're still special but like I feel like that's why the tropeism as long as again you're approaching those tropes with vigor and inspiration can work really well. Tropeism Vigur with vigor
Starting point is 00:21:21 with vigor when you approach those things that way I heard it correctly this time Mary no stuff that was needed When you approach them with a sense of verve and panache, I think that helps the episodic nature of these because I think part of this is like a punk band or something that has a particular sound and you kind of want them to bring the sound every so often every few years. And it's like, yeah, we want a certain few elements out of these each time, but you know, with new circumstances to create new comedy to happen. And so, like, I feel like the tropeism works in the episodic nature of these and watching this was made me think like, man, I hope they make another one sometime.
Starting point is 00:22:06 Same. I would love for them to contain, but again, this also made me, like, again, I still don't care for the third one, but, like, okay, a little redemption. You don't? You don't like the third one? I don't, you've been talking this whole time. Okay, I love the third one. I got so confused.
Starting point is 00:22:20 I thought it was your favorite. It gives me a little bit of redemption from the third film. And I'm actually glad we got to see this. So, yeah. Well, and now I imagine with a good fourth installment to look forward to a marathon, the third one will probably not hurt quite as much because it's not the ending note. I think you're actually right. If this one does well, maybe the fifth one will be in theaters.
Starting point is 00:22:42 Hey, there you go. I would hope so. Fingers crossed, man. And I'd love to see you guys react to two and three, though, having said that. We'll come to your house and watch something in front of you. Now, you've got to watch the third one. We're going to love three. We're going to love three the most.
Starting point is 00:22:55 And we're going to be like, this makes the first two. This makes two especially look like garbage and number one look like garbage. It's better than Batman and Robin. About making the film to People magazine, Eddie Murphy said, and I quote, it was a hard one. I did Axel Foley when I was in my 20s. I'm not in my 20s anymore. It was an action movie, so it was a rough one, but we got through it.
Starting point is 00:23:18 End of quote. For the record, Eddie Murphy was 23 when he did the first one, Beverly Hills Cop, and he is now 63 in Axel. Oh, my crap. I didn't really. He doesn't look 63 to me. I was going to say. I feel like Tiger Age is the most. Yeah, sure.
Starting point is 00:23:33 No, 100%. Billy aged pre. I mean, yeah, Eddie Murphy looks the best of the three in my picture. Black Don't Craig, baby. That's right. He's got vigor. So this was Judge, is it Reinhold or reynold? I've always heard it as Reinhold, but you might be right.
Starting point is 00:23:47 You're the guy for this kind of stuff. I mean, it's pronunciation. I don't know. It's honorable judge. Reinhold, Reinhold, et cetera. Judge Reinhold's first role after a seven-year. hiatus. I didn't even know he took a seven-year hiatus. I was thinking of myself, because Eddie Murphy's been a little more off the radar, but he has been like slowly coming back
Starting point is 00:24:05 and he did, what is that other Netflix movie about Rudy Ray Moore? It's going to drive me nuts. Dolomite is my name. Dolomite is my name. There we go. Yeah, he was in stuff like that. But yeah, Judge Reinhold, I haven't seen in a minute. Before the film was greenlit, there was a TV pilot for Beverly Hills cop where Eddie Murphy was the police commissioner and his son was a detective. I'm glad they chose not to go that route. That's the cliche I wouldn't have wanted. Say that one more time. Okay, I'll say that again. Before the film was Greenlit, there was a TV pilot for Beverly Hills Cop where Eddie Murphy was the police commissioner and his son was a detective.
Starting point is 00:24:37 Boo. No, I like this way better. Yeah, no, this is much better. When Joseph Gordon Levitt goes over Axel's three other cases in Beverly Hills Cop, he mentions that the third wasn't his finest hour. Thank you. Yeah. Which is most likely referencing Beverly Hills Cop three. No, it is.
Starting point is 00:24:53 That Eddie Murphy despised and is the lowest rate of it. of the franchise. Oh, I wonder why. I wonder why. The film's subtitle Axel F is based on the 1984 song of the same name by Harold Faltemeyer, who is the composer, which had been used as the theme song for the Beverly Hills cop films. Okay. On Jeffrey's office wall is a photo of Gilbert R. Hill, who played Inspector Todd.
Starting point is 00:25:18 Hill passed away in 2016. And apparently those are the only movies he was in. What? Are you so good? I think he was either a cop or he was. It was in politics. I have to look that up. But by the way, this is Mark Malloy's feature directorial debut.
Starting point is 00:25:33 Wow. Where do they find Mark Malloy? He filled it. It makes sense, too. We're like, I've never heard of this game. Sure. I mean, good job. Keep working, man.
Starting point is 00:25:42 You deserve it. You did great. Let's see. Anything else? In 1999, John Ridley wrote a draft for a script of Beverly Hills Cup 4. Cool. Yeah, yeah. John Ridley.
Starting point is 00:25:53 We get it. Undercover, brother. Move on. Oh, is that what he did? Yeah, he's done, John really done a lot of stuff. Christopher McDonald plays an arrogant golfer, an obvious nod to his character in the movie Happy GOMAR. Geez, didn't know that one.
Starting point is 00:26:06 Axel Foley. A movie you can watch with me and this man. Oh, wow. I wonder if you guys knew this one. Axel Foley doesn't fire his gun until 98 minutes into the film. I wouldn't have picked it out, but I can see it now. Oh. That's crazy.
Starting point is 00:26:21 Yeah, because he's just driving at the beginning and other stuff. I'm like, wow, I didn't pick that. Yeah, yeah. Huh. Wait, wait. Let's guess what the... Oh, you're running... I saw it.
Starting point is 00:26:32 Oh, no, I didn't see Rotten Tomatoes. I just saw the IMDB score, but Rotten Tomatoes, I'd probably go like a 60s. It's probably up right now. I bet it's like an 83. I'd go with 69. Why are that number? I don't know. Okay.
Starting point is 00:26:45 Okay. Freaky. Yeah. Sixty-nine God. Can we guess, though, for real? I mean, the couple responses I've seen have basically been like, it's not all that, like, revolutionary or new, but it's pretty fun. I'll look it up while you guys
Starting point is 00:26:57 while you're taking your guest Aaron but what do you what's your IMDB rating I'm gonna guess but first rotten tomatoes Rotten tomatoes I'm the guest 84 and then run tomatoes I'm the guess I'm gonna I'm gonna guess 7.9
Starting point is 00:27:13 everything that hasn't been review bond 606 are you kidding me who's the winner you were close fine fine and why do they hate movies what's going on? Hey and for IMD What did you, what did you guys say?
Starting point is 00:27:28 Seven point something because just anything that isn't terrible and there is seven point something. Seven point nine. I'm going to say, I'm going to be very specific here. I'm going to say seven point seven or seven point nine. Why would you say that? Maybe I'll go to six point nine just because six point eight. Damn it. I was like the second I heard that RT score, I was like, I better low ball my other score.
Starting point is 00:27:47 You wouldn't take the bait. It's okay. I was so confident my answer to it. It's okay. It deserves it. It deserves what I said. Forget those people. I would have given it a higher score than a 66 on running tomatoes personally, but I just
Starting point is 00:28:02 Same to me crazy. It's okay. Well, we don't run rotten tomatoes, but if we did, that's what we would have done. We don't run modern tomatoes, but we should. Thank you guys so much for watching. Let us know what you guys think of the movie and all the other Beverly Hills Cops movie. We love you guys so much, and we will see you guys in the next one. Doses.
Starting point is 00:28:19 Peace.

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