Around the World in 80s Movies
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Eddie Murphy’s superstar-making role has him playing crafty Detroit cop Axel Foley, who travels to Beverly Hills in order to try to uncover the reasons behind the professional hit placed on an old friend (James Russo). His investigative tactics immediately draw the attention of the local law enforcement there, who put a tail on Foley to make sure that his story of being on vacation there holds up.
By-the-book detectives Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) are the cops assigned to staking out Foley, and Axel ends up dragging them both into the investigation through his charm, which ends up getting them into more and more hot water with the boss, Lt. Bogomil (Ronny Cox). With the cops on his case, his boss back in Detroit threatening his livelihood, and armed henchmen at every turn, Foley has a hard time trying to maintain focus on his intended prey, the wealthy art dealer, Victor Maitland (Stephen Berkoff).
The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements & John Musker
Splash (1984) | Ron Howard
Mannequin (1987) | Michael Gottlieb
Xanadu (1980) | Robert Greenwald
Legend (1985) | Ridley Scott
The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Dark Crystal (1982) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis
My Science Project (1985) | Jonathan R. Betuel
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) | Francis Ford Coppola
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) | Stephen Herek
The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth
An American Tail (1986) | Don Bluth
The Secret of NIMH (1982) | Don Bluth
Scrooged (1988) | Richard Donner
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Jeremiah S. Chechik
A Christmas Story (1983) | Bob Clark
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) | Joel Schumacher
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