Around the World in 80s Movies
TV & Film:Film History
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 Abyss (1989) | James Cameron
DeepStar Six (1989) | Sean S. Cunningham
Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos
Humanoids from the Deep / Monster (1980) | Barbara Peeters
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | James Cameron
Piranha (1978) | Joe Dante
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Joseph Sargent
Jaws 3-D (1983) | Joe Alves
Jaws 2 (1978) | Jeannot Szwarc
Jaws (1975) | Steven Spielberg
King Kong Lives (1986) | John Guillermin
King Kong (1976) | John Guillermin
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | John Derek
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Hugh Hudson
The Beastmaster (1982) | Don Coscarelli
Sheena (1984) | John Guillermin
Red Sonja (1985) | Richard Fleischer
Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Richard Fleischer
Conan the Barbarian (1982) | John Milius
Fire and Ice (1983) | Ralph Bakshi
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Best Song Podcast
Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*
The Secret History Of Hollywood
Talking Simpsons
From Beneath the Hollywood Sign