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| Axel Foley | |
| Franchise: | Beverly Hills Cop film series |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Law enforcement |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | August 25th, 1959 |
| First: | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) |
| Final: | Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) |
| Actor: | Eddie Murphy |
Axel Foley is a fictional police detective and the main character from the Beverly Hills Cop film series. Played by actor Eddie Murphy, he first appeared in the 1984 comedy Beverly Hills Cop. Murphy reprised the role of Axel Foley for the film's 1987 sequel, Beverly Hills Cop II and for the following sequel, Beverly Hills Cop III, which was released in 1994.
Overview[]
Axel Foley was a police detective working out of Detroit, Michigan. He was close friends with a man named Mikey Tandino, who had a criminal past and was involved in an operation involving stolen bearer bonds. After Tandino was killed by some mobsters, Foley tried to investigate the matter, but his boss, Inspector Douglas Todd, refused to let him work on the case. Foley's next course of action was to take some extended vacation time, during which, he traveled to Beverly Hills to pursue the matter on his own, against the wishes of the Detroit Police Department. This led Foley into a tenous working relationship with a by-the-book detective named Sergeant Taggart, and his eager junior partner, Detective Billy Rosewood. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Axel Foley was created by director Martin Brest, and screenplay writers Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach.
- Axel Foley is without question the most popular and well-known character that Eddie Murphy has ever played. He is considered an icon of 1980s cinema.
- Axel Foley is #78 on Empire Online's list of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". [2]
- An animated version of Axel Foley appeared in two episodes of the Clerks animated series. The character was voiced by actor Phil LaMarr.
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References[]
- ↑ Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- ↑ Empire Online.com; The 100 Greatest Movie Characters.
Keywords[]
Beverly Hills; California; Detective; Profanity; Racial slur