It's got a few good set pieces, its amusement park location is at least interesting looking, and even a Murphy on auto pilot isn't too bad to watch. That's not to say that Beverly Hills Cop 3 is great by any means, or even particularly good, but it's a watchable enough action/comedy sequel, and far from the worst entries in its genre. That said, while Landis and Murphy are certainly entitled to feel however they do about their own creation, Beverly Hills Cop 3 doesn't really deserve the intense level of vitriol directed at it. Murphy has even admitted that part of the reason he wants to make Beverly Hills Cop 4 so bad is not wanting Axel Foley to go out with a terrible movie. That's even to the point where director John Landis and star Eddie Murphy have publicly distanced themselves from the threequel, with Murphy being particularly hard on it. Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994)īeverly Hills Cop 3 has a pretty bad reputation, to put it mildly. Here's how Eddie Murphy's signature trilogy stacks up, worst to best. Until if and when it arrives though, fans can revisit Axel's first three cases for their prime Murphy fix. Murphy has been trying to get a Beverly Hills Cop 4 off the ground for a long time, with the most recent updates slating the film for a Netflix release.

Related: Beverly Hills Cop: Why Eddie Murphy Replaced Sylvester Stallone This time the box office took a major dive from the first two, and it's unclear if a profit was made at the end of the day, as the budget was now much higher. In 1994, Murphy came back for another round in Beverly Hills Cop 3. While not as big a hit at the box office, the sequel still earned major profits, and fans seemed hungry for more Axel Foley. The role of wisecracking Detroit police detective Axel Foley provided Murphy with an excellent showcase for his boundless charisma and impeccable comic timing.Įarning over $300 million on a budget of only $13 million, it's no surprise at all that Paramount asked Murphy to return for 1987's Beverly Hills Cop 2. Blessed with one of the catchiest and coolest instrumental theme songs ever produced for a movie, 1984's original Beverly Hills Cop was a massive hit, and helped turn Murphy into one of the biggest stars in the world.

One of Eddie Murphy's signature franchises, Beverly Hills Cop has produced three Axel Foley adventures, and here's how they rank, worst to best.

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