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).
Outrageous Fortune (1987) | Arthur Hiller
Real Men (1987) | Dennis Feldman
Spies Like Us (1985) | John Landis
Rambo III (1988) | Peter MacDonald
Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985) | George P. Cosmatos
First Blood (1982) | Ted Kotcheff
The Delta Force (1986)
Commando (1985) | Mark L. Lester
Predator (1987) | John McTiernan
Aliens (1986) | James Cameron
Alien (1979) | Ridley Scott
Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper
Fright Night Part 2 (1989) | Tommy Lee Wallace
Fright Night (1985) | Tom Holland
The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher
Near Dark (1987) | Kathryn Bigelow
The Hitcher (1986) | Robert Harmon
Road Games (1981) | Richard Franklin
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) | George Miller & George Ogilvie
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) | George Miller
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