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 Goonies (1985) | Richard Donner
Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins
The Blues Brothers (1980) | John Landis
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg
Breakin’ (1984) | Joel Silberg
Style Wars (1983) | Tony Silver
Beat Street (1984) | Stan Lathan
Wild Style (1983) | Charlie Ahearn
Krush Groove (1985) | Michael Schultz
Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) | Michael Schultz
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) | Alan Metter
Hairspray (1988) | John Waters
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Chuck Russell
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) | Jack Sholder
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Wes Craven
Dreamscape (1984) | Joseph Ruben
Brainstorm (1983) | Douglas Trumbull
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