Eddie Murphy brings '80s to modern day with new 'Beverly Hills Cop' film

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Thirty years since his third and last outing, Eddie Murphys Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley is back on another investigation...

New Netflix film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F sees the rule-breaking police officer return to Beverly Hills when he discovers his estranged, public defender daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) is in danger after her investigation into a murder uncovers corruption in the Beverly Hills Police Department...

Murphy, who is joined by fellow original cast members Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, premiered the film on Thursday, fittingly across the road from the real Beverly Hills Police Department, where much of the action is set...

However, this red carpet where Murphy was joined by actor Martin Lawrence, musician Lil Nas X and others was a far cry from the first screening of the original 1984 film...

The first premiere was an industry screening I went to and it didnt go well with the audience Then I went to see it with a real audience and then I saw the real reaction to it, Murphy said.. Beverly Hills Cop went on to gross over $300 million worldwide and became an iconic 80s movie..

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