Eddie Murphy had already appeared in two hit films — "48 HRS.," opposite Nick Nolte, and "Trading Places," pairing off against Dan Aykroyd — but in "Beverly Hills Cop" Murphy carried the film ...

“David was trying to convince the studio that this 172-page screenplay is going to be a two-hour movie. So he had me. He sat there with a stopwatch, and he wrote down the time of each scene.

1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop,” the first Eddie Murphy film in the registry, arguably made him the world’s biggest movie star at the time and made action comedies a blockbuster staple for a ...

Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the ...

Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the ...

“Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of Congress’ registry, part of an annual group of 25 announced Wednesday that ...

“Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of Congress’ registry, part of an annual group of 25 announced Tuesday that spans ...

1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop” is the first Eddie Murphy film in the National Film Registry. Nobody puts Baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry.

1984's “Beverly Hills Cop,” the first Eddie Murphy film in the registry, arguably made him the world's biggest movie star at the time and made action comedies a blockbuster staple for a decade.