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Summary Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F unites the comedy legend with both returning and new characters for yet another case in California. All 4 Beverly Hills Cop movies have now featured several familiar faces, and while Murphy is the center of this cinematic universe, it's his relationships with the others that elevates things. Foley bounces off others, clashes with them, criticizes them, and without them, he wouldn't have the same energy.
5 Inspector Douglas Todd Played By: Gil Hill Before being cast in Beverly Hills Cop as Axel Foley's hair-trigger-tempered boss, Gil Hill was a real-life cop, rising up to the rank of Inspector in Homicide before moving on to a political career in Detroit. His only acting roles came in the first three Beverly Hills Cop movies, and he passed on other opportunities.
Related Every Eddie Murphy Action Movie, Ranked Worst To Best Eddie Murphy has many action movies in his filmography, but how do they all rank alongside one another, including the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy? Why Bogomil Didn't Return Bogomil doesn't return in Beverly Hills Cop III, and no explanation is offered for why. Like John Ashton's Taggart he could well have retired, as Billy Rosewood was promoted to second in command of the department. Cox was intended to be in Beverly Hills Cop III, but he told AV Club years later that “They wanted me to be in Beverly Hills Cop III, but… I read the script.
3 Jon Flint Played By: Héctor Elizondo In Taggart's absence , Héctor Elizondo's Jon Flint came into Beverly Hills Cop III as Billy Rosewood's new partner. He also had ties to villain Ellis DeWald, as his friend. Flint's role was always intended to be played by Taggart, but was rewritten when Ashton couldn't return.
Why Janice Didn't Return Randle played a part in another legacy sequel, Bad Boys For Life, in 2023 having not appeared in a role for 10 years previous to that. She was then subsequently recast for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and has seemingly all-but retired. Axel F fails to answer who the mother of Axel's daughter is, and Janice would have been a smart choice, given her part in the third movie.
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