Funniest scene ever?
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MikeHawk — 18 years ago(May 19, 2007 10:22 AM)
It's rather interesting, actually, that the original BEVERLY HILLS COP wasn't written as a comedy at the outset, but gradually evolved into one with Eddie Murphy's involvement in the project. Think of who they intended to play Foley: the thinking at the time of the script's genesis was Clint Eastwood, James Caan, etc. The first person signed to play Foley was Mickey Rourke. When they couldn't finalize the script within the time window that Rourke had, it went to Sylvester Stallone.
The first COP is sort of schizophrenic, in that regard. It IS very funny, yes. But unlike most comedies there are some alarmingly serious, jarringly violent moments in it (the Tandino execution, for example, or even the final confrontation with Victor Maitland). The assumption (or, rather, MY assumption, as a young boy eagerly awaiting COP II) was that BEVERLY HILLS COP II would be closer to an Eddie Murphy movie than to a Sylvester Stallone movie. Who knew that the reverse would actually be true? A fast, slick, hard-edged action thriller directed by Tony Scott would have seemed more fitting for either Stallone or Rourke than Eddie Murphy. If you didn't know better, you'd have thought that they were made in reverse order.
I don't even really think of BEVERLY HILLS COP II as a comedy. What comedy there is in the movie is pretty forced, and only some of it is actually funny. And yet, I still like this movie. A lot. Much of that credit I suppose goes to Tony Scott. This movie LOOKS so damned good (as do all of his early pictures), and is just so watchable, that I am willing to forgive it its cardinal sin: not being terribly funny. As a comedy, I think it's kind of a washout. As an action thriller, it's quite a bit more successful, in spite of the lame, contrived plot. I've always maintained that the real star of TOP GUN wasn't Tom Cruise; it was Tony Scott. If you want to see what TOP GUN would have looked like without Scott directing, give IRON EAGLE a spin sometime. Yikes. COP II is ten miles removed from a great movie (which the original very much is), but without Tony Scott's witchcraft with a camera, I can only imagine how badly it would have turned out.
Probably very much like BEVERLY HILLS COP III, I suspect
(What the HELL was John Landis thinking? Landis! Brother gave us ANIMAL HOUSE, THE BLUES BROTHERS, TRADING PLACES, SPIES LIKE US and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, and he gives us THAT BHC movie? What?!?) -
dinorider54 — 15 years ago(September 13, 2010 04:48 PM)
Funniest part in the entire film for me, gets me everytime - Sarge slipping into the pool:
"Axel: (feminine) "I love it when you talk dirty, get your mad ass in this pool"
Sarge: "Axel, GET OUT OF THE GODAMN POOl" Splash!
And the way Billy keeps on laughing at the clothes is classic. -
orangerunner — 19 years ago(May 31, 2006 11:24 AM)
If memory serves, I recall him being interviewed on the Arsenio Hall Show during the press for another film. When asked what he thought about Beverly Hills Cop II the most enthusiastic response he could muster up with was "Cool".
I recall other various articles and interviews (not including the Paramount PR fodder) where he mentioned being disappointed with the film.
But hey, if you loved it, all the power to you! -
TheDrizzle77 — 18 years ago(January 24, 2008 02:19 AM)
Do you lack a sense of humor in general? Perhaps the plots weren't as spectacular or well- together as BHC 1, but so many parts of this movie was hysterical.
And if you think BHC 1 was funny, then tell me what is the HUGE difference between the two?
EX. In BHC 1, Axel bamboozles his way into a hotel room by saying he was a writer from Rolling Stone doing a piece on Michael Jackson (hysterical part).
In BHC 2, Axel bamboozles his way into "the Pointer Sisters" house as Billy Rosewood would say (hahaha) by saying he was a building inspector. Also funny.
That's just one of many of the stunts he pulls that are so similar in the first one and the second. The strip club, the tricks, the stunts when did they switch tracks??
I think BHC 1 was the better movie, but BHC 2 was the best laugh's I got from any of them. It was almost like watching two hours of Murphy's finest stand- up/improv. BHC 3 is the worst because they did what so many trilogy's do go to the well one too many times. All the same business and putting an amusement park and Uncle Dave in the mix was wizzzzzeak. Murphy still made the movie at least a bronze in my eyes though.
But to find no humor in BHC 2, that means you found no humor in BHC 1, Eddie Murphy Raw, Trading Places, 48 Hrs, Any Richard Pryor stand- up special or movie. And by that I feel real bad for ya. Missing out on a lot of laugh's. -
jc808 — 19 years ago(July 02, 2006 12:02 PM)
where they enters Sidney Bernstein's office and charge him for unpayed parking tickets. I can still laugh when I watch that scene.
I think that scene contains all of what Beverly Hills Cop 2 humour is about. Eddie comes up with a joke and cheat a guy to believe a story to make him get what he wants. It also makes fun of the 80's and yuppie's with Mercedes, HUGHE pilot sunglases and a japanese working in an office.
The lines are classics:- "That's my wifes car! No, no, BITCH!"
- "Caught me!? There are people out there with chainsaws!"
- "OUTCH! Let go of my arm! I'm robbing you!"
- "Aha! It's secret, like a James Bond thing?"
i totally agree with you. But why does a japanese lawyer have a jewish surname?
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abduljabbaar — 19 years ago(August 03, 2006 01:34 PM)
Too many lines and scenes:
When he steals the house
The Vitamins
Johnny Wishbone
The scene in Detroit with Frankie and his nephew
Inspector Todd's Office
Playboy Mansion
Sidney Burnstein's office
This is easily the funniest out of the 3. The first movie is a much better movie with a much better script. However, Eddie has mastered Axel's character in this one. He is much more of a con man. -
rbhardware_05 — 19 years ago(August 27, 2006 02:31 AM)
I can't remember which one this scene is from, Im sure its BHC2 but anywa.
The Scene with Billy and the rocket launcher cracks me up everytime.
I can't remember all the dialogue, but It's hilarious the way he's reading the instructions and when he fires it the look on his face is just priceless.
hey Eddie beep you Eddie! Suck my d!ck!! - Eddie Murphy, Raw -
runswithscissors86 — 19 years ago(January 19, 2007 09:35 AM)
Best scene: Sidney Bernstein's office (That's my wife's car! BITCH!)
The vitamins (I got twin daughters! With pigtails!)
The pool cleaning (You want me to spell it out? There's something floating in the pool!)
Big Al the turtle (I'm just wondering where his dick is at)
Sarge falling in the pool and Billy can't stop laughing at him and his plaid pants
Billy telling off the boss. (Kiss my a$$! Kiss MINE!)
Well, this sucks.
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Don_Falone1985 — 19 years ago(January 26, 2007 03:04 AM)
best scene and funniest was when alex foley meeting up with the guy with the credit card scheme, and the guy brings a friend who was the one that got away in beverly hills cop in the cigerrate scene, murphy says "hes a cop" the funniest bit which made me laugh was " i used to be a muslim, i dont eat pork but i can smell pork a mile away" something on the lines of that, then he proceeds "so beep off, allah akkaba" so dam hilarious
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tnw013 — 18 years ago(April 17, 2007 12:54 PM)
My two favorite scenes/lines are:
my favorite line: Inspector Todd - "WHO TRICKED MY ASS?!"
@ The playboy mansion when Hef asks them all to leave: "OK, that's it everyone. Party's over. Max fu *ked it up for everybody so let's just go home."