After decades in development, Beverly Hills Cop 4, which is officially titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, is finally in production. Netflix is setting this up to be one of their big blockbusters for 2023, which is only fitting considering that the first Beverly Hills Cop was the biggest movie of 1984 (beating Ghostbusters at the box office), while Beverly Hills Cop 2 was another major hit, ranking in the top 3 movies of 1987. But what about Beverly Hills Cop 3? Not only was that movie not a box office hit, but it effectively ended the franchise for nearly thirty years. It was so bad that many thought it was the final nail in the coffin of Eddie Murphy’s career, only for the star to rebound in a big way two years later with The Nutty Professor.
So WTF Happened to Beverly Hills Cop III? Plenty, with the behind-the-scenes shakeup radically changing the tone of what then had been a slick, action-packed series of urban action flicks/comedies. Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer were no longer involved, and with them went the smooth action movie sheen, with John Landis the unlikely choice to direct the third instalment, which would be set at a DisneyWorld knockoff called Wonder World. By the time an orchestral version of the Axel F Theme started, audiences knew they were in trouble. The film tanked brutally, beaten by The Flintstones at the memorial day 1995 box office.
In this episode of WTF Happened to this Movie, written by Brad Hamerly, narrated by Mathew Plale and edited by Kier Gomes, we go into everything that went awry with this franchise killing misfire.
Do you think Beverly Hills Cop III is as bad as its reputation suggests? Let us know in the comments!
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The problem with BH3 was it was missing the complete 3 Amigos. Foley, Rosewood and Taggart. Rosewood and Taggart were like Laurel and Hardy. Without Taggart it felt weird. It's like having the A-Team without Murdock.
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They just dropped the trailer. Beverly Hills Cop 4 is OFFICIAL
I’ve always loved BHC3. It was the first one in the series I saw as a kid, so it holds a place in my heart. I also love the theme park setting.
Same here!! 💯💯
Yep same for me
Same with me. Strangely, I have the same sentiment with Rocky V.
36 years old here, saw it as kid and loved it.
I still like it But I LOVE the 1st 2
Man it's crazy seeing reviews of movies from your childhood. I was 11 when this movie came out and I thought it was the greatest movie ever. I'm gonna have to rewatch it again to see how it holds up.
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One of the films I wish I had walked out of at the cinema. Awful film.
I loved 1 and 3 as a kid
I remember seeing BHC 3 at the cinema and being HIGHLY disappointed with the film,worst one out of the franchise.And the coloring grating of the film is TOO dire/dark.
@@Kthomasritchie Me too. LOL.
0:18 To be fair, Boomerang wasn't "box office dud" as implied here. It was actually quite successful at the box office and one of my favorite films of 1992.
Exactly! Thank you!
Agree. I’d repeat view Boomerang over BH cop 3 any day.
Thanks for pointing it out, that made me quite mad 😂
Boomerang was pretty good
Eddie Murphys funniest movies are BHC 1 and 2, Trading Places, Coming to America, and The Nutty Professor (the first one, not the 2nd)
That little boy laughing is my favorite part of the whole movie.
I worked on the movie. The cast and crew actually had a lot of fun making it. The big surprise for me was how professional Eddie was. Completely different than when I was on set of 48Hrs 2. Eddie had come a long way once he wasn't the golden boy anymore. He straightened out his act (at least on set). The general consensuses once the film was released was an overall pleasant experience. Not great, but not terrible either.
I think the film has some huge issues but so does BHC1. The great thing about BHC2 is the villain seems to generally operate in ways that make sense. This feature is absent from BCH1 and 3 (by the way, the villains in BHC3 do get better in the second half of the film almost the opposite of BHC1). BHC1 just took too long setting up the characters which is why I think BHC2 was a comfortable sequel. The loss of Taggart really hurt this film as they didn't set up the 'private police force' well. I know one of the major issues of this film was the script, and I wonder if they ever floated the idea of dropping a replacement for Taggart and spending more time with the love interest as a tsundere maybe. Anyway, youtube critics are stupid, and this film is not that much worse than the first. Trust me, there are trilogies where the third movie is WAY worse than this. This is just a popular theme that never died out and it's easy to create buzz around this yt title.
why wasn't Bogomili in beverly hills cop 3
BHC-3 1994 was flawed in my view because they waited way, way too long. 7+ years. Axel was older, leaner not quite the young hip cop anymore. The 3rd film should of been with a young Detroit PD or Bev Hills detective that he could play off of. Hector Alizazo 🎭 is great but way, miscast. 🤔 The Amusement Park story was lame.
@@Wheatsolo nah, it's much worse. Axel isn't as funny, Rosewood isn't as funny, Taggart isn't there, the music is completely unremarkable, while i can't look at a still image of BC1 and not remember the first notes of that Patty Labelle song. It's not terrible,, but it's easily the worst of the 3.
Liked all 3 movies to be honest. Yes even the third one.
I fell in love w/ the Lions letterman jacket from BHC2. I cobbled one together in 1988 when I lived in LA. When catching the ever faithful RTD bus one day, a guy said: "Those aren't Lions colors." Without missing a beat I said: "I know, I saw BHC2 one time too many." 😁
I remember watching this movie while I was sick and my dad was taking care of me as a kid. He put the third movie on before I had ever seen the first two. I adored it for some reason more than anything else I had seen at the time. Its wild the backstory of these things
Boomerang is still a CLASSIC!!
This is definitely least best one made. I never hated it, but it very much felt different...it wasnt gritty. It was filmed in that 90s clear film aesthetic. It didnt feel like the other ones. Still loved this movie regardless
Same, it felt very TV-like. I remember BHC2 being one of the coolest looking movies I saw as a kid. Thank you Tony Scott.
1 is on my all time favorite list. 2 is a great movie and a very well done sequel. 3 was kinda weird... but it had Serge so it gets a ok from me.
Serge and billy definitely made 3 likable an the little bit of inspector T 😂💯
It’s Serge how had is it to say my name……Serge ‘Tut’
I did like the return of Serge and the "Kiss My Ass" dollars made me laugh, as did Rosewood using so much man power to check an empty truck, and that silly gun Serge let Foley use. That was about it though for me though. I mean no Taggart, no Bogomil, and killing off Inspector Todd ruined it for me
Agreed. I like BHC1 better than 2. And 3 was like,...(sighs) Lol
Sometimes some movies are a product of their times, this is one movie that was very 80s, sometimes leave it alone and enjoy it for what it is.
I agree with you not all good movies need sequel let alone trilogies.
Yep, most times it is best to let good memories be just that; good memories. Nostalgia is for suckers these days, truly. Corporations have weaponized viewers' own nostalgia against the viewers.
90s. This film was made in the 90s.
2 was awesome because it was so raw and dark with some humor sprinkled in
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I will admit I don’t hate his movie, but it’s nowhere close to the previous 2
I have learned not to dislike it either as it's own movie but 1&2 are from a whole different universe.
Like nearly All part 3s that had a great 1 & 2, it sucked!
@@ScarFace5566 Yeah most of them do. I'm thankful that Die Hard With a Vengeance is incredible.
Yea, I actually like all 3 But obviously the 1st 2 are Greats and 3 is just underrated imo
personally, i preferred 3 over the previous 2, i think they could have done better but i still preferred it.
I loved this movie as a kid saw it at the cinema when it came out and I remember when it would come on TV the family would seat down and enjoy it each time.
“The Distinguished Gentleman” wasn’t a Paramount production. It was released by Disney’s Hollywood Pictures. 🧐
Idk how they missed that
Next year, Netflix is making a fourth Beverly Hills Cop!
I like how a "What Happened to Beverley Hills Cop 3" focused way more time on the first 2, and the possible number 4. Given the quality of no 3, a wise decision.....
What ?
BHC 3 was one of my favorite movies
The elephant suit scene was was actually funny to me 😂.
I don't know why BHC2 got such low ratings. I absolutely LOVE that move and thought it had a lot of clever moments. Axel getting cash at various points in the film was particularly funny and clever. After borrowing Rosewood's bag of vitamins using them as a prop in the gun club, he gives Rosewood $20 he got from the receptionist to replace the vitamins. While tracking the armored truck from the robbery he finds a $50 bill and gives that to the valet, Chris Rock, at the Playboy mansion to park the cement truck. And finally he donates the $200 he got from Sidney Bernstein, played by Gilbert Gottfried, when the mayor says he's going to a charity event. The action was great, the comedy was on point and I loved the growth of Rosewood into a baby-faced psycho. The chemistry of Axel, Taggart and Rosewood was just as good as it was in the original. But yes, BHC3 was complete dogs***. I'd consider it inhumane torture to watch it again. As for the 4th movie, I kinda wish they just left it alone. I understand that Eddie wants to give the character a good send-off but based on the fact that he read the script for Coming 2 America and still went through it doesn't give me a lot of hope in his ability to discern what it takes to make a good movie. Coming 2 America is easily in the top 3 worst films of his career.
Agreed. Also, hard take, Harold Faltermeyer's score in the second film was better than the first
Shakedown, breakdown, takedown Everybody wants into the crowded light Breakdown, takedown, your busted
second movie was arguably the best one. not only it carried the same witty tone from the first one, but because of Tony Scott's direction it became even more stylish
"MAD" magazine's take on BHC2 wiped out all the joy and made me think of things easily forgiven in the film. Which is the signature of a popcorn movie that takes you along for the ride.
@@marcelomoura5644 "Everybody walks into the crowded light"
This was one of my absolute favorite films growing up. I must have rented it like 20-30 times. Just watched it again for the first time in about two decades with my fiancée, and while we didn’t think it was as good as the first two, we were still laughing constantly thru the entire film. Not on the same quality as the first two but I maintain that the film is entertaining and pretty damn funny.
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AGREED❕
I loved it as a kid. The best part was in the theme park haha. And that crazy gun!
FACTS!!! It was still a good movie
Pluto nash vampire from Brooklyn to name a few of his duds .I liked one movie of his with the mystical arts the Chosen one .
This was a guilty pleasure of mine when I was a kid. I was shocked when my older brother (who was about 18) told me it sucked and I was stupid for liking it. :-/
I have a fondness for the third one myself.
It was a kids movie for adults and a adult movie for kids just have them cuss and poke fun at Disney.
This was my introduction to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, and I loved it. It wasn't till later saw 1&2. I still like 3 to this day.
That jacket is still dope!
I’ll watch all 3 films any day and enjoy them. Crazy the drama behind the scenes
As a kid i loved this movie, that gun in the end!!!
I loved all the Beverly Hills series as a kid, especially no.3. Used to watch it back to back. “That’s not Okie Dokie” I’m going to watch them back with my kids.
… the 1st is the best, the 2nd is the darkest, the 3rd was the most fun (my favorite) they’re all great for what they are.
Wonder World is one of my favourite BHCs because it actually came out when I was at the age to care. The first two came out when I was super young. The first one seemed "too dated" when I first watched it and I vaguely remember Brigitte Nielsen as the alphabet bomber from the second one.
I ALWAYS felt that Paul Reiser's character being in peril would be the best reason to revisit the franchise. The only aspect of BH3's plot that I liked (Detroit Cap death)
The only thing I remember about this movie is that it had the dubstep gun, like two decades early.
Reasons behind the accident that killed three during filming Landis' Twilight Zone segment were slightly more complex than a "tailspin". Anyway, it would be nice if Joblo researched that incident and made a video about it.
or maybe no any discussion related to the accident just brings the worst of people
There's a lot videos that have touched on it. You should check them out. It's a wild situation
@@ViktorKruger99 yeah it just propels the worst. people need to cut it out. they tend to lose their heads when talking about it.
@@TrippingHawk lol
JoBlo has covered this on one of their other channels
I must admit Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 were fantastic films, the third film just didn’t have the same atmosphere and film layout, it is watchable. I just hope the 4th film had the same set up as the 1st and 2nd films combined. Then it would be a fantastic comeback film sequel then Eddie Murphy will be back to his usual self. But you need to remember it will be almost 30 years since the 1994 3rd film was released
But this was in 1994 and Murphy would have redeemed
This was the movie that got me in to the Beverly Hills cop franchise. Didn’t no Existed that was on HBO in the early 90s
I personally liked the 3rd one. It's certainly different to the previous 2. But the impression I got with the 3rd one was that it was just over the top goofy fun. I didn't think it was awful or great.
I was 12 when it came out. Guilty pleasure for me. That gun at the end playing Eazy E. Loved it
Very informative vid , Good work mate 👊🏻😁🇦🇺🍻
it literally the wikipedia page being read out
This movie is a classic, specially the wonder world theme is everything, and he got respect from Uncle Dave.
I really never thought part 3 was that bad. Sure, it didn't hold a candle to the first two, but I always found it halfway decent. A good enough popcorn flick.
I hated it the first time I saw it, even as a teenager, and after a recent rewatch for the first time in thirty years, I hate it even more now.
Love it! Great video
This was so well put together 😊
I like BHC3 lol I think it stands up well to time and the other films. 7 years is a large gap and the 90s were a very different time to the 80s
Boomerang was not a dud. It's still a classic.
You forgot Box office. You can't change the statement but treat it the same. 🤔
So funny
Boomerang has aged really well
Wait he said boomerang was a dud?? I haven’t even watched the vid yet the ads are playing but I’m cutting this video off. I will not tolerate boomerang slander. If that’s his view then he is not a man of culture and I don’t care to hear what’s being said in the video. Lol I’m out
Only bc of the Robin Givens foot scene lol 😂
The Distinguished Gentleman was actually not released by Paramount, but by Hollywood Pictures (A Disney subsidiary).
That movie was HORRIBLE. LOL.
That movie was okay 👌🏽 but should’ve come out in 93
As a kid, this was the first Axel Foley movie I got to see in cinemas. Looking back, you can see the creaking budget and flat tone of a troubled production and if I remember right, it was PG rated in the UK, taking away much of the series edge.
It has at least 40 f-bombs. It was never a PG.
@@michaelmyers3709 it is edgy
It’s rated 15 here in the U.K..
It was terrible,like a Luke warm version of the first two Reminds me of crocodile Dundee 3 😂
It blows my mind that he was paid that much for BHC 3. He needed the movie more than it needed to be made so he made off like a bandit when the studio should've been in the better negotiating position. Besides that though, the reason I can't believe how much he was paid is because the movie feels so cheap. At a budget more than twice that of part 2 it feels like the whole thing was slapped together in an afternoon.
But fans are tired of him
What couldve been epic for part 4 to have CHARLIE MURPHY with him as axel thug brother and they could appear together on film. Damn
This is why we can't let COLONIZIERS speak on certain things. Boomerang was the 18th highest-grossing film in North America that year. Boomerang earned over $131 million worldwide during its theatrical run. Not to mention the iconic soundtrack.
I do remember watching The Flintstones instead of this in the theater lol. But I do like this one.
This is one I loved as a kid like the other commenters are posting, and honestly don't think it's that bad a movie for the rep it sometimes gets.
This movie actually tells people what really goes Under Disney.
Yep😅
This movie is not as bad as everyone makes it to be, in fact compared with some of the latest efforts on the "action comedy" subgenre it makes it look like a freakin masterpiece
Exactly!
hear hear
No it wasn't AS bad as many think...it was much WORSE. Absolutely horrible
Compared to 1 and 2, it sucked IMHO. That's what matters most.
@@Eazy-ERyder Eddie Murphy recognized it as trash and buried this franchise to this day. You can like it and that’s fine but to try to hype this shit movie up is just stupid.
It's seems like people who fell in love with the 3rd film are early to mid 80s babies like me. It played a lot on TV(superstation) when we were kids and is how I and many of us were introduced to the series. After time and getting to know the others, it is clear that the true magic and greatness of the series is in the first film. But I cannot see how anyone can objectively find part 2 to be better than part 3. I mean c'mon! I can watch 1 again anyday. I can watch 3 as well it's pretty good. I never want to see part 2 again, it was a one time watch.
I felt this, something about number 2, just not one I’d rewatch. I grew up watching 3 with my brother, had a lot of funny scenes. It’s like a close out to the trilogy. I liked it
I loved BHC3, it was hilarious to me. It was like watching Axle Foley in a naked gun movie. Awesome!😂
I tried to watch BHC3 but only made it a couple minutes b4 I realized why I hadn't seen it until it was 29 yrs old. I forced myself to trudge through 10 -15 minutes of it and couldn't watch another minute. It was just painful.
I know I saw Beverly Hills Cop 3 in theater but I can't remember anything about it. In fact, I thought it never existed until I saw this video. Lol!
It’s got it’s problems, def went far too soft for a final entry in the series, but it’s pretty difficult to hate outright. John Ashton is sorely missed tho, his absence can definitely be felt and I think is a big contributor to the lackluster vibe this one has always carried.
I saw this so many times as a kid and I actually really liked it LoL it was the best of the 3 to me AT THAT TIME.
Personally loved them all, thought they did well and wouldn't change anything tbh.
I saw Beverly Hills Cop 3 on its opening night. It was sold out. By the time the credits rolled, there were seven of us left in the theater. Everyone else had walked out on the film as the movie was playing. That's the only time I've ever seen that happen.
I’m a 90s kid and this is my favourite one! Love the theme park scenes.
Yeah I don't know why they did this, it would've been hard to top Beverly Hills Cop 2 anyway.
I have no idea if all this is accurate but this was so well done. Subbin’
1 & 2 were definitely better but I don't think 3 was a bad movie. I enjoyed it a lot as a kid and it holds up okay nowadays I feel. I'd watch a 4th
Man Hell naw lol Beverly Hills Cop 3 was the first Beverly Hills Cop movie I've seen from the franchise. My siblings and I used to try to act out the fighting scenes. And we definitely used to recite this shit back to back lol not to mention, we're from Detroit 🙌🏾one of my favorite parts is when they visit Surge. Axel said, What?! Get the Fuck outta here! Surge said, "No I cannot!" 😂 😂 😂 That shit always had me rolling #Detroit #BornNRaised
My late uncle took me too Beverly Hills Cop when I was 7, good times and great memories! It's my favorite to this day. I was introduced to real comedy that day.
Part 3 is actually one of my favorites lol i love them all but part three, the idea of Axel Foley in a theme park is hilarious to me 🤷🏽♂️
Having only just today binged though all of the original Beverly Hills Cop movies for the first time, I have to say that while the 3rd one wasn't what I would have expected I did find myself enjoying the basic premise of a family friendly Disney-esque amusement park being the cover for an underground criminal operation. That said I could definitely see how it effectively killed the franchise up until now if it was that much of a "jump-the-shark" for audiences and critics at the time, but it does seem to have developed new appreciation nowadays even if just as a much bigger guilty pleasure than the first two movies. I definitely did not expect to see George Lucas of all people make a random cameo in the film either.
Gotta say, I do genuinely like Beverly Hills Cop III 😛🙂 Looking forward to seeing the 4th film, especially how Eddie Murphy's doing it for the right reasons. With Axel Foley, he's got such a magic to him, but I agree it wasn't as prominent in the 3rd film. Now I know why...
@@matthewdaley746 Agreed. And a black villain could be cool. Maybe Samuel L Jackson 😜
@@Johny40Se7en but will Taggart came back
@@lexkanyima2195 No idea, but it would be cool. I heard that John Ashton's doing alright, taking it easy like..., but if he was given a script with great writing I'm sure he'd come back to do this 🙂
@@Johny40Se7en well he has to make a cameo or be part of
@@lexkanyima2195 Indeed.
I saw this movie when it came out on opening day it was the first R-rated movie I was able to go on my own because I just turned 17 that year and it was the biggest disappointment next to Batman and Robin walking out of the theater.
When I first saw B & R I was stunned at how BAD it was,now knowing the back story behind the scenes,I watch it just to get laughs.And I laugh often and very hard. LOL.
@@powerbadpowerbad how bad ?
Boomerang budget 42 million, Box office 131 million.
So John Landis is the reason “I’m My Own Grandpa” has been stuck in my head since the 90s?
I actually liked part 3 and would love to see a part 4
I didn't think Beverley Hills Cop III was THAT bad.
BHC3 was just one of those movies that should not have been made and didn't need to be made. The original was perfect and didn't require a sequel. Half the charm of the original was the culture shock of a Detroit detective in Los Angeles, and that element had long passed by the third film.
John Landis had some fascinating insights into his relationship with Eddie Murphy in Kevin Pollack's podcast (it also mirrors his relationship with Michael Jackson as well since Landis directed Thriller). Worth checking out.
The fourth movie is gonna be AWFUL A sequel going straight to streaming is always red flag
This wasn't a movie bad it was pretty entertaining the problem was it didn't have the edgy serious tone like the 1st two movie's and you we're missing John Ashton and ronny cox
You could honestly tell me it was a PG-13 film and I'd believe you.
@@SmoothCriminal12 it felt more PG-13 then rated R
@@jamesmorant1406 and it felt so odd
When he come up with the gun playing Easy E I died as a kid lol still funny til this day 😂
The 4th one is coming now in 2024 😁
The annoying wonder world theme running all through the movie is what killed it for me.
Am I the only one who thinks Beverly Hills Cop IV should be released in theaters as opposed to Netflix?
5:07: I heard that Paramount was hesitant to go with the "Beverly Hills Cop in London" idea because Paramount had already done a film with Michael Douglas called "Black Rain", which sounded rather similar in the basic premise except in Japan.
People may have missed it but we loved it. It was so over the top, but the car chop scene, the funeral with Al green and the Bronson Pinchot return. There were a ton of KZhead clips before KZhead was even out. Eddie rolled over somebody lol that’s always funny In comedy cinema!
When you set your movie in an amusement park, you're definitely out of ideas. #kissmeetsthephantomofthepark
I loved that movie very much!!
i love the theme variation in this film....and they filed in Great America!
The movie should have been about Taggert and Rosewood going to Detroit to help Axel Foley. As much as the first movie was about a fish-out-of-water Detroit cop in Beverly Hills. This one could be about two fish-out-of-water BH cops in Detroit.
First two were action movies with humor sprinkled in. The third one was a comedy with weak action scenes.
Very accurate. For me 1 = 10 classic 2 = 6 sorry no encore no replay value 3 = 7.5 goodbye action yet still good It depends on what you like
@@charleslamb5810 second one was an awesome action movie. Third one had way too much slap stick comedy. Plus it made rosewood the funny dumb sidekick. It already had Serge and his Annihilator 2000.
It’s funny some hate this movie because this is honestly the best one of the trilogy. I remember growing up watching this one more times.
This movie was nowhere near as bad as people say it was. It would have been better if it wasn't from the BHC franchise. I can't wait for the 4th one tho
I like all three hopefully they make one final one.
It's an underrated sequel for me. Not as bad as people say it is.
Man whatever I liked this movie. Some things about it were goofy but the whole Ferris wheel sequence was great. Same with Serge’s gun at the end.
ALL 3 BHC WERE THE SHIT I LOVED EM AS A KID STILL LOVE EM CURRENT DAY AND WILL WATCH EM WHENEVER THEY COME ON... #NOSTALGIA
While speaking with Alan Young, we got on the subject of BHC III. He mentioned that Eddie Murphy wasn't happy with it and that during filming he thought it was too violent and should've been more story driven.
Nah, this movie was TERRIBLE. You could tell Eddie wasn’t into it. And did y’all really posit “Boomerang” as a dud? An $80 million-grossing romantic comedy starring nothing but Black people released in the early ‘90s? Really? 🤔
I must be an outlier. I really enjoy this film. It's weird. Quirky. Has a crazy sense of humour.