BEVERLY HILLS COP: It's all fun & games until cops falsify paperwork
80s Movies: A Guide to What's Wrong with Your Parents11/13/20 • 20 min
Beverly Hills Cop was the No. 1 movie in 1984, a year that many consider one of cinema's best. As Detroit police detective Axel Foley (a role originally written for white actors Mickey Rouke and then Sylvester Stallone), Eddie Murphy made headway for black authority figures as lead characters -- a huge step toward positive representation for the black community. Film authorities Tara McNamara (Gen X) and Riley Roberts (Gen Z) look back through a modern lens to evaluate how the comedy classic holds up and how it doesn't.
11/13/20 • 20 min
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