Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of “alphabet” robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

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Film Cast:

• Det. Axel Foley: Eddie Murphy
• Det. William ‘Billy’ Rosewood: Judge Reinhold
• Maxwell Dent: Jürgen Prochnow
• Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil: Ronny Cox
• Det. Sgt. John Taggart: John Ashton
• Karla Fry: Brigitte Nielsen
• Police Chief Harold Lutz: Allen Garfield
• Charles ‘Chip’ Cain: Dean Stockwell
• Det. Jeffrey Friedman: Paul Reiser
• Insp. Douglas Todd: Gilbert R. Hill
• Nikos Thomopolis: Paul Guilfoyle
• Mayor Egan: Robert Ridgely
• Biddle: Brian O’Connor
• Jan Bogomil: Alice Adair
• May: Eugene Butler
• Willie: Glenn Withrow
• Chauffeur: Stephen Liska
• Sidney Bernstein: Gilbert Gottfried
• Russ Fielding: Tom Bower
• Gun Club Receptionist: Valerie Wildman
• Self: Hugh Hefner
• Self: Carrie Leigh
• Carlotta: Frank Pesce
• Rap Singing Guard: Vic Manni
• Waitress: Sheri Levinsky
• Uncle Ray: Uncle Ray Murphy
• Foreman: Todd Susman
• Parking Valet (Playboy Mansion): Chris Rock
• Receptionist at Hef’s: Susan Lentini
• Granby: Anthony D’Andrea
• Vinnie: Robert Pastorelli
• Barkeep: Kopi Sotiropulos
• Mr. Anderson: Richard Tienken
• Stripper: Teal Roberts
• Stripper: Peggy McIntaggart
• T.V. Reporter: Larry Carroll
• Mendoza: Gary Carlos Cervantes
• Doorman at Adriano’s: Michael DeMarlo
• Francesco: Dana Gladstone
• Construction Worker: Richmond Harrison
• Maitre d’ at 385: Darryl Henriques
• Stiles: John Hostetter
• Orvis: Tommy Lister Jr.
• Ailey: Ed Pansullo
• Ignacio: Rudy Ramos
• Guard at Hef’s: Ritch Shydner
• Bobby Morgan: John Lisbon Wood
• Body Guard: Carl Bringas
• Body Guard: Joe Duquette
• Body Guard: Michael Hehr
• Body Guard: Sam Sako
• Guard at Gate: Michael Francis Kelly
• Thug: William Lamar
• Thug: Christopher R. Adams
• Thug: Danny Nero
• Thug: Devin Bartlett
• Girl at Club: Dayna O’Brien
• Policeman: Eugene Mounts
• Man at Street Corner: Everett Sherman Jr.
• Vinnie’s Girl (Judy): Catrin Cole
• Playboy Playmate: Rebecca Ferratti
• Playboy Playmate: Kymberly Herrin
• Playboy Playmate: Venice Kong
• Playboy Playmate: Luann Lee
• Playboy Playmate: Kymberly Paige
• Playboy Playmate: Ola Ray
• Playboy Playmate: Alana Soares
• Playboy Model: Marlenne Kingsland
• Playboy Model: Anne Lammot
• Playboy Model: Sarah Quick
• Playboy Model: Pamela Santini
• Playboy Model: Natalie Smith
• Playboy Model: Leilani Soares
• Playboy Model: Monet Swann
• Playboy Model: Kari Whitman

Film Crew:

• Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
• Editor: Chris Lebenzon
• Local Casting: Victoria Thomas
• Casting: Bonnie Timmermann
• Producer: Don Simpson
• Characters: Danilo Bach
• Characters: Daniel Petrie Jr.
• Story: Eddie Murphy
• Art Direction: James J. Murakami
• Theme Song Performance: Harold Faltermeyer
• Director: Tony Scott
• Director of Photography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
• Editor: Billy Weber
• Editor: Michael Tronick
• Visual Effects: Steve Grumette
• Story: Robert D. Wachs
• Screenplay: Larry Ferguson
• Screenplay: Warren Skaaren
• Music Editor: Bob Badami
• Stunts: Jack Gill
• Camera Operator: Charles Mills
• Unit Production Manager: Fred C. Caruso
• Chief Lighting Technician: Ward Russell
• Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
• Makeup Artist: Stephen Abrums
• Producer’s Assistant: Charlie Murphy
• Stunts: Allan Graf
• Assistant Editor: Claudia Finkle
• Sound Mixer: William B. Kaplan
• Boom Operator: Earl Sampson
• Producer’s Assistant: Ray Murphy Jr.
• Assistant Editor: Peter Lonsdale
• Costume Supervisor: Bobbie Read
• Casting Assistant: Aleta Chappelle
• Executive Producer: Richard Tienken
• Camera Operator: Mike Benson
• Supervising ADR Editor: Juno J. Ellis
• Stunt Coordinator: Alan Oliney
• Sound Editor: Martin Nicholson
• Stunts: Charlie Picerni
• Special Effects Assistant: David Blitstein
• Stunts: Spiro Razatos
• Special Effects Coordinator: Tom Ryba
• Stunt Coordinator: Gary McLarty
• Stunts: Glory Fioramonti
• Sound Editor: Kimberly Harris
• Sound Editor: Julia Evershade
• Greensman: Richard Landau
• Production Office Coordinator: Yvonne Yaconelli
• Costume Supervisor: James W. Tyson
• First Assistant Director: Peter Bogart
• Special Effects Assistant: Johnny Borgese
• Transportation Captain: Michael Antunez
• Sound Editor: Marshall Winn
• Supervising Sound Editor: Cecelia Hall
• Supervising Sound Editor: George Watters II
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Donald O. Mitchell
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell
• Still Photographer: Bruce W. Talamon
• Production Illustrator: Sherman Labby
• Property Master: Tommy Tomlinson
• Assistant Art Director: Cate Bangs
• Sound Editor: Barbara McBane
• First Assistant Camera: Gregory J. Schmidt
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Dan Delgado
• Unit Production Manager: Art Seidel
• Foley Editor: Bruce Fortune
• Sound Editor: Frank Howard
• Foley Editor: Joseph A. Ippolito
• Script Supervisor: Betty A. Griffin
• Location Manager: Jack English
• Music Consultant: Kathy Nelson
• Production Design: Ken Davis
• Casting Assistant: Jeff Block
• Stunts: Scott Wilder
• First Assistant Camera: Aaron Pazanti
• Color Timer: Dick Ritchie
• Unit Publicist: Marsha Robertson
• Hairstylist: Dorothea Long
• Property Master: Mike Blaze
• Producer’s Assistant: David Thorne
• ADR Editor: Dick Darling
• Location Manager: Bruce Lawhead
• Assistant Location Manager: Robert Doyle
• Casting Assistant: Renee Milliken
• Production Accountant: Ellen Adolph
• Sound Editor: Victor Grodecki
• Dolly Grip: J. Michael Popovich
• Second Company Grip: Larry Sweet
• Construction Foreman: Mark Lawrence
• First Company Grip: Thomas Prophet Jr.
• Foley Supervisor: Pamela Bentkowski
• Stunts: Annie Ellis
• Title Designer: Dan Curry
• Assistant Sound Editor: Irene Bowers
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Michael Amundson
• Transportation Coordinator: Leroy Reed
• Producer’s Assistant: Kenneth H. Frith Jr.
• Production Assistant: Scott Metcalfe
• Producer’s Assistant: Ginger Reynolds
• Assistant Property Master: Larry Johnson
• Lighting Technician: Eddie Taylor
• Additional Hairstylist: Eddie M. Barron
• Second Assistant Director: Hope R. Goodwin
• Producer’s Assistant: Darlene Jackson
• Catering: Anthony Kerum
• Assistant Sound Editor: Daniel F. Finnerty
• Second Assistant Camera: Robert Samuels
• Second Assistant Camera: Marc Staton
• Assistant Editor: Carolyn Fitzgerald
• Assistant Sound Editor: Judee Gustafson
• Producer’s Assistant: David J. Robertson
• Executive Producer’s Assistant: Marilyn Gill
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Ed Reilly
• Producer’s Assistant: Monica Harmon
• Producer’s Assistant: Ray Murphy Sr.
• Producer’s Assistant: Kurt Davis
• Painter: James Ecker
• Assistant Accountant: Tony Criscione
• Production Secretary: Susie Mitchell
• Second Company Grip: Jay Davis
• Special Effects Assistant: Tom Tokunaga
• Transportation Captain: Mario Perez
• Craft Service: Emin Aljuwani
• Production Assistant: Cherie Bailey
• Production Assistant: Charlotte Lestern

Movie Reviews:

• JPV852: Entertaining enough sequel isn’t as sharp as the original and some parts felt like Murphy’s stand-up routine, and while the plot itself was weak, did enjoy the on-screen friendships between Murphy, Reinhold and Ashton. **3.5/5**
• CinemaSerf: Well I suppose a sequel to the 1984 success was inevitable, and to be fair Tony Scott has managed to re-assemble the cast from the first film and recruit Jürgen Prochnow (“Dent”) to adopt the Steven Berkoff role as baddie-in-chief. The rest of this is pretty much a straight copy of the original as Eddie Murphy’s “Foley” reunites with “Ashton” (John Taggart) and “Rosewood” (Judge Reinhold) to get to the bottom of an assassination attempt on their beloved “Bogomil” (Ronny Cox) after he had been suspended for failing to make inroads into the media-dominating “alphabet crimes”. What now ensues is really a vehicle for the star and his quick-mouth. The others continue to deliver well as foils for his antics, though this time they are more active participants and less unwilling victims! The plot is thin, but that doesn’t matter – Prochnow offers just about enough menace and there are still plenty of perilous scenarios for them to, obviously, get trapped into and then escape from! It clearly isn’t as fresh now, the characters are regurgitating themselves to some extent, but as sequels go this one retains much of the character and joie de vivre of the fish-out-of-water aspects that worked well before. It’s not great, but it’s an easy and entertaining film to watch.