Hopefully everyone in Phase II enjoyed the conclusion of our first movie, Beverly Hills Cop. Here are some interesting facts about the movie that you may not have known:1. Several other actors - including James Caan, Al Pacino, Mickey Rourke, and Sylvester Stallone - were originally interested in playing the role of Axel Foley. Eddie Murphy was hired only two weeks before shooting began.2. The first draft of the script was finished in 1977, about eight years before the movie was made.
3. The entire movie took just over six months make, from when shooting began to when the film was released.
4. Much of Axel's dialogue, including the scene where he tells the "supercop" story about Taggart and Rosewood, was unscripted and improvised by Eddie Murphy while the cameras were rolling.
5. Director Martin Brest makes a cameo appearance at the end of the movie, as the receptionist who checks Axel out of the Beverly Palms Hotel.
6. The movie has earned more money than any other R-rated film in U.S. history except The Passion of the Christ (2004) and The Hangover (2009).
On Friday, Chi and Wayne will post a link to a survey about the movie (you'll be required to take this survey as part of your weekend homework). Today, however, I would like you all to think about and carefully answer the following question:
Axel Foley, the main character of Beverly Hills Cop, does a lot of dishonest things. He ignores orders from his bosses, breaks rules, cheats, steals, tricks, and lies to pretty much every other character in the movie. In spite of all this, do you think Axel is a hero? Why or why not?
Using the 'Comment' function at the bottom of this post, please write a short paragraph (at least five sentences) in response to this question. Try to be as specific as you can, and use specific details and examples from the movie to support your answer. Please post your answer BEFORE the end of the day on Friday, Jan. 28.
I look forward to reading your comments!
