It's that time again. Once again, a sequel in a film series that started back over 30 years ago is coming out, on July 3rd, 2024 to be exact. That movie is "Axel F," the fourth in the "Beverly Hills Cop" series. This original film was quite ground-breaking in its way, as it was one of the earliest (or at least one of the best) examples of the action/comedy hybrid. Eddie Murphy was already a huge name, from "Saturday Night Live," and movies like "48 Hrs" (1982) and "Trading Places" (1983), but this one made him an even bigger superstar. So let's return to that original, and dissect it. As usual, it'll be incredibly detailed questions, followed by the answers, with many SPOILERS ahead.
Questions:
1) In the opening scene, an undercover Axel Foley is trying to sell a truckload of cigarettes with federal tax stamps to the two crooks. What brand of cigarettes?
2) How much money is he demanding for this truckload, and how much does the guy try to give him?
3) What brand of cigarettes does Axel say he smokes?
4) Where did Axel get the truckload of cigarettes?
5) How long has it been since Axel last saw his friend Mikey?
6) What is the name of the art gallery that Jenny Summers manages in Beverly Hills?
7) What make of car did Mikey and Axel steal when they were teenagers?
8) What detective is Inspector Todd putting on the Mikey Tandino murder case?
9) Axel is wearing a gray t-shirt with writing on it during his first day in Beverly Hills. What does it say?
10) Which hotel does Axel stay at in Beverly Hills?
11) How much is this hotel charging Axel per night for his suite? (It's the single room rate.)
12) What is Axel's suite number?
13) What three types of beverages does Serge offer Axel in the art gallery?
14) How much is the weird sculpture that Axel looks at, with the chain-wearing figure at the head of a table, with decapitated heads revolving on plates?
15) What is the color, make, and model of Axel's car?
16) What does Axel order for Rosewood and Taggart as a late supper (and as a distraction)?
17) The actor who plays the employee who gives Axel the bananas later became famous. Name him.
18) How much does the fruit plate cost at the hotel?
19) And how many bananas does this man give Axel?
20) What is the address of Victor Maitland's warehouse? (It's stamped on the crates.)
21) Axel impersonates a U.S. Customs Inspector at the bonded warehouse. What fake name does he give?
22) While waiting for Axel to return to the hotel, Rosewood reads a magazine. According to it, how much undigested red meat does the average 50-year-old have in their bowels?
23) What punishment do Rosewood and Taggart get for losing Axel?
24) What is Axel's drink of choice? (He's seen ordering it on two occasions.)
25) What month does this movie take place in? (Axel mentions it once.)
26) What are the names of the two police officers who replace Taggart and Rosewood?
27) What is the name of the club that Axel confronts Victor Maitland in?
28) What fake name does Axel give himself at the club while talking to the Maitre d?
29) What charges were eventually leveled against Axel, which will be dropped if he left town, and reinstated if he didn't?
30) How do Jenny and Axel know each other?
31) What magazine does Victor flip through while asking Jenny about Axel?
32) What is Rosewood's police radio call sign?
33) And what is Taggart's police radio call sign?
34) What is the address of Victor's mansion?
35) What is the stated Beverly Hills police code for officers needing assistance?
36) Rosewood references a movie while he and Taggart are pinned down at Victor's mansion. Name it.
37) Where on his body does Victor shoot Axel?
38) Of those that we see, how many of Victor's henchman/employees survive to the end of the movie? (Not counting art gallery employees like Jenny and Serge.)
39) How many kilos of cocaine were found at Victor's warehouse?
40) How much does it cost to buy one of the hotel's bathrobes?
41) How many did Axel say he'd already stolen?
42) Serge has trouble pronouncing Axel's name. What three wrong approximations does he use, before giving up?
43) How many people do Axel, Taggart, Rosewood, and Bogomil all shoot in the movie?
44) Does packing coffee grounds around drugs really prevent dogs from smelling them?
45) Axel tastes the powdered drug at Victor's warehouse and announces that it's cocaine. How does he know how to determine this by taste?
46) Director Martin Brest plays a small role in the movie. Name it.
47) What bar do Axel and Mikey go to?
48) A famous actor was originally slated to play Axel in this movie, and he rewrote the script to make it more action-oriented. After Eddie Murphy became available, this other actor gracefully bowed out, on the condition that he could take his reworked script and make a different movie from it. Name the actor, and the eventual other movie.
49) Can you really disable a car by sticking a couple of bananas in the tailpipe?
50) Early in the movie, back in Detroit, why didn't Zach and Casey shoot Axel as well as Mikey?
Answers:
1) Lucky Strikes. There are also Pall Mall boxes seen in the truck, but he doesn't mention these.
2) $5,000, and about $2,000.
3) King sized Kents.
4) From police evidence--they were part of the recent Dearborn hijacking.
5) 2 years.
6) Hollis Benton.
7) A Cadillac.
8) Rand.
9) Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept. This is a real Detroit school.
10) The Beverly Palm Hotel. (It's really the Biltmore, and it's in downtown Los Angeles.)
11) $235. Which doesn't seem that expensive at all. I know, it was 40 years ago, and there's been inflation, but still.
12) 1035.
13) Wine, a cocktail, or an espresso with lemon.
14) $130,000. Okay, this price still seems ridiculously expensive.
15) It's a blue Chevy Nova, and not a particularly well-maintained one.
16) A bay shrimp salad sandwich, a cold poached salmon in dill sauce, and "something for dessert."
17) Damon Wayans.
18) $12.95.
19) 3.
20) 9994 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA.
21) Rafferty.
22) 5 pounds. (This isn't true. All food passes through your digestive system. If not, it's a serious medical condition, and you won't be just walking around for years!)
23) They're docked 2 days of pay.
24) Scotch and soda.
25) June. Axel says this while figuring out the attempted strip club robbery.
26) Foster and McCabe.
27) The Harrow Club.
28) Ramon.
29) 2 counts of disturbing the peace. The possession of a concealed weapon charge was dropped when they found out he was a cop.
30) They grew up in the same neighborhood. Presumably in Detroit.
31) Artfolio.
32) DD-6.
33) DD-13.
34) 609 Palm Canyon Road. (It's really a private residence at 609 E. Channel Road.)
35) 998. If you're curious, different jurisdictions have different codes.
36) "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).
37) His upper right arm.
38) Assuming all the guys who were shot died, only 6 remained. 2 were only knocked out at the warehouse, there were 2 security men who unsuccessfully tried to flee in the van, and 2 guys outside with guns surrendered as well.
39) 80.
40) $95.
41) 3.
42) Achmed, Achmel, Achwel.
43) Axel shoots 4--2 unidentified gunman outside of the mansion, Zach, and then Victor. Taggart isn't seen hitting anyone. Billy Rosewood shoots 2--one guy (Casey) in the warehouse, and one more outside at the mansion. Bogomil shoots (and kills) Victor along with Axel.
44) From what I read, this wouldn't work, as drug sniffing dogs' sense of smell is excellent.
45) He wouldn't--this is nonsense. And is a cliche in a lot of television shows and movies. Only a lab test could determine what a substance is for sure. Also, you probably don't want your officers ingesting dangerous and illegal drugs, especially while working, of course!
46) He's the hotel checkout clerk at the very end of the movie.
47) Harvelle's. Which is a real bar in Santa Monica, CA. (Not Detroit!)
48) Sylvester Stallone, and "Cobra," (1986). The poster for Cobra, and its co-star Brigitte Nielsen, both can be seen in "Beverly Hills Cop 2" (1987).
49) Sadly, no. "Mythbusters" tested this, and I also watched a couple of other videos with people trying this. The bananas are ejected from the tailpipe when the engine starts.
50) Obviously the real answer is, "so the movie could happen." But it doesn't make much sense, when you think about it. Zach and Casey clearly weren't worried about the noise of the gunshots--another 1 or 2 wouldn't make much difference. And murdering 2 people instead of "just" 1 wouldn't make much difference in their punishment if they were caught. Why leave a potential witness alive? Especially if they knew he was a cop, as they might have.
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