Set in two completely different backgrounds of Detroit and Beverly Hills we see the contrast in law & order, lifestyle and poverty. Starting off as a gritty detectives film focusing on the selling of cigarettes to an undercover officer taking us on a mad high speed chase between the police and a truck driver before finally a little later ending with a death of a close friend. Gradually the film picks up becoming light and funny as we head to the big city of LA. This is where the film becomes recognisable to audiences about a cop Alex Foley stuck in unfamiliar locations meeting people and police officers who are diametrically unlike him.
Alex Foley's purpose for being in town is to track down the killer by looking up a female friend who had also known the deceased. The main character is forced into committing many felonies in his attempts to throw the cops off him who are trying to keep him from discovering the truth about Beverly's Hills most philanthropic individual. Here we find the villain and the architect of his friend's demise Victor Maitland, learn his nefarious ways of avoiding customs, smuggling drugs all under the noses of Beverly Hills Police Department. The movie turns into a straight forward action movie at the end as a full assault on the premises of the Villain leads to a full shoot out and multiple minions are shot.
Critically appraised at the time and rightfully so, this film continues to impress decades after release. As for the music Beverly Hills soundtrack is one of the most memorable songs in movie history.
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