The truck used during the opening chase sequence was referred to on set as “The Train”.The Faltermeyer theme was inspired by God. The haggling between Murphy and Frank Pesce was inspired by dialogue said between Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel in Mean Streets. He’s still fascinated by Murphy as indicated by the long stretches here where he just sits and watches the movie. Brest knew right off the bat they were going to have a blast working with Murphy. The scene in the back of the truck at the opening of the film was the first scene shot.Detroit seems an affable, jovial place to me. He and his crew had an off-duty police officer accompanying them, but the cop would not go with them into the housing project for the shot of the kids spitting up milk. Brest and his crew had to get clearance from the people being filmed for the opening credits.He’s actually describing to his friends the chase sequence in the film, which he had seen being filmed earlier. At one point, you see a man standing on a sidewalk describing something very animatedly to his friends. The random shots around Detroit over the opening credits were also shot at this time. The chase in Detroit was one of the last things shot on Beverly Hills Cop.I’m not even gonna count this as one of the “things learned”. Oh, yeah, Martin? Well, it’s a cold, Thursday night here in Austin, so get to the movie talky, you braggart. Brest starts over the Paramount logo saying it’s an early Saturday morning in Santa Monica.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)Ĭommentators: Martin Brest (director) and Harold Faltermeyer’s awesomely ’80s score. I’m sure I’ll be stopping and rewinding this commentary an awful lot listening to Harold Faltermeyer’s theme and watching this over and over and over and over and over again. Here is what Martin Brest had to say about this comedy classic. You think there’s a reason the guy hasn’t been heard from since 2003? He didn’t die. Why, it’s none other than Martin Brest, the guy who would go on to make that hilarious comedy where Brad Pitt bounces off two cars and Gigli. It remains a classic, a pinnacle of Murphy’s career, and to this day remains one of the biggest comedies of all time.Īnd who directed it, you might ask. He found success on Saturday Night Live, even brought out a few fans here and there with 48 Hours, but it wasn’t until 1984 and Beverly Hills Cop that he became an A-list movie star. I think it’s time we gazed into our crystal balls – heh, heh, heh – to a much simpler point in Eddie Murphy’s career. In this edition, Kate Erbland heads to Los Angeles by way of Detroit and listens along the way to Martin Brest’s commentary for Beverly Hills Cop. Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts.
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