Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) isn't exactly the pride of the Detroit Police Department. When he has another bust go bad and a bunch of private property is destroyed in the process, his boss isn't happy. But when his old buddy Mikey comes to town and ends up dead at Axel's apartment building later that night, he's even less happy.
In fact, he's so irate that he won't even let Axel in on the investigation, so Axel does what just about anyone would do. He asks for some time off. But instead of sticking around Detroit, he heads to California. That makes sense, too, because it seems that Mikey had just taken a new job as a security guard at a warehouse there, and maybe it had something to do with his death.
However, when Axel goes to talk to Mikey's ex-boss, he gets himself thrown out - literally. Six guys pick him up and throw him through a plate-glass window, and he ends up in jail at the Beverly Hills Police Department, and it seems that they aren't any happier to see him than Inspector Todd back in Detroit. That isn't going to put a damper on Axel's plans though.
While Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) try to follow them, he outwits them by sending down some room service, and while they are occupied, he sticks some bananas in their tailpipe (keep your eyes on the guy who gives Axel the bananas - that's Damon Wayans in his first movie role). Before long, Axel has begrudgingly won the admiration of Taggart and Rosewood, and they are working together to try and uncover the mystery.
At the end of the movie, it's turned into a shootout on the sprawling estate of one of the country's premiere art dealers - and Mikey's former boss - and naturally, the good guys win. But it's still fun to see.
Rated R for violence, strong language and drug content.
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