The Heat Is On, Again: The Oral History of Axel Foley

Would the uniform still fit? Thirty years after the last time he wore it, Eddie Murphy had to be convinced. If you’ve seen the Beverly Hills Cop movies, you know the look: blue jeans, white Adidas, Detroit Lions jacket.

“It was surreal when you put it on again and look at it again,” Murphy tells me. “They kind of had to talk me into wearing the same clothes. Because I was like, ‘Why would he have on the same clothes from 30 years ago? I have the same sneakers?’ And they were like, ‘Can you get your hair the same way? Yeah, you grow a little Afro like you had back then.’ I was like, ‘What the fuck is wrong with y’all? I’m not doing anything!’” 

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