Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott.
It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and the second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series.
The film stars Eddie Murphy returning as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a criminal organization after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded.
The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, but was a major box office success, grossing $299 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. It was also nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.