Irina Voronina Unknown Photoshoot in Beverly Hills

An album which changed the way soundtrack albums were created was released this week in 1984, with the movie released the next day. This features the big hits from Glenn Frey, Patti Labelle, The Pointer Sisters, and Harold Faltermeyer plus material by Shalamar, Junior, The System, and Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman pre-Simpsons. This was released by MCA in 1984, with the CD released a year after the film.

"A beguiling tale of espionage and double-dealing in the years leading up to World War II. … Strap in for a narrative that demands a suspension of disbelief—and richly rewards it." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review); Best Books of February Selection

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles.
This first film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1985. It was an immediate blockbuster, receiving critical acclaim and earning $234 million at the North American domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing film released in 1984 in the U.S.