John Pettis Movies
What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation because he refuses to drop his intention of avenging his friend's murder. Warned by Beverly Hills police chief Ronny Cox to stay out of trouble, Foley nonetheless dogs the trail of above-the-law Steven Berkoff, the British crime czar who was responsible for the murder of Foley's friend. With the help of sympathetic local cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and lady friend Lisa Eilbacher, Foley attempts to corner Berkoff in his mansion, which leads to a wild slapsticky shootout. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, (more)
- 1946
Radio comedian Al Pearce heads the cast of Republic's One Exciting Week. Pearce is cast as wartime hero Dan Flannery, who while en route to a homecoming celebration is waylaid by three crooks. Conked on the noggin, Flannery awakens with amnesia, and is convinced by the crooks that he's Public Enemy Number One, on the lam from the law. He is then instructed to impersonate himself (!), claim the $10000 honorarium collected by his friends and neighbors, and turn it over to the crooks. The fact that the villains are played by Jerome Cowan, Shemp Howard and Pinky Lee is indication enough that One Exciting Week is not to be taken seriously. Featured in the cast is Arlene "Chatterbox" Harris, a regular on Pearce's popular radio show. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
