Martin Brest has a very small base of movies he has directed, and
Beverly Hills Cop has to be by far his most popular, and well liked one. His other work includes the much hated,
Gigli, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, and
Meet Joe Black. The only other more well reviewed than
Beverly Hills Cop he put out was Scent of a Woman. You can sort of tell that Brest isn't a full on comedy director though as
Beverly Hills Cop has some funny moments, but that is more so courtesy of Eddie Murphy than anything else since he seems more naturally humorous.
Axel Foley is a detective working in Detroit, and he is sort of straddling the line of remaining employment there after his out there tactics. After witnessing his friend's murder he wants to pursue that investigation, but he is denied it, and instead chooses to go on vacation to sneak out to Beverly Hills to do some investigating. The culture is quite different than what he is use to including how the police force runs their department.
