It Was A Sh*t Show

Beverly Hills Cop(s)

It Was A Sh*t Show

Show Notes

Motor mouthing your way into places is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Beverly Hills Cop movies, from the first one originally starring Sylvester Stallone, to the third film shutting down a month before production.

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Podcast Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - Beverly Hills Cop 29:07 - Beverly Hills Cop II 45:12 - Beverly Hills Cop III 01:33:26 - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 01:40:30 - Follow Ups!

Sources: AFI: https://bit.ly/4cHvG62 Ain’t It Cool News: https://bit.ly/3xB6W0o AV Club: https://bit.ly/45Qw9jW Collider: https://bit.ly/45SZRVv Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/4cm2PEu High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess: https://bit.ly/3zwV9ki LA Times: https://bit.ly/45RNFoa https://bit.ly/4bDiYUS Martin Scorsese: A Biography: https://bit.ly/3VYY0vd Money Into Light: https://bit.ly/4bvytOU New York Times: https://bit.ly/3XLZo5F https://bit.ly/4cP76jT Playboy: https://bit.ly/3xEMN9Q The Rich Eisen Show: http://y2u.be/JPVwLjUq7Iw Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3VEkjEU Screenrant: https://bit.ly/4cy5JpS Variety: https://bit.ly/4cGK66i https://bit.ly/4cFVUG6 Vulture: https://bit.ly/4eNKBgH We Are Cult: https://bit.ly/3zqbzee

Music: Harold Faltermeyer - Beverly Hills Cop OST Nile Rodgers - Beverly Hills Cop III OST Lorne Balfe - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F OST Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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