“I said to Jerry, ‘I havent seen Beverly Hills Cop III.’
Jerry Bruckheimerhas never seen the pannedBeverly Hills Cop III.
“Ive never seen it, and Jerry hasnt either.
Eddie Murphy in #39;Beverly Hills Cop III#39;.Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection
When I came in, I said to Jerry, ‘I havent seenBeverly Hills Cop III.’
And he was like, ‘I didnt do it, so you dont need to see it.’
And I was like, ‘OK, cool, Jerry.
Im going to let it go then.'”
It was largely panned by critics, opening with $42 million worldwide.
(By comparison, the first film opened with $234 million.)
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Molloy said Murphy fully embraced that throwaway line.
“Ive heard what Eddie has said about it.
