Plus details on the soundtrack of the original film
THE NEW Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F trailer has surprised fans with a subtle callback.
Eddie Murphy, 63, returns as Detective Alexander James “Axel” Foley in the fourth Beverly Hills Cop installment.
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In the latest trailer released by Netflix, the foul-mouthed Detroit cop revisits California and reunites with ex-detective John Taggart (John Ashton).
The two reluctantly work together to save John’s former partner, Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) from trouble.
Perfect Strangers actor Bronson Pinchot reprises his role as Axel’s friend Serge, and Paul Reiser (Mad About You) returns as Detective Jeffrey Friedman.
The footage is filled with homages to original ’80s police comedy, including Axel’s Detroit Lions jacket, the electronic theme by German musician Harold Faltermey, and a shout-out to the amusement park Wonder World.
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At a certain point in the trailer, The Pointer Sisters’ song, Neutron Dance, can be heard in the trailer.
In 1984, the hit track was prominently featured on the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop, and the singing sensation made a music video for the movie.
THE COMMENTS
Fans jumped X, formerly known as Twitter, as they recognized the callback to the single.
“Harold Faltermeyer’s theme + The Pointer Sisters’ Neutron Dance (off the first soundtrack) = Perfection!” one fan cheered.
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“I wouldn’t have expected Neutron Dance to be the song callback here (besides Axel F of course), but I appreciate it,” another fan added.
“The new Beverly Hills Cop trailer has me jazzed to revisit that world again. And the mix of Axel F and Neutron Dance was icing on the cake! Solid trailer. If they can capture some of the magic from the first 2 films, I’ll be happy,” a third fan gushed.
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“Bringing back Neutron Dance put a smile on my face,” a fourth person wrote.
“This has me hyped. I wasn’t fully sure about this at first but this looks good. Like the action and jokes are there. Plus adding in Neutron Dance?! Let’s go!” a commentator chimed.
‘CRAZY TRUCK CHASE SCENE’
In March 2020, singer Ruth Pointer, 78. spoke about the song’s legacy with Pop Matters.
She discussed how the track came together with co-songwriter Allee Willis.
I think just the spirit of the gospel in that track made that song and it just worked for that crazy truck chase scene in the movie.Ruther PointerThe Pointer Sisters singer
“Beverly Hills Cop was kind of a milestone, as far as Black films go, with Eddie Murphy,” Ruth shared.
“I think just the spirit of the gospel in that track made that song and it just worked for that crazy truck chase scene in the movie.”
“It was quite a surprise for me too.”
“I didn’t even want to sing the song in the beginning because I didn’t know what ‘neutron” meant,” she continued.
“Allee. God rest her beautiful soul, was in the studio.
“She came to the studio that day and said ‘Just sing the damn song, girl!
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“‘I wrote the song with your voice in mind. Just sing it like you used to sing in church.'”
“When she just gave me her blessing to sing it like I wanted to, I just went for it!” the hitmaker concluded.
Originally published at The U.S. Sun
