Still not falling for the banana in the tailpipe

Tell the fans that Mr. Achmed Foley ... Achnell? ... Achwell? ... that Mr. Axel Foley is coming back to movie screens soon.

Yes, it's now confirmed that Eddie Murphy has agreed to return for a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" series. Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour") is the top pick to direct the latest episode, according to the Reuters news service. The flick would begin filming next year for a summer 2010 release by Paramount.

It's hard to ignore the Indiana Jones parallels here. Both Harrison Ford and Murphy have suffered through a string of box office disappointments before agreeing to breathe live back into 20-year-old signature roles. And while Ford's "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" has done well in ticket sales, many critics and movie-goers are less than impressed.

Now consider neither "Beverly Hills Cop" sequel was as good as the two "Indiana Jones" follow-ups, and you really start to fear for what we might see in 2010. Good luck, Axel. You'll need all you can get ... along with an obligatory list.

TOP 5 LINES FROM BEVERLY HILLS COP:

5. "Tell Victor that Ramon -- the fella he met about a week ago? -- tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10."

4. "Is this the gentleman who ruined the buffet at the Harrow club this morning?"

3. "Disturbing the peace? I got thrown out of a window! What's the f---ing charge for getting pushed out of a moving car, huh? Jaywalking?"

2. "Before I go, I just want you two to know something, alright? The supercop story ... was working."

1. " 'You're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe?' It should be more natural, brother. It should flow out, like this -- 'Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no banana in my tailpipe!' See, that's more natural for us."

Comments

[Marissa]

Hey, Chase is right. Let's not judge a book by it's incredibly used binding. Let's not focus on the fact that the book has been fermenting in the outhouse at my Uncle Gene's cabin. There's possibility for this movie to be a delightful return for Eddie Murphy.

[Spears]

The third one makes Pluto Nash look like Shawshank Redemption.

[80sfan]

OMG I watched the third film a couple of months ago. What-a-piece-of-crap.

[Miguel]

Beverly Hills Cop ended in the end of the first movie.The rest is trash.

With Brett Ratner(king of Hollywood trash),we can`t expect any better.

[CHAD]

yeah it has to have that dynamic between the three of them(eddie, judge, and john). i'd say get as many of the original characters as possible. but if they dont get those three at least, why bother, it'll suck

[jane]

Chad... Taggert was played by John Ashton. Who always seems to play a law enforcement officer in everything I see him in, now that I think about it.

I only saw BHC, Original Recipe. Ratner is a good choice to direct this, but a lot is going to depend, natch, on the script.

[CHAD]

on a similar topic, just got back from seeing the new indiana jones, it was pretty good, lots of action. no take this for whats it worth. i took my nephew, so to prepare him, i rented the first movie. well we're walking out and i ask him if he liked it. yes, he says, better than the other one i ask, yes he says. i ordered the original trilogy box set from amazon for 24.99. now i cant wait for it to come in. i havent seen the other two movies in over 20 years.

[CHAD]

well personally, i liked the second film. now the third, thats a whole different story. it wasnt even funny in the least. if they do it, they better get judge reinhold and tagert(dont remember his name).

[chase]

Oh, come on, wait until you see the film, don't start bashing it just because some critic doesn't like it, decide for yourselves!

[Big Tex]

Say it ain't so! The first was classic, then went downhill quickly. I don't know if I've ever seen the third one now that I think about it.