How Old Is Axel Foley in ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’? Exploring the Aging of the Iconic Character and What It Means for the Sequel
Eddie Murphy has returned to the role of roguish Detroit cop Axel Foley after 30 years to star in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – but how old is Axel in the new Netflix sequel? Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F sees Axel returning to Beverly Hills for another personal investigation when his estranged daughter Jane, a successful defense attorney, is threatened by a criminal gang. Murphy effortlessly slips back into the role of Axel, still every bit the charming motormouth that was introduced four decades ago.
In the style of legacy sequels like Top Gun: Maverick and Blade Runner 2049, the well-reviewed Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F picks up with its iconic hero at a later stage in their life. Axel is still a carefree bachelor who lives by his own set of rules, but now he’s a parent to an adult child who’s deeply disappointed by her irresponsible father. In the fourth movie, Axel is a little wiser as a result of being a little older – but exactly how old is he?
Axel Foley’s Age In Beverly Hills Cop 4
Axel is 66 years old in the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film
According to the Beverly Hills Cop Wiki, Axel was born on August 25, 1957. There are other sources online claiming he was born in 1959, but the franchise’s wikia site seems like the most reliable place to look. This makes Axel a couple of years older than Murphy himself, who was born on April 3, 1961. If Axel was born on August 25, 1957, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F takes place around the same time it was released, then Axel is 66 years old in Netflix’s sequel (or 64 if the alternative date of birth is to be believed).
How Old Axel Foley Was In The Original Beverly Hills Cop Trilogy
Axel aged from 27 to 37 throughout the original trilogy
Going off the date of birth provided by the Beverly Hills Cop Wiki, Axel was 27 years old in the first Beverly Hills Cop movie. This lines up perfectly with Axel’s hotshot attitude and reckless behavior throughout the film, constantly infuriating his older and more sensible superiors. Over the course of the next decade, Axel would appear in two more Beverly Hills Cop movies.
In 1987’s Beverly Hills Cop II, he was 30 years old. In 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop III, he was 37 years old. Despite getting older, Axel never got his act together and stopped being a headache for his bosses in Detroit or his friends in Beverly Hills. As shown by Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Axel is still making all the same mistakes and ruffling all the same feathers in his 60s.
