beverly hills cop iii is a 1994 american action comedy film starring eddie murphy and directed by john landis , who had previously worked with murphy on trading places and coming to america .

it is the third film in the beverly hills cop trilogy , and a sequel to beverly hills cop ii .

murphy again plays detroit cop axel foley , who once again returns to beverly hills , california , to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss .

foley teams up with his friend , beverly hills detective billy rosewood ( judge reinhold ) , and his investigation leads him to an amusement park known as wonder world .

the film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities , including robert b. sherman , arthur hiller , john singleton , joe dante , special effects legend ray harryhausen , and george lucas as a ride patron .

beverly hills cop iii

he is best known for his role in the beverly hills cop movies . pictured above with eddie murphy in a promotional image for beverly hills cop iii
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this is the only beverly hills cop movie to not feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop ( 1984 ) had their song
neutron dance
, and beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) had their song
be there .
this is the only beverly hills cop movie to not feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop ( 1984 ) had their song
neutron dance
, and beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) had their song
be there .
beverly hills cop iii is the third installment in the beverly hills cop trilogy . the 1994 sequel , which was directed by john landis , finds axel foley ( eddie murphy ) in beverly hills once again when a detroit officer is killed by gunmen linked to a southern california amusement park .
eddie murphy ' s beverly hills cop iii , which paramount yanked in preproduction early this year , could be rolling this summer . maybe .
beverly hills cop iii cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of beverly hills cop iii actors includes any beverly hills cop iii actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each beverly hills cop iii actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of beverly hills cop iii have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
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ratner said
beverly hills cop 4” won ' t start filming for at least a year .
review : the second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mos… ( more )
reinhold was featured in 1980s movies including fast times at ridgemont high , beverly hills cop and gremlims .
the second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mostly in the form of star eddie
beverly hills cop iii
is rated r . ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian . ) it includes much violence and some strong language .
would you be excited about a fourth
beverly hills cop
film ? tell us in the comments .
a freewheeling detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of beverly hills .
this is the only beverly hills cop where axel and his two detectives don ' t visit a strip club .
which the action is unimpressive and the comedy so mild it seldom hits the mark ; for a series only into its third installment , beverly hills cop iii is shockingly toothless .
only beverly hills cop movie to have all the credits at the end including the title and no jazzy score at the start .
murphy ' s axel foley , a detroit cop who can ' t believe the way business is done in tony beverly hills .
the second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mostly in the form of star eddie murphy ' s axel foley , a detroit cop who can ' t believe the way business . . . read more
the only beverly hills cop movie to neither open in first place , nor reach over one hundred million dollars at the box office .
beverly hills police detective jon flint ( hector elizondo ) as well as a detroit cop are seen with smith & wesson model 36s .
beverly hills cop iii - - a movie trying to exploit what ' s left of a 10 - year - old idea - - has some nerve satirizing disney world ' s money - grubbing commercialism .
in a playboy interview , the saturday night live alum said he isn ' t proud of the 1994 action - comedy beverly hills cop 3 .
the third beverly hills cop was garbage ,
murphy said of the film , which grossed just $ 42 million domestically .
laughs never entirely obscured the fact that he was unwelcome in beverly hills because he was a smart , ambitious black man who didn ' t take any nonsense from anyone , even on the streets of one of the whitest , wealthiest communities in america . beverly hills cop iii is a flat - out action comedy in
beverly hills cop iii appeals to our most adolescently anarchic urges , it doesn ' t deliver the goods . unlike beverly hills , wonderworld really is a marvelous place - - not an exclusive , fascist fantasy land - - and adorable uncle dave is as pure and decent a father figure as anyone could want , so axel
i paid 0 . 01p for this dvd if only they ' d spent as much on the script & storyline . this was a truly awful third attempt at the beverly hills cop franchise ! my advice . . . stick with the original beverly hills cop as anything after that just went down hill
aside from eddie murphy of course , judge reinhold and gilbert r . hill are the only actors to appear in all three beverly hills cop movies .
beverly hills cop 3 è un film del 1994 diretto da john landis . i protagonisti sono eddie murphy , judge reinhold , hector elizondo e timothy carhart
in another , he joked about the booking officer calling him by his character ' s name in beverly hills cop where he played detective billy rosewood .
eddie murphy won’t be returning to the role of axel foley anytime soon . paramount pictures has pushed the latest “beverly hills cop” sequel off its 2016 schedule .
this is the only film in the series not to feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop had their song
neutron dance
, while beverly hills cop ii had their song
be there .
although
neutron dance
can be heard in the film ' s trailer .
bhc iii turned 20 this week . the original turns 30 later this year .
like a fat man manning the oars at disneylandâ€™s rivers of america , quite a few are understandably sweating when it comes to the looming ”beverly hills cop 4” .
as eddie murphy returns to screens in the heartwarming melodrama mr . church , diminishing returns try to crack the case of why beverly hills cop 3 flopped hard .
big fan of the first 2 beverley hills cop movies . i think eddie murphy is a comedy legend .
with the headline : review / film ; once again , it ' s murphy plus cops plus beverly hills .
the movie . . . isn ' t nearly as fresh as the first cop flick was . but i must admit that it ' s a whole lot more enjoyable than the contemptible crashathon known as beverly hills cop ii .
comedy takes a back seat to action in this third go - round for eddie murphy as wisecracking detroit cop axel foley , who tackles bad guys in posh beverly hills .
title beverly hills cop iii year 1994 distributor ( s ) u . i . p . ( uk ) classified date ( s ) 13 / 05 / 1994 main language english submitted run time 104m 23s approved footage 9395 + 2 bbfc reference aff065090 registration number cfh01556
beverly hills cop iii was released on may 25 , 1994 and grossed $ 42 million in the united states , and over $ 77 million in the foreign box office . the film was considered by critics and murphy himself as the weakest film in the series .
in the ’80s the beverly hills cop star was as hot as it got in hollywood , and somehow everything went sour . peter richmond caught up with him in comeback mode .
as surely as if it were a mcdonald ' s or a burger king ,
beverly hills cop iii
is part of a money - making franchise , though this one has been abandoned for so long it has cobwebs on top of cobwebs . it has been seven years since
beverly hills cop ii ,
and a decade since the blockbuster original . but recently eddie murphy ' s career has seen some box - office duds like
boomerang ,
so it ' s no surprise that
beverly hills cop iii
has surfaced , a sequel designed to be as foolproof as possible . the strategy is to bring back familiar characters while throwing lots of cash and special effects at the screen .
a day after pushing
monster trucks
off its 2015 release schedule , paramount pictures is now pushing
beverly hills cop
out of 2016 , according to deadline . com .
yet they kept the two friends with ties to beverly hills white and didn’t even register that it could be an issue .
the heat is on in this fast paced action - comedy starring eddie murphy as axel foley , a street smart detroit cop tracking down his best friend ' s killer in beverly hills .
mr . murphy seemed to be having much more fun in the maligned
boomerang .
at least he tried something different there , playing a caddish romantic hero .
beverly hills cop iii
is a generic action movie , an eddie murphy film with only a trace of eddie murphy .
paramount postpones ' beverly hills cop 4 ' sources said the script wasn ' t ready , but that the studio is still planning to move forward on the movie . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
in beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) , the sign on inspector todd ' s door reads
inspector g . todd
. however , in this movie , he is referred to as douglas .
beverly hills cop 4 – the first in the series since 1994 – will find murphy reprising his role as police detective axel foley . describing the plot , the film office says the character leaves his position in beverly hills “during the coldest winter on record to navigate the new rules and old enemies in one of america’s most tenacious cities . ”
10 - year - old kids , 12 - year - old kids don ' t really know the old ' beverly hills cop . ' so it ' s an opportunity to make it new for kids ,
ratner said .
the same way it felt for me watching ' beverly hills cop ' when i was a kid , that ' s what i want to do for kids today .
i thought beverly hills cop iii was a good film and murphy gave a good performance as axel foley in it but i was rather disappointment with the absent of john taggert . hector elizondo gave a good performance as detective flint but his character just didn ' t seem to fit up there with taggert . alan young i thought gave a good performance as uncle dave the park owner and i loved the cameo by robert b . sherman in the bar but i think the film would of been better and liked by more people if taggert came back and maybe they had more cop comedy in it they kinda turned this movie into a kid comedy like film than a cop film . all in all a good movie and great action i give beverly hills cop iii an 8 out of 10 .
it ' s obvious that beverly hills cop iii isn ' t a plot - driven movie : the story is just an excuse to put murphy , reinhold and a thoroughly professional cast through their paces . murphy mugs and cracks wise , reinhold bumbles through one misadventure after another with a deer - in - the - headlights look
the following month , murphy called beverly hills cop 3 “garbage” and reiterated that he would only take on a fourth installment if the script was right , noting , quite accurately , that he didn’t need another big paycheck .
beverly hills police detective sergeant william ' billy ' rosewood ( judge reinhold ) carries a two tone jericho 941 r as his sidearm in the film .
is a 1994 action - comedy film starring eddie murphy and directed by john landis , who had previously worked with murphy on trading places and coming to america . it is the third film in the beverly hills cop series .
the third installment of the “beverly hills cop” series boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy “b . h . cop” fans , even if it doesn’t provide a full reversal of murphy’s recent box office misfortunes . competition from two highly visible non - sequels , “maverick” and “the flintstones , ” will give “cop iii” a run for its money , perhaps blunting its ultimate gross potential .
a detroit cop is briefly seen with an m1911a1 in the illegal chop shop .
beverly hills cop ii was released in 1987 to mixed reviews but still made over $ 135 million , and the third movie only made $ 42 million in the united states . an updated tv series was pitched to cbs in 2013 , but despite eddie murphy ' s participation , the network passed after seeing the pilot . all is not lost , because a primarily detroit - based beverly hills cop iv is due to arrive in march 2016 , with murphy reprising his role as axel .
9 . beverly hills cop iii could have had sean connery co - starring . besides crocodile dundee , another idea that was on the table involved axel heading over to london and teaming up with sean connery , who would play a scotland yard detective . the storyline was eventually scrapped because producers felt that it was too similar to the michael douglas film , black rain .
in beverly hills cop iii , eddie murphy takes a scary ride for which you can’t buy a ticket . it all starts when he hops on an elevated , “three - armed” variation of a ferris wheel featuring dangling oversize birdcages . when the ride goes awry , he leaps from cage to cage to rescue two children about to fall 100 feet to the ground from their damaged compartment .
axel foley returns to beverly hills to help taggart and rosewood investigate chief bogomil ' s near - fatal shooting and the series of
alphabet crimes
associated with it .
murphy feels that the beverly hills cop franchise is integral to his legacy .
those movies , when i travel overseas , people say , [ in a foreign accent ] ' hey , beverly hills cop ! axel foley ! ' they call me that shit . all the movies i ' ve done , and they call me that . if we do that movie , it has to be right . not just thrown together to get a big check . i don ' t need any more of those .
the third installment of the “beverly hills cop” series boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy “b . h . cop” fans , even if it doesn’t provide a full reversal of murphy’s recent box office misfortunes . [ … ]
beverly hills cop iii came out 20 years ago this week . while it was a far cry from the original in terms of box office success and originality — it was a sequel to a sequel after all — it also marked the end of eddie murphy as an r - rated movie star . ( vampire in brooklyn put the final nail in that coffin for good a year later . )
the bad - guy trail inevitably leads to southern california , where murphy is reunited with an old beverly hills crony , billy rosewood ( judge reinhold ) , and a new cop buddy played by hector elizondo . the focus of the action is a theme park called
villain with good publicity : dewald . this is why the beverly hills police has a hard time believing foley ' s claims that he ' s killed his boss back in detroit .
but ashton is definitely wanted back for â€˜â€™beverly hills cop 4â€™â€™ . taggart might no longer be on the beat ( he , as we learnt in the last film , had retired ) but he definitely has a part to play in the upcoming brett ratner - directed sequel .
the detroit cop in the car before the accident holds a s & w model 36 .
danillo bach was hired to write the script , and in 1981 he submitted a draft titled beverly drive . in beverly drive , a pittsburgh cop named elly axel shows up in beverly hills to investigate his friend ' s death . that loose plot remained throughout the remainder of the creative process . michael eisner felt that the draft , and all the others before it from different screenwriters , didn ' t capture the fish - out - of - water aspect enough .
ashton was set to play detective john taggart in â€˜â€™beverly hills cop iiiâ€™â€™ but due to scheduling difficulties , had to opt out . instead , a new character , the taggatt - like john ( hector elizondo ) , was written into the script to make up for taggartâ€™s absence .
the third installment of the
beverly hills cop
series boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy
b . h . cop
fans , even if it doesn ' t provide a full reversal of murphy ' s recent box office misfortunes .
and can you blame them ? john landisâ€™s â€˜â€™beverly hills cop iiiâ€™â€™ ( 1994 ) stuck such a rusty needle in the once healthy franchise that not even a shot of fuck - that could expunge the infection . even eddie murphy just wanted to let axel sleep after that little number .
urltoken beverly hills cop iii : eddie murphy , jon tenney , joey travolta , eugene collier , jimmy ortega , ousaun elam , ray lykins , tim gilbert , rick avery , gilbert r . hill , dick purtan , fred asparagus , judge reinhold , hector elizondo , john landis , catherine meyers , leslie belzberg , mace neufeld , mark lipsky , daniel petrie jr . , danilo bach , steven e . de souza : movies & tv
the first project under the new deal , however , will be a new beverly hills cop movie — a reboot of one of bruckheimer and paramount’s biggest successes together when he produced the original with late partner don simpson . eddie murphy closed his deal to reprise his role as detroit cop axel foley — this time foley will be returning to his detroit roots . it will be the fourth installment of the lucrative franchise . brett ratner , who is currently finishing up hercules for mgm , is attached to direct the film as soon as his duties on the dwayne johnson - starrer finishes up . the picture bows in july . the beverly hills cop script is still being worked on .
eddie murphy said he thought
beverly hills cop iii was infinitely better than beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) .
he then later claimed during an interview in 2006 on inside the actors studio ( 1994 ) that he felt the third film was
atrocious
and such a disgrace that
the character was kind of banished for a while ( from hollywood ) .
he said he felt the third film did not reveal enough of the
edginess
of axel that was present in the first two films . he also said he hopes to return the edgy qualities to the character when he reprises the role next time , and is going to pay more attention to the development of the project , and its quality .
playing it safe ,
beverly hills cop iii
even uses the trendy ploy of dropping in celebrity cameos , including many directors . among them is george lucas as a patron axel annoys by cutting in line at wonder world , barbet schroeder as a man parking a porsche , and john singleton as a fireman . the founder of wonder world , lovable uncle dave , is played by alan young , better known as the owner of mr . ed .
we ' re trying to revitalize the franchise . he was one of my favorite movie characters of all - time , axel foley , by far the coolest movie character ,
he said .
it ' s an honor to be able to direct another ' beverly hills cop ' film .
the actor also was asked about what happened with the failed 2013 cbs pilot based on the films , and he said the network balked when murphy decided he wasn ' t willing to recur in the project .
i ' m not going to do beverly hills cop on tv ,
he explained .
a detroit cop is seen with a smith & wesson model 19 with a four - inch barrel .
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“they’re still trying to get that script right . i’m not doing a beverly hills cop unless they have a really incredible script . i’ve read a couple things that look like they can make some paper . but i’m not doing a shitty movie just to make some paper . the shit got to be right . ”
beverly hills cop 3 [ dvd ] : urltoken eddie murphy , judge reinhold , héctor elizondo , john saxon , therese randle , jon tenney , joey travolta , eugene collier , bronson pinchot , alan young , john landis , mace neufeld , robert rehme , steven e . de souza : dvd & blu - ray
i recently saw this film on cable a few days ago and realized that it wasn ' t as bad as i originally thought . whereas the first two films in the beverly hills cop series were more dramatic and serious , this was pokes fun at itself and is a comedy . if you can take this turn towards the comedic in stride , then you will enjoy beverly hills cop iii . for example , there is the running joke that axel goes to wally world and when he calls billy and tells him he ' s going to wally world after he has an arrest warrant , billy is at first
axel , you have to turn yourself in
with policemen looking on in his police office - then -
no ! wait for me !
like he ' s going to be left out ! it ' s lines and situations like these that make this part iii so funny . and serge ' s cameo is a hoot ! recommended !
on the late show with david letterman ( 1993 ) in 2011 , david read a list of some movies from eddie ' s filmography . when this movie was mentioned , and the audience clapped and cheered , eddie said ,
no . no . it wasn ' t a very good beverly hills cop movie .
the incident occurred after the young men - - nicholas cramer , daniel mason and lohren price - - had gone to the movie
beverly hills cop iii
to celebrate graduating from the prestigious harvard westlake high school in studio city . mason and price ( no relation to the attorney ) , who are black , were in the front seat of the car , driving toward mason ' s home , while cramer , who is white , dozed in the back seat of the car .
a spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show , while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi - automatic firearm .
i assume it was a comedy since it played like one but i have seen it at least twice but not in the same time frame . often i just need a break from the mundane things in life and a comedic break like beverly hills cop iii is one of my options . i would recommend this movie but you do seem to get overrun with the bad guys to the degree you would want to help eddie murphy accomplish his goals in dealing with these bad guys he had surrounded himself .
it might have helped if beverly hills cop iii actually had a few jokes . though not quite the fiasco of revved - up gunplay that beverly hills cop ii was , this new movie , directed by john ”rock - ’em sock - ’em” landis , is just a clunky action thriller , with occasional comic moments rationed out to the audience like stray crumbs . investigating a murder , axel foley ( murphy ) , the renegade detroit police detective , arrives in los angeles and infiltrates a popular theme park called wonderworld . there , he sniffs out a counterfeit ring run by the dullest collection of sinister white guys since george bush’s cabinet . the plot is generic nonsense , and by now it’s just a threadbare pretense that foley is a ”fish out of water” in high - swank l . a . at this point , murphy looks like he owns the place .
beverly hills cop confirmed eddie murphy ' s status as a superstar . the action / comedy was , financially speaking , the number one movie of 1984 , and its screenplay was nominated for an oscar . what ended up becoming one of afi ' s top 100 comedies of all time was very close to becoming a completely different movie featuring sylvester stallone , more gunplay , and far less humor . thirty years after its premiere is as good a time as any to read about the crazy behind - the - scenes journey that got axel foley from detroit to beverly hills .
during their downtime on the long - delayed film — when they ' re not enjoying some seriously fancy craft services courtesy of chef jean - georges vongerichten , whose acclaimed restaurant resides on trump ' s ground floor — ratner and murphy have been discussing another long - in - the - works project : a fourth
beverly hills cop
flick .
paramount has removed beverly hills cop 4 from their release schedule . the film chronicling he further adventures of detective axel foley ( eddie murphy ) was set to hit theaters march 25 , 2016 , but the wrap is reporting that the project has been delayed indefinitely . brett ratner is set to direct the sequel , with jerry bruckheimer returning as producer .
stallone also didn’t do the film cuz he wanted it to be “cobra” . he wanted to change the name from axel foley to axel cobretti . beverly hills cop would’ve basically been cobra but released 2 years earlier . if my movie knowledge serves me right , i believe the film was never intended to be an action - comedy until eddie signed on .
bronson pinchot will forever be best known as the zany , loveable goofball immigrant from the hit ’80s sitcom perfect strangers , but he’s racked up an impressive résumé of character roles in film , stage , and television . a yale graduate , pinchot made his film debut in the 1983 cult classic risky business , and went on to appear in a slew of memorable ’80s films , including 1984’s beverly hills cop , where he stole scenes from eddie murphy ; 1984’s the flamingo kid ; and martin scorsese’s brilliant 1985 dark comedy after hours . but perfect strangers made pinchot a household name . after the show ended , pinchot popped up in 1993’s true romance , 1994’s beverly hills cop iii , and 1996’s courage under fire and the first wives club . in 2007 , pinchot played a snooty art critic who learns valuable life lessons in mr . art critic , which has just been released on dvd .
london ) , doesn ' t even try to duplicate the mix of hard - edged action and dark humor that propelled beverly hills cop . though we mostly remember axel ' s cheekiness , the original was a solid fish - out - of - water police thriller with a tough - minded subtext ; axel ' s investigation was the real thing , and the
writer derek haas told moviehole recently that ”cop 4” started out as something completely original – but was retooled for axel foley . â€˜â€™michael [ brandt ] and i wrote a spec script called dying day , a dark action movie about two fbi field agents in la who discover their whole office is crooked . paramount bought it and asked us to convert it into the next axel foley movie… which sounded like a cool challenge . . someone at a different website reviewed our first draft of the [ beverly hills cop ] script and railed on it for not having any jokes . no shit ! like with the first beverly hills cop , we’re writing a straight up action movie that works as a police thriller , then eddie murphy is going to come in later and point out where he thinks he can riff . we haven’t gotten to that point yet . â€™â€™
beverly hills cop is a reminder to everyone what an amazing talent eddie murphy was before he got in hollywood ` s grips and took too much to heart of the negative reviews from critics . this movie along with the even better part 2 , both of his stand up movies and both 48 hrs movies , especially the first one , are perfect reminders of that .
10 . the producers had to take a guess what the beverly hills police department would look like . on the dvd commentary for the first film , director martin brest notes that they were unable to gain access to actually see the beverly hills police department , so they had to simply guess what it might look like inside . brest says he wanted it too look as different from the detroit set as possible and the set crew was told to make it look like “private security for rich people . ”
beverly hills cop 3 is an enjoyable movie with a decent storyline and a good comedic cast . its certainly not better than the first two beverly hills cop but it ' s still has good comedy and action . my main problem is that eddie murphy just didn ' t seem as inspired this time around , he made axel in to a much more serious character , i ' m not sure if that ' s how the script was written but i think it was just his acting , definitely one of murphy ' s most dull performances , he is usually much more lively . however there still are scenes where axel foley had me laughing out loud and murphy was really in character , particularly the scene where he accidentally ends up in stage and starts dancing with the costumed characters . i really enjoy the beverly hills cop movies and hope a fourth one is someday made , murphy ' s age will not be a problem because he still looks great and still plays very lively characters in his movies . fans of the first two will without a doubt be disappointed , but should definitely watch it because the characters and story is still good . axel foley ( eddie murphy ) returns to beverly hills to find the men who killed his boss , and finds out the case is much more difficult when it leads him to a theme park where the same men are making counterfeit money within the park .
judge reinhold returns as axel ' s beverly hills police pal , billy rosewood , and hector elizondo is a new family - man character , replacing sergeant taggart in the earlier films . these men don ' t have much to do until the final shootout .
whatâ€™s that mean ? for a start it means rosewood and taggart ! youâ€™ve likely already heard that the former ( played by judge reinhold ) will return ( and i wonâ€™t say what heâ€™ll be getting up to in this one ) , but you may be surprised to hear that john ashtonâ€™s being coaxed back to play the character he retired after â€˜â€™beverly hills cop iiâ€ ( 1987 ) .
while harold faltermeyer did not return to score this film , his song co - producer from the previous franchise entries , keith forsey , did produce and co - write a new song .
keep the peace
, performed by inxs and in the vein of previous faltermeyer and forsey
beverly hills cop
songs , such as
the heat is on
and
shakedown
.
while harold faltermeyer did not return to score this film , his song co - producer from the previous franchise entries , keith forsey , did produce and co - write a new song .
keep the peace
, performed by inxs and in the vein of previous faltermeyer and forsey
beverly hills cop
songs , such as
the heat is on
and
shakedown
.
and in 1994 , that’s exactly what happened at great america . coincidentally , a film was being pitched to the major l . a . studios at the same time . essentially , it was “die hard , ” but at an amusement park . paramount looked to their stable of franchises to see if the concept would work , and they found their answer with , “beverly hills cop 3 . ”
ddie murphy is back . again . this time , though , he ' s lost the insufferable smugness and arrogance that have marred his most recent movies , which have been box - office bummers . murphy seems sweetly humbled , ready to work for laughs , as if he knows
beverly hills cop iii
may be his last chance to win his dwindling audience back . directed by john landis , who made
trading places
and
coming to america
with murphy ,
bhc3
is formulaically continued on page 44 from page 42 funny and violent , the most lackluster entry in the franchise .
i would just like to say that this is a very very good movie along with the other 2 beverley hills cop movies . the 1st 2 are definately far superior to beverley hills cop 3 , but never the less this movie is still very good . the return of serge is a god move as it brings back plenty of laughs and the use of a theme park is also a very good move as not many films use a hideout which is family orientated . this film is hilarious and if anyone disagrees then please e - mail me .
can ' t be a true transgressor . that wouldn ' t be nice . in fact , wonderworld does what beverly hills never did ; it draws axel ' s claws and transforms him into its newest resident , a clever fox character whose launch axel watches with pure delight .
the film is all but forgettable when it comes to plot – and its effect on the cinema landscape is minimal at best . in fact , it only has a 10 % “fresh” rating on rotten tomatoes . it was also a flop at the box office , losing $ 8 million domestically . it eventually made money after being released worldwide – but was still the least successful of the three “beverly hills cop” films .
beverly hills cop iii is the worst in what was a promosing action comedy franchise . murphy was in a carrer slump and i guess he made this film to help out his carrer but it didn ' t help just sunk it deeper . the film is full of mistakes such as the loss of don simpson and jerry bruckhiemer a weak script and a lack of action . john landos who worked with murphy before and made good films fails here . the film needed a good action director like renny harlin or dwight h . little or even karthyn bigelow . skip this one even if you ' re a die hard murphy fan .
“then , another 48 hrs was reactive . i got fucked up on harlem nights so it was , like , ‘okay , let’s do something that’s a sure hit . is cop iii ready ? coming to america again ? ’ the idea was contrived and we threw it together , and they wrote these big checks out , and we did it . ”
while paramount may be making moves to avoid going head - to - head with batman v superman : dawn of justice at the box office , the fact that there’s no replacement release date indicates a deeper issue . most likely , the delay is due to script concerns . back in january , murphy made it very clear that he’s not going to touch a beverly hills cop sequel until the script is in perfect form .
on close inspection , my friends ' lists provided many , many examples of the embarrassing
annie hall = mean girls
phenomenon—mysterious critical binaries in which incongruous films are given identical ratings , yoked together regardless of any obvious considerations of quality , style , or genre . one friend gave four stars to both elephant man and father of the bride . another equated a documentary about the french philosopher jacques derrida with beverly hills cop iii . admittedly , translating the nuances of your response to a film onto a five - star scale is like pruning a bonsai with a chainsaw , but it was still shocking to see some of these titles equated :
steven beck ( peter weller : robocop 1987 , naked lunch 1991 ) and his oceanic mining crew that includes dr . glen ‘doc’ thompson ( richard crenna : the real mccoys 1957 , rambo : first blood 1982 ) , elizabeth ‘willie’ williams ( amanda pays : oxford blues 1984 , ablaze 2001 ) , buzz ‘sixpack’ parrish ( daniel stern : breaking away 1979 , home alone 1990 ) , justin jones ( ernie hudson : ghostbusters 1984 , the crow 1994 ) , tony ‘dejesus’ rodero ( michael carmine : invasion u . s . a . 1985 , * batteries not included 1987 ) , bridget bowman ( lisa eilbacher : an officer and a gentleman 1982 , beverly hills cop 1984 ) , and g . p . cobb ( hector elizondo : pretty woman 1990 , beverly hills cop iii 1994 ) have found a safe on the sunken ship , leviathan . soon , the crew is besieged by a force beyond comprehension . meg foster ( masters of the universe 1987 , they live 1988 ) plays , martin , the president of the employing company , tri - oceanic corp .
eddie murphy ’s headed back to detroit in the upcoming fourth installment of the beverly hills cop franchise . according to the associated press , the state of michigan approved $ 13 . 5 million in film incentives , based on an estimated $ 56 . 6 million of filmmaker spending in the state . the film will be shot in and around detroit , creating jobs for an estimated 352 workers , the michigan film office announced on thursday .
the film will be directed by brett ratner ( who worked with murphy on 2011’s tower heist ) and produced by jerry bruckheimer ( who produced the original 1984 beverly hills cop ) , based on a script co - written by josh appelbaum and andre nemec ( mission : impossible – ghost protocol ) . a tentative release date is set for march 2016 . ( no word yet on whether the classic theme song is being revived . )
a hard - nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise - cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him , in order to track down a killer .
among the rejected ideas for beverly hills cop iii included a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel - in - london idea where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved british gangsters loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who were captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of the michael douglas ' 1989 film black rain .
still in a world of ever improving motion capture and cgi technology , with the pre - recorded audio from the video game and input from surviving cast members a slick animated ghostbusters iii doesn’t seem like such an unlikely prospect .
“ [ my ] popularity after beverly hills cop— all that ‘he’s so hot’ shit—everything was going out of control . everything came too easy … and when the laughs come too easy , you start doing things like walking through movies . you get too comfortable . you start getting out of control . you start tripping . you argue . you get the big head . you wear a leather suit and a glove with a ring on the outside .
among the rejected ideas for
beverly hills cop iii
included a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sir sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel foley - in - london idea , where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved a british gangster loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who was captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped , because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of black rain ( 1989 ) .
among the rejected ideas for
beverly hills cop iii
included a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sir sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel foley - in - london idea , where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved a british gangster loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who was captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped , because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of black rain ( 1989 ) .
hi everyone , i ' m new here , hello ! i was curious about a scene in beverly hills cop iii , near the end at wonder world , when the cops are interacting with the bad guys of wonder world outside by
home town square
i believe , there were lights in the trees blinking , like christmas lights but they were just clear light bulbs . . . . which theme park is that ? i knew it was filmed at various parks , and i live in chicago so i can ' t just go look ! if anyone would know , you guys would ! looking forward to your reply . . . thanks in advance ! happy holidays !
beverly hills cop iii directed by john landis ; written by steven e . de souza , based on characters created by danilo bach and daniel petrie jr . ; director of photography , mac ahlberg ; music by nile rodgers ; production designer , michael seymour ; produced by mace neufeld and robert rehme ; released by paramount pictures . running time : 103 minutes . this film is rated r . axel foley . . . eddie murphy billy rosewood . . . judge reinhold jon flint . . . hector elizondo janice . . . theresa randle serge . . . bronson pinchot ellis dewald . . . timothy carhart orrin sanderson . . . john saxon uncle dave thornton . . . alan young
beverly hills cop is the film that made eddie murphy a mega star and a box office champ . mr . murphy stars as axel foley , a reckless detroit detective who goes to los angeles to try and catch the people who murdered his childhood friend . mr . murphy commands the screen and the film perfectly combines action and comedy stylings into one explosive hybrid genre . the film was a monster at the box office and was the highest grossing r rated film for 25 years until the hangover topped its mark . the soundtrack was a big hit as well hitting number one on the billboard charts and spawning three top ten singles (
the heat is on
,
neutron dance
and the ubiquitous instrumental
axel f
) . with some of the lousy movies mr . murphy makes these days , you should watch films like beverly hills cop to remind you of how powerful and amazing an actor he can be .
along the way , something happened to murphy : he stopped taking pleasure in his own talent , and the audience’s enjoyment fizzled away too . the eddie murphy who skulks , swaggers , and — mostly — fires guns through beverly hills cop iii is like a replicant version of his former self . when he spews out lines in a rapid - fire bluster or stretches his mouth into that big , horsey grin , you don’t quite believe that he wants to do it . it’s just a job now , a blockbuster obligation ; the joyless proficiency with which he goes through the motions is depressing to behold . if anything , he looks vaguely bored , as though the very act of telling a joke were now beneath him .
during the script ' s early drafts , the film ' s plot concerned foley , rosewood , and taggart ( john ashton ) going to london to rescue captain bogomil ( ronny cox ) who was being held hostage by terrorists during an international police convention . however , numerous problems such as scripting issues and budgeting caused pre - production to drag out to the point where both john aston and ronny cox had to drop out due to obligations to other pending film projects . ashton ' s part was re - written as john flint ( héctor elizondo ) and dialogue was inserted to explain that taggart had retired and moved to phoenix . cox ' s absence is never addressed in this film , nor is he mentioned at any point . both ashton and cox have subtle cameos in this film in the form of a picture on rosewood ' s desk of foley , taggart , rosewood , and bogomil on a fishing trip . this is the same picture which also appeared in beverly hills cop ii on bogomil ' s and foley ' s desks . in an interview in 2012 , ronny cox said ,
they wanted me to be in beverly hills cop iii , but . . . i read the script .
eddie murphy returns again as the always lovable axel foley who returns to beverly hills on a roller coaster ride of thrills at wonderworld amusement park . the casting of this film in some ways isn ' t as strong as the previous two but in some ways just as good . either way , i found this movie to be the funniest of the beverly hills cop trilogy . another main reason why i thought this was the funniest of the three was because judge reinhold is in perfect form as axel ' s best friend , detective billy rosewood . the rest of the cast was also well placed and i thought the directing by john landis was good for a movie like this . i am hoping that if they make a fourth one that it can live up to the likes of the previous three including this one .


rainbow brite and the star stealer is a 1985 animated fantasy film directed by bernard deyriès and kimio yabuki .

an international co-production between the united states , france , and japan , the film was produced by tokyo movie shinsha , dic entertainment and hallmark cards , and was released in the united states on november 15 , 1985 by warner bros . it is the only film to feature the greeting card character rainbow brite ; she also appeared in a few television specials prior to its release , and later in a kideo tv series .

in the film , rainbow brite tries to bring spring to an earth that is already facing a perpetual winter .

she must stop a wicked princess who wants all of spectra , a planet-sized diamond through which all the light in the universe has to go through .

the film did not receive advance screenings upon its release , and fared weakly among critics .

it grossed almost $ 5 million at the united states box office , after opening with $ 1.8 million .

it was released on vhs in 1986 and on dvd in 2004 .

rainbow brite and the star stealer

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rainbow brite and the star stealer is not an especially imaginative tale , and the animation is at times lifeless .
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this old schoo movie will bring you back to your childhood . rainbow brite knows how to shine brighter than any star .
if you grew up with rainbow brite and enjoyed her feature film , rainbow brite and the star stealer , then you ' ll love this dc comics adaptation . while the comic leaves a few things out while focusing on others it is a wonderful trip down memory lane . and if you collect obscure and awesome rainbow brite mementos , this is a must - have .
with the release of the star stealer movie , warner brothers released a comic book as well . it was produced by dc comic ' s inc , a warner communications company .
' ' rainbow brite and the star stealer ' ' isn ' t a movie ; it ' s a marketing tool . presented by hallmark properties to sell a line of hallmark products , it tells of a snub - nosed , big - eyed girl named rainbow brite and her efforts to bring joy and color to the universe .
the end credits scroll in a rainbow - tinted background , while
rainbow brite and me
plays .
anyumocz 40 pcs starfish white resin pencil finger sea star for wedding party chris . . .
rainbow brite must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet spectra .
on november 15th , 1985 hallmark card ' s beloved character , rainbow brite , lit up the big - screen in her first feature - length film ; rainbow brite and the star stealer . produced by dic entertainment the film was distributed by warner brothers and followed three very successful television specials that also helped promote a line of dolls by mattel . at the time of the film ' s release rainbow brite was not only a billion dollar commodity for hallmark it was also the highest selling toy for girls .
urltoken rainbow brite and the star stealer : bettina bush , pat fraley , peter cullen , robbie lee , andre stojka , david mendenhall , rhonda aldrich , les tremayne , mona marshall , jonathan harris , marissa mendenhall , scott menville , bernard deyriès , kimio yabuki , alan lee , andy heyward , jean chalopin , tetsuo katayama , howard r . cohen : movies & tv
welcome to prince darkly reviews , this here is my first attempt at a review , specifically of the film rainbow brite and the star stealer . here ' s hoping you enjoy it . there is the occasional swear in this video . those who find such things offensive are fairly warned . i do not own rainbow brite . all clips were used for the purpose of critique / review of the source material , and as such should fall under fair use / fair dealings laws . all clips from the movie are owned by warner bros .
how does rainbow brite solve this problem , you ask ? does she . . . .
once the lift stops , rainbow brite and krys are greeted at the door to the princesses thrown room . “her highness is expecting you . ”
rainbow brite sends a rainbow to the thick of snow , but it doesn ' t melt . puzzled they decide to head to rainbow land and see what could be happening to stop the snow from melting .
rainbow brite agrees to go . she tells twink to stay and mind the color caves , in which stormy appears and asks to help too . rainbow accepts her assistance and leaves for spectra .
when rainbow brite first runs into orin , he is climbing a stalagmite . his cane and bag of star sprinkles are shown on the ground . when he runs to retrieve them , he is seen holding his cane briefly before he actually gets it .
locked in a jail cell rainbow brite and krys fight about who was right or wrong . their bickering is stopped when on - x appears and rainbow tells him to get starlite . the two horses then discuss a plan to get rainbow brite ' s belt back and get out of there .
meanwhile : in rainbow land everyone is getting ready for the first day of spring . the sprites work in the color caves , and the color kids get up and go to wake rainbow brite . she awakens and colors rainbow land fresh with new color , and leaves to earth to bring spring .
sorry duke . but rainbow brite is one million times more badass than you will ever be . xd
the princess uses some evil magic thing to trap rainbow brite and chris , takes the belt , and then locks them in the real dungeon ( ie the one with no elevator ) . chris blames rainbow brite ' s tiny girl brain for screwing this mission up . and rainbow counters with a speech about hope and how her friends are surely doing something to help them out .
rainbow appears and they go to the horse . the horse examines her , and approves that she is the correct contact .
orin and the other sprites see the ship coming closer . if it crashes , the whole planet will shatter ! but as it does a rainbow gets in it ' s path , pushing the ship back and in the chaos causes it to explode . the surface is harmlessly sprinkled with debris , and rainbow brite and krys travel back to rainbow land .
in november 2004 , warner home video released the movie on dvd in u . s . region 1 territories . the new disc featured a cleaned up and remastered transfer of the film which boasted brighter colors . the new transfer was not in widescreen , but was an
open matte
1 . 33 : 1 version . the only bonus features included were a sing - along version of the opening song ,
brand new day
, and a
find the missing color belt
game , as extras . rainbow brite and the star stealer has been put on the netflix streaming service .
rainbow brite and the star stealer was not screened in advance for critics in its initial release , and subsequently fared weakly among them . janet maslin of the new york times said in her short review ,
isn ' t a movie ; it ' s a marketing tool .
she was referring to animated fare which , at the time , had just begun the practice of cashing in on pre - sold toy lines . michael blowen of the boston globe said ,
is so incompetently crafted that it makes the saturday - morning cartoons seem like disney classics .
as for stuart fisher , a contributor for jerry beck ' s animated movie guide :
sorry , kids , the star stealer was here ,
referring to the zero stars given to it in the book . the family guide to movies on video called it
not strong on imagination or substance but lots of color and action designed to sell dolls to the toddler set .
luckily , one of the fuzzy things ( specifically , the one we saw evil diamond princess abusing at the beginning of the film ) conveniently finds her just in time to give her some
star sprinkles
( aka the power source for her belt ) . rainbow brite takes advantage of this good fortune by turning around and blinding the lizard standing behind her .
written by howard r . cohen , who had previously written the final special ( and origin story )
the beginning of rainbow land
, star stealer took rainbow brite and her magical flying horse , starlite , deep into space in attempt to save the diamond planet , spectra , and return color and light to the universe . the film introduced several new characters to the already vast world of rainbow land including stormy , a rogue color kid who was in charge of the winter rain and snow and krys , a heroic space boy who just wants to be brave ( and who was originally developed as rainbow brite ' s cousin ) . though rainbow ' s normal foes murky and lurky are involved in the film the main antagonist was introduced as new villain , the dark princess , who was the most spoiled brat in the entire universe . she wanted to add spectra to her collection of jewels , using it to fuel her own powers , not caring that doing so could destroy everything in the whole universe .
' ' rainbow brite , ' ' which opens today at neighborhood theaters , is sugary even for a children ' s film . its plot concerns rainbow brite ' s fight with a mean , selfish princess , who is by far the story ' s most refreshing character , and the heroic way in which rainbow brite saves the world from turning wintery . scenes illustrating the latter threat are white , snowy and plain . in view of the rest of the film ' s suffocating prettiness , they come as a great relief . the cast rainbow brite and the star stealer , directed by bernard deyries and kimio yabuki ; screenplay by howard r . cohen , story by jean chalopin and mr . cohen , based on characters developed by hallmark properties ; music by haim saban and shuki levy ; produced by mr . chalopin , andy heyward and tetsuo katayama ; released by warner brothers . at the manhattan twin , third avenue at 59th street ; the gramercy , lexington avenue at 23d street ; the r . k . o . 86th street twin , at lexington avenue , and other theaters .
in rainbow land the sprites call to the color kids that a flying horse is in rainbow land , but when they look and see it isn ' t starlite they get alarmed . they go toward the horse , says in a stuttered reply that he needs “rainbow brite”
stupell home décor somewhere over the rainbow with rainbow wall plaque art , 10 x 0 . . . .
back in the pits , murky and lurky return with his new machine . unfortunately they stumble and fall off down the hill . when they stand they see a shooting star fall from the sky and crash in the pits . curious to what fell , they go to investigate .
spectra shines with all it ' s glory , the snow on earth melts , and the people can go outside for spring has finally arrived . back in rainbow land rainbow brite introduces krys to the color kids who greet him warmly . stormy rides the wind with skydancer and welcome rainbow brite home , saying she is ready for a vacation . doing rainbow ' s job is harder then she thought , and she has more respect for her friend .
rainbow brite and krys shout at her , that she shouldn ' t think of presents , and what she is doing to spectra . she is no more swayed then she was when orin attempted to tell her the same thing . she asks for rainbow brite ' s belt , and when she refuses to give it to her , she steps towards her magic jewel and zaps her with it , but rainbow brite won ' t give up so easily . she touches her belt , and a rainbow appears . however the rainbow is not strong enough , and she and krys are knocked unconscious . it is then the princess removes the belt herself , and orders them removed .
the castle creatures voice ask in unison what they seek . when they tell them they want to speak to the princess , the creatures reply “no” , and merge together into one massive giant castle creature . this beast attacks them , but rainbow brite sends a rainbow in to it ' s face and they run away . the princess sees rainbow brite ' s power and exclaims that she wants her belt .
rainbow brite rides a white horse named starlite , who has a rainbow - colored tail and main , and she has a rainbow trim on her little suit . wherever she goes , she leaves a rainbow trail . as a matter of fact , the film has rainbows everywhere . i stopped counting at 247 or so .
( aka , “blondine au pays de l’arc - en - ciel” and “mahô shôjo rainbow brite ! ” this film is clearly an animé , but rainbow brite herself was a french / japanese / american co - production . which helps explain some things . )
cut to rainbow brite taking a trip to earth ( i guess this means she ' s an alien ? ) . it turns out rainbow brite has a human boyfriend named brian ( he ' s the only person on earth who can see her ) .
in comparison to characters like my little pony and the ever popular barbie , rainbow brite ' s initial popularity may have been short - lived , but her colors are just as bright today as they were in 1985 and so is her fan - base . two of them , renee stowe and katy cartee haile are considered two of most avid and active fans . each of them operate their own rainbow brite website and together have a podcast devoted to all things rainbow brite , britecast .
opening at seventh place with us $ 1 . 8 million , and running for just five weeks at a 1 , 090 - venue maximum , star stealer groseed us $ 4 , 889 , 971 at the north american box - office , months before a 13 - episode syndicated series appeared on dic ' s kideo tv block . a tie - in comic book to the film was issued by dc comics .
i think i remember seeing this movie . i know i was into rainbow brite as a little girl and even had a shy violet doll , and i definitely remember murky and lurky .
luckily , chris seems pretty cool with having to share a saddle with rainbow brite and grip her closely while they fly around . go fig .
cyborg horse detracts the gunners while starlight trots through the castle . he gets caught ; but at least he manages to snag the belt and get it to rainbow brite before the guards can shoot him to death .
krys asks where orin is and on - x explains he had sent him to rainbow land to get rainbow brite , and that was who he was in front of . disgusted by the thought of being helped by a girl , krys does his best to insult her and stress that he doesn ' t need her help . rainbow brite isn ' t so easily discouraged and insists she has come to help and she will .
they find an elevator in the dungeon and decide to try and use it to reach the princess . surprisingly , it works . and once they get in her throne room , crazy diamond princess casually asks rainbow brite to hand over the belt .
they end up leaving together and we get a look from him that implies that rainbow brite is getting another love interest . you go girl ! !
as they run away krys continues to insult rainbow brite . “you even need someone to tell you which way to run ! ”
that zoo movie with the creepy rainbow brite mascots is the only clear memory i have of watching rainbow brite as a kid . my sister and i rented it a million times from blockbuster and my father got so sick of it he used to beg us to rent anything else . naturally , that only made us want it more . lol
rainbow brite ignores his sexist outburst and asks him to explain what the heck is going on . chris tells her that the glitter bots have hypnotized both this planet and the one he hails from and is forcing all the slaves to work for crazy diamond princess . he then starts another rant about how chicks can ' t save the universe and rainbow finally gets mad and essentially tells him
jerrica benton is secretly the leader of the glamorous and exciting music group , jem and the holograms .
rainbow brite knows what spectra is . it ' s the diamond planet . the light of the universe passes through it . it is what gives life to the universe , and gives the color it ' s power . without the “light of life” everything will die .
anyhoo , the plot gets going once rainbow returns home and a cyborg horse contacts her to tell her that the diamond princess is to blame for her weather powers being out of whack . turns out the princess rules the
diamond planet
( the place where all the light has to pass through before it gets to rainbow land and earth ) . and the princess ' hoarding is screwing this up somehow . and rainbow brite is the only one who can stop the princess from
killing everything in the universe
.
on - x tries to continue his message , but a lighted section of his mane is not syncing with the rest as he attempts to speak . it is causing him to stutter . rainbow brite presses the piece back into place and he is able to continue his message . “ orin says only hope is rainbow brite . ”
with the princess distracted , rainbow and krys hit the jewel with all their power . the jewel absorbs the energy and crumbles to dust . this causes everything the magic touched to crumble , including the thrown room .
rainbow attempts to row away only to realize there are no ores to row with . on - x comes to the rescue turning on his boosters / hooves and speeding the boat down the river , which grows wilder and wilder until it reaches a large falls . rainbow attempts to create a rainbow to save them , but the star sprinkles fall from her hands and do nothing in the thick mist . on - x pushes as hard as his booster will allow and eventually is able to lift the boat against his neck and lift them up . they fly away , but gravity takes over soon after and the boat plummets .
seriously , cyborg horse tells her that everything in the universe will die if rainbow brite fails her mission . so , y ' know , no pressure .
meanwhile rainbow brite , starlite and twink take a stop in the storm clouds above earth . it is time for their annual race with stormy , the little girl who controls the storms and winter rains . she gets to play often during the winter months bringing rain and snow to earth .
murky and lurky aren ' t as fortunate , as they attempt to escape the gates close . murky and lurky are brought to the princess . she says she wants rainbow brite , which murky announces that he knows of her and is attempting to capture her too . he claims rainbow brite has several color belts , so the princess demands he capture her and bring her all the belts . once they are away from the fortress they decide to head back to spectra themselves .
she jumps to a high level away from the opening , and hears her name called . there she sees a small gray spectran sprite on an opposite pillar , also climbing away from the slurthie . he points her to his bag , which lay near by and she sees he has star sprinkles . quickly she runs to the sprinkles and once her belt is charged , she and the old sprite escape the creatures and move toward the fort .
we cut to diamond princess ' castle . chris and rainbow brite brazenly just walk up the bridge leading to the front door . naturally , they ' re spotted . and the princess orders some . . . thing to cast a wind spell to knock them off the bridge .
after that , we see rainbow brite return to rainbow land to announce that she ' s saved the universe and everything is colorful again . and chris declares that he wants to live in rainbow land instead of returning home because he wants to help restore colors , too ( and he realized that living in a place where the chicks outnumber him 5 to 1 would be pretty sweet ) .
i don ' t remember this movie at all . i didn ' t watch a whole lot of rainbow brite as a kid . might have to track this down . > _ > but i do remember the live - action rainbow brite ' s san diego zoo adventure . where murky and lurky were the main antagonists , did you ever see that one ?
anyhoo , everyone celebrates and rainbow brite doesn ' t feel at all conflicted about ending a person ' s life . we see that earth is full of sunshine once more ( and , i assume , all the adults that didn ' t slit their wrists during the dark snow storm are screwing like bunnies to fix the birth rate problem ) . and brian runs outside , sees a rainbow , and sniffles as he thanks rainbow brite for saving his planet ( completely unaware that she has picked up a new boyfriend ) .
. . . . . well , at least now he ' s catching up to rainbow brite ' s body count . good job , kiddo !
in the thrown room , rainbow and krys confront the princess , but this time they are prepared for her magic and using both the rainbow and the prism , the princess can ' t hurt them , but they still can ' t hit the jewel itself . then from behind murky ' s space ship crashes uncontrollably in to the room , crushing the princesses thrown .
meanwhile on spectra , orin and popo are surprised when the other sprites come to them asking them what they are doing . it is then they notice all of the magic has worn off , and they are not hypnotized . the glitterbots are being destroyed and the net is cut away . rainbow brite has won !
i have many happy memories of recording rainbow brite and the star stealer ,
says bettina bush , who was still a child when she began voicing life to the colorful cutie .
i had such fun on set with my child co - stars , scott menville , and david and marisa mendenhall . what a talented group of kids , and all really grounded and fun . our director , marsha goodman was like a second mom to me , and working with her was always a good time - it still is . she ' s got a wicked sense of humor and a gift for bringing out the best in actors . i remember the writer of the script smoked a pipe and i can still remember how it smelled - that makes me smile . i think my favorite memory is seeing all of our hard work come to life on the night of the premiere . i had been imagining how it would look based on the storyboards , and seeing all the elements come together as a child was magical .
and this year she doesn ' t want to end her playtime . together with her horse skydancer , they race rainbow brite through the storm clouds . if rainbow brite catches up to them , then spring will come , but if she can out run them , it will stay winter . but no horse in the universe can out run starlite , who quickly over takes the pair and they leave past the storm clouds to earth . stormy and skydancer accept their defeat and the warm air softens skydancer ' s frozen breath .
5 : here ' s a story that i enjoy telling . when it came to doing the feature , rainbow brite and the star stealer , my agent tried to get me more money . dic , the producer , was very frugal . my agent suggested they give me three contracts instead of one on the project , convincing dic , i could do several of the roles . in those days for a tv show , a performer was paid one fee and for that , would do as many as three characters . dic figured they would get their money ' s worth by casting me in nine roles . so the day came for our recording . a union representative came to the session and informed dic that the rules were different for feature films , and they must give me a contract for each character . i got nine contracts for my work . it was a big payday !
the plan : on - x becomes a diversion , allowing starlite a chance to sneak in the fortress and get to the princesses room . everything goes well , and despite the obvious design flaws between horse and lift , he is able to get to the princess ' s room , pass her and steal the belt back . the princess screams in rage as he jumps out the window , giving on - x the color belt . soon as on - x gets the belt he takes it to rainbow brite , who forms a rainbow to get them out of the jail cell and off the princesses planet .
so much nostalgia ! i adored this show when i was younger , and i must say it did not let me down revisiting it . the bright colors and animation from this dvd are as memorable as when i saw it so many years ago . if you have not seen rainbow brite before and you enjoyed shows like smirfs , pokemon , and dragon ball , then i recommend taking a go at rainbow brite . it is the classic good versus evil cartoon with many good morals and fun characters .
a metal horse rises from the hole , and robotic - ly asks for rainbow brite . at first murky tries to pass himself off as her , but the horse is not fooled . when they ask him about he wants her for , the horse replies that it ' s about a diamond . murky , greedy as ever tells the horse exactly where rainbow land is . this puzzles lurky who is used to him trying not to help rainbow brite . when the horse leaves , he explains that he is going to find out what the message is , and get the diamond for himself .
this routine small tots ' animated feature is about a young girl named rainbow brite who brings color to the universe . she is forced to do battle with the henchmen of a wicked princess determined to plunge everything into a colorless darkness . before the princess can carry out her plan , rainbow joins up with the warrior krys and some special horses to outsmart and outfight the anti - technicolor faction .
5 : the final scene in rainbow land is not mentioned , and on - x is not given to krys .
on earth things aren ' t much better . the land is still thick with snow and cold . brian , rainbow brite ' s earthling friend is riding his bicycle . suddenly he slips on some ice , but a rainbow appears and slows the boy before he can crash . he looks up smiling , happy to see her .
. . . . . i guess horsies with rainbow manes are inherently badass and loyal . xd
with all her incarnations and that fact that rainbow brite has never really left public consciousness is a true testament to how special and beloved this character is .
i believe rainbow brite has such a long - lasting legacy because she ' s an inspiration . she represents hope , strength of spirit , and the power of believing in your purpose ,
bettina says the character .
rainbows themselves feel like you ' ve glimpsed a momentary miracle whenever you see one , they make everyone smile ! rainbow brite embodies that , so people will always love her . i ' m blessed to have had the opportunity to give her a voice .
rainbow brite has only heard of orin in the stories sprites tell each other at bedtime . she thought he was a made up character , but twink insists he is a real person .
rainbow , chris , and cyborg horse have to fight through a horde of lizard monsters to get away . and the attack ends in the three of them being separated .
chris tells rainbow to retreat . rainbow accuses him of being too chicken for the mission . and he starts spewing more sexist crap about being more capable than some icky vagina person before following her up the bridge .
in the fort starlite is having his fun confusing the glitterbots by talking , because at this time they still do not realize he can talk . murky and lurky are being brought it as prisoners as well . krys smiles as he looks up and sees a rainbow coming closer . he smiles knowing that rainbow brite is coming to save them .
the movie ends with murky and lurky in their spaceship trying to find their way back to rainbow land ( wait ? how did they survive that fall before ! ? ) . we don ' t see rainbow brite shoot them down and kill them ; but i think it ' s safe to assume she eventually does .
the universe is growing dark and on earth it is eternal winter all because a selfish princess is trying to keep the diamond like planet spectra to herself . rainbow brite , a girl in charge of changing the seasons and keeping the universe colorful , steps up to stop the princess . all of her friends help , including a brash , overconfident new aquaintance called krys . if rainbow does not free spectra ( and if she and krys don ' t stop arguing ) everything will turn gray and die .
rainbow and chris head off to face the crazy diamond princess again . and we cut to the princess ' palace to see murky and lurky promising that they can deliver rainbow brite to her on account of their experience fighting her . she tells them to piss off because she astutely points out that , if they could beat her , they would have done it already ( not gonna lie , i thought that was pretty cool ) . they change her mind by lying and telling her that rainbow brite has more belts and they know how to get them . this is the only reason they aren ' t locked in a dungeon .
the sprite informs her of who he is . he is orin , the sprite who sent on - x to fetch her . together they plot a way to get krys and the others out of the fort . he gives rainbow brite the prism . he says she must give it to krys and together they will be able to fight their enemies .
i ' m pretty sure stormy was my favorite rainbow sidekick when i was little . she has the power to make rain and snow ; but she ' s only allowed to do it in wintertime . if she tries to do it out of season ; rainbow brite and her horse chase her down and ruin her good time . it sucks to be stormy .
chris uses his wrist cannon to trap three guards in ice blocks . the cartoon never shows them recovering ; so it ' s possible that this puts him ahead of rainbow brite in the
most villains murdered
category .
while the princess is distracted , rainbow and chris destroy her power source diamond . which , in turn , causes her entire palace to collapse ( i guess she conjured her house with her insane diamond magic ) . while the palace is collapsing , murky threatens to shoot rainbow brite with his wacky looking gun . and this prompts starlight to pop in out of nowhere and kick him off the side of a cliff .
when rainbow brite gets to the diamond planet , she finds a bunch of fuzzy things being enslaved and forced to make nets to cover up the planets surface . but she can ' t rescue them because they ' re being guarded by giant killer robots ! !
no , really . rainbow channels her magic through the planet ( remember , the fuzzy things ' planet is a giant prism ) and uses the amplified beam to blow up the princess ' ship before it can hit the planet .
right on cue , cyborg horse pops in the window to save them ( where the hell was he when the children were being zapped ! ? ) . unfortunately , he can ' t fit in the window . and instead of just popping in kool aid man style like he should , he goes off to get help from rainbow brite ' s horse starlight . even though starlight is powerless without rainbow and her belt .
the franchise pretty much ran out of steam by the end of the ' 80s . there was an attempt to revive it in 1996 , with mattel bringing out new , ethnically - diverse versions of the various characters , but it fell flat on its face . rainbow brite is , and probably will remain , an artifact of the 1980s .
after rainbow brite ' s initial run ended , there were several attempts to reinvent her , however none of them seemed to shine quite as brightly as the original . then , in 2014 , hallmark ' s online network urltoken began streaming the film along with a brand new 3 episode mini - webseries . written by rachel vine , the series stared emily osment as rainbow brite and eighties teen queen , molly ringwald ( who also recently appeared in the live - action jem and the holograms film ) , as the dark princess . the series was successful enough that it appears feeln is developing an ongoing series .
krys informs her that the princess , and her plans . when rainbow insists they stop her , krys dares her to say it to the princess . she says she will and they all leave to the princesses planet .
the dark princess is up to big - time mischief : snatching for herself spectra , the universe ' s sole source of light . without spectra in its rightful place , all will be plunged into gloom and dreariness - unless rainbow brite and her friends can defeat the princess in this fantastic adventure ! set in an imagination - enhancing cosmos of enchanted worlds , spunky rainbow brite , her magical horse starlite , heroic spaceboy krys , spritely twink , young earthling brian , venerable sage orin and other amazing hallmark characters confront evil by using color , magic , cleverness and joy as ammunition .
the princess decides that it might be fun to mess with the kids . so she turns off the wind machine and instead opts to let them in . once inside , the kids are attacked by blob monsters . rainbow brite blinds it with her magic rainbow belt so they can escape . diamond princess sees this and immediately decides that she must have that belt ! ! so she uses a trap door to drop them into a dungeon
rainbow brite , and her magical horse starlite , must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet spectra . when they meet orin , the wise sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil princess . orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her . getting in the way of their mission is the sinister murky dismal and his bumbling assistant lurky who , as usual , are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of spectra , as well as trying to steal rainbow ' s magical color belt .
in a quick getaway from the glitterbots , rainbow brite and starlite pretend to weave rope . at first their plan works . the glitterbots merely dispenses more rope to be woven and move on , until they see that rainbow isn ' t weaving a net . she is weaving a set of booties . the glitterbot charges his gem to hypnotize her , but as he shoots , on - x interferes , bouncing the ray from his shiny body back into the gem , hypnotizing the glitterbots themselves .
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this movie is a bit odd , but i give it points for making rainbow brite an active female character when they easily could have had chris keep rescuing her . if it helps , the crazy princess does make an appearance in the series after the movie aired . so , that ' s one less kill count for rainbow brite . xd there is also one thing i think this movie proves to be true . robot horses make anything awesome ! ^ _ ^
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the girl with the striped moonboots and royal - blue epaulets is back from the 1980s to save the world for a new generation of young viewers . this time the gal , her rainbow - tailed horse starlite , and her sidekick sprite twink must face down a selfish princess who has stolen the biggest diamond in the universe , preventing light from reaching the world , and sending earth into a neverending winter . ( don ' t try to justify the plot from a scientific standpoint . ) the rerelease of this 1985 production marks the relaunching of the rainbow brite franchise , following the successful returns of other ' 80s era cartoon characters like care bears and my little pony . nostalgic young parents will revel in the big hair and big shoulders , and little ones will just enjoy the pretty horses and the colors . this 85 - minute movie may also have some appeal to young males as the secondary hero is a boy with a robotic horse . ( ages 3 and older ) - - kimberly heinrichs
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these guys are murky and lurky ( rainbow ' s normal villains ) . they suck and add nothing to the plot . so we won ' t be discussing them very much
the adventures of the color protector and her friends ( sidekick twink , the color kids , her horse starlite , and her human friend brian ) .
rainbow brite quickly puts the booties on starlite ' s hooves despite his vocal protests and they run away . they don ' t get too far before they come to a large gray river . they jump into the river , but realize despite it ' s liquid appearance it is thick , and starlite can ' t swim in it . getting rainbow brite to a small boat , starlite tries to push her to safely , but she will not leave him . he jumps in the boat too , as the glitterbots enter the river , blasting at them , but because of the river ' s depth , they miss them .
once rainbow and old fuzzy guy escape , he gives a speech about having a special device for chris . and he tells rainbow that she ' s destined to help chris become the mighty warrior he was meant to be . surprisingly , she agrees to it .
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on spectra orin and popo are the only two sprites not hypnotized . carefully they are able to hide from the glitterbots and cut the nets holding spectra . orin looks to earth , which is growing more and more distant in the dark . and on earth brian is worried , for the snow and storms are getting worse .
rainbow brite started out as a little girl named wisp , who was magically carried off to the rainbow land . there , she found everything had become dull and dreary , a result of that entire world having been taken over by the dark one . despite cowardly advice from a sprite named twink ( who became her closest friend in that realm ) , she made it her business to find the color belt and the sphere of light , and restore the rainbow land ' s natural beauty . this she did , with the help of a flying horse named starlite and her seven friends , the color kids ( red butler , lala orange , canary yellow , patty o ' green , buddy blue , indigo and shy violet ) . after that , she remained to rule the rainbow land , with her friends in charge of their respective bands of it . her special mission was to maintain bright colors throughout the universe . her worst foes were murky dismal and his sidekick , lurky .
meanwhile another ship has crashed into the spectra surface . it is murky dismal and lurky . the spectra sprites fuss about the scratching of the surface , but murky pays no mind and lurky works on the super gloom boomer .
the ponies and a young human girl named megan must stop the evil lord tirac from taking over the ponies ' peaceful world .
after hearing this news report , brian goes into his room and pulls out a key that rainbow brite gave him
in case of emergencies
. the key works by turning any door he uses it on into a portal to rainbow land . but when he tries using it , it doesn ' t work ( he guesses it ' s because her magic has gotten weaker ) .
um . . . wow . i think you ought to go back and watch some 80s cartoons , since they have a lot more violence than you remember . keep in mind it was the 80s that traumatized little kids by killing off the main hero ( bye , optimus prime ! ) , and also turned adorable little ponies into monsters : there ' s a good reason why i ' m really wary about what cartoons i ' ll watch . as amazing as many cartoons were , they were also super traumatizing ! granted , this particular movie was always a bit weird , but if you recollected more of the cartoon , it ' s not at all . first off , the
fuzzy things
are sprites . each rainbow kid has their own hue of sprite , and the sprites harvest color crystals for rainbow brite to use . she ' s also the only one that has a white sprite ( named twink , if you care ) as a companion , and he was always pulling color crystals from his pouch in the nick of time . the cartoon also established the relationship between rainbow brite and brian , as she accidentally caught him in a rainbow and had to take him back to rainbow land to restore his proper color to him . . . and yeah , they are first and foremost children , and friends . brian ended up being very helpful , so of course rainbow brite made sure he always had a way to return to rainbow land . i always liked the underlying tension between genders in the cartoon , as again , they are children , and children are always going to have that ,
ew ! he ' s a boy !
or ,
gross ! girls !
when dealing with each other . i certainly had it with one of my best friends , who happened to be a boy , when we were kids . that ' s just the way of things . can ' t really call kids sexist for noticing they ' re different from each other . if you can find it , i recommend tracking down the movie showing rainbow brite ' s origins . then , among other things , you ' ll understand why starlite is so loyal to her . and also why he ' s the most magnificent horse in the universe . : d oh , before i dash for work , murky and lurky are the recurring villains of rainbow brite , so they can never die . ever . ; )
quickly the starlite distracts the glitterbots , and rainbow is able to untie him , together she throws krys the prism , and shoots it with her rainbow power , charging it . still unsure how it works , krys pulls his arm out and looks away as a blast of energy shoots his enemy . first as a heat ray , then as a blast of ice . finally free they leave .
rainbow brite has just enough power in her belt to break them all out of prison . but she tells chris that she needs to recharge her belt in her homeland before she can try to fight crazy diamond princess again .
at the princesses planet rainbow and krys see the huge fortress the princess lives in . telling their horses to stay behind they walk across the walkway toward the front gate . the princess , and her advisor count blogg see them approaching , and attempt to get rid of them . when she sees they are not easily dissuade , she allows them to enter . in the front lobby they are greeted by many small castle creatures .
the animation is wretched , and the whole thing is so sickly sweet as to be almost nauseating .
even in the world of merchandise tie - in animated movies , this rainbow brite outing is pretty terrible . one of the main points of the film revolves around the big bad tying a rope around a planet and towing it to her home with a spaceship . yeah , okay . then there are the unnecessary comic asides with two bumbling villains that don ' t work on any level . over on the editing and scripting side , the action constantly shifts away from rainbow brite and her mission just to keep the ancillary characters fresh in the minds of the audience . those minor scenes , though , last a whopping 30 to 45 seconds , never providing enough time for those sequences to do anything of importance . the end result is a film that goes beyond cheesy to so sugary sweet i wanted to get my teeth checked after watching it . even other blatant money grabs of the decade like the transformers and g . i . joe movies included risk and , well , real world stakes . there ' s nothing like that here , if you include winter not being able to go away . . . and the people of earth literally giving up because of the snow and grayness . really ?
based on papers discovered at the margaret herrick library , when cohen was developing the story , he went through several different incarnations . one of the stories introduced a villain known as the collector who was not only draining the color from the universe , but also manipulating time so the past , present , and future all existed together in one plane . another had a strange force sending the entire universe into an ice age with rainbow and krys leading the inhabitants of all the effected planets into battle . another , cohen wrote , had a raiders - style adventure that took rainbow and krys through planets of deserts , mountains , and various other natural obstacles as well as through outer space in an effort to find a villain who was consuming all the light in the universe . eventually , the story was set and after the final draft of the script was approved it took a record setting three months to produce the rest of the film .