were about the arms deal. They are also able to convince Mayor Egan of Lutz's incompetence, and the mayor fires Lutz for his abusive attitude towards his own men and for jeopardizing the investigation. Mayor Egan chooses Bogomil to replace Lutz as the new Police Chief. Axel returns to Detroit, but only after he is told off by Inspector Todd over the phone, after Egan called Todd to congratulate him on allowing Axel to assist them on this case. Cast Eddie Murphy as Detective Axel Foley Judge Reinhold as Detective Billy Rosewood Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent John Ashton as Sergeant John Taggart Ronny Cox as Captain Andrew Bogomil Brigitte Nielsen as Karla Fry Allen Garfield as Chief Harold Lutz Brian O'Connor as Detective Biddle Dean Stockwell as Charles Cain Gil Hill as Inspector Douglas Todd Gilbert Gottfried as Sidney Bernstein Paul Reiser as Detective Jeffrey Friedman Paul Guilfoyle as Nikos Thomopolis Robert Ridgely as Mayor Ted Egan Alice Adair as Jan Bogomil Glenn Withrow as Willie Tom Bower as Russ Fielding Hugh Hefner as Himself Frank Pesce as Carlotta Chris Rock as Parking Valet Valerie Wildman as Gun Club Receptionist Robert Pastorelli as Vinnie Tommy 'Tiny' Lister as Orvis John Hostetter as Stiles Production Paramount Pictures had planned a television series based on the first film. Murphy turned down the series but was willing to do a sequel. Producers Simpson and Bruckheimer hired Tony Scott to direct due to his success with the 1986 blockbuster film Top Gun. The film was originally to be set and filmed in London and Paris; however, the script was re-written after Murphy expressed a reluctance to film outside the United States. Eddie Murphy's salary to star in the movie was $8 million. The budget of the movie was $27 million. Ronny Cox was going to have more screen time in the film, but couldn't due to his role in Robocop. Filming began on November 10, 1986 and concluded on March 25, 1987 after 135 days of filming. Later Film editor Billy Weber said:“Marty Brest had passed on the sequel, and Tony was available. But, he wasn’t a comedy guy, so after we ran the first cut, Don and Jerry just looked around, and shrugged, and said, “Huh.” It wasn’t a comedy – it played like a straight action movie, which made sense, because Tony was an action guy, and that’s what he knew