#Beverly Hills Cop Jacket

[helena-edits-in-real-time]

Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (2024) dir. Mark Molloy

[jackets1213]

Beverly Hills Cop Axel F Eddie Murphy Black Suede Leather Jacket

Product Specifications:

Inspired by: Eddie Murphy

External Material: Suede Leather

Inner: Viscose Lining

Front: Buttoned Closure

Collar: Shirt Collar

Color: Black

Pockets: Four Outside and Two Inside

Sleeves: Full-length Sleeves

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[sh1tbird-shantytown]

Steve had a hesitant friendship blooming with Chrissy Cunningham. She was kind and loved being around the kids, even though they were brats most of the time. And it helped that she took any excuse to stand Jason Carver up.

She sat in his passenger seat, Dustin in the back with his head down in a notebook. Something about an impossible equation.

“He’s changed this year,” she continued on about her ex-boyfriend. “He’s turned into this bully that needs everyone’s attention!” She tried to sound annoyed, but he knew she felt a lot more about Carver’s rise to fame than she let on.

He sighed when she continued to frown at her hands in her lap.

“You have to forget about him, Chris,” he turned into the school. “Go out and spend some time with someone outside of that clique of yours,” he smiled back at her pinched expression.

She suddenly perked up, he could almost see the lightbulb above her ponytail.

“What about you?”

Steve looked up from where he’d been focusing on fixing his hair in the mirror, “What?” his voice raised an octave.

Chrissy nodded to herself, long past an actual response from Steve, “The movies,” she decided quickly. “That Beverly Hills Cop sequel just came out, you like that stuff, right?”

He stuttered as she gathered her things and opened the car door, “Y-Yeah?”

“Great!” she grinned at him from outside and waved before shutting the door and merging into the sea of high schoolers.

Dustin groaned behind him and Steve felt his eyes zip up to check on the kid.

“What are you doing?”

-

Chrissy was dressed in her usual skirt and polo combo that she always wore outside of school events. She wasn’t dressed to impress, and that made Steve feel about 90% more comfortable as she practically jumped into his car.

She was a little shaky, but he bit his tongue about it when she turned the radio on and turned the southern drawl of George Strait up.

So, he politely drove them the thirty minute drive in silence.

And when they arrived, she seemed to have lost all ambition. When some girls he knew had been giving her a hard time about dumping the douche that’s called her his girlfriend, were staring at them as they walked up to the theater. Their gossip hungry eyes trained on the awkward distance they had.

For a regular couple going to the movies anyway, as far as he knew, he and Chris were perfectly fine with personal space.

But, he offered her his arm and she gratefully took it.

He ordered their tickets for them and let her pick the snacks. Let the girl behind the counter give them falsely knowing glances as she buttered their popcorn.

He fought off the urge to roll his eyes at them all as Chrissy pulled at a string on his jacket and kept her eyes trained on her Mary Jane shoes.

He got them in the theater, through the movie, and Chrissy back home before nine.

And he actually had a pretty good time. Which, he told her.

She smiled that crooked grin of hers, “I did too,” she said like she hadn’t expected to. “I thought I’d be too scared to actually do something different.”

He handed her one of the movie stubs, “Here.” He laughed lightly at her confusion. “It’s to remember that you have a life outside of high school politics.”

She laughed with him and delicately pressed the piece of paper to her chest, “Thank you.”

“Anytime.”

-

He and Chrissy hung out more often, so much so that it was messing with his schedule with Robin.

“I don’t see what’s so special about her,” she complained from her spot behind the counter.

He’d been going through the return bin before she’d kicked him out and began stress working while she ranted about how he’d been neglecting their relationship.

“She needs a friend, Rob,” he tried explaining for the hundredth time. “And she’s a good person, I think you’d really like her if you gave her a chance,” he added the last bit with a lilt to his tone.

She gave him an unimpressed response, “She’s a cheerleader and I eat my lunch by sneaking into the library. We have nothing alike.” She paused and then looked him up and down, judging. “You on the other hand….”

Steve crossed his arms and glared at his supposed best friend.

“Uh-oh,” an easily recognizable voice broke their focus, “There seems to be trouble in paradise!”

Billy Hargrove wobbled his way in on his cane and leaned himself against Steve and the counter in front of them.

Robin huffed out a nasty laugh, “Steve’s got himself a girlfriend, and has left me out like chopped liver.”

He rolled his eyes, but grew confused at Billy’s angry expression.

He side eyes Steve and quietly asked, “Girlfriend?” like the word itself was an accusation.

He shook his head in quick disagreement, already feeling safer by the way Billy’s upset demeanor deflated.

“Chrissy is my friend. I told Rob that I’ve sworn off any new relationships.”

“Ah,” Billy’s walls pulled themselves back up. But, he didn’t pull away, so that was a plus.

Robin watched them, an odd and understanding aura to her gaze, “Steve doesn’t like girls anymore.”

Steve made an assortment of mortified noises as Billy cackled at his side.

“That is not what’s happening,” he defended himself, rather lamely. Robin tilted her head at him like he was lying, and Billy ruffled his hair, causing Steve’s usually tamed hair to fly everywhere.

Billy’s hand left his head when he looked at him, the other’s mouth opened slightly as he stared at the mess he’d made. Robin rolled her eyes and ignored them, returning to the cart of tapes.

Steve blinked back at Billy, not quite ready to get back to work himself.

“Not that into girls….” Billy trailed off when Steve tucked the hairs that were tickling his cheeks behind his ears.

Just when Steve was about to say something to defend his lackluster love life he’d probably regret, Billy’s watch began beeping. Obnoxiously.

“Shit,” Billy pressed a button and gave one more lingering stare at Steve’s face before leaving their joined space. “I have to go pick up Max from school,” he explained.

Steve smiled and nodded as Billy unwrapped his arm around his shoulders and took his leave with an awkward nod goodbye.

“You’re so far gone,” Robin finally snorted when the door finally shut.

“What the Hell, Rob?”

-

Chrissy was the last person to arrive at game night.

The Henderson’s dinner table was the busiest it had ever been, and Mrs. Henderson was having the time of her life hosting.

“Steve!” She called just as he was shutting the door behind his friend. She rounded the corner and cooed at the new addition of another girl. She hugged Chrissy and patted her cheek as she looked her over. “Oh, aren’t you pretty,” she sweetly complimented. “You really know how to find the right people, Steve,” she giggled to herself and left them alone. Apparently deeming Chrissy appropriate for their traditions.

He shook his head when Chrissy looked at him in complete confusion, sending her into a fit of shocked laughter.

“I love it here,” she whispered, mostly to herself, and made her way further into the house. He followed behind her, amused by her unfamiliar hesitation.

Lucas noticed them first, desperately finding an excuse to get out of his spot between a loudly feuding Max and Mike.

“Hey, Chrissy!” he jogged over to them after squeezing out. She relaxed noticeably, finding something familiar in the kid. “Welcome to Hell,” he joked as Max hit Mike upside the head behind him. She jumped at the outraged yell Mike directed at his assaulter.

“Glad to be here,” she replied, albeit a little faint on the genuine tone.

Steve caught Billy’s fleeting eye from across the room, and turned to Chrissy to part ways. But, she was already looking at him, and not in a confident way.

“What’s wrong?”

“Could you introduce me to her?” she pointed over at Robin. And he smirked as he watched Robin catch their gazes and turn bright pink.

“Absolutely,” he offered his arm.

[will80sbyers]

Do you still have the list of movies that inspired ST4? I had a picture of it but I lost it and I haven't been able to find it since. Please and thank you in advance.

Yep!

Long post warning lol

300

2001: A Space Odyssey

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

12 Monkeys

28 Days Later

13th Warrior

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Altered States

Amelie

American Sniper

Analyze This

Annihilation

Aristocats

Armageddon

Assassins Creed

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Arrival

Almost Famous

Batman Begins

Batman V. Superman

Basket Case

Battle at Big Rock

Beauty and the Beast

Beetlejuice

Behind Enemy Lines

Beverly Hills Cop

Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey

Billy Madison

Black Cauldron

Black Swan

Boondock Saints

Borat

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Burn After Reading

Broken Arrow

Blade Runner

C.H.U.D

Con Air

Cast Away

Congo

Constantine

Children of Men

Cabin in the Woods

Crank

Casablanca

Carrie

Crimson Tide

Clueless

Dukes of Hazzard

Don’t Breathe

Death to Smoochy

Doom

Dark Knight

Dogma

Deep Blue Sea

Dreamcatcher

Drop Dead Fred

Die Hard

Die Hard 2

Die Hard 3

Don’s Plum

Dances with Wolves

Dumb and Dumber

Edward Scissorhands

Enter the Void

Ex Machina

Event Horizon

Emma (2020)

Forrest Gump

Fargo

Fisher King

Full Metal Jacket

Ferris Bueller

Fallen

Fugitive

Ghost

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Ghostbusters

Good Fellas

Girl Interrupted

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Get Out

Good Will Hunting

Hackers

High Fidelity

Hellraiser 1

Hellraiser 2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Hidden

High School Musical

Hurt Locker

Heat

Hunger Games

Highlander

Hell or High Water

Home Alone

I am Legend

It’s a Wonderful Life

In Cold Blood

Inception

I am a Fugitive from Chain Gang

Inside Out

Island of Doctor Moreau

It Follows

Interview with a Vampire

Inner Space

Into the Spiderverse

Independence Day

Jupiter Ascending

John Carter of Mars

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

James Bond (All Movies)

Julie

Karate Kid

Knives Out

Kingsmen

Little Miss Sunshine

Labyrinth

Long Kiss Goodnight

Lost Boys

Leon: The Professional

Let the Right One In

Little Women (1994)

Mad Max: Fury Road

Magnolia

Men in Black

Mimic

Matrix

Misery

My Cousin Vinny

Mystic River

Minority Report

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Neverending Story

Never Been Kissed

No Country for Old Men

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

North by Northwest

Open Water

Orange County

Oceans 8

Oceans 11

Oceans 12

One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ordinary People

Paddington 2

Platoon

Pulp Fiction

Papillon

Pan’s Labyrinth

Pineapple Express

Peter Pan

Princess Bride

Paradise Lost

Primal Fear

Prisoners

Peter Jackson’s King Kong

Reservoir Dogs

Ravenous

Rushmore

Road Warrior

Rogue One

Reality Bites

Raider of the Lost Ark

Red Dragon

Robocop

Shooter

Sky High

Swingers

Sword in the Stone

Step Up 2

Spy Kids

Saving Private Ryan

Shape of Water

Swept Away

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Superbad

Society

Swordfish

Stoker

Splice

Silence of the Lambs

Source Code

Sicario

Se7en

Starship Troopers

Scrooged

Splash

Silver Bullet

Speed

The Visit

The Italian Job

The Mask of Zorro

True Lies

The Blair Witch Project

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Tangled

The Craft

The Guest

The Devil’s Advocate

The Graduate

The Prestige

The Rock

Titanic

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Fly

Tombstone

The Mummy

The Guardian

The Goofy Movie

The Peanut Butter Solution

Toy Story 4

The Ring

The Crazies

The Mist

The Revenant

The Perfect Storm

The Shining

Terminator 2

The Truman Show

Temple of Doom

The Cell

To Kill a Mockingbird

Timeline

The Good Son

The Orphan

The Birdcage

The Green Mile

The Raid

The Cider House Rules

The Lighthouse

The Book of Henry

The A-Team

The Crow

The Terminal

Thor Ragnarok

Twister

The Descent

The Birds

Total Recall

The Natural

The Fifth Element

True Romance

Terminator: Dark Fate

The Hobbit Trilogy

Unforgiven

Unbreakable

Unleashed

Very Bad Things

Wayne’s World

What Women Want

War Dogs

Wedding Crashers

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to Marwen

Wet Hot American Summer

What Lies Beneath

What Dreams May Come

War Games

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Weird Science

Willow

Wizard of Oz

Wanted

Young Sherlock Holmes

You’ve Got Mail

Zodiac

Zoolander

[stimtickle]

* NOES 3: Dream Warriors - 3/1/87

* Angel Heart - 3/6/87

* Lethal Weapon - 3/6/87

* Evil Dead 2 - 3/13/87

* Street Smart - 3/20/87

* Raising Arizona - 4/10/87

* The Untouchables - 6/3/87

* The Believers - 6/10/87

* Predator - 6/12/87

* The Witches of Eastwick - 6/12/87

* Spaceballs - 6/24/87

* Innerspace - 7/1/87

* Adventures in Babysitting - 7/3/87

* Full Metal Jacket - 7/10/87

* RoboCop - 7/17/87

* La Bamba - 7/24/87

* The Lost Boys - 7/31/87

* The Monster Squad - 8/14/87

* The Whales of August - 8/19/87

* Fatal Attraction - 9/18/87

* Hellraiser - 9/18/87

* Near Dark - 10/2/87

* The Princess Bride - 10/9/87

* House of Games - 10/14/87

* Barfly - 10/16/87

* Prince of Darkness - 10/23/87

* The Hidden - 10/30/87

* Less Than Zero - 11/6/87

* The Running Man - 11/13/87

* Planes, Trains & Automobiles - 11/25/87

* Wall Street - 12/11/87

* Throw Mamma From The Train - 12/11/87

* Eddie Murphy: Raw - 12/18/87

* Empire of the Sun - 12/25/87

When I was growing up 1939 was popularly remembered (back then) as a great year for movies and it was…but it was no 1987. For the last ten or so years, 1999 has been celebrated as a great year for movies (American Beauty, The Matrix, Boys Don’t Cry, Fight Club, The Insider, Three Kings. Being John Malkovich, The Blair Witch Project, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Office Space, Deep Blue Sea, etc.) and it was, but it was no 1987.

Admittedly 1999 was a year of heightened consciousness for movies. Frustration with the status quo was palpable and the movies definitely reflected that. Pre-millennial tensions blended with existential angst to bring about a refreshing alchemy of spiritual reclamation. But still…it was no 1987.

I was thirteen going into my fourteenth year and 1987 was very formative for me. The sheer amount of modern classics released that year is mind-blowing to me still to this day. We were simply spoiled for choice. The best NOES sequel was amazing, to be quickly followed by Angel Heart and Evil Dead 2!! Read the list, it was an astonishing time for the movies.

And July of 1987 is still hands-down the best July for movies ever. Full Metal Jacket this week, fucking jaw-dropping Robocop the next. La Bamba the next, followed by The Lost Boys. HOLY SHIT!

*With Hellraiser, Near Dark, The Princess Bride, Barfly, House of Games, etc. October was pretty freaking awesome too.

1987 is the year I relish most when I think about contemporary movie classics. Compared to 1999, some of these titles might appear somewhat shallow, but I’d say look again. There is a lot of intense sociological depth to a lot of these films…but it’s not the overriding point they’re trying to make. Entertainment was thoughtful, but not in your face.

A new level of storytelling intensity was reached that year. A stunning year for genre films.

Never again will it ever be that incredible.

*While I did see them, I didn’t really care about Moonstruck, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Mannequin, or Dirty Dancing…but they certainly had their fans too.

Much Love, T. Stickle

*FYI: Bad Taste, Street Trash, and of course Robocop all conspired to open me up to the beautifully gross & demented joys of Splattertoons. Yet another reason why 1987 is so dear to me. 😝

[popculturelib]

This week, we are featuring four publications that covered LGBT/queer news in the 1970s.

The Advocate is the oldest active LGBT magazine, and was originally founded in 1967, two years before the Stonewall Riots. This issue - vol. 4 no. 11, July 22-August 4, 1970 - was printed in the aftermath of Stonewall's one year anniversary and features articles about marches across the country. Transcriptions of the articles are below the read more.

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States.  Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

“13 Hours of Hell: Advocate writer arrested in bar, says cops beat him” by Darby Summers

(Darby Summers is the pseudonym used by a regular contributor to the ADVOCATE who reviews plays and other theatrical events for this newspaper.)

My story is so incredible that, even though it has happened to me, I can scarcely believe it myself. However, I assure you, every word of it is true. It is a story so shocking and disgusting that I tremble with nausea as I look back upon it.

My body is still racked with pain and my throat is so raw and on fire that it is difficult to swallow.

It is amazing that this should happen almost before the ink was dry on the newsprint of the issue of the ADVOCATE in which I reviewed the plight of four prisoners at the hands of sadistic guards in The Cage.

It all began at 1:30 on the morning of June 25th at a straight bar, Christine’s, 2028 West 7th St. in Los Angeles. A straight friend of mine, Chuck, invited me to have a nightcap with him. Normally I don’t drink because a past bout with hepatitis makes any drinking unwise. However, to be sociable, I will take an occasional drink now and then.

I was dressed in a sharp, ‘different-looking’ pair of slacks I had just bought at Jean’s West on La Cienega. I also had on a denim jacket that was custom designed for my by Phyllis Says of Beverly Hills. There is nothing quite like it, but then, there is nothing in our laws that states we all have to dress alike.

The bartender had just handed me a screwdriver, and I was about to take my first sip when I was struck on the shoulder by a heavy object. I turned to see two police officers confronting me.

“Let’s see your identification,” they barked.

Now I have lived long enough

Continued on Page 8

[next story]

“New York City has largest turnout, longest gay march”

by Nancy Tucker

NEW YORK CITY – Some two to three thousand homosexuals, from cities around the East Coast gathered here on June 28th and marched from Greenwich Village to Central Park to demonstrate for “Gay Pride” and “Gay Power.”

The New York Daily News and a local radio station, WINS, carried even higher estimates of the number in the parade. The New said 10,000, WINS, 20,000.

It was called “the most important event in gay history” by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee and was planned and supported by a coalition of eastern homophile organizations.

Marchers traveled to New York from Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven, Washington, and as far away as Alabama and New Mexico to commemorate the first anniversary of a spontaneous demonstration by Gays which took place on June 27, 1969 following a raid on the Stonewall Inn by New York City police.

At that time patrons of the bar, located at 53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, were put out into the street as police took action against the bar’s management. Groups of Gays gathered and barricaded the police into the bar and then began a series of protest gatherings within the neighborhood. These led eventually to the formation of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activist’s Alliance during the Fall and Winter.

The three-mile march took place in perfect 75° weather, be-

Continued on Page 5

[next story]

“1200 parade in Hollywood; crowds line boulevard”

The gay community in Los Angeles made its contribution to Americana on June 28.

Over 1000 homosexuals and their friends staged, not just a protest march, but a full-blown parade down world-famous Hollywood Boulevard.

Flags and banners floated in the chill sunlight of late afternoon; a bright red sound truck blared martial music; drummers strutted; a horse pranced; clowns cavorted; “vice copes” chased screaming “fairies” with paper wings; the Metropolitan Community Church sand “Onward Christian Soldiers”; a bronzed and muscular male model flaunted a 7 ½-foot live python.

On and on it went, interspersed with over 30 open cars carrying ADVOCATE Groovy Guy contestants, the Grand Duchess of San Francisco, homophile leaders, and anyone else who wanted to be seen, and five floats, one of which depicted a huge jar of Vaseline, another a homosexual “nailed” to a cross.

Christopher Street West, they called it.

Sensation-sated Hollywood had never seen anything like it. Probably the world had never seen anything like it since the gay days of Ancient Greece.

Crowds lined both sides of the boulevard up to 10 deep along the half-mile-plus parade route and spilled down the side streets and into the marshalling area at McCadden Place and down Ivar Street where the parade was supposed to disperse.

As the last united rounded the corner at Hollywood and Ivar, people began to stream blocks after them, following the three blocks south to Sunset Boulevard, where other crowds struck out on the sidewalks to watch. Although the marchers on foot had dispersed at Selma, the cars and floats remained mostly together and identifiable as a procession in the heavy traffic of Sunset nearly back to Highland Avenue, a block west of McCadden.

15,000 to 20,000

Laconic police estimates put the number of participants in the parade at anywhere from 400 to 1500, depending on which police source you took, and the number of spectators at 4000 to 5000.

More realistic estimates put the number of spectators at 15,000 to 20,000. Parade officials, using a mechanical counter, obtained a total of 1169 participants.

The turnout appeared to catch the Los Angeles Police Department largely unprepared. Although the police had opposed the parade on the grounds that hostile spectators might turn it into a riot, they had blocked off only one side of the boulevard, as specified in the permit, and permitted traffic to proceed on the other side.

As a result, cars were trapped in the rush of spectators who surged into the street all along the parade route, despite the efforts of a few squad car units and motorcycle-mounted patrolmen to force them back to the sidewalks. Shortly after the parade started, they gave up and began diverting all traffic except the paraders off the boulevard.

No Violence

There was no violence of any kind, and police would acknowledge only three arrests, those of MCC Pastor Troy Perry, Daughters of Bilitis Los Angeles Chapter President Carole Shephard, and Kelly Weiser of HELP, who were hustled away as they began

Continued on Page 6

[cooledtured]

Axel Foley Returns in a New Era of Beverly Hills Cop

For generations, the name "Axel Foley" has conjured images of a banana-in-tailpipe-wielding detective, infectious disco grooves, and enough witty banter to fill a Beverly Hills mansion. Now, after thirty years, Eddie Murphy's iconic character is back in the driver's seat, cruising onto Netflix screens in a new chapter of the "Beverly Hills Cop" saga. The recent trailer for this long-awaited revival isn't just a nostalgia trip; it's a carefully crafted promise of a film that respects its roots while injecting a fresh dose of action and humor for a new generation.

The opening notes of the legendary "Axel F" theme are enough to send shivers down any fan's spine. It's not just a song; it's a portal back to 1984, when the original film burst onto the scene with audacious action sequences, hilarious one-liners, and a charismatic lead who redefined cool. The trailer cleverly taps into this nostalgia, showcasing Murphy sporting the iconic Detroit Lions jacket and dropping lines like "Still got the moves," sending a playful wink to the devoted followers who cheered Foley on all those years ago.

However, the trailer also hints at a film that's more than just a rehash of the past. The sun-drenched streets of Beverly Hills now share space with gleaming skyscrapers and cutting-edge technology, reflecting the city's evolution. Foley, too, seems to have aged just as gracefully as the city he once patrolled. The trailer emphasizes his experience, showcasing him effortlessly disarming a suspect before uttering the timeless line, "Just another day in paradise." This suggests a seasoned detective, still sharp and witty, but tempered by time and ready to face new challenges.

The action sequences, too, promise a modern twist on the franchise's signature blend of humor and thrills. Car chases weave through CGI-enhanced cityscapes, and explosive shootouts punctuate the comedic banter. However, the most intriguing aspect lies in the mystery itself. The trailer teases a high-stakes case involving corruption, technological warfare, and possibly even some familiar faces from the past. This blend of fresh intrigue and classic charm suggests a film that can resonate with both longtime fans and newcomers eager for a taste of Axel Foley's action-packed world.

Of course, the true heart of "Beverly Hills Cop" has always been Eddie Murphy. And even after three decades, he seems to effortlessly slip back into the shoes of Axel Foley. The trailer captures his comedic timing perfectly, from the playful smirk as he throws sunglasses back and forth to the exasperated sigh as he confronts a bumbling rookie cop. There's a comfortable confidence in his performance, a reminder that Foley may be older, but he's lost none of his swagger or sense of humor.

The return of "Beverly Hills Cop" is more than just a movie; it's a reunion, a celebration, and a gamble. It's a chance to recapture the magic of the original while proving that Foley's charm can transcend generations. The trailer may be just a glimpse, but it's enough to ignite anticipation and raise a question: can Axel Foley still rock the streets of Beverly Hills in a world of smartphones and drones? The answer, like the detective himself, promises to be both hilarious and unforgettable.

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DANIEL SIMMONS | Writer POP-COOLEDTURED SPECIALIST cooledtured.com | GROW YOUR COLLECTION

[isfjmel-phleg]

The script for the Triumph miniseries doesn't typically describe clothing extensively, usually just basic, relevant details for the sake of the penciller. So it really stands out when, during #2, Will's first appearance out of costume in this narrative is minutely detailed.

TRIUMPH IS IN CIVVIES: JEANS, SNEAKERS, A TOO-LONG TEE SHIRT (WITH THE SLOGAN OF YOUR CHOICE; MAYBE THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN), AND A SPORTS TEAM JACKET (LOS ANGELES RAIDERS IS A CLASSIC, POPULAR LOOK). THINK EDDIE MURPHY'S GET-UP FOR THE BEVERLY HILLS COP MOVIES. TRIUMPH WEARS BLACK ARMY-STYLE BOOTS, HIS STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS OVER THEM.[6] REMEMBER, TRIUMPH/WILL IS ONLY 21 OR SO; HE'D DRESS LIKE A KID. A KID WITH BIG MUSCLES. [6]Triumph wears his uniform under his clothes (which we will see in a page or three). It's probably not important for this sequence, but you should know.

There's a purpose in this specificity. Why would this be what he chooses to wear in his civilian identity? The t-shirt with the name of a well-known TV show, a jacket with the logo of a "classic, popular" sports team--these don't seem like reflections of his actual interests. He doesn't really have any interests beyond fighting crime. This ensemble isn't self-expression; it's a costume. He is cosplaying as Typical American Young Man, choosing the most generically popular items possible to blend in. The comparison to a costume in Beverly Hills Cop is significant; that movie came out in 1984, about ten years before this series' present, which would have been right before Will disappeared. Brought back into reality ten years later, he is drawing inspiration for his civilian look from the pop culture he would have known (or at least been passingly familiar with) in his original time. So he's dressed as Generic Young Man, but from a decade ago.

The costume he's wearing underneath is what he's really more comfortable in, a more apt expression of who he is. (Although how that costume, with its wide, pointed metallic shoulderplate thing, could be adequately hidden under street clothes, I don't know.)

Below is how the art rendered this costume. Note that not everything described is shown (perhaps understandably, since the description confusingly mentions two different kinds of shoes!). The t-shirt slogan is absent, and the logo on the jacket resembles that of the San Jose Sharks, an ice hockey team. The effect perhaps gives less of the impression of trying too hard to fit in than the script specifies.

[brunhielda]

Because this has become THAT account:

I am 33 years old and just watched “Beverly Hills Cop” for the first time- I think it broke my brain.

Ok- so I watched Beverly Hills Cop II, and missed some of the beginning. I watched because my dad had it on while I was grabbing dinner, and I got pulled in.

1) How did I not know that was the theme to Beverly Hills Cop? I have heard that all over the internet since its infancy and had no clue. It just goes to show what I always say- a good piece of music will outlive the movie it was written for, and many iconic favorites are made for films.

2) Oof. This movie could NOT be made today. That is an officer of the law consistently breaking the law and skirting morality. The sexism ain’t great either.

That said- he never broke laws to physically hurt people. In fact, the film continually compared his method of talking his way in and out of things with the “bad guys” who shot up rooms full of people when they already had cover stories and could have been in and out with few to no questions asked.

No one put hands on women. They gawked at them, made a few rude comments. Our hero did have a creepy pick up line about shaving long legs. But for the 80s, I recognize that no one put hands on women- not even the bad guys. The heroes also had a female helper who was never sexualized at all and had crucial info. So… you get a “less creepy than you could be” pass 🤷🏻‍♀️

All that said, I really do understand the appeal. I got sucked in after all. Which brings me to 3 & 4.

3) This is going to make the male fans of this movie mad and the female fans giggle.

That was an R rated little boy adventure story along the lines of Goonies. As someone who regularly tries to convince people to enjoy more children’s literature, I am not complaining. I am saying they snuck it in there really well.

The humor was all stuff you would expect a 12-13 yr old to crack, including the sex jokes.

One of the most fun parts of the film was the somewhat quiet nerdy one slowly become more weapon obsessed and getting gleeful over pistols and rocket launchers. The punchline being is the correct personality types to actually read the instructions to be able to USE the rocket launcher when they needed it.

Which brings me to the biggest point here- our main trio is the exact personality profile one would expect in a “kids on bikes” storyline. Which is highlighted in their middle of the night raid on the shooting range. Our main hero- the “cool” one with all the best plans and sneaky skills, in a sports jacket and tennis shoes. Our excited “nerdy” one who just wants to be involved in the “cool guy’s” shenanigans is in a grey hoody. And then, the sarge- the character with money and reputation to lose but has been dragged along for moral reasons, dressed up in a sports coat and snappy polo like the rich kid dressed by his mom. I will add this is the character who is a little tubby and keeps pointing out that they are all going to be “in so much trouble.”

Like- remove the authority as cops and age them down to 13 and it would be the same movie. In the 80s, they would even have let them have guns by the end of film.

Then Murphy sells it with his absolute child like joy at getting away with all this crap.

This film revels in all the little boy dreams of solving the mystery, blowing shit up, getting to see pretty girls, and saving the day. Good for them.

4) Eddie Murphy is playing Bugs Bunny as a Cop.

This is the part that broke my brain.

I’m good with the chaotic “talk your ways past everyone” shenanigans. It was well done, and what sucked me in. Even while acknowledging how problematic it is, you cheer for him. You can’t help it. He has charm.

The fact that he pulled it off without any costume changes was impressive. I would have expected coat changed and fake mustaches. Nope. Just chatter.

It’s the cop part that is messing with me.

The type of character he is playing here is the “chaotic hero.” This is the sort of hero that comes along to break unjust systems and reorder everything by being so out of left field no one can predict them.

This is Robinhood. This is Vishnu. This is Scarlet Pimpernel. This is Zorro.

The pattern here is- these guys are from the position of power, use or reject it in some way, then destroy things as your everyday man or straight up criminal.

If you are talking even more chaotic, we come across Ananzi, Loki, Coyote, and Bugs Bunny. These guys aren’t always good. They are chaotic neutral who occasionally find themselves being heroes in a specific situation- not to do the right thing, but because it is fun to mess with the blow hard bad guy.

Now we come to Axel.

He is conning his friends into dangerous situations, steamrolling his boss at taxpayer expense, and laughing at other’s justified fears. He breaks the law consistently. Is he a bad guy? He backs up his friend who needs help, never takes anything to keep, and seems to make sure to pay back everyone who has been inconvenienced with political praise, favors they really like, or straight up cash. Is he the good guy?

He is NOT Robinhood or Zorro. There is no moral mission. He also does not come from a place of power that he leaves behind. He pulled himself out of a place of poverty to gain the power he needed to pull off this nonsense with impunity.

He is neutral chaos with a streak of loyalty, well wishes, and simplistic gleeful fun. He is, in fact, a cartoon.

In our minds that does not fit in with the authority of the police force. Neither does he.

He flashes his badge around, but often not to be a “cop” but to be “health inspector” or “building manager” or whatever else he needs at the moment.

He is consistently at odds with the chief of police and if he thinks you are terrible at your job he will ruin you, slowly and painfully. The chief in this film dug his own grave one step at a time and you wonder “did he plan it? Was it improved? What just happened?”

Now that I type this out, the closest character I have to this is Jack Sparrow. Again, but necessity of personality, Sparrow is a PIRATE.

The best thing you can say about Axel being a cop is that he seems to be slowly cleaning it out from the inside. The reverse Robinhood- he went up to the power structure to show them a thing or two about how it ought to be done. 😂

They make a point of all the cops who work with him slowly becoming more like him and becoming better at thier jobs, happier in thier lives, and generally better off for having met him. I suppose he works, even in this system of power, because he never FEELS like he is a part of it. He is a force, sweeping through, and sweeping back out.

He is less a chaotic hero, and more a chaos god. Sparrow was similar until they brought him down to earth in movie 4.

Speaking of which- I got all this from exactly one film. There are like what- 3 of these with another on the way? I cannot be the only person who saw this. Tell me someone somewhere did a full deep dive academic analysis on this character as a “trickster god” type. It was done too well.

Also realizing I started this by saying the film couldn’t be made today, and they are going to try. That will be a train wreck. I must go see it. 😈

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That which is remembered, that which is not

1

Everyone remembers: Battlestar Galactica

No one remembers: Battle Beyond the Stars

2

Everyone remembers: Judge Dredd

No one remembers: Nemesis the Warlock

3

Everyone remembers: Bladerunner

No one remembers: Burning Chrome

4

Everyone remembers: Duran Duran

No one remembers: Scritti Politti

5

Everyone remembers: GI Joe

No one remembers: Action Man

6

Everyone remembers: Cyndi Lauper

No one remembers: Toyah Wilcox

7

Everyone remembers: Beverly Hills Cop

No one remembers: To Live And Die in LA

8

Everyone remembers: Robocop

No one remembers: Miracle Mile

9

Everyone remembers: David Bowie

No one remembers: Belouis Some

10

Everyone remembers: Madonna

No one remembers: Kim Wilde

11

Everyone remembers: MTV

No one remembers: Music Box

12

Everyone remembers: Public Enemy

No one remembers: KRS-1

13

Everyone remembers: Guns ‘n’ Roses

No one remembers: Zodiac Mindwarp

14

Everyone remembers: The A-Team

No one remembers: Greatest American Hero

15

Everyone remembers: Indiana Jones

No one remembers: Tales of the Golden Monkey

16

Everyone remembers: Superman

No one remembers: Captain Britain

17

Everyone remembers: V for Vendetta

No one remembers: Marshall Law

18

Everyone remembers: 2000AD

No one remembers: Warrior

19

Everyone remembers: Miami Vice

No one remembers: Moonlighting

20

Everyone remembers: big dramatic hair

No one remembers: big basketball boots

21

Everyone remembers: leather biker jackets

No one remembers: covering your jacket in metal pins

22

Everyone remembers: Reagan telling Gorbachev ‘tear down this wall’

No one remembers: the Iran-Contra scandal

23

Everyone remembers: Atari 2600

No one remembers: Colecovision

24

Everyone remembers: Falklands war

No one remembers: Grenada intervention

25

Everyone remembers: the space shuttle

No one remembers: the Soviet Buran shuttle

26

Everyone remembers: Commodore 64

No one remembers: BBC Micro

27

Everyone remembers: Dirty Dancing

No one remembers: Desperately Seeking Susan

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1. The Detroit Lions: A Storied Football Franchise

Tracing the Roots of the Detroit Lions

The Team’s Legacy in American Football

2. “Beverly Hills Cop”: A Blockbuster Hit

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1. The Jacket as a Symbol of Fandom

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1. Fashionably Timeless: The Jacket’s Style Evolution

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2. The Jacket’s Influence on Sports Fashion

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1. The Rarity and Value of the Jacket

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2. Honoring the Legacy: Reissues and Tributes

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Weekend Top Ten #568

Top Ten Years for Films in My Lifetime

I don’t know if it’s just me being a random nerd whose brain works in particular way, but I tend to mark the passage of time by things that came out. For instance, you say “1993” to me, I instantly think of Jurassic Park. 1998? Half-Life. 1984? Well, blimey, where to start? Transformers, probably, based on everything that came later. And so it goes. 2012 was Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall, and I suppose my firstborn, who also came out that year.

So I’ve often pondered which was the best year. Y’know, which year had the best films or games or whatever? And so we get to this list, in which I rank years based on the films that came out.

I’m gonna come back to this well in the future, as I look at other media and decide which were the best years for games or TV programmes or whatever. But for now we’re looking at films. And it’s pretty simple; I’m going to decide which years were the best years based on the number of excellent films that were released. And this is only going to be about film, which sadly means the release of Transformers isn’t allowed to influence the position of 1984 in the list. Fortunately for 1984, a lot of great films came out that year too. And that’s pretty much that! Which films had the best years. Or, er, vice versa.

I’m sticking to the years of my life for this, because I think I’d struggle to parse whether 1942 or 1969 or 1977 was the better year (Close Encounters came out in ’77 though, so that wins; sorry Casablanca and Butch Cassidy). But I feel pretty confident judging 1988 against 1996 and 2007 and 2019. Because I was there.

So what are we waiting for? Straightforward one this week so let’s just get to it.

1999: going into ’99, I was probably all about The Phantom Menace, but however much of a Jar Jar Apologist I might be, that’s not one of the films that makes this easily the best cinematic year of my life, and surely a candidate for the best of all time. The Matrix, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, The Iron Giant, Talented Mr. Ripley, 10 Things, Man in the Moon, and American coming in flavours of both Beauty and Pie. I mean, blimey. That’s not even everything I saw that year. At least the millennium ended on a high.

1993: maybe this is a personal one because this year was so influential to me as a kid. But even setting aside the colossus that is Jurassic Park and Spielberg finally wowing the establishment with Schindler’s List, you’ve still got the Ramis-Murray masterpiece Groundhog Day, The Fugitive being an action movie nominated for Best Picture, one of Robin Williams’ finest comic performances in Mrs. Doubtfire, Tom Hanks defining cities in both Philadelphia and Seattle, Stallone giving us both Cliffhanger AND Demolition Man… wowza.

1984: yes, even if I’m not counting The Transformers, ’84 was still a banger; so many of the films and franchises I loved growing up began life that year. From Gremlins to Ghostbusters; from Terminator to Beverly Hills Cop; from This is Spinal Tap to Nightmare on Elm Street. Even the first Police Academy! And Temple of Doom and Search for Spock might not be my favourite entries in those franchises but, hey, still more Indy and Kirk!

1987: another banner year for kickstarting franchises. Predator, RoboCop, and Lethal Weapon (before it was a bit problematic) all started in ’87. But you also had The Princess Bride, The Untouchables, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and Empire of the Sun. Two great Vietnam films, Full Metal Jacket and Good Morning Vietnam. Evil Dead 2, one of the funniest horror films of all time. And probably my favourite British film of the last forty years, Withnail and I, one of the most quotable movies of all time.

1994: maybe this is the most single influential year of my life! I mean, Pulp Fiction came out, for goodness’ sake. The Lion King, probably in the top three Disney films. Speed, arguably the best American action film of the decade. Everyone whines about Forrest Gump beating Pulp to the Oscar, but the best film of the year was Shawshank Redemption, which won nowt. Four Weddings was maybe the big comedy, culturally speaking, but Jim Carrey released three films this year. What a flex.

2001: it’s supposed to be about more than one film, but any year that The Fellowship of the Ring is released is going to end up on the list. Fortunately there’s more to celebrate: Shrek, Moulin Rouge!, Spirited Away (in Japan at least), Ocean’s Eleven, Memento, Amelie, A.I., Pearl Harbor… ha, no not really, Pearl Harbor sucked. Oh, and Harry Potter came out, which is a big deal culturally but not super-big for me. Lord of the Rings though? Yes please.

1988: not the first and won’t be the last time I end up with two consecutive years in this list! ’88 has two of my favourite films of all time, Roger Rabbit and Die Hard. I could stop there, but Akira came out and was only the second best animated film of the year, because My Neighbour Totoro also came out. Beetlejuice turned Michael Keaton into a superhero. Rain Man is one of Tom Cruise’s best performances. Coming to America is Eddie Murphy at the height of his powers. Big is probably when Tom Hanks became Tom Hanks. Good year for movie stars!

2018: the most recent year on this list and really it’s because it might be superhero cinema’s golden year. Black Panther was a cultural phenomenon, Into the Spider-Verse was an animation milestone, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies was the comedy of the decade, and as for Infinity War… well, I genuinely think those two back-to-back Avengers movies are as impactful and important as Lord of the Rings. Outside of the cowls and capes, there’s Mandy, Annihilation, Bumblebee, Mission: Impossible: Fallout, The Post… even the presence of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again can’t dimmish the overall quality of the year.

1995: this was another big year at the time, and a year when I felt I really fell in love with cinema as a hobby. We have another milestone with Toy Story, but we also got directors giving us mini-masterpieces, some of the best films of their careers, with the likes of Heat, Apollo 13, 12 Monkeys, and Seven. And if that’s too many numbers in one go, at least the excellent Die Hard sequel was called “With a Vengeance” rather than “3”. There’s Babe, GoldenEye, and The Quick and the Dead, which I mentioned last week. Plus despite their problematic directors both Braveheart and The Usual Suspects were tremendous.

2012: I’m not sure if my love for this year is genuinely all cinema or if it’s not other things bleeding in. The whole palaver around the Olympics and pretty much the last time it didn’t feel crappy to be British is one thing, but also – yes – I became a dad this year. Super-significant. But, no, I think the films helped too; the 50th anniversary of Bond was celebrated with the incredible Skyfall, absolutely one of my favourites of the series. And, bloody hell, The Avengers happened, which is really when the MCU kicked off. That was an incredible moment in cinema. Lincoln, one of Spielberg’s best of that decade; Looper, Rian Johnson delivering on his early promise (Bruce Willis’ last great role?); Django Unchained, still my favourite late-era Tarantino; Dark Knight Rises stuck the landing, I don’t care what you say; and The Pirates! is the best Aardman film. So yeah, quite a lot of good stuff. The kid’s alright too.