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The Taking of Beverly Hills

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A football star (Ken Wahl) and a policeman (Matt Frewer) foil a mad billionaire's plot to loot the city during a toxic-spill scare.

Critics Reviews

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Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 01/05/2022
This film is trash, but it's beefy trash. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal 10/28/2021
3/5
A bonanza of practical effects & pyrotechnics, and a reasonable replication of the "Die Hard" formula before it became the Hollywood default. It's also perhaps the only action film in which the hero can make his play because he's mistaken for a dog. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/26/2020
1/5
Unable to maintain the compelling strands of its B-movie narrative from jump, lovers of Die Hard knockoffs and early 1990s cinema may find this of interest, while those hoping for a portrait of Los Angeles from the period will also be disappointed. Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Cinapse 11/06/2018
This film captures four times the excess of Die Hard on a quarter of the budget. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/11/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 28 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Landon J @Minxsykitty 12/25/2024 Unfortunately for genre fans this one is a bit of a letdown. Boring, rather subdued most of the time, and missing big action effects leave this one feeling like something is missing. See more Mr M 10/09/2024 It's a movie that is so silly it's actually highly entertaining and funny. Hard not to laugh out loud many times. The theme of football persists throughout this movie, immortalized by the words "I hate guys who hate football". See more 07/27/2018 Totally ridiculous, cartoonish 80s-action-movie-that-happened-to-be-made-in-the-90s. it's obviously trying to cash in on the success of hits like Die Hard and Beverly Hills Cop, and it fails miserably. Despite all this is a total blast. Loads of fun with a lead I can't take seriously at all, but is no less fun watching. It's worth it alone for the showdown of the Mullets. See more 08/26/2013 80s movie made in the 90s . . . pretentious and wretched See more 08/13/2012 The only thing I expected out of this movie was a 1980's style action flick that would just be something to pass the time away.I also never expected to like or even enjoy it but I did.I loved the action, The bits of comedy here & there & as usual, Matt Frewer is always funny.After watching Short Time I'll watch about any movie he's in.You should take a chance on The Taking Of Beverly Hills.Either you'll (Hopefully) enjoy it as much as I did or it'll just be something to watch See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A football star (Ken Wahl) and a policeman (Matt Frewer) foil a mad billionaire's plot to loot the city during a toxic-spill scare.
Director
Sidney J. Furie
Screenwriter
Rick Natkin
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$462.4K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround