Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

When someone you respect is taken from you, justice becomes personal. John Landis' "Beverly Hills Cop III" brings back Eddie Murphy as Detroit detective Axel Foley, who heads west after his boss, Inspector Todd, is gunned down during a raid on a counterfeiting ring at a chop shop. The trail leads to Wonder World, a family theme park in Southern California, where the killer turns out to be the park's head of security, Ellis DeWald (Timothy Carhart), who is secretly using the park as a front for printing counterfeit money. Wonder World's kindly founder, Uncle Dave Thornton (Alan Young), has no idea what's going on behind the scenes. Teaming up with old friend Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), now deputy director of operations, and the ever-flamboyant Serge (Bronson Pinchot), who now sells high-tech weapons, Axel chases the crooks on the rides, through the shows and deep into the tunnels beneath the park. One memorable sequence finds Axel rescuing two children trapped on a malfunctioning ride. Hector Elizondo co-stars as a Beverly Hills detective, and Theresa Randle plays a park employee who helps Axel. Filmed largely at Paramount's Great America theme park, the film features more action and fewer laughs than the earlier entries. You'll be hanging on for the whole ride.