it almost feels like Eddie created a whole genre (cop dramedy?) by sheer force of talent
I'm thinking Starsky & Hutch (the series) might have been a a precursor, but Beverly Hills Cop was certainly more 'real' and gritty
Did you know this role was originally given to Stallone, who tried to change it into more action than comendy? So after they had creative difference, Stallone went on to makehis version of the movie. Yall probaably herd of it... Its called Cobra.