Plot
One night in Detroit during a shoot-out at a chop shop, Detroit police officer Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) sees his boss Inspector Douglas Todd (Gil Hill) fatally shot by a well-dressed man.
Axel learns that the killer's vehicle was rented using a credit card reported stolen from a man on vacation at Wonder World, a theme park in Beverly Hills, California. In Beverly Hills, Axel is reunited with his friend Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) who tells Axel that John Taggart (John Ashton) is now retired and living in Arizona. Billy has been promoted to "Deputy Director of Operations for Joint Systems Interdepartmental Operational Command" (DDO-JSIOC) and has a new partner named Jon Flint (Héctor Elizondo).
Axel checks out Wonder World, which is owned by "Uncle" Dave Thornton (Alan Young). After being spotted by security, Axel is shot at and taken to see the park's head of security, Ellis DeWald (Timothy Carhart), whom Axel immediately recognizes as Inspector Todd's killer. Rosewood and Flint refuse to believe that DeWald is a killer because he works closely with the LAPD and is a close friend of Flint's. DeWald runs a counterfeiting ring that uses Wonder World as a front and was at the chop shop in Detroit to meet with associates to purchase blank printing paper.
Uncle Dave is shot by DeWald and Axel is framed for his shooting. With the help of Rosewood and Flint, Axel sets out to prove his innocence by storming the park. The resulting shootout kills DeWald and his henchmen. Uncle Dave makes a full recovery and he thanks Axel for his assistance by creating a new character for Wonder World in his honor, Axel Fox.
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