Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold go through their paces for a third time, beginning once again on Murphy's home turf in Detroit then moving to Beverly Hills and a theme park called Wonder World. Even ardent advocates of recycling garbage might query the principle as shown here, though John Landis - who also directed Murphy in Trading Places and Coming to America - does pull off the occasional visual joke and an impressive set-piece car chase. If Murphy looks bored by the whole thing, that fine character actor Hector Elizondo adds some genuine quirkiness.

When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.