The Beverly Hills cop was Michael Eisner's response to a speeding ticket

In 1975, Eisner was the president of Paramount Pictures (or at least he was about to be: his official website says he didn't assume the presidency until 1976). According to a December 1984 article in the New York Times, he was one day speeding down an L.A. freeway when he was pulled over by a cop. According to Eisner, the cop who pulled him over was "extremely efficient, reasonably rude, with an air of superiority and quiet condescension."

While receiving a speeding ticket isn't a remarkable event for most people, Eisner's film producer's brain was clearly overloaded as he reflected on the incident, moving past the bare facts and reading the subtext of what had just happened. Eisner thought being singled out for speeding made more sense than any number his speedometer read - he thought his well-worn station wagon he used to drive at New York stood out among the flashier L.A. traffic

After buying a Mercedes the day after the meeting, Eisner claims he "went to the office and said we had to do a movie about a Hollywood cop." Thus, "Beverly Hills Cop" was born. Where was it?

The Beverly Hills cop was Michael Eisner's response to a speeding ticket

In 1975, Eisner was the president of Paramount Pictures (or at least he was about to be: his official website says he didn't assume the presidency until 1976). According to a December 1984 article in the New York Times, he was one day speeding down an L.A. freeway when he was pulled over by a cop. According to Eisner, the cop who pulled him over was "extremely efficient, reasonably rude, with an air of superiority and quiet condescension."

While receiving a speeding ticket isn't a remarkable event for most people, Eisner's film producer's brain was clearly overloaded as he reflected on the incident, moving past the bare facts and reading the subtext of what had just happened. Eisner thought being singled out for speeding made more sense than any number his speedometer read - he thought his well-worn station wagon he used to drive at New York stood out among the flashier L.A. traffic

After buying a Mercedes the day after the meeting, Eisner claims he "went to the office and said we had to do a movie about a Hollywood cop." Thus, "Beverly Hills Cop" was born. Where was it?

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