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As he sits down with his sports entertainment friends from around the world, you are not going to be a successful major league hitter if you hit pitchers pitch. This isn't just any former Jock's podcast. The change outcome, you got to change the income. You got to change what goes in. And that changes what goes out. Often duplicated, but never replicated, just like his back flip. OK, now the party starts. The responsibility starts now. Now in its fourth year, this is the one and only, Brett Bone podcast. How come it's a Brett Boon podcast? I am Brett Boon and today on the program, I'm joined by a good buddy of mine. He's actually a career stands almost 50 years from the big business. And he's turned into a podcast today because it's the fastest, latest movie. It's a big one. Long awaited premiere of Beverly Hills Cop, actual F, I believe it is. A lot of us are going to say it's Beverly Hills Cop's 4, but it's the official is Beverly Hills Cop's. Actual F, where he resumes to his role as tagger. Ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Ashton, John. Thanks for coming back on the program. Hey, my pleasure, man. Good to see you again. You know, you were one of my first guests years ago coming on this. But look what you did. You springboarded as they get to juggernaut now. What? You were one of my first original guests, Johnny, on the Brett Boon podcast. And that's where we're at, we're world famous. Oh, great. That's great, isn't it? OK, to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. Why now? What made you guys get together and do it? Well, you know, they've been talking about doing it since the third one, which I didn't do since '94. So it's been 30 years they've been talking about doing another one. The third one wasn't quite right. And I actually was committed to do another film. I did a little big league instead in Minnesota. And so I couldn't get out of that contract. But they've been talking about this for a long time. And Eddie, you know, kept going over different scripts and different scripts. And he never liked them. And then when Jerry Bruckheimer got involved again, it all changed. Because Jerry is the best producer in Hollywood. And he got it all together and they called me. And I flew to LA and met the director who-- this is his first feature film. And I kind of questioned that. But then knowing that Jerry wanted him, Jerry doesn't screw around. Jerry goes for the best. And Mark Bulloy ended up being a terrific director. And he told me he wanted to bring it back to the '80s. And I said, I love it. And then I read the script. I love the script. We were all back together again. And I said, I'm in. And it all happened. It was really funny to first day on the set. You know, we hadn't seen each other in a long time. Judge and I kind of keep in touch every now and then. But it was like we never left. It was like we walked on the set, hey, guys, how you doing? Let's go to work. And it was like a homecoming, it was like a family reunion. It was great. It was great. Very cool. Would you call this a resurrection-- this latest film? Would you call it a resurrection of Axel Foley? Would you call it a comeback, a reboot? How would you-- how would you don't? What would your description of the thing? Well, it was a resurrection. And there's other-- it really does go back to the '80s, but with a lot of 2024 technology and all that stuff. I mean, they use a lot of the original music, but would do arrangements. And the heat is on, and the heat is back on. The heat is back on, baby. Yeah. And Axel left theme and all that stuff. It's all back in there. But with new arrangements. And the storyline with Eddie and his daughter, which brings him back to Beverly Hills again, because she gets in trouble. But anyway, it's a resurrection. We had to premiere last Thursday at Beverly Hills. And a premiere, you've got a lot of industry people there. So their reactions sometimes are a little different than a regular audience, because they look at the technical stuff and all that stuff. But I'm telling you, they were laughing and screaming. And every time one of us came on screen, he'd start applauding and stuff. And it was a great premiere. It was a great premiere. And right before the premiere, we had a proclamation in Beverly Hills before the Beverly Hills signed a welcome to Beverly Hills with the mayor. And he proclaimed June 20th, Axel F. Day. So now we've got a proclamation for the film on June 20th is officially Beverly Hills cop, Axel F. Day. So that was pretty cool, too. That is cool. I saw a picture of you recently. It was the whole gang and all the new cast. And you got Eddie to get in the picture. But I saw you in there. It's going to be a big deal. This is a, you know, you mentioned the '80s. And I think it's so cool for so many of them. I think when the original one came out, Johnny, that was probably in six or seventh grade. Right. And now, you know, my kids are going to be watching four and they might not remember the original one. They're going to be watching it on Netflix. So that '80s theme, I think, really hits home with this. When you're talking about going into a premiere, 'cause I would know nothing about this. Well, yeah, I've done a couple goofy baseball commercials. But as far as a premiere for a big film, you've been through a lot of them. When you go into that theater, is there angst? Are you like, all right, what the hell's going to happen here? How's this crowd going? Are you hanging on every word? Are you looking around every funny point where you think's funny or let's see how they react to this? What's that like getting ready for a premiere when there's high expectations? Well, you know, you never know what's going to happen. I mean, with the first one back in '84, I mean, none of us can believe it's been 40 years, but with the first one, we really didn't know what we had. We went to work, did a movie, and that's it. You don't expect it's going to be the biggest movie of the year. But that premiere was a little testy, because of the industry people. And Eddie was a little nervous, and we were a little nervous about it. But a couple of nights after that premiere, Judge and I decided to go to a regular theater and see it with a regular audience to see how they would respond. And many were hooting and screaming and laughing. And we looked at each other and said, "We better get the hell out of here," and we left. So yeah, you don't know. My whole background is theater. So I did a lot of theater before I got my degree in theater from USC, actually. But I did a lot of theater. And when you're doing theater, when you're on stage, you know when you've got the audience. You can feel it. You've got that vibe. And you get an instant reaction from an audience when you're doing theater. When you're doing film, the set has to be quiet. So it's dead silent. So you never know, did that work? Did that work? Did that work? You don't know. So it's a little different atmosphere. But yeah, it was great. I was going to say that the first scene on this film that the three of us did together was in a car scene at the end, the three of us in the car. And we got in that car and you mentioned you were six or eight years old or something when it came out. Well, one of the crew guys came over and was just on my microphone or doing something. He said, "I want to tell you something." He said, "I was eight years old when this one came out." And the seat of the three of you guys back in that car gives me goosebumps. So I mean, that was a great feeling there. The crew was great. They were all very, very responsive and stuff. So yeah, it was great. That's cool. And you mentioned Judge Ryan Holden. You guys are kind of, you're like the keystone cop. I mean, for me, I put it in sports terms. It's like, it's the second baseman in the shortstop. Whenever I think of Beverly Hills cops, you know, Eddie's out front and he was the star of the movie. But you and Judge kind of resonate with the audience. And it's always like, they put you together. It's like, it's, it's Ryan Holtn Ashton. It's, it's, I don't know, you say over the years you've stayed in contact with him more than anybody else. You feel that way when it comes to that? (upbeat music) - Take your business further with a smart and flexible American Express Business Gold Card. You can earn four times points on your top two eligible spending categories every month, like transit, U.S. restaurants, and gas stations. That's the powerful backing of American Express. Four times points on up to $150,000 in purchases per year. Terms apply. Learn more at americanexpress.com/businessgoldcard. Hey, fantasy football owners. 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Your savings are waiting. ♪ Go to your happy place for a happy price ♪ ♪ Go to your happy price, Priceline ♪ Oh yeah, we're very comfortable together. And, you know, I mean, the audition for the first one was a kind of funny audition, you know? I mean, I auditioned, I did a play with Ed Harris and the casting director saw the play and called me in for a meeting for Beverly Hills Cop. And she said to be John, there's nothing in this movie for you, but I saw you in the play and I wanted to meet you and I thought you were terrific and blah, blah, blah. And I said, okay, thank you. And about a month later, I got a call and actually Mickey Rourke was originally gonna do Beverly Hills Cop. And then it went to Sylvester Stallone and then it went to Eddie. Well, every time I went in, it was with, I only read one scene. I never read the whole script. So at the audition, at the final audition, like the fifth one, there were all these actors in the hallway and they were pairing everybody together and they just randomly picked me and judge. They said, okay, you, you, you, you, you, you. And judge and I got paired. So he came running over to me and he said, hey man, what'd you think of this script and blah, blah, blah. And I said, I don't know, I never read the script. And he went, are you kidding? You never read the script? I said, I have no idea what this movie's about. So he said, oh my God, what are we gonna do? What are we gonna do? And he starts freaking out. And I said, I don't worry about it. We'll just wing it. We'll have a good time, don't worry about it. So we went into the audition and of course there's 30 people in the room, the directors and the producers and the studio people at all these people. And we were reading and seeing with the captain and right in the middle of it, I turned to the captain. I turned to judge and I said, Billy, would you wait over there for a minute? I want to speak to the captain for a minute. And judge kind of backed off and I looked at the actor and I said, can I get a new partner? 'Cause this guy's a real pain in the ass. And the whole room laughed and we got the job, you know? So they actually wrote that scene in the film and by the time we ended up shooting it, we were gonna shoot it, Marty Brestler, director came over to me and he said, do you think we should shoot this scene? And I said, why? And he said, well, like he said, I love the fact that you're this harried husband putting up with the, the wife beating and blah, blah, blah. And he said, I'm afraid if he asked for a new partner, you're gonna look like a bad guy. So I said, let's not shoot it. So we never shot it. - Cool. Behind the scenes stuff we don't get to really know about. Pros and cons of doing a sequel to a huge blockbuster hit. Are there any cons to it? I mean, is there, what's the pressure like the expectations? I don't know. You tell me pros and cons. - Well, you know, I mean, the first one there was no cons. I mean, we didn't know what we're having. We didn't know the first scene we shot and the first one was the three of us in the strip joint scene. That's the first time we all met together. And that was the first scene we shot. And we instantly got a relationship. I mean, we instantly became friends and trusted each other's talents and, you know, so the fourth one, there was a little more pressure because, you know, the expectation of this film is huge. So, you know, there was a little more pressure, but not that much for us. I mean, we were very comfortable with each other. So there wasn't that much pressure on us. We just did our job, you know. - I look at this and you refer to the '80s and I think it's so cool 'cause that's, you know, that's when I grew up and that was my junior high in high school years. Recently, Top Gun had its sequel come out, Maverick. And there was a lot of time in between those two. - Yeah. - That brings me back to my younger years. - That's Jerry Brookhammer, too. That's how great a producer he is. - Yeah. And a huge hit. I mean, I think Maverick broke a ton of records. - You mentioned this one is true, I think. - Yeah, I'm excited for it. I think it's gonna be awesome. By the way, for those of you listening to the Brett Boone podcast, Beverly Hills Cop Axle F will be coming out on July 3rd is the launch date on Netflix. So you definitely gotta check it out. I'm gonna check it out. We've seen the trailer, but going back to when you guys got back together, okay? And you said it's been, for you, the original one was '84. You shot one in '94. So it's been 30 years since you saw a bunch of the guys. - Well, I did the second one. I did the second one in '87, yeah. - Oh, that's right. Oh, '94 is the one you missed. - Yeah. - '94 is three. You did the second one in '87. - Right. - So 35 years since you got back at the crew. And you said it was like you never missed any time. And I was thinking about that. I'm like, I wonder if for Johnny, if it was like going to spring training? - Yeah. - Getting loose, or was it like going to an old timers game this time around? (laughing) - I think it was spring training. I mean, it was fun. - Nobody caught hurt. - Nobody caught a half. - No, look, you know, when you were playing ball, if you got traded or something and you got to play with another friend and another on another team, you guys were friends, so you just play ball together and you go to work, you know? And that's kind of what it was. - I got so many questions about this. What do you think's in it for Eddie Murphy? What do you think at this stage of his life, his career, got him to do this film? - Well, the script for one thing, he went through a lot. I mean, he went through so many directors and scripts and stuff in the last 20 years, trying to get this done again. And you know, I knew once Eddie and Jerry Bruckheimer were involved, that it was going to be right. And it was just, it's great to see him doing Axle Foley again. I mean, Eddie's played so many great characters, you know, and Nutty Professor and all these other things, you know? But to see him back doing Axle Foley is very cool, very cool. - You guys, I'm sure you've been doing a ton of press. You're going place to place, what are they, what are they, what is the most asked question? What have you been asked mostly about? How was it getting back together again with the guys? I mean, that's the first question we, I just got back from LA. So I went to New York before that to do his Today Show. And Al Roker was wonderful, by the way. He's a big fan and it was a good interview. That was fun. And I flew from New York to LA for the premiere. And of course we had two days of press junkets and stuff. So it was pretty tiring. But that's always, that was almost always the first question. What was it like getting back together again, you know? And it's the same same answer, you know? It was like a family reunion, you know? We just, hey guys, you know what, yeah, let's go to work. You know, it's like, like we never left. It was great. - When it comes to towing, seeing is believing. That's why Chevy Trucks Advanced Camera Technology offers up to eight available cameras for 14 unique views. So you can focus on the view that really matters. Chevrolet, together let's drive. Learn more about Chevy Trucks at chevy.com. Safety or driver assistance features are no substitute for the driver's responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. 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You brought the 80s up in the beginning and that majority of my questions, it really is. I mean, you got, you know, you got Karate Kid, that Cobra Kai that was out on Netflix. That's 80s. I'm seeing all this. What is, what's so nostalgic about the 80s and why now that they're bringing all these things back? 'Cause it seems like everything's going back to the 80s and everybody's relivin' it. The generation that's here now, my kids are always talkin' about the, oh, dad, you know, when you grow up in the 80s, they're talking about cool stuff. I think this year, Johnny, the name chosen, which is from the Karate Kid franchise. It's the number one name that people in the United States are naming their kids. Another 80s theme thing. Why do you think there's so much nostalgia to the 80s? Well, you know, I mean, we've gone through a lot of technology and stuff, you know, and all this stuff. I think people really wanna see relationships again, you know? And I mean, there's a lot of action and a lot of stuff in this movie. But there's also a lot of relationships and I think people are just gettin' tired of all cartoons and monsters and Godzilla and all that stuff. You know, they wanna see people react to one another, you know? I mean, we, you know, Jerry, Jerry Brookheimer and Don Simpson and we, not knowingly, but we really created the action comedy "Buddy Hero." We really did. I mean, lethal weapon and all that stuff came after us, you know? But we really created the action comedy "Buddy" movie, you know? And I think people wanna see people react with one another and have some personal relationships. And I think they're gettin' tired of all this technical blow-ups and all that stuff, you know? Well, I'm tired of it. So I'm lookin' forward to seein' this movie in. Hey, you know what? You know what's cool? I'm gonna tell ya. Netflix has never done this before, by the way. And I found this out, but when it opens July 3rd, when you go to Netflix, it goes right to the movie. Really? Yeah, it goes straight to Beverly Hills Copax, 11. That's gonna be it. It's like, you're, Johnny, you're all, you're gonna be famous all over again. (laughing) You go back to the '80s, oh, I'm kidding, Johnny's been-- Oh, what was I washed up before or something or what? And we all know, we all know, we have been flowin'. Now, Johnny's done, done so many films. You've been in, oh, I was lookin' through 'em all today before you, before you came on. I remember you from, obviously, Little Big Lake, but we go back to some kind of wonderful, was unbelievable for me as a kid. Midnight runs a classic with the narrow. You out there wanna see a classic? That's one of my, that's probably my second favorite next to this is Midnight Run. And I work with Marty Bruss again on Midnight Run, who directed the original Beverly Hills Cop. So, I'm the only actor that's ever worked with Marty Bruss twice. So, I have that distinction. But I always call, I still call you once in a while, and you know, like kidding me. I'll say, "Taggart, what are you doin'?" (laughing) I think the first time we met, I said, "It's Taggart." Yeah, right. I'm sure a lot of people recognize you that. All right. Oh, I get that on the street all the time. You know, when it first happened after the first one came out a couple of days after it opened, I flew back to New York to do a couple of talk shows, and I was walkin' down the street in New York, and all I heard was, "Hey, Taggart, don't wanna put a banana in your tailpipe. Hey, Taggart, you know." And I got a little upset because I've done so many other things that I went out, "Wait a minute, man, I don't wanna be known as Taggart the rest of my life." But after a while, you know, I just, I relish it now because there's not too many actors that can put a stamp on a character that'll be known for eternity for it. I'm very proud of that now. Yeah, I think that's awesome. That's a great point because, especially when we're younger, you know, we kind of resent, "Oh, wait a minute. No, I've done more than that. I've done this, and this, and as you get older, you tend to appreciate that. There's not too many people walking around that you could be anywhere in the country, and they say, "Taggart, 'cause of a role that was so close to them." Right. And I think that's awesome, you said that. As we get older, we start to soften up and we embrace it instead of, "No, I did this, this, and this, and this." It's pretty awesome, especially when it's that big of a film. All right, those of you that don't know, Johnny is a, he's a big sports fan, and he's a bigger than that Yankee fan. So I wanna know, I need to get Taggart's take on the Yankees this year, what you're seeing, what you're expecting. I know you always have high expectations. - Yeah. - Remember, Uncle Aaron's gonna be listening, so. - Yeah. - Give me your take so far. - Well, I was really upset last night and the night before when they lost the Mets. I mean, you know, they had a chance there for a while when it was seven or two after judging at the home run. And then after when it got to be 10 to two, I said, "Okay, and then the night before." And then two nights in a row, the first night, the night before last, they had bases loaded with no outs and they couldn't score. And that really pumped the Mets up. And then last night they had bases loaded with one out and couldn't score, they pumped the Mets back up, and I was going crazy. But your brother, Aaron's doing a great job, I think. And Aaron judge is just having a terrific season. He's on track for his 22 season. And, you know, some of the guys gotta get healthy again, and we gotta get them healthy and get them back in there. And we're going to do great. We're going to make the playoffs for sure. - No, I think it's great too. And they've done, they ebbing the flow. 'Cause a few weeks back, they came through San Diego and man, they were on fire. - Yeah. - Remember, you know, doing my work around the week and analyzing Major League Baseball consistently for me is what I do now. And I just said, anybody I talked to, I said, "Right now you do not want to play the New York Yankees 'cause they are on a rock tour." And they were just beating the tar at everybody they ran into. But this season, you know, I've been there, done that too many times to know that over 162 games, there's going to be a few valleys. The key is to keep those valleys to a minimum. They're going through a little bit of a tough spot right now. The good news is they built up such a nice cushion as far as a playoff spot. And as you know, it's different nowadays. It's not like it used to be where 162, you've got a man, you've really got to come out on top. No, it's a marathon and there's six seats at the table in each league now. So it's easier to make the playoffs. You just got to make sure you're playing your best ball when you get to that point in the season. - Yeah, I know I was back in New York, you know, last week to do the Today Show and I flew in Sunday and we had talked before I went back to New York and you asked me if I was going to go to a game. Well, I flew in Sunday, but they were playing in Boston on Sunday, Sunday night. So I couldn't go Sunday night. I was busy anyway and then Monday they were off and then Tuesday I flew back to LA but they were playing Baltimore that night. So I never got a chance, but I'm going to go see them. I got to go see them. They might play the Rockies here. So if they play the Rockies here, I'll go for sure. - Well, that'll be after the premiere. So you might be too big. You might need an escort to go down on the field. - Well, you never know. You never know. - In New York, the Mets, the Mets are playing great now. They were dead and buried a month ago. They're starting to play better. - Yeah, but I mean, I'm thinking to myself last night, there are 500 team when we can't beat them. There's 38 and 39 and we can't beat them. - I'll tell you what, that's baseball, baby. - Yeah, but they're hot now, they're bats are hot. Mets bats are hot, yeah. - They're playing good. - That'd be interesting. Well, Johnny, I appreciate you taking some time at all the best. - Give me time. - With this premiere, I think it's going to be huge. I'm really happy for you and I think this is going to be awesome. I can't wait to see the film. For those of you watching the Brett Boom podcast on YouTube or listening to it on the Odyssey app, wherever you get your on it, wherever you download your podcast, check out Beverly Hills Cop's Axle F coming out July 3rd. Be there, I think it's going to be awesome. Johnny says, as soon as you turn on Netflix the morning of the July 3rd, it's going to pop right up on your screen. So make sure you check it out. And Johnny, I'll run it to you when I run it to you. I'll see you down the line. Maybe I'll see you later in the season at a game or something. I appreciate you coming up. - Hopefully we can play some golf together. I'm playing terrible right now, but maybe we can get together and play some golf again. - How am I? I'm going through a swing change. I still suck. (laughing) - Well, I haven't been able to play. I've been busy at it on my game. I went from a six to an eight to a 9.5. So I'm really suckin'. - I'm treading it that way too. Hi, Johnny. (coughing) - Thank you, booty. 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