A gang of criminals cause a fake chemical spill in Beverley Hills and after the residents are evacuated loot their homes and businesses. A football player Boomer Hayes and a tainted cop Ed Kelvin unite together to foil the nefarious scheme. It starts well building up the characters and the situations then it proceeds to be rather silly. There is lots of noisy action to keep one watching but that's about it. The heroes are bland and the robbers equally so except of course for Robert Davi as Robert Masterson who steals all his scenes with his villainous charm.
Jan Hammer's music score kept being interrupted by inappropriate pop music. I hope he didn't mind
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
Action / Thriller

The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
Action / Thriller
Plot summary
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.