Beverly Hills Cop 4 fans are ecstatic over epic cameo from an iconic Happy Gilmore star as Netflix drops fourth  movie starring Eddie Murphy

Beverly Hill Cop 4 fans were left ecstatic after an epic cameo from an iconic Happy Gilmore star in the fourth movie starring Eddie Murphy.

Christopher McDonald - who played Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore - delighted viewers with his brief appearance.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a 2024 American action comedy film Eddie, 63, reprises his role as Axel Foley, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon star in new roles.

And fans were happy to see Christopher in it as they penned: 'Shooter McGavin cameo on Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Well, that has made my day.',

'They really put Shooter McGavin in Beverly Hills Cop?!',

'Is Netflix building an old movie movie-verse? Why is Shooter McGavin in Beverly Hills Cop 4?',

'Mannnn i know that was Shooter McGavin in Beverly Hills Cop Axel F.',

'Loved seeing Shooter McGavin in the new #BeverlyHillsCopAxelF movie on @Netflix also great call backs to characters from the OG flick! 

'The chemistry is still there w/ John, Judge & Eddie! No one plays a slick dirty cop as well as @kevinbacon Hope we get more from them!'

The scene in question happens 90-minutes into the movie, when Axel and Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon Levitt) crash-land their chopper onto a golf course.

'Hey excuse me – what the hell's going on?' asks a confused player on the course.

And that character just happens to be played by Christopher.

He isn't credited as that character in Beverly Hills Cop 4, with the credits simply listing him as 'Golfer' at the end.

In the film, Axel has returned to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane's life is threatened. 

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She and Axel team up with her ex-boyfriend, and his old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

The Beverly Hills franchise has been dormant since the third installment hit theaters 30 years ago in 1994.

The original Beverly Hills Cop (1984) was a bona fide hit in the US, grossing more than $234 million dollars against a $13 million budget, making it the highest grossing movie of that year.

Three years later, Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) turned into another smash at the box, earning $299.97 million while working with a bigger budget of $27 million.

It would be six years until the third installment, Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), hit theaters but it take a big dive down in the moneymaking department, bringing in $119.2 million with a $70 million budget.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premiered on Netflix on July 3.