It's said to have created the genre and the funny thing is, I don't think anything ever surpassed it.

Starting with the very real footage of Detroits people being filmed without their knowlege (permission obtained afterwards) we have a almost historian feel to the opening. Then the soundtrack mixes soul music with 80s electronic, which was also grond breaking (one of the few instrumental songs to chart).

What's great about this movie is that it created the world of Beverly Hills as being completely separate to Los Ángeles city. We get no shots of the usual skyline or Hollywood sign. It really did make Beverly Hills feel like it's own world.

Eddie was top of his game and unlike in later years when he'd overact the whacky for a laugh, his serious delivery of jokes seemed to hit the mark every time.

Along with capturing the poverty of Detroit, it seemed to capture the opulence of the 80s as well. The sleek black Mercedes Benz of Víctor Maitland exudes the era of excess. Wealth and status was not looked down upon but dreamt about.

Finally I'll add that the story is essentially a "fish out of water" tale, and these stories are always engaging.