Why the 'Beverly Hills Cop" director chose to film an actual car falling off a building over using CGI: 'The stakes are real, and the danger is real.'

Melinda Sue Gordon

In an era when everything from car chases to even kisses in movies can be done with computer-generated visual effects, director Mark Molloy wanted to go against the grain with "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" by doing all the action sequences with practical effects.