Boomerang (1992)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers (WGA):

Eddie Murphy (story)
Barry W. Blaustein (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A Player Who's About To Be Played.

Plot:

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss...

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Human Relationship | Black Romance | African American | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Marcus
Robin Givens	...	Jacqueline
Halle Berry	...	Angela
David Alan Grier	...	Gerard
Martin Lawrence	...	Tyler
Grace Jones	...	Strangé
Geoffrey Holder	...	Nelson
Eartha Kitt	...	Lady Eloise
Chris Rock	...	Bony T
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Yvonne (as Tisha Campbell)
Lela Rochon	...	Christie
John Witherspoon	...	Mr. Jackson
Bebe Drake	...	Mrs. Jackson (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
John Canada Terrell	...	Todd
Leonard Jackson	...	Chemist

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film features two actors who have played Catwoman: Eartha Kitt ("Batman" (1966)) and Halle Berry (Catwoman (2004)).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Angela and Marcus are watching "Star Trek" (1966), parts of two different episodes are shown.

Quotes:

Yvonne: I hope you catch a disease and your dick falls off!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clerks. (1994)

Soundtrack:

Tonight Is Right

Eddie shines in this sexy and stylish comedy...

One of Eddie Murphy's best performances in one of his least seen films was the 1992 winner BOOMERANG. This smart and sophisticated romantic comedy stars Eddie as Marcus Graham, a womanizing advertising executive who loves the thrill of the chase where women are concerned, but once he has completed the chase, he is ready to move on. His sexual exploits have made him the center of his circle of friends (Martin Lawrence, a paranoid racist, and David Alan Grier, an insecure milquetoast)who live vicariously through him and admire his style as the ultimate player. Everything changes for Marcus when he acquires a new boss named Jacqueline (Robin Givens), Marcus is enamored of Jacqueline, but is completely thrown by the fact that Jacqueline is a female version of himself, a player who avoids commitment and uses Marcus when it is convenient for her. Throw into the mix another co-worker of Marcus named Angela (Halle Berry) who is nuts about him, but he doesn't know she's alive. Everything works here and it is so refreshing to see a movie with a predominately black cast where the characters are people with brains and real jobs. Murphy exudes mass amounts of sex appeal in one of his best roles and Halle Berry, though allegedly playing a plain Jane, just couldn't come off that way if she tried. There are some wonderful comic bits contributed along the way by Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Tisha Campbell, and the legendary Eartha Kitt, memorable as an aging cosmetics queen with the hots for Marcus. A winning and original take on the Battle of the Sexes that is entertaining from start to finish.