Boomerang (1992)

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:

Reginald Hudlin based Marcus' obsession with women's feet on a friend of his who would not date a woman if he did not like their back teeth.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Jacqueline: When I seduce you... if I decide to seduce you, don't worry. You'll know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

Soundtrack:

Bewildered

Good looks aren't everything

First of all, this movie has some nice visuals. Interieurs, light, even the clothes of the cast look like they were made for each other. The appeal is so perfect, it reminds you of a commercial, which unfortunately holds true to the rest of the film as well.

The actors so much try to look swell, sophisticated and suave that it seems they forgot they not only portray the clothes and fancy apartments, but actually characters that interact with each other. This keeps them flat and it is not easy to establish a relationship to them, which also lets most of the humoristic points of the story fail.

If you really are into watching movie-length commercials an evening with "9 1/2 weeks" might be more enjoyable.