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Boomerang

  • 19921992
  • ALAL
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
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A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
30K
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  • Director
    • Reginald Hudlin
  • Writers
    • Barry W. Blaustein(screenplay by)
    • David Sheffield(screenplay by)
    • Eddie Murphy(story by)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Robin Givens
    • Halle Berry
  • Director
    • Reginald Hudlin
  • Writers
    • Barry W. Blaustein(screenplay by)
    • David Sheffield(screenplay by)
    • Eddie Murphy(story by)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Robin Givens
    • Halle Berry
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Photos38

    Eddie Murphy and Robin Givens in Boomerang (1992)
    Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry in Boomerang (1992)
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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Marcus
    Robin Givens
    Robin Givens
    • Jacqueline
    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    • Angela
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Gerard
    Martin Lawrence
    Martin Lawrence
    • Tyler
    Grace Jones
    Grace Jones
    • Strangé
    Geoffrey Holder
    Geoffrey Holder
    • Nelson
    Eartha Kitt
    Eartha Kitt
    • Lady Eloise
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Bony T
    Tisha Campbell
    Tisha Campbell
    • Yvonne
    Lela Rochon
    Lela Rochon
    • Christie
    John Witherspoon
    John Witherspoon
    • Mr. Jackson
    Bebe Drake
    Bebe Drake
    • Mrs. Jackson
    • (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
    John Canada Terrell
    • Todd
    Leonard Jackson
    Leonard Jackson
    • Chemist
    Jonathan P. Hicks
    • Lady Eloise's Butler
    Tom Mardirosian
    Tom Mardirosian
    • Salesman
    Irv Dotten
    • Box Office Clerk
    • Director
      • Reginald Hudlin
    • Writers
      • Barry W. Blaustein(screenplay by)
      • David Sheffield(screenplay by)
      • Eddie Murphy(story by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Witherspoon's scenes were added after filming had wrapped. Eddie Murphy demanded that scenes with Witherspoon be added to the film. Witherspoon picked his outlandish wardrobe himself and improvised his lines.
    • Goofs
      Strangé goes back and forth from French to Italian.
    • Quotes

      Angela: What do you know about love? What could you possibly know about love? You know, I'm sick and tired of men using love as if it's some disease you just catch. Love should have brought your ass home last night.

    • Alternate versions
      Scene where Lady Eloise seduces Marcus after inviting him for dinner has been cut from TV version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Prelude to a Kiss/Universal Soldier/Boomerang/Wisecracks/The Best Intentions (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Tonight Is Right
      by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons

      Performed by Keith Washington

      Produced by L.A. Reid & Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface) and Daryl Simmons

      Keith Washington performs courtesy of Qwest Records

    User reviews71

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    supporting sexiness
    This is a rather mundane attempt at a most repeated formula. It's bad, very bad, and Eddie Murphy is nowhere near to deliver all he can do in terms of comedy. All right, most date films are bad anyway.

    Forget the sexism of his character which in the end we are supposed to "forgive" as opposed to the similar behavior from the female boss, whom we are supposed to look upon as demeaning and offensive. This is offensive today, i don't know how it played in 1992. I mean, Murphy's character finds out he's in love with Berry when he is in bed with his boss...

    Anyway, there is one single element which, upon reviewing this one, many years later, struck me as something very nicely done, and that was the handling of the 2 sex charged supporting female characters: Eartha Kitt and Grace Jones. Both were in her younger days masters of their own quirky erotic universe, and expressed it in terms of pop culture. Here they are allowed to revive that sexiness, and in doing so they are the anchor to this project. Eartha as the "retired" leader but still the face of the company who promotes sexiness, and Grace as the actual face of that sexiness (as promoted in a clip aptly filmed by our voodoo wizard from previous adventures in film). These 2 ladies are worth it. Everything else isn't.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1992 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Бумеранг
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Imagine Films Entertainment
      • Eddie Murphy Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $42,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,052,444
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,640,706
      • Jul 5, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $131,052,444
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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