Boomerang (1992)

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.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers:

Barry W. Blaustein (screenplay by), David Sheffield (screenplay by)

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger, he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatized by this, his work goes badly downhill. But then, Jacqueline's more quietly attractive assistant, Angela, who has been dating Marcus' best friend, shows herself more than a little concerned by his perilous state.

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Plot Keywords:

advertising executive | african american protagonist | black bra and panties | thanksgiving | sex scene | 

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Taglines:

A Player Who's About To Be Played.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

1 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boomerang

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$70,100,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$131,100,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Imagine Films Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jonathan P. Hicks was cast as Lady Eloise's butler after the original actor fell sick. Hicks is a reporter for the New York Times and a friend of Hudlin's.

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Goofs

Angela answers her cordless phone. We hear her push the talk button to answer it, and it immediately beeps back twice which means the handset either has a dead battery or is out of range from the base unit. In either case, the double beep means the handset would be inoperable, yet she talks on it.

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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.

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Alternate Versions

Scene where Lady Eloise seduces Marcus after inviting him for dinner has been cut from TV version.

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Connections

Referenced in Sunny Side Up (1994)

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Soundtracks

Feels Like Heaven
Written & Produced by Kenny Vaughan
Performed by Kenny Vaughan & "The Art of Love"

User Reviews

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.