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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Bebe Drake
- Mrs. Jackson
- (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn 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.
- GoofsJacqueline is sleeping on her side, yet her feet point straight up.
- Alternate versionsScene where Lady Eloise seduces Marcus after inviting him for dinner has been cut from TV version.
- SoundtracksTonight 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
Featured review
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.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Бумеранг
- Filming locations
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA(The Bayou (club), exteriors)
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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