Movie Description
Marcus Graham (Eddie Murphy) is a successful young marketing executive who has never lacked for attention from women. The cocky ladies' man views each new conquest as another notch on the holster of his oversized ego. But one day the tables are turned, and he falls for a high-powered female executive who treats him the same way he's been treating women for the last 15 years. Marcus realizes that it's not so fun to be on the other side of objectification and rejection, and he soon finds himself becoming a quivering bundle of insecurities. The question is whether he will learn enough from the experience to see that true love has been right under his nose all along.
| Credits | | Cast: | Eartha Kitt, Geoffrey Holder, Grace Jones, Halle Berry |
| Details | | Edition: | Checkpoint | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
Color by DeLuxe; shot on location in New York City in Panavision.
Eddie Murphy was reportedly paid $12 million for his role in the film.
This is the first major studio project by brothers Warrington and Reginald Hudlin, the producing/directing team who made the indy hit "House Party" (USA/1990), as well as several short documentaries. The Hudlins viewed several screwball comedies from the 1940s before filming "Boomerang". "We wanted to capture the spirit of those classic films -- the wit, the intelligence and the energy -- in a contemporary setting," says Reginald.
Paramount, in partnership with the Black Filmmaker Foundation, created ten paid observer positions for young African-Americans. Each one interned in a different department to become familiar with the behind-the-scenes world of film production. 50% of the production staff were people of color.
The film should not be confused with "Boomerang!" (1947), directed by Elia Kazan and starring Dana Andrews and Lee J. Cobb., DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Checkpoint
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Reginald Hudlin - Director
Extended & Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Editorial Reviews
"...[Givens and Berry] bring out Murphy's silky best..." -- Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly - pp.92-3 - Michael Sauter (10/22/1999)
"...Substantial roles for attractive actresses of every age and image..."
USA Today - p.7D - Mike Clark
"...The movie has a bright, candy-colored look and a nudge-nudge eroticism that recall the ingeniously fluffy sex comedies of the '50s..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.40-1 - Owen Glieberman (07/10/1992)
"...It shows a kinder, gentler, funnier Eddie Murphy than we've seen in recent years -- a comic actor who can go for little laughs as well as the big ones, and build a character at the same time..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/01/1992)
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