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Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Subtitled, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1) Surround Sound
New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a ladies' man dedicated to life, liberty, and the happiness of pursuit. But what goes around comes around in Eddie Murphy's clever romantic comedy Boomerang. Murphy, in a performance loaded with his trademark charm and wit, is suave go-getter Graham. If you've got the curves, he's got the angles...until he meets a smart, stylish carer woman who treats men the same way he treats women. How Graham copes with the experience and what he learns from it spark this entertaining romp that includes an ensemble cast of Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder and Eartha Kitt. Catch a Boomerang--it's great fun!
"...a solid romantic comedy." Paul Hilditch, MovieThing.com
"The funniest movie of Eddie Murphy's career!" Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
Marcus Graham 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 fifteen years. It's not so fun to be on the other side of objectification and rejection. And Marcus 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.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | French Dolby Surround | | English Subtitles | | Extended and Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary | | Commentary By Director Reginald Hudlin | | Widescreen Version |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/17/2005 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 327174 | | UPC: 00097363271741 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
MTV Award (1993) | | | Halle Berry, Nominee, Best Breakthrough Performance | | | Eddie Murphy, Nominee, Best Comedic Performance | | | Boyz II Men, Nominee, Best Movie Song | | | Halle Berry, Nominee, Most Desirable Female |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...[Givens and Berry] bring out Murphy's silky best..." -- Rating: B 10/22/1999 pp.92-3USA Today
"...Substantial roles for attractive actresses of every age and image..." 07/01/1992 p.7D Entertainment Weekly
"...The movie has a bright, candy-colored look and a nudge-nudge eroticism that recall the ingeniously fluffy sex comedies of the '50s..." 07/10/1992 p.40-1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...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..." 07/01/1992 p.39 Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
...the real surprise of the movie is Eddie Murphy, who finds his character and stays with him. The plot of Boomerang reminded me most of those tables-are-turned 1950s executive suite comedies that used to star people like Rosalind Russell. To work, they needed a mastery of light comedy, and Murphy has it here. Whatever he was thinking during the dark days of his career slump, it seems to have paid off handsomely. - Roger Ebert
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot | 5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 A HILARIOUS ROLLERCOASTER Saturday, March 01, 2008
mranthonysharp from Los Angeles, CA
This movie has loads of laughter, some tears, and thought provoking moments. Eddie Murphy, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Halle Berry, Tisha Campbell, Robin Givens, Chris Rock, Eartha Kitt, Grace Jones, and more. What additional actors do you need? Oh, I am sorry, John Witherspoon. If those names are not enough to get you to pick up a copy of this movie, I don't know what else to tell you. Boomerang will be hitting you so many different emotions and thoughts from beginning to end. ENJOY Was this review helpful?  
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