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Boomerang

Play trailer 2:55 Poster for Boomerang R 1992 1h 58m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A cocky ad executive, Marcus (Eddie Murphy) has a reputation as a ladies' man. However, Marcus gets a taste of his own medicine when a merger finds him working under the beautiful Jacqueline (Robin Givens), who has a similarly cavalier attitude about romance. Marcus and Jacqueline become involved, but he is put off by her noncommittal approach to their relationship. Meanwhile, Marcus also begins to develop feelings for the pretty Angela (Halle Berry), who is more thoughtful than Jacqueline.
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Boomerang injects some fresh color into the corporate rom-com formula, but the frothy fun is undercut by off-putting gender dynamics and misjudged gags.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Lloyd Bradley Empire Magazine Then there's the input from Warrington and Reginald Hudlin, producer and director respectively, who succeed in creating a comedy which, unusually for a Murphy film, also exists around him. Rated: 3/5 Mar 18, 2008 Full Review Lawrence Cohn Variety In Boomerang Eddie Murphy straitjackets himself in an ill-fitting comedy vehicle that's desperately in need of a reality check. Mar 18, 2008 Full Review Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams Riotously funny Eddie Murphy comedy is rife with complicated sexual politics and dated ethnic jokes in a confused script that wants it both ways. Great Reginald Hudlin commentary on this new blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment. Rated: 3/4 Jul 21, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Only sporadically amusing. Rated: 2/4 Jul 3, 2022 Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Boomerang was not a good film in 1992 when it came out and definitely has not aged well. Plenty of the jokes and dialogue are offensive to today’s ears. Rated: 2/5 Jul 2, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Failed in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Jack M This is one of eddie murphy's cult classic films. Up to this point we had never seen an all black cast in this professional setting, and in addition to that, the movie was absolutely hilarious, from beginning to end. This is one of the most quotable movies of the nineties. Every single cast member was perfectly placed in each scene and no time was wasted from laugh to laugh. In the moments where the film needed to be sentimental, it was! Highly recommend!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Bob M It’s worth watching for the classic “COORDINATE!” scene alone. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/24/25 Full Review Brian H A fun rom-com of the mack getting played and coming to some realizations. Eddie Murphy and David Allen Grier make the movie with Halle Berry making you fall in love with her and Geoffery Holder stealing every scene he is in. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review alan g Eddie Murphy trying to mug his way through another movie and failing. Everything you need to know about this pitiful movie is in the movie poster. Trying to give his faux sophisticated look just makes him look stupid. He is better than this. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Carlos I It's fairly obvious from the get where everything is going, which isn't that surprising for a rom com. It's got a lot of good beats though, and it's fun to see Murphy attempt a screwball comedy in the 90s. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A cocky ad executive, Marcus (Eddie Murphy) has a reputation as a ladies' man. However, Marcus gets a taste of his own medicine when a merger finds him working under the beautiful Jacqueline (Robin Givens), who has a similarly cavalier attitude about romance. Marcus and Jacqueline become involved, but he is put off by her noncommittal approach to their relationship. Meanwhile, Marcus also begins to develop feelings for the pretty Angela (Halle Berry), who is more thoughtful than Jacqueline.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
Producer
Brian Grazer, Warrington Hudlin
Screenwriter
Eddie Murphy, Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield
Production Co
Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Imagine Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.7M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Surround
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