Product Details
Boomerang (Widescreen) General
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| Video Format | Widescreen |
| UPC | 097363271741 |
| Release Date | 09/24/2002 |
| Running Time | 1 hour 56 minutes |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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Special Features
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| Region 1 |
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| Keep Case |
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| Letterbox - 1.85 |
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| Widescreen - 1.85 |
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| Dolby Digital 2.0 - English |
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| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English |
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| Dolby Digital Stereo - French |
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| Extended & Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary |
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| Audio Commentary: Reginald Hudlin - Director |
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Format
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| Widescreen |
| Closed Captioned |
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| French |
Cast & Crew
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| Muze 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. |
| Synopsis |
| 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. |
| Production Notes |
| Color by DeLuxe; shot on location in New York City in Panavision. |
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| Eddie Murphy was reportedly paid $12 million for his role in the film. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| The film should not be confused with "Boomerang!" (1947), directed by Elia Kazan and starring Dana Andrews and Lee J. Cobb. |
Reviews
| 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..." |
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| 07/01/1992 | p.39 | Roger Ebert |
| USA Today |
| "...Substantial roles for attractive actresses of every age and image..." |
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| 07/01/1992 | p.7D | Mike Clark |
| Entertainment Weekly |
| "...[Givens and Berry] bring out Murphy's silky best..." -- Rating: B |
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| 10/22/1999 | pp.92-3 | Michael Sauter |
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| "...The movie has a bright, candy-colored look and a nudge-nudge eroticism that recall the ingeniously fluffy sex comedies of the '50s..." |
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| 07/10/1992 | p.40-1 | Owen Glieberman |
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Epinions Product Reviews
 | Boomerang: Love Should've Brought Eddie Murphy Home Last Night
by roheblius, 11/5/2006 |
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Pros: Good supporting cast
Cons: I want funny man Ed, not playboy Ed
The Bottom Line: Eddie Murphy tries way too hard to be cool in Boomerang .
Review: In the mid 1980's, Eddie Murphy was untouchable. Trading Places. 48 Hours. Beverly Hills Cop. What a
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| | Boomerang More Like Bomb-erang
by sh_franklin, 7/19/2001 |
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Pros: Grace Jones' hilarious commercial for Murphy's company.
Cons: Everything but Grace Jones.
The Bottom Line: Boomerang should have been left somewhere in the Australian Outback.
Review: Boy meets girl. Marcus (Eddie Murphy) meets lots of girls. Boy gets girl. Marcus gets lots of girls.
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| | Boomerang Hits Again and Again
by cinnamun, 1/18/2001 |
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Pros: Good cast and funny
Cons: Bad girl gets over
The Bottom Line: Hmm- once a player, always a player???
Review: Boomerang is one of my favorite movies. It's one I pull out and dust off every once in a while, and
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