Marcus spends time with Angela, who tries to bring him out of his funk. After a major business proposal is almost ruined, Jacqueline forces Marcus to take a few paid weeks off as an alternative to being fired. Marcus finds himself the subject of office gossip, and his work begins to suffer. Discovering she has bragged about their trysts to Strangé, whose advances he is forced to reject, Marcus confronts Jacqueline, and she ends their affair. Marcus begins to fall for Jacqueline, but finds himself on the receiving end of his usual tactics: she ignores his feelings, manipulates him with sex, and keeps their relationship strictly on her terms. Afterward, he is relieved to find her feet up to his standards. On a business trip to New Orleans, Jacqueline unexpectedly invites Marcus into her room, and they have sex. Over dinner at his apartment, she ignores his advances and is more interested in the basketball game on TV, leaving him frustrated. Though they get along fine, Angela and Gerard learn that they're better as friends.ĭespite his best efforts, Marcus is unable to woo Jacqueline. At a party to celebrate the merger, eccentric fashion diva Helen Strangé is announced as the new face of the company, and Jacqueline introduces Marcus to colleague Angela Lewis, whom he sets up with Gerard. The next day, he meets Jacqueline Broyer, who has been made head of his department instead. Marcus's company is acquired by cosmetics mogul Lady Eloise, who invites him to her home with amorous intentions he spends the night with her, believing he will be promoted. A 2019 television series based on the film, also called Boomerang, premiered on February 12, 2019, on BET.Īdvertising executive Marcus Graham is a serial womanizer, prone to lying to seduce women but unwilling to commit until he finds the "perfect woman." His friends Tyler and Gerard tell him his standards are too high, particularly his habit of judging women by their feet. Entertainment Weekly called it an underrated classic and one of the best Eddie Murphy movies of the 1990s. The film garnered nominations at the BMI Film & TV Awards and the MTV Movie Awards, while its soundtrack became a top-selling album. Boomerang earned over $131 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film was released in the United States on July 1, 1992, and was the 18th highest-grossing film in North America that year. Filming took place mainly in New York City, while other scenes were filmed in Washington, D.C Hudlin and the writers aimed to create a romantic comedy that differed strongly from Murphy's previous comic efforts. Murphy hired Hudlin to direct Boomerang, following the latter's success with his debut film House Party (1990). Blaustein and David Sheffield, having worked with the writing duo since his days on Saturday Night Live. Murphy assisted in developing the story with writers Barry W. The film also features Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt and Chris Rock. When he meets his new boss, Jacqueline Broyer ( Robin Givens), Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself, and he realizes he is receiving the same treatment that he delivers to others. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist. Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin.
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