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1992 film directed by Reginald Hudlin

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Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin and produced by Brian Grazer and Warrington Hudlin. The movie features a cast including Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, and Martin Lawrence. Gabriel Beristáin served as the director of photography, while John Carter edited the film. The narrative is set in New York City and was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Eddie Murphy Productions.

The film has a runtime of 117 minutes and was released on June 28, 1992. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with a distribution format including video on demand. Marcus Miller composed the score. The production had a budget of 40,000,000 and generated a revenue of 131,052,444. The original language is English.

Critical reception includes a review score of 43%, 5.1 out of 10, and 45 out of 100. Audience ratings list a vote average of 5.66 on TMDb and a rating of 5.7 on IMDb. The film is associated with keywords such as ladykiller, success, ladies' man, casanova, and womanizer. Its tagline is "A player who's about to be played."

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Vinony files it under 1990s business films, 1990s sex comedy films and 1992 American films.

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Film · TMDB

5.7

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.

Released: 1992-06-28117 minDir: Reginald HudlinComedy, RomanceBudget: $40.0MBox office: $131M

Cast

  • Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham
  • Robin Givens as Jacqueline 'Jackie / Jack' Broyer
  • Halle Berry as Angela Lewis
  • David Alan Grier as Gerard Jackson
  • Martin Lawrence as Tyler
  • Grace Jones as Strangé

Themes

  • ladykiller
  • success
  • ladies' man
  • casanova
  • womanizer
  • african american business
  • african american romance

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Ratings

IMDb

5.7/10

32,513 votes

Year
1992
Runtime
117 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Leonard Jackson
Production company
Imagine Entertainment
Cinematographer
Gabriel Beristáin
Narrative location
New York City
Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
773743
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1992-10-01
title
Boomerang
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
film editor
John Carter
review score
45/100
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