Product Details

• Actors: Halle Berry, Tisha Campbell, Irv Dotten, Bebe Drake, Robin Givens
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Run Time: 116 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JL72
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,095 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Eddie Murphy makes a graceless debut as a romantic lead in this comedy from Reginald Hudlin. Murphy stars as a ladies man for whom the tables turn when he suddenly finds himself taken for granted by a lover (Robin Givens). Meanwhile, the platonic friend (Halle Berry) whom Murphy regularly visits is obviously--to the viewer, anyway--the woman he's supposed to be with. The absurdly long film is filled out with some fairly crude humor, such as the sight of Geoffrey Holder taking a whiff of Grace Jones's underwear. Yet Hudlin and Murphy also strain for a veneer of elegance and sophistication. Wanting to play it both ways, they end up with nothing. But there are several good sequences where Murphy is quite funny just being Murphy, such as his explanation to Berry of how you can tell which characters in an old episode of Star Trek are destined to die. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

A MANHATTAN PLAYBOY GETS A NEW CORPORATE BOSS, AND SHE TREATS HIM THE WAY HE HAS ALWAYS TREATED WOMEN.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST movie ever made!, April 14, 2002

By	Curtis Wingfield (Sunnyvale/Cupertino CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boomerang [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Yes you read right, this is the best movie ever (at least to me)! Boomerang is about a player Marcus Gram(Eddie Murphy) who finally meets his match when he falls for a lovely woman named Jaqueline Broyer(Robin Givens). Everything that he did to women in the past all comes back to him, hence the title Boomerang(get it?). The supporting cast is as good as they come, they gel very good together, which include:Halley Barry, David Allan Grier, Martin Lawrence,Chris Rock,Ertha Kitt,etc(theres alot!). You'll see what I mean when you watch certain scenes like when Marcus and his friends are at dinner talking about women or working out talking about girls, its funny because it just seems like your there listening to friends really talking about that stuff. Theres also the dinner scene which is really good and funny! Mix that with a still to this day awesome soundtrack and yes you read right its the best movie ever made! Don't believe me, then go rent the video, but make sure to come back and buy it and dont say I didnt tell you so.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eddie Murphy at His Best, August 9, 2002

By	Tracey Parker (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

I'm so glad they finally decided to release a DVD version of Boomerang. I have the VHS version but I am sure to buy the DVD. Boomerang is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a great love story and a wonderful depiction of how a dog gets dogged. Eddie plays the dog and Robin Givens plays the dogette. If you can get over the fact that she was once married to Mike Tyson you will see a wonderful portrayal of her character. Halle Berry makes a not so glamarous showing but is quite stunning to say the least. It's the first time you see Halle's personality and not just her looks. She not just a made up face but has substance. The cast is great and soundtrack is off-da-hook. This is by far some of Eddie's best work. He is funny, charming, and looks mighty fine in this movie. Be sure to buy the DVD when it is released. You will be pleasantly surprised. It's one for every African American Movie Collection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Could Anyone Say ANYTHING Bad About This Movie, July 18, 2002

By A Customer

This movie is one of those wonderful rentals, that may not have made a big splash at the box office, but is never in the video store. It is one of the funniest comedies around as it explores relationships in all angles. It also is a black comedy that celebrates African Americans who are successful, hard working, powerdriven, well educated, from complete families and community involved. Not too many movies do that nowadays. Boomerang is great and I can not wait for the DVD