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Boomerang eddie murphy1/6/2024 It doesn't appear that Murphy, who played Marcus in the 1992 original, has made any comments about reappearing in Boomerang. It seems like for now, Eddie Murphy won't be in Boomerang, the series, which functions as a sequel to the beloved movie, but there might be other familiar faces lined up for longtime fans. But a few people heavily involved in the original have been notably absent. “Boomerang” performed decently at the box office, but it seems to have left Murphy feeling a little too vulnerable, as he was soon back to hiding underneath fat suits in the “Nutty Professor” movies, voicing animated donkeys, and playing fathers who need to learn important lessons about life.BET's revival of a 1990s hit film stirred up excitement from the get-go, especially because of the big names attached to it. It’s a testament to Murphy’s skill as a leading man that you like his Marcus Graham even after he cheats on a young Halle Berry - the stacked cast also includes David Alan Grief, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Chris Rock, and Eartha Kitt! - but his uncharacteristic softness proves irresistible. Co-star Robin Givens keeps pace with Murphy every step of the way as the no-nonsense Jacqueline Broyer. This slick, sophisticated, and immensely likeable rom-com afforded Murphy a rare opportunity to not just be handsome and charismatic, but also vulnerable, playing a high-powered lothario who’s undone by his search for “the perfect woman” when he meets someone he can’t seduce. Despite his good looks, Murphy has seemed much more comfortable hamming it up in a fat suit, or underneath prosthetics, than seducing a woman on screen.Īnd yet that’s what makes 1992’s “Boomerang” such a wonderful outlier in his filmography. Of course, he was charming and adorable in “Coming to America,” but that was more of an urban fairytale than anything else. “Boomerang” (Reginald Hudlin, 1992)Įddie Murphy has never really played the traditional Hollywood romantic male lead. INDIE WIRE – 50 GREATEST ROMANTIC COMEDIES OF ALL TIME 27. It is simply the best romantic comedy ever made.” ― Ja’han Jones, reporter at HuffPost Plus, ‘Boomerang’ features all the trappings of iconic 90s-era black cinema: the bluesy background music, the quiet and sensual banter of lovers, the boxy garb popularized by black middle- and upper-class professionals. It features mature black sexuality (Eartha Kitt), trifling sexuality (Martin Lawrence), awkward black sexuality (Grier and Berry), queer black sexuality (depicted through actor Geoffrey Holder), righteously self-serving sexuality from a black woman’s perspective (Robin Givens), and ‘Grace Jones sexuality,’ which is so potent and freewheeling as to almost demand its own classification. And while ‘Boomerang’ abides by some typical rom-com themes (namely, the ‘playboy-learns-the-error-of-his-manipulative-ways’ character arc), it is profound in its depiction of black sexuality. I mean, c’mon: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Eartha Kitt, Chris Rock, John Witherspoon and more! Truly, it offers a gamut of blackness. “Of all movies on this list, Reg Hudlin’s ‘Boomerang’ has the unique distinction of boasting the greatest film cast of all time.
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