Boomerang (1992 film)

Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist. When he meets his new boss, Jacqueline Broyer Robin Givens, Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself, and realizes he is receiving the same treatment that he delivers to others. The film features supporting performances by Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, and Martin Lawrence.

The film begins as Marcus Eddie Murphy enters Chantress, the company that he works for as an advertisement executive. It is quickly established that he is quite the ladies man, as he tells his assistant to send flowers to nine different women, with cards reading only thinking of you. When he enters his office, Nelson Geoffrey Holder, one of the creative minds also in Marcus department, shows Marcus a recut hes done of one of the ads theyve been working on. Marcus tells Nelson, whos very creative but also very risqu and overtly sexual with his style, that he must reedit the ad, as some of the material may be offensive to women and may also cause problems with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Nelson reluctantly agrees, then leaves.The next day, Marcus meets Lady Eloise Eartha Kitt, the head of the company which will soon be acquiring Chantress in a business merger. She suggests that Marcus may be promoted to head of the marketing department, and invites him to her home for dinner that evening. Marcus realizes she intends to have her way with him, and thinking of the promotion, goes through with it and spends the night with her. The next day at work, he meets Jacqueline Broyer Robin Givens, a beautiful woman who tells Marcus that Lady Eloise has had no position in the company for a number of years, but uses her image to her advantage. Marcus realizes that Jacqueline is going to be given the job he wanted, and will soon become his boss. At the party being held for the companies merger, Marcus tells his friends Tyler Martin Lawrence and Gerard David Alan Grier hes thinking about resigning since hes not going to be promoted. While there, Jacqueline introduces him to Angela Lewis Halle Berry, who works in the art department, and tells him the two of them should be working together. Also, everyone in the party is introduced to Strang Grace Jones, the wild fashion diva whos been chosen as the new face of Lady Eloise Cosmetics. While looking for Jacqueline, Marcus

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