![]() Years later, “Boomerang” and it’s quotable scenes and lines are still remembered and acted out by fans, who never get tired of seeing a player getting a taste of his own medicine in the funniest ways possible. They may not be as famous as him, but they could just be incredible talent, particularly incredible black talent.” ![]() It’s not that he didn’t have talented people with him, but I just thought, ‘God, what if we really, really ratched it up so that everyone in the movie is incredible. “I so often found that Eddie makes these great movies. “I really wanted to surround Eddie with the best possible people,” the director said. In Hudlin’s eyes, the objective was to surround Murphy with those who could bring out the best in him. With the talent on hand, it wasn’t hard to see why the “Boomerang” cast brought their A-game to the table. We’re at the point where people are like, ‘Wow, this is everybody we love all in the same movie and everyone got a chance to shine.’” I said, ‘One day people are gonna look back and they won’t believe all these people were in the same movie,’” Hudlin stated about his all-star roster. I remember one point, somebody was questioning some of the casting. The chemistry that the entire cast had together was amazing. Everyday we had a great time, so we knew we had something special. No matter what, Hudlin was confident he had a winner on his hands with “Boomerang.” So I just went over there and got to work.”Īlthough things were all business onset, there was too much fun in the air for everyone to remain in a serious state of mind. “I just remember being very stressed, but I had to be on my job. And you just can’t never let them see you sweat,” Hudlin continued. “But this is day one of actually making the movie and stakes were high and I had to be cool. “We had met and talked about how we wanted to make movies together and spent a year throwing different ideas back and forth… he sent me this script and I thought, ‘Wow, this is the kind of movie you should be making next.’ It’s certainly the kind of movie I wanted to make next. ![]() ![]() Eddie Murphy was late to set and then they finally said, ‘He’s here.’ I had to walk across this big field, open field, with a gift to him and I was so nervous, I felt my leg was heating up,” the filmmaker told while detailing how he and Murphy were on the same wavelength with getting “Boomerang” made years after meeting each other when “House Party” was released. “I remember the first day being completely nervous. In less financial terms, Hudlin admits being “completely nervous” when feeling Murphy’s star power the first day he filmed “Boomerang.” In all, more than $70 million was made domestically by the time “Boomerang” left the theater, in addition to $61 million overseas. “Boomerang” proved a worthy follow up to Hudlin’s other classic film, 1990’s “House Party, ” raking in $13,640,706 on its opening weekend to secure a number three ranking at the box office that carried over in to its next two weekends. The romantic comedy – which featured Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, John Witherspoon, Eartha Kitt and Chris Rock – was an alternative to dramatic works set in the rough streets of the hood.
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