The podcast explicitly reports Roger Ebert gave Boomerang three stars and quotes his view that Eddie Murphy had returned to form as a gentler, character-building comic actor.

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The episode states “Roger Ebert, our guy, three stars.”
The quoted review calls the film evidence that Eddie Murphy was back on track.
Ebert is quoted praising a kinder, gentler and funnier Murphy who can build a character while landing small and large laughs.
One participant agrees with the review and calls Murphy at the peak of his powers.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The panel asks why Robin Givens outshines Halle Berry, then debates deliberate styling and Givens's screen presence while defending Berry's comic performance.

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Robin Givens is said to outshine Halliberry because Givens is styled for a red carpet while Halliberry is initially hidden in a shapeless costume.
The response is disputed because Hallie Barry's comedy and later visual confidence are defended even while Robin Gibbons is said to sizzle whenever she appears.

Halle Berry was Reginald Hudlin’s preferred Angela and Eddie Murphy ended the search after her screen test; Paramount executives resisted Robin Givens, with Vanessa Williams held as the backup for Jacqueline.

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Hudlin wanted Halle Berry and worried Murphy might reject her.
Murphy reportedly ended the search after Berry’s screen test.
Paramount executives were nervous about Robin Givens’s public reputation, while the filmmakers fought for her.
Vanessa Williams was the stated backup for Jacqueline.

Recasting Couch

Whitney Houston is considered for several existing roles before the discussion settles on a new nightclub-singer girlfriend for Martin Lawrence, performing Millie Jackson songs.

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The category opens with “I love the casting” and “I wouldn’t change anything.”
Whitney Houston is proposed because she would fit the ensemble’s environment and energy.
Whitney Houston is considered for Robin Givens’s role or Strangé.
Strangé and the character described as Lila Rashon’s are suggested, with concern that the latter would be too small for Houston’s stardom.
Halle Berry’s part is floated, but replacing Givens is specifically rejected before a new character is proposed.
The final solution creates a new singer character paired with Martin Lawrence.
The imagined character performs Millie Jackson songs in a club.

Half-Assed Internet Research

Research attributes the concept to Eddie Murphy, describes Eartha Kitt’s objections and a deleted nude metal-detector gag, cites Jules and Jim as a structural influence, and explains how Lela Rochon’s feet were made less attractive.

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Eddie Murphy is said to have created the film idea and taken it to Barry Blasstein and David Schepfeld.
Eartha Kitt was reportedly hardest to cast because the original Lady Eloise material offended her, leading to joke changes.
A deleted Newark Airport scene had Strangé remove a metal dress at security; footage was repurposed in the perfume commercial.
Reginald Hudlin cited Jules and Jim as an influence on the Angela-Gerard-Marcus triangle.
The production reportedly used makeup and fake ‘hammer time’ details to make the feet of the person transcribed as Lila Roshan look less attractive.

Picking Nits

Angela appears to move into Marcus’s home almost immediately, while the later four-month jump and other implied elapsed time make the story’s overall chronology difficult to reconcile.

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Angela’s belongings appear abruptly after the Star Trek hookup.
A later line says four months have passed, yet Angela has a new job and perfume while Marcus has lost his job.
The hosts cannot tell whether the movie spans months or years and speculate about a three-hour cut.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The hosts ask why Keith Sweat and Sade are absent from the soundtrack and what Jacqueline told the office about Marcus after their breakup; the first receives a Babyface-versus-Teddy Riley genre explanation and the second a speculative sexual story.

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Keith Sweat’s absence is questioned because the soundtrack belongs to his era.
The proposed answer is that Babyface shaped this soundtrack while Sweat belonged more to Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing lane.
Chade is another proposed omission, although the exchange says the P.M. Dawn song is basically a Chade song.
The office’s laughter after Marcus and Jacqueline break up prompts a question about what she told their coworkers.
The speculative answer says Marcus cried like a baby, sucked his thumb and asked for his mother after the orgasm.
The exchange also speculates that Robin Givens was cast because of the public story that she took Mike Tyson’s confidence.