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Boomerang The Rewatchables
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Boomerang

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.
Boomerang The Rewatchables
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Boomerang

Apex Mountain

Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Boyz II Men, Reginald Hudlin, P.M. Dawn, Strangé perfume and the three-man pool-game format receive yes votes; Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Toni Braxton, the 1992 Knicks and chitlins are rejected, while Black romantic comedies remain disputed.

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  • Robin Givens receives an immediate and emphatic yes.
  • David Allen Greer receives support because the film coincides with In Living Color and showcases his humanity and comic generosity.
  • A correction inserted after recording gives Boys to Men an emphatic unanimous yes.
  • Toni Braxton, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are rejected.
  • Reginald Hudlin, P.M. Dawn, Strangé perfume and the unusual three-man pool game receive yes answers.
  • The 1992 Knicks and chitlins are rejected.
  • Black romantic comedies are unresolved: one yes, one undecided answer and one semi-yes limited to Black-themed sex comedy.
Boomerang The Rewatchables
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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.
Boomerang The Rewatchables
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Casting What-Ifs

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.
Boomerang The Rewatchables
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Boomerang

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.
Boomerang The Rewatchables
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Boomerang

Most Rewatchable Scene

John Witherspoon’s entire dinner sequence is Bill Simmons’s and Van Lathan’s selection; Wesley Morris chooses Grace Jones’s first perfume-boardroom scene. The lunch, Lady Eloise encounter, Robin Givens flirtation, art class, pool game and rooftop reconciliation remain major alternatives.

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  • The opening lunch establishes the three friends through Marcus’s dating philosophy and Martin’s asparagus riff.
  • Marcus sleeping with Lady Eloise and then meeting Jacqueline at work is praised as a perfect six-minute comic sequence.
  • Jacqueline’s party flirtation works because Robin Givens matches Eddie Murphy’s confidence and control.
  • The art-class scene is praised for Eddie Murphy imitating the little girl, recalling his earlier comic appeal.
  • The John Witherspoon dinner is praised for its mushroom outfit, sexual advice, bathroom reveal and improvised family chaos.
  • One host argues the dinner also explains Gerard’s vulnerability and why Marcus’s later betrayal hurts him.
  • The pool game makes Marcus’s embarrassment over Angela visible while preserving the friendship’s comic rhythm.
  • The rooftop reconciliation culminates in Martin arriving late to demand another hug and then moves into the P.M. Dawn song.
  • Two hosts select the Witherspoon sequence.
  • Wesley selects Grace Jones’s first boardroom pitch and the “Steel Vagina” suggestion. — Wesley Morris
  • One objection is that the dinner sequence was shoehorned into the story and is not needed for the plot, even though its comic digression is pleasurable.
  • The scene evokes Black theater and its later Tyler Perry counterpart, bringing class tensions into the comedy. — Wesley Morris
  • The chitlins in a wealthy household and Angela being asked to handle them are described as a collision of Black culture and snobbery. — Wesley Morris
Higher Learning The Rewatchables
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What’s Aged the Worst?

The opening credits, dated sexual and technological moments, weak soundtrack, cartoonish extremists, and uneven acting receive the strongest criticism.

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  • The opening credits are condemned as an inappropriate blaxploitation-style choice.
  • The Deja and Malik sex scene is criticized for an unnecessary nipple-sucking detail, while the era's more explicit screen intimacy is discussed.
  • Robin Givens's performance and career in Boomerang prompt a digression arguing that she deserved greater stardom.
  • The impact of Taryn and Kristen kissing is said to have diminished since 1995 because same-sex intimacy became more common on screen.
  • The film's email-pricing joke is identified as technologically dated.
  • The soundtrack is criticized as weak for 1995, especially beside Above the Rim and other era-defining soundtracks.
  • The surviving Taryn-Kristen relationship material is considered sufficient to establish trust and safety even though the studio reportedly cut more.
  • The white supremacist characters are criticized as cartoons.
  • The actor initially disputed as the player from The Program is subsequently confirmed as the same performer.
  • The opening credits are ultimately selected as the clearest Aged Worst answer.
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Boomerang

1992

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Boomerang

1992 film

Bill Simmons · Van Lathan · Wesley Morris

Aired May 26, 2020

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