"as a master thief. Upon his release he finds himself as a pawn being manipulated by two gangs into a safe-cracking scheme but, with the help of undercover police woman Muriel played by Nyree Dawn Porter, he helps trap the crooks and clear his name. Portions of the film satirise the 1962 films ""Birdman of Alcatraz"" and ""Dr. No"", Drake's hit song ""My Boomerang Won't Come Back"" as well as the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. The Cracksman The Cracksman is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott. Charlie Drake plays honest locksmith"
"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 also features Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, and Chris Rock. Murphy assisted in developing the story with writers Barry W. Blaustein and"
"Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his album of comedic monologues, ""The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart"", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the ""Billboard"" pop album chart; it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, ""The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!"", was also a success, and the two albums held the ""Billboard"" number one and number two spots simultaneously. Newhart later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist"
"Wayans in ""Beverly Hills Cop"", Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in ""Boomerang"", Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in ""Coming to America"", Dave Chappelle in ""The Nutty Professor"", and Chris Rock in ""Beverly Hills Cop II"". Although Murphy has enjoyed commercial success since ""Saturday Night Live"", he did not participate in the making of the ""Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live"" retrospective book by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller (2002), nor did he ever attend cast reunions or anniversary specials until his appearance on the ""SNL"" 40th anniversary special. Murphy's box office results"
"Boomerang (TV series) Boomerang is an upcoming American comedy television series, based on the film of the same name written by Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield, that is set to premiere on BET. ""Boomerang"" revolves around ""a successful executive who finds that his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new boss turns out to be a bigger deviant that he is. It is described as an updated version that explores contemporary workplace dynamics, including the changing role of gender, office politics, relationships and the conflicts between Generation X and millennials."" On April 11, 2018, it was"
"Boomerang (1947 film) Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime film noir based on the true story of a vagrant who was accused of murder, only to be found not guilty through the efforts of the prosecutor. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt. The film was directed by Elia Kazan, based on a story (written by Fulton Oursler, credited as ""Anthony Abbot"") in ""Reader's Digest"" and was shot largely in Stamford, Connecticut after Kazan was denied permission to film in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the actual events occurred. This semidocumentary also contains voice-overs by"
"David Sheffield, having worked with the writing duo since his days on ""Saturday Night Live"". Murphy hired Hudlin to direct ""Boomerang"", following the latter's success with his debut film ""House Party"" (1990). Hudlin and the writers aimed to create a romantic comedy that differed strongly from Murphy's previous comic efforts. Filming took place mainly in New York City, while other scenes were filmed in Washington, D.C. ""Boomerang"" was released in the United States on July 1, 1992. The film was the 18th highest-grossing film in North America that year. ""Boomerang"" earned over $131 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The"
"Boomerang's international channels in 2015. The series premiered on Boomerang in Australia on January 5, 2015. ""Inspector Gadget"" was adapted into a 1999 live-action film by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Matthew Broderick as the title character and Rupert Everett as Doctor Claw. As opposed to the animated series, where Gadget is bumbling and clueless and Claw's face is never shown, Gadget appears to be more reliable and competent in detective work and Claw's face appears many times in the film. A second film, ""Inspector Gadget 2"" featured many changes from the first one, such as Doctor Bradford no longer assisting"
"reviews, calling the movie ""predictable but enjoyable all the same."" In 2005, the film was ranked number 21 on BET's Top 25 Movies In the Last 25 Years list. 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"
"Boomerang (comics) Boomerang (Frederick ""Fred"" Myers) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of several prominent supervillain teams and clashed with several heroes throughout his career, most notably Spider-Man. Boomerang first appeared in ""Tales to Astonish"" #81 (July 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He appeared as a regular character in ""Thunderbolts"" beginning in issue #157, and remained with the team after the title transitioned into ""Dark Avengers"" beginning with issue #175 through the conclusion of the series. Boomerang features as the narrator and one"
"theme song himself, using an old music hall number. The series was briefly revived by London Weekend Television in 1978 as a series of short sketches on ""Bruce Forsyth's Big Night"", with Drake and McGee reprising their roles. Drake made a number of records, most of them produced by George Martin for the Parlophone label. The first, ""Splish Splash"", a cover version of a rock and roll song originally recorded by Bobby Darin, got into the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 7 in 1958. An edited version of ""My Boomerang Won't Come Back"", became a mid-chart"
"film."" In early 1940, deHavilland refused to appear in several films assigned to her, initiating the first of her suspensions at the studio. She did agree to play in Curtis Bernhardt's musical comedy drama ""My Love Came Back"" with Jeffrey Lynn and Eddie Albert, who played a classical music student turned swing jazz bandleader. DeHavilland played violinist Amelia Cornell, whose life becomes complicated by the support of a wealthy sponsor. In his review in ""The New York Times"", Bosley Crowther described the film as ""a featherlight frolic, a rollicking roundelay of deliciously pointed nonsense"", finding that deHavilland ""plays the part"
"2009–2010 ""Blackest Night"" storyline, George Harkness returns to life and returns as Captain Boomerang. Following 2016's DC Rebirth, the George Harkness incarnation of Captain Boomerang is part of the supervillain team Suicide Squad in the fifth volume of the team's eponymous comic book series. The George ""Digger"" Harkness incarnation of Captain Boomerang was portrayed by Jai Courtney in the 2016 ""Suicide Squad"" film. Digger Harkness first appeared in ""The Flash"" #117 (December 1960) and was created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino. Throughout the first several years of the character's existence, Captain Boomerang spoke with an American accent."
"Edgar Wilson Nye Edgar Wilson ""Bill"" Nye (August 25, 1850 – February 22, 1896) was an American humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the ""Laramie Boomerang"". Nye was born in Shirley, Maine. He was educated at River Falls, Wisconsin, moved to Wyoming Territory, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He began early to contribute humorous sketches to the newspapers, using the pen name of ""Bill Nye"" after a character in a famous poem by Bret Harte popularly known as ""The Heathen Chinee"". He was connected with various western journals, and afterward settled in"
"Barmy Aunt Boomerang Barmy Aunt Boomerang was a children's comedy series which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 16 September 1999 to 14 December 2000. Sebastian's world is turned upside down by the arrival of his unconventional Australian aunt Boomerang. It is revealed early on in the series (the first episode) that Aunt Boomerang is in fact a ghost, She was starring in an Australian soap when she was killed on set. She now acts as something of a ""fairy god-mother"" to Sebastian. The show ran for two series. The series also featured actor Alex Harvey (born October"
"to write Nicole Scherzinger's comeback single ""Boomerang,"" which debuted at #6 on the UK charts. He also wrote and co-produced the track ""Save Your Soul"" on Celine Dion's 2013 album, ""Loved Me Back to Life"". He performed on the television show ""Katie"" with Pitbull. Murcia is currently working on his debut EP in addition to writing for other artists. On May 31, 2013, Murcia performed live on ""Good Morning America"" with Pitbull and again on June 17, 2013 on ""The Tonight Show"". Danny Mercer Danny Mercer (born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and"
"My Boyfriend's Back (1993 film) My Boyfriend's Back is a 1993 American romantic zombie comedy film directed by Bob Balaban which tells the story of Johnny Dingle (Andrew Lowery), a teenage boy who returns from the dead as a zombie to meet Missy McCloud (Traci Lind), the girl he's in love with, for a date. The film received negative reviews. The film's title is a reference to the 1963 song of the same name by The Angels. The original title of the film, ""Johnny Zombie"" was changed shortly before the film's theatrical release. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew McConaughey, and Matthew"
"said, ""Boomerang is a brassy banger that will appeal to younger music fans but scratch the surface and there’s only limited shelf life to it."" Shortly after its radio premiere, ""Boomerang"" was snubbed by radio stations, BBC Radio 1 and Capital FM Radio ""due to the amount of other important releases"" that week which affected sales. However, ""Boomerang"" was eventually added to Capital FM's playlist after triumphing in the midweek chart, which it entered at number one. On March 14, 2013, ""Boomerang"" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number nine, underperforming Scherzinger's previous best of number seven with ""Right"
"My Love Came Back My Love Came Back is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman. Based on the 1935 Austrian film ""Episode"" written and directed by Walter Reisch, the film is about a gifted young violinist who considers leaving a prestigious music academy to play in a jazz band to earn money. The academy's new president—a distinguished wealthy patron of the arts—convinces her to stay after secretly arranging a scholarship for her out of his own pocket, and the two begin attending concerts together. Complications"
"son in an unaired pilot for a ""Beverly Hills Cop"" TV series on CBS. Brandon T. Jackson Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, rapper, actor, and writer. He is known for his roles in the films ""Roll Bounce"" (2005), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), """" (2010), ""Lottery Ticket"" (2010), """" (2011), and """" (2013). Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan. His mother, Beverly Yvonne, is a pastor. His father, Bishop Wayne Timothy Jackson, is the senior pastor of Great Faith Ministries International, and author of the book ""Miracles Do Happen: The Power And Place Of Miracles"
"Kevin Meaney Kevin Gerard Meaney (April 23, 1956 – October 21, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Meaney began his career in comedy in 1980. His big break into mainstream culture is considered to be his first HBO comedy special in 1986, followed by his debut performance on ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"" in 1987. After that, his act was broadcast several times by HBO, Comedy Central and several network television stations with appearances on ""The Tonight Show"", ""Late Night with David Letterman"", """", ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" and ""Conan"". His most famous catchphrase was ""That's not"
"(1913) and ""The Hottentot"" (1920). ""The Boomerang"", produced by David Belasco and starring Arthur Byron and Martha Hedman, ran at the Belasco Theatre for 522 performances. It has been called a ""sunny, youthful, spirited play"", with excellent performances by the leader actors. ""Boomerang"" was written in collaboration with Winchell Smith, The farce ""Hottentot"" was written in collaboration with William Collier Sr. Victor Mapes died in Cannes, France on 27 September 1943 during World War II. Mapes' Broadway shows include the following: Mapes was credited as writer for a number of films: Citations Sources Victor Mapes Victor Mapes (10 March 1870"
"had a term deal at Paramount Pictures and hired the Hudlin Brothers because he liked ""House Party."" The film was notable for its soundtrack and starred an all-Black cast that included Robin Givens, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, David Alan Grier, and Chris Rock. ""Boomerang"" was based on an original idea by Murphy and was written by ""Saturday Night Live"" writers Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield. A celebration of the 25th anniversary of ""Boomerang's"" release was held on July 1, 2017, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. with a conversation between Hudlin and"
"appears to have returned and is accessible to all former speedsters once more. Captain Boomerang Captain Boomerang (George ""Digger"" Harkness) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is an enemy of both Barry Allen and Wally West, who each have assumed the role of the superhero Flash. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, Captain Boomerang first appeared in ""The Flash"" #117 (December 1960). During the 2004 storyline ""Identity Crisis"", George Harkness is killed and his son, Owen Mercer (also known as Owen Harkness), takes over his father's role as"
"1959), who is the son of the late Scottish rock singer and leader of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Alex Harvey Junior played the part of a police officer named Sergeant Keen. (Source : BBC Motion Gallery) Barmy Aunt Boomerang Barmy Aunt Boomerang was a children's comedy series which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 16 September 1999 to 14 December 2000. Sebastian's world is turned upside down by the arrival of his unconventional Australian aunt Boomerang. It is revealed early on in the series (the first episode) that Aunt Boomerang is in fact a ghost, She was"
"Paul Lekakis Paul Lekakis (born October 22, 1966) is an American actor, model, filmmaker and club music / Hi-NRG singer, who was discovered for his musical and dancing skills at a nightclub while on assignment as a model in Italy. His debut single, “Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)”, was released in 1987. The hit version was produced by the Italo disco producers Miki Chieregato, Tom Hooker and Roberto Turatti, with additional production by Ric Wake. The song was originally released on ZYX Records and peaked at #43 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, #60 on the UK Singles"
"The Magic Boomerang The Magic Boomerang is an Australian children's adventure series set in rural Australia. It was produced by Pacific films and aired on the ABC in Australia. The show follows the adventures of a young boy who can stop time by throwing a magic boomerang. Principal cast members included: Series 1: David Morgan (Tom Thumbleton), Telford Jackson (Dan Thumbleton), Penny Shelton (Gwen Thumbleton), Rodney Pearlman ('Wombat'). Series 2: Robert Brockman (Nugget Morris), William Hodge (Charles Swinbourne), Chris Christensen (Bluey), Peter Aanensen (‘Tiger’ Martin). Episodes of ""The Magic Boomerang"" were also screened in New Zealand, the UK, Canada and"
"circuit. He also traveled and lectured with Luther Burbank. He died of meningitis in Arden, North Carolina. He is buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher, Henderson County, North Carolina. A historical marker honoring him is located in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, between the towns of Roberts and River Falls, and a second is located in Fletcher, North Carolina. A small monument marks his birthplace in Shirley, Maine. Edgar Wilson Nye Edgar Wilson ""Bill"" Nye (August 25, 1850 – February 22, 1896) was an American humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the ""Laramie Boomerang"". Nye was born"
"Donal Gibson Donal Gibson (born February 13, 1958) is an American actor, and younger brother of award-winning actor and director Mel Gibson. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. Donal has done voice acting in shows like ""ReBoot"" and ""Justice League Unlimited"" (as Captain Boomerang). His most notable voice acting role was probably as Captain John Smith in Disney's """", a role which was played by his brother Mel in the first film, ""Pocahontas"". Aside of voice acting, Donal has also appeared for minor roles in films starring his brother Mel, such as ""Braveheart"", ""Conspiracy Theory"", and ""Maverick"", as well"
""""". He won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a motion picture. Cameron Ambridge Cameron Ambridge (born 28 May 1978) is an Australian stuntman in the film and television industry. Cameron was born in Brisbane and grew up in the country town of Beaudesert, later moving to the Gold Coast where he worked at Movieworld in the Police Academy Stunt Show and the Hollywood Stunt Driver Show. Cameron is most known for his work on """", ""The Hangover Part II"" and ""Superman Returns"". On """" he was the stunt double for Hugh Keays-Byrne"
"Zachary Knighton Zachary Andrew Knighton (born October 25, 1978) is an American actor, most widely known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series ""Happy Endings"". Prior to that, he co-starred as Dr. Bryce Varley on ABC's science fiction series ""FlashForward"". He also starred in the FOX sitcom ""Weird Loners"". Knighton was born in Alexandria, Virginia and, in 1996, graduated from Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and the Governor's School for the Arts. Later, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2007, he starred in the horror film remake ""The Hitcher"", with Sophia Bush, playing"
"later a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and an unsuccessful nominee for the U.S. District Court, was the night editor of the ""Daily Boomerang"". The ""Boomerang"" was acquired by Tracy McCraken in 1938. The McCracken newspapers were sold in 2015 to Adams Publishing Group. Laramie Boomerang The Laramie Boomerang, formerly the Laramie Daily Boomerang, is a newspaper in Laramie, Wyoming. It was established in 1881 by American humorist Edgar Wilson (""Bill"") Nye, who named the paper after his mule, ""Boomerang"", named (said Nye) because he could trust the mule to return him home no matter how inebriated and"
"Captain Boomerang Captain Boomerang (George ""Digger"" Harkness) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is an enemy of both Barry Allen and Wally West, who each have assumed the role of the superhero Flash. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, Captain Boomerang first appeared in ""The Flash"" #117 (December 1960). During the 2004 storyline ""Identity Crisis"", George Harkness is killed and his son, Owen Mercer (also known as Owen Harkness), takes over his father's role as Captain Boomerang for a period of time until his own death. Following the"