Boomerang (1992 film) an actor, and took the role as a favor to Hudlin. Three of the actors in this film have starred in the James Bond 007 films. This includes Geoffrey Holder (Baron Samedi from the film "Live and Let Die"), Grace Jones (May Day from the film "A View to a Kill"), and Halle Berry (Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson from the film "Die Another Day"). The majority of the film was shot in New York City during the winter. Although it was very cold, the director said that it was still "great to actually be in the city and get that authentic
Carmen Jones (film) songs."-- James Baldwin, in his 1955 published essays "Notes of a Native Son", devotes his critical attention to the movie with the essay "Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough". The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source but lost to "Richard III". Dorothy Dandridge was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the first African American to be honored in the category, but lost to Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl", and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign