Following the All That Jazz-influenced “Yes, And?” and the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-inspired “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” Ariana Grande continues her streak of cinematic homages with the music video for “The Boy Is Mine,” the latest single from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine.
Directed by Christian Breslauer (who also helmed the previous two clips), the widescreen visual finds Grande taking on Michelle Pfeiffer’s iconic role as Catwoman from Tim Burton’s 1992 blockbuster Batman Returns. The singer slinks around her apartment and along the city’s skyline with aplomb.
The video opens with a dig at New York’s history of mayoral misfits, with Gotham’s top official (You star Penn Badgley) getting dragged by local newscasters (Brandy and Monica) for the city’s rat infestation. Understandably obsessed with the fetching mayor, Grande’s nerdy chemist and feline aficionado concocts a love potion and dresses up in a homemade catsuit to hunt him down.
Watch the video below:
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