Jerry Maguire 1996

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 139 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: romantic comedy

director: Cameron Crowe

Score: 7 / 10

Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American romantic sports comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe; it stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, and Regina King. Produced in part by James L. Brooks, it was inspired by an experience sports agent Leigh Steinberg (who acted as technical consultant for the film) had with client Tim McDonald during the 1993 NFL season when free agency was introduced to the league. The film was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo written at Disney in 1991 by Jeffrey Katzenberg. It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996, produced by Gracie Films, and distributed by TriStar Pictures.

Plot

Jerry Maguire is a slick 35-year-old sports agent working for Sports Management International (SMI). After criticism from an injured player's son triggers a life-altering epiphany, he writes a mission statement about perceived dishonesty in the sports management business and his desire to work with fewer clients to produce a better, more caring personal relationship with them. In turn, SMI management sends Bob Sugar, Jerry's protégé, to fire him. This spurs Jerry and Sugar to each call all of Jerry's clients to try to convince them not to hire the services of the other. Jerry speaks to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, one of his clients who is disgruntled with his contract. He needs a $10 million contract for his family to live on. Jerry informs him if he gets injured for the season, he will get no money from the Cardinals. Rod tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, while Sugar persuades the rest of Jerry's clients to stick with SMI.

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author	Cameron Crowe
award	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
director	Cameron Crowe
editor	Joe Hutshing
events	greed moral conversion morality professional sport selfishness
genre	comedy-drama
keywords	arizona cardinals cheering crowd claim dallas cowboys dances for the wildly cheering crowd future sport injured injury married mission statement monday night football move national football league draft nfl draft quarterback roy firestone san diego single mother sports agent sports show telephone conversation touchdown celebration wide receiver win
musicBy	Nancy Wilson
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
producer	Cameron Crowe James L. Brooks Laurence Mark Richard Sakai
productionCompany	Gracie Films TriStar Pictures Vinyl Films
publisher	Sony Pictures Releasing
recordedAt	Arizona California
theme	romantic comedy