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Jerry Maguire (1996) -- When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him.
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Cameron Crowe (written by)
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Release Date:
13 December 1996 (USA) more
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Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. more
Plot:
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 18 nominations more
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Rated R for language and sexuality.
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139 min
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Tori Spelling auditioned for the role of Avery, but withdrew due to her commitment with the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jerry is in Dorothy's house she asks if he wants the frozen mugs, the next time they show the mugs, they are not frozen. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jerry Maguire: So this is the world, and there are almost six billion people on it. When I was a kid, there were three. It's hard to keep up.
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Referenced in "South Park: Butt Out (#7.13)" (2003) more
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Successful multi genre, 26 February 2007
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Author: Tom-2128 from United States

This movie is a comedy, drama, romance, sports movie, and a money movie (e.g. Wall Street, where the main character is trying to make a lot of money). The problem such a movie faces is maintaining a consistent tone. Remember Prizzi's Honor? JM solves that problem by using restraint. It doesn't go over the top, although its characters sometimes do. It has funny moments, but it's not Animal House or American Pie. It's a drama, but it keeps the stakes low. This isn't Armageddon: they aren't trying to save the world. There are no life or death decisions. The romantic stakes aren't that high either: Renee Zellweger loves Tom Cruise, but she's been in love before and if this doesn't work out, she will be again. The only really high stakes are the money. By keeping the stakes low, JM let's us watch it with a bit of detachment.

This is more of a drama than a comedy. A good test is whether the characters change. Here, Tom Cruise starts off completely cynical, abruptly changes to ridiculously idealistic, then spends the rest of the movie finding the right balance. Renee Zellweger starts by loving Tom Cruise from afar, then gets him, then has to work out her ambiguous feelings.

JM is fun to watch. The characters, though flawed, are sympathetic. We enjoy watching them succeed, fail (sometimes in funny ways), and try to discover what they really care about. It's complicated, thoughtful, and surprisingly subtle.

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