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Directed by | |||
| Cameron Crowe | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Cameron Crowe | (written by) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Janusz Kaminski | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joe Hutshing | |||
| David Moritz | (co-editor) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Gail Levin | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen J. Lineweaver | (as Stephen Lineweaver) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Clayton Hartley | |||
| Virginia L. Randolph | (as Virginia Randolph) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Clay A. Griffith | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Betsy Heimann | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Carrie Angland | .... | makeup artist | |
| Linda Arnold | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Stacye P. Branche | .... | makeup artist: Cuba Gooding Jr. (as Stacye Branché) | |
| Michèle Burke | .... | makeup supervisor (as Michele Burke-Winter) | |
| Denise Fischer | .... | makeup artist: Cuba Gooding Jr. | |
| Michael White | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Christine M. Guararra | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Kerry Mendenhall | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Carlos Yeaggy | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Amy Herman | .... | production manager: second unit | |
| Andrew Stone | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bryan Denegal | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Christopher T. Gerrity | .... | first assistant director: second unit (football sequences) (as Christopher Gerrity) | |
| Allan Graf | .... | second unit director: football sequences | |
| Amy Schmidt | .... | second assistant director: second unit (football sequences) | |
| Jill Southern | .... | dga trainee (as Jill Musser) | |
| Warren R. Turner | .... | second assistant director (as Warren Turner) | |
| Jerry Ziesmer | .... | first assistant director | |
| Cary Cordon | .... | second assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Paul H. Haines Jr. | .... | special effects coordinator (as Paul Haines Jr.) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Carol Ashley | .... | composite supervisor: Cinecite | |
| Rod Basham | .... | visual effects editor: Cinesite | |
| Richard A. Benoit | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Casey Cannon | .... | video and computer graphics supervisor: BFTRE | |
| Gil Gagnon | .... | visual effect production manager: Cinesite | |
| Gilbert Gonzales | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| Tim Ketzer | .... | 3D animator | |
| Billy Koch | .... | plate coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Brad Kuehn | .... | visual effects supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Ariana Lingenfelser | .... | visual effects producer: Cinesite | |
| Kevin Schwab | .... | digital imaging: Cinesite | |
| Gail Wise | .... | department coordinator: BFTRE | |
| David Blum | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Aimee Campbell | .... | matchmover: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| John Cornejo | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Charles Darby | .... | digital matte artist (uncredited) | |
| Bill Gilman | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) (Cinesite Hollywood) | |
| Christopher Grandel | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Nicole Herr | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Roger Kupelian | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Vincent Lavares | .... | tape operator (uncredited) | |
| Mike Leben | .... | motion control operator (uncredited) | |
| Dan Levitan | .... | motion tracker (uncredited) | |
| Richard Lund | .... | translite photographer (uncredited) | |
| Dean Lyon | .... | visual effects consultant (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Maiers | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Martinez | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Karen M. Murphy | .... | visual effects producer: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Cristin Pescosolido | .... | motion tracking supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Tiffany Smith | .... | runner (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie E. Williams Jr. | .... | data operations (uncredited) | |
| Eric Withee | .... | digital film technician: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Zucker | .... | gaffer: visual effects unit (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Steve Blalock | .... | stunts | |
| Keith Campbell | .... | stunts | |
| Allan Graf | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| James Michael Hold Jr. | .... | stunts | |
| John Jackson | .... | stunts | |
| Horace Knight | .... | stunts | |
| Candace Robinson | .... | stunts | |
| Don Tardino | .... | stunts | |
| Dain Turner | .... | stunts | |
| Al Whiting | .... | stunts | |
| Danny Wynands | .... | stunts (as Dan Wynands) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Eva Eastman | .... | casting assistant | |
| Tricia Tomey | .... | casting associate | |
| Michael Caccamise | .... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Franklyn Warren | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Cynthia Black | .... | costumer | |
| Edward T. Hanley | .... | costumer (as Ed Hanley) | |
| Joyce Kogut | .... | costumer | |
| James Lapidus | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Linda Matthews | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Meg Matthews | .... | costumer | |
| Garet Reilly | .... | costumer | |
| Nava R. Sadan | .... | costumer (as Nava Sadan) | |
| Lori Stilson | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Gregory B. Peña | .... | set costumer (football sequences) (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Richard Conkling | .... | second assistant editor (as Rich Conkling) | |
| Jennifer Hatton | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Phil Hetos | .... | color timer | |
| Michael Ross | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Gabriel Wrye | .... | additional editor | |
| Ofe Yi | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Danny Bramson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Carlton Kaller | .... | music editor (as Carl Kaller) | |
| Stephanie Lowry | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Nancy Wilson | .... | composer: theme music | |
| Brian L. McCarty | .... | digital music playback operator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Timothy P. Ryan | .... | transportation captain (as Tim Ryan) | |
| Don Tardino | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Thomas Vilardo | .... | transportation co-captain (as Tom Vilardo) | |
| Mark Pont | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Vincent J. Ybiernas | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Paula Abdul | .... | choreographer | |
| Petra Alexandria | .... | assistant: Laurence Mark | |
| Frawley Becker | .... | location manager | |
| Crista Birgy | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Joanie Blum | .... | script supervisor | |
| Glenn Cannon | .... | on-set supervisor: Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (as Glen Cannon) | |
| Richard Chung | .... | production assistant | |
| George Davis | .... | production secretary | |
| Michael Doven | .... | assistant: Tom Cruise | |
| Susan Dukow | .... | production office coordinator | |
| Harold Fowler | .... | first aid | |
| Tom George | .... | sports consultant | |
| Tom Gorai | .... | bachelor party film consultant | |
| Zac Jackson | .... | production assistant | |
| Douglas Jones | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Katherine Kallis | .... | location manager | |
| Maria Kavanaugh | .... | assistant: James L. Brooks | |
| Michael G. Kehoe | .... | craft service: Phoenix/Los Angeles (as Michael Kehoe) | |
| Scott M. Martin | .... | assistant: Cameron Crowe | |
| Jeffrey Moorad | .... | technical consultant | |
| Belita Moreno | .... | acting coach | |
| Brendan Murphy | .... | production assistant | |
| Felicia Nalivansky | .... | assistant: Richard Sakai | |
| Chris Palzis | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Pellington | .... | bachelor party film consultant | |
| Tory Reed | .... | set production assistant | |
| Mike Revell | .... | production accountant (as Michael Revell) | |
| Cornelia Ryan | .... | assistant: Bruce Pustin | |
| Beau Sessions | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Michael Singer | .... | unit publicist | |
| Denise Sirkot | .... | finance executive: Gracie Films | |
| Leigh Steinberg | .... | technical consultant | |
| Shawn Suttles | .... | assistant: Cuba Gooding Jr. | |
| Andrew L. Ullman | .... | location manager (as Andrew Ullman) | |
| Chad Woelki | .... | production assistant | |
| Ken Wolfe | .... | consultant: ABC Football | |
| Jesse Yoshimura | .... | production assistant | |
| Suzanne Ziesmer | .... | production assistant | |
| Chad Ahrendt | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Susan Ahulii | .... | craft service (uncredited) | |
| Al Cerullo | .... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) | |
| Richard A. Clark | .... | security officer (uncredited) | |
| Bronwyn Cornelius | .... | assistant: John D. Schofield (uncredited) | |
| Julie Duvic | .... | location manager: re-shoots (uncredited) | |
| Mark Robert Ellis | .... | assistant sports coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Mike Fantasia | .... | assistant location manager (uncredited) | |
| Allan Graf | .... | football coordinator (uncredited) | |
| David Greditzer | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Adrienne King | .... | looping voices (uncredited) | |
| Tom Lent | .... | adr voice (uncredited) | |
| Ted Leonard | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Eric Mansur | .... | assistant: Laurence Mark (uncredited) | |
| Jeanne Mayeux | .... | researcher (uncredited) | |
| Andrea Mikolajczak | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Michelene Mundo | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Golan Ramras | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| David Yang | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Paula Abdul | .... | special thanks | |
| Bill Bidwell | .... | special thanks | |
| Lisa Colantoni | .... | special thanks | |
| Dennis Gilbert | .... | special thanks | |
| Jerry Jones | .... | special thanks | |
| Jeffrey Lurie | .... | special thanks (as Jeff Lurie) | |
| Rob Moore | .... | special thanks | |
| Linda Peterson Warren | .... | special thanks | |
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I've almost always loved Crowe's style of storytelling and never tire of rewatching 'Almost Famous' and 'Jerry McGuire' (which I consider his best). Even though his more recent 'Elizabethtown' didn't match up the standards of those two films, that too had its wonderful moments (and it was better than 'Vanilla Sky', Crowe shouldn't have attempted remakes). Like most of his films, 'Jerry McGuire' has soul. Crowe's eloquent screenplay is rich in humour, drama and lots of energy. It features some of the finest dialogues and one-liners like 'You had me at hello', 'Don't cry at the beginning of a date, cry at the end like I do'... and the actors deliver them marvelously. Another fascinating aspect is the brilliant characters. Each and every one of them, no matter how long the screen time, has something that contributes. Thus, next to an engaging drama and a magnificent comedy it is a fine character study.
'Jerry McGuire' may also be one of Cruise's career best movies. I'm surprised to hear that the part was originally written for Tom Hanks. Hanks is a fine actor but I can't imagine him as McGuire as I doubt whether he has the right combination of energy and pathos that are required to be McGuire. I can't imagine anyone but Tom who fits the part. The same can be said of Renee Zellweger and Cuba Godding Jr as I don't see how a Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz or Mira Sorvino and a Jamie Foxx (all good actresses) could respectively bring out the sweetness, vulnerability and charisma of Dorothy Boyd or the energy, humour, liveliness, enthusiasm and devotion (towards family) of Rod Tidwell. One wonders why Zellweger was overlooked as her presence too is crucial to the film.
In addition, the film has a splendid supporting cast that include a sublime and laugh-out-loud Bonnie Hunt, a bitchy gorgeous Kelly Preston, a sprightly Regina King and an unforgettably lovable Jonathan Lipnicki (one of the few child actors who's cute but not in the way that gets on your nerves)'. Child actors are very hard to direct but Lipnicki's performance comes across as very natural and he acts like a real child instead of those irritating oh-look-I'm-so-cute child models.
The soundtrack too deserves mention as it features some amazing numbers. One of the so many memorable scenes is when McGuire is driving in his car and he listens to the radio, switching channels and singing along. Then there's also the incredibly romantic 'Secret Garden' by Bruce Springsteen among other great familiar tracks by the Beatles, Rolling Stone, Marvin Gaye, Kurt Cobain etc. On the more technical side, the wild and smooth cinematography, slick editing and effective sound are superbly put together. The visuals are very impressive.
The last time I had watched 'Jerry McGuire' was about 10 years ago and I vividly remember saying 'wow!' when the end credits started to roll that my sibling wondered what the hell was going on. I feel the same about it after having rewatched it recently. Well, actually I like it more because I noticed more things that I overlooked before and understand and like the characters more. McGuire's transformation from the money-obsessed agent to the caring agent and then to the caring human being (in the form of a father and a husband), a change that wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the caring people in his life, is one remarkable story.