Jerry Maguire 1996

Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. The journey is everything.

6.959 / 10   3126 vote(s)
R
Comedy Drama Romance

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

Release Date 1996-12-13
Runtime 2h 19m
Directors Cameron Crowe, Janusz Kamiński, Wendy Riva, Jerry Ziesmer, Bryan Denegal, Allan Graf, Warren R. Turner, Eric Rosenberg, Sally Thornton, Chuck Cohen
Producers James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai, J. Michael Mendel, Lisa Stewart, Bruce S. Pustin, John D. Schofield, Ariana Lingenfelser
Writer Cameron Crowe

Leaving the fast lane of greed for friendship, love and… loyalty

A quick-talking big-time sports agent (Tom Cruise) has an epiphany and swiftly loses his job with a big sports management corporation, but retains one loyal colleague (Renee Zellweger) and one outrageous NFL client (Cuba Gooding Jr). Can they rise from the ashes? Kelly Preston, Bonnie Hunt and Regina King are also on hand.

Jerry Maguire” (1996) is equal parts spirited drama, romantic comedy and sports flick. It effectively illustrates how the fast-paced cutthroat world isn’t interested in inspiring, well-meaning truth, but that doesn’t negate the value of honest friendship, genuine love and, most of all, loyalty.

It’s all-around ‘hip’ and entertaining, slowing down for the mid-section. But the last act drives everything home and is moving. It pretty much represents the best of the sometimes dubious genre (romcom).

The film runs 2 hours, 19 minutes, and was shot in the Los Angeles area as well as the Phoenix/Tempe region of Arizona, including Lost Dutchman State Park just east of there.

GRADE: A-

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