Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), and nominated for five additional Oscars including Best Picture, Jerry Maguire burst onto the cinema landscape in late 1996, and it's famous tagline "Show me the money!" took the pop culture by storm (you still hear it used today). Tom Cruise provides one of the best performances of his career, and Renee Zellweger became a household name after her supporting role as Dorothy Boyd. Overall, Jerry Maguire is a fun, romantic comedy about an idealistic career man who finds a way to live his life differently Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a sports agent extraordinaire with one of the largest sports agent conglomerates in the world. But when one of his clients becomes injured, Jerry is forced to rethink the purpose of his career and his life. The result is a new and idealistic corporate mission statement flatly rejected by his colleagues. With the people around him unwilling to change, Jerry Maguire quits and strikes out on his own. He attempts to energize more people to follow him to the new company he's going to create, but only one employee bites - office secretary Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger) who is secretly in love with Jerry. (This is a very humorous scene where Jerry Maguire goes off the deep end). When he quits, Jerry hopes to retain a number of his high profile clients, but they all bail on him - all except one, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Tidwell is an egomaniacal, sub-par receiver in the final year of his current contract. Desperate, Maguire pleads over the phone with Tidwell, hoping the man with retain his services. This scene spawns the famous line "Show me the money!" which Tidwell forces Maguire to say over and over As Maguire and Dorothy Boyd struggle to hold the new business together, their relationship grows into a romantic one, which in the end results in another famous line from the film. Will their relationship hold up under the pressures of the new enterprise? Will Tidwell's career pay off for his family and the new Jerry Maguire agency? It's a lot of fun finding out One of the surprise films of 1996, Jerry Maguire is that rare film that appeals to both women for its romance, men for its sports themed plot, and the Academy Awards for its memorable performances and ingenious portrayal of strong interpersonal conflicts. A great number of mid-1990's sports figures make cameos throughout the film, lending credibility to the setting and believability to Tidwell's character. There's a reason this film won so many awards and raked in widespread critical acclaim. It simply appeals to large audience on many different levels. That's why Jerry Maguire is a definite must-see film. If you haven't seen it yet, this is a great one to rent one night and relax to |
