Jerry Maguire Movie Review 1996

Romantic sports comedy focuses on the off-field action and makes an agent the good guy. Risky business in an era of strikes, lockouts, and astronomical salaries, but writer/director Crowe manages to pull it off. Cruise is well-used as the title character in the story of a shark-like sports agent who sees the error of his ways and transforms into...a more moral sports agent. Somewhat regretting his momentary twinge of honor (which gets him fired from his ultra-huge agency), he allies himself with his obnoxious and least important client Rod Tidwell (Gooding Jr.), as well as Dorothy, an adoring young accountant (Zellweger) with a lovable young son (Lipnicki, making a strong bid for Culkin-like stardom). Famously well-researched, film sports great dialogue, talented leads, great supporting cast and a mega-star currently riding a wave of $100-million-plus films (talk about "Show me the money!"). Pop culture bonus points for coining 1996's most memorable catch phrase, which Crowe took from real life ex-Phoenix Cardinal Tim McDonald, and is now being used to sell everything from magazines to t-shirts.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Football, Coming of Age, Ethics & Morals, Sports Comedies, Wedding Bells, Top Grossing Films of 1996, Top Grossing Films of 1997, Single Parents

Screenplay

Cameron Crowe

Cast

Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding, Renee Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Bonnie Hunt, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, Regina King, Glenn Frey, Jonathan Lipnicki, Todd Louiso, Mark Pellington

Cinematography

Janusz Kaminski

Director

Cameron Crowe

Music

Nancy Wilson

Other

Eric Stoltz

Producer

James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark, TriStar Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1996: Support. Actor (Gooding); Golden Globes 1997: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Cruise); MTV Movie Awards 1997: Male Perf. (Cruise); Natl. Bd. of Review 1996: Actor (Cruise); Screen Actors Guild 1996: Support. Actor (Gooding); Broadcast Film Critics 1996: Breakthrough Perf. (Zellweger), Support. Actor (Gooding).