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'''''Jerry Maguire''''' is a 1996 American [[Sports film|sports]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama film]] directed, and written, by [[Cameron Crowe]]. It was produced by Crowe and [[James L. Brooks]] for [[Gracie Films]] and distributed by [[TriStar Pictures]]. It stars [[Tom Cruise]] as the [[sports agent]] Jerry Maguire, alongside [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Kelly Preston]], [[Jerry O'Connell]], [[Jay Mohr]], [[Bonnie Hunt]] and [[Regina King]]. It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996.

''Jerry Maguire'' was inspired by an experience the sports agent [[Leigh Steinberg]], a technical consultant for the film, had with the client [[Tim McDonald]] (who makes a cameo appearance in this film) during the [[1993 NFL season]] when [[free agent|free agency]] was introduced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportshollywood.com/asksteinberg.html |title=10 Questions with Leigh Steinberg |publisher=Sports Hollywood |access-date=2011-12-29 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055238/http://www.sportshollywood.com/asksteinberg.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-01-11/entertainment/17740432_1_maguire-leigh-steinberg-steinberg-s-newport-beach | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Sam | last=Whiting | title=Meet the Real Jerry Maguire / Leigh Steinberg was the model | date=January 11, 1997 | access-date=2011-09-03 | archive-date=2012-07-08 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708062255/http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-01-11/entertainment/17740432_1_maguire-leigh-steinberg-steinberg-s-newport-beach | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-28/entertainment/-ca-13101_1_jerry13101-maguirestory.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Benjamin | last=Epstein | title=Representing the Interests of 'Jerry Maguire' | date=December 28, 1996 | access-date=2020-04-20 | archive-date=2016-03-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083943/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-28/entertainment/ca-13101_1_jerry-maguire | url-status=live }}</ref> The film was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo written at [[Disney]] in 1991 by [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Read The Jeffrey Katzenberg Memo That Inspired Jerry Maguire's Mission Statement |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/374159/Read-Jeffrey-Katzenberg-Memo-Inspired-Jerry-Maguire-Mission-Statement |website=Cinema Blend |date=9 November 2011 |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

''Jerry Maguire'' received positive reviews for its performances and screenplay. It grossed more than $273&nbsp; million worldwide against its $50&nbsp;million budget.<ref name="mojo" /> It was the [[1996 in film#Highest-grossing films|ninth-highest-grossing film of 1996]]. It was nominated for five [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Cruise, with [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] winning [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. It received nominations for three Golden Globes, with Cruise winning for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]], and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], with Gooding winning Best Supporting Actor.

''Jerry Maguire'' gained a [[cult following]] and has spawned several catchphrases into popular culture, such as "Show me the money!" and "Youyou had me at 'Hellohello'",.<ref name="You complete menewsday", and "Help me help you"./>{{citationFailed neededverification|date=AprilJuly 2024}}

== Plot ==

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Jerry Maguire is a slick 35-year-old [[sports agent]] working for Sports Management International (SMI). After criticism from an injured player's son triggers a life-altering epiphany, he writes a [[mission statement]] about perceived dishonesty in the sports management business and his desire to work with fewer clients to produce a better, more caring personal relationship with them.

In response, SMI management sends Bob Sugar, Jerry's protégé, to fire him in a restaurant. This immediately spurs both men to eachrace to call allevery one of Jerry's clients to tryretain totheir convince them not to hire therespective services of the other. Jerry speaks to [[Arizona Cardinals]] wide receiver Rod Tidwell, one of his smallest clients who is disgruntled with his contractpay. HeRod needstests aJerry's $10resolve millionthrough contracta forlong his family to livetirade on. Jerryhis informslack himof ifcontract heextension. gets injured forBy the season,conclusion he will get no money fromof the Cardinals. Rod tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, duringBob whichhas Bobmanaged Sugarto persuadespersuade the rest of Jerry's clients to stick with SMI.

Leaving the office, Jerry loudly announces that he will start his own agency and asks if anyone will join him, to which only 26-year-old [[single mother]] Dorothy Boyd agrees. Frank "Cush" Cushman, a superstar [[quarterback]] prospect who expects to be the number one pick in the [[National Football League Draft|NFL Draft]], initially also stays with Jerry after he makes a personal visit to the Cushman home. Frank's father agrees but insists on a handshake deal instead of a signed contract because "his word is strong as oak". However, Bob Sugar persuades CushmanCush and his racist father to sign with SMI overbehind Jerry's theback nightafter beforeseeing theJerry spend time to introduce Rod, "a Black man", to other football draftexecutives.

After an argument, Jerry breaks up with his disgruntled fiancée Avery who was emotionally unsupportive. He then turns to Dorothy, becoming closer to her young son, Ray, and eventually starts a romantic relationship with her. Dorothy contemplates moving to San Diego as she has a secure job offer there; however, she and Jerry then decide to get married.

Jerry concentrates all his efforts on Rod, now his only remaining client, who turns out to be very difficult to satisfy. OverIn thebad nextneed severalof monthsmoney, the two direct harsh criticism towards each other with Rod insisting that Jerry iscalls notin tryinga hard enoughfavor to get him a contract whileextension Jerryfrom contendsRod's thatcurrent Rodteam, isthe notArizona provingCardinals, himselfbut worthyreceived ofa thelow-ball moneyoffer. forRod whichand hehis demands;wife onedecide pointto ofpass contentionon isthe thatoffer Roddespite isJerry's notwarning verythat likableif andhe comesgets acrossinjured, ashe aloofwill to thereceive fansnothing.

Without any money coming in, Dorothy knows that Jerry is unable to afford payroll, so she decides to move to San Diego as she has a secure job offer there alongside health benefits. However, she and Jerry then decide at the last minute to get married in order to share the health benefits.

Rod takes Jerry's advice to prove he is worthy of his contract. He is playing well and his team is winning. Jerry's marriage with Dorothy deteriorates as she notices he seems crazier about Ray than her, so they separate.▼

Over the next several months, Rod and Jerry grow closer through a series of open and difficult conversations as they struggle to make ends meet. This culminates in the famous phrase "Help me, help you" that seems to finally get across to Rod to stop complaining and to start playing his heart out.

During a December ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game between the Cardinals and the [[Dallas Cowboys]], Rod plays well but appears to receive a serious [[injury]] when catching a winning touchdown, securing a spot for the Cardinals in the playoffs. He recovers and [[Touchdown celebration|dances for the wildly cheering crowd]].▼

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Afterwards, Jerry and Rod embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and show how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one, which was one of the points Jerry made in his mission statement. He then flies back home to meet Dorothy, telling her that he loves her and wants her in his life, which she reciprocates.▼

▲During a December 25, 1995, ABC ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game between the Cardinals and the [[Dallas Cowboys]], Rod playscatches wellthe winning touchdown that secures a spot for the Cardinals in the playoffs but appears to receive a serious [[injury]] whenin catchingthe aprocess. winning touchdown, securingAfter a spotfew forscary theminutes, Cardinalshe inregains theconsciousness playoffs.and Hecelebrates recoverswith anda [[Touchdown celebration|dancesdance for the wildly cheering crowd]].

Rod appears on [[Roy Firestone]]'s sports show. Unbeknownst to him, Jerry has secured him an $11.2 million contract with the Cardinals, allowing him to finish his pro football career in [[Arizona]]. The emotional Rod proceeds to thank everyone and extends warm gratitude to Jerry. Jerry speaks with several other pro athletes, some of whom have read his earlier mission statement and respect his work with Rod. Ray throws a baseball in the air which surprises Jerry. He then speaks of Ray's possible future sports industry career with Dorothy.▼

▲Afterwards, Jerry and Rod embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and show how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one, which was one of the points Jerry made in his mission statement. He then flies back home to meet Dorothy, while she was in the midst of her sister's divorcee get-together where they drink wine and complain about the inadequacies of men and marriage. Jerry barges in which causes all eyes to look at him. He gives an impassioned speech telling her that he loves her and wants her in his life, which she reciprocates with the famous line "shut up, shut up, you had me at hello".

▲Rod appears on ESPN's Up Close with [[Roy Firestone]]'s sports show. Unbeknownst to him, Jerry has secured him ana massive $11.2 million contract with the Cardinals, allowing him to finish his pro football career in [[Arizona]]. TheRoy emotionalannounces Rodit proceedswhich causes Rod to break down emotionally and thank everyone and extends warm gratitude to Jerry. Jerry speaks with several other pro athletes, some of whom have read his earlier mission statement and respect his work with Rod. Ray throws a baseball in the air which surprises Jerry. He then speaks of Ray's possible future sports industry career with Dorothy.

== Cast ==

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== Release ==

=== Box office ===

''Jerry Maguire'' debuted at number one above ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', earning $17,084,296 during its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|title= Jerry' Ties With Slowing 'Michael' at Box Office|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date= January 6, 1997|url= https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-06/entertainment/-ca-15963_1_box15963-officestory.html|access-date= November 23, 2010|archive-date= November 3, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121103221707/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-06/entertainment/ca-15963_1_box-office|url-status= live}}</ref> The film would earn the second-highest December opening weekend at the time of its release, behind ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elber |first=Lynn |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-sony-cruises-to-box/134614273/ |title=Sony Cruises to box office top

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104171000/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-sony-cruises-to-box/134614273/ |date=December 18, 1996 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |page=29 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> It eventually grossed $153,952,592 in [[North America]]n box office and approximately $119.6&nbsp;million internationally for a $273,552,592 worldwide total, on a budget of $50&nbsp;million.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web

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=== Home media ===

''Jerry Maguire'' was first released on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] on May 29, 1997 by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Video]]. {{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

It is the best selling VHS tape of all time which was not released by Disney. Over 3 million copies were sold during its first week of release. It was re-released on VHS in the late 1990s. In its first week of release on VHS to stores and video stores in 1997, it made $80 million in sales and $7.6 million in rentals. The $80 million was split between video dealers and Columbia TriStar Home Video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/34648/jerry-maguire-shows-money-to-video-stores|title="Jerry Maguire" Shows Money to Video Stores|publisher=E! News|author=Ray Pride|date=June 5, 1997|access-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/jerry-maguire-tapes|title=A Video Store with 14,000 Copies of "Jerry Maguire" is Coming|publisher=LAist|author=Carman Tse|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>

The film was first released onto [[DVD]] on June 24, 1997 and around 2002 respectively in both a standard edition and a two-disc "Special Edition". While the standard edition contains no special features, the two-disc edition primarily includes deleted scenes, commentary tracks, featurettes, and a music video for [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "[[Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen song)|Secret Garden]].". The film was later released ontoon [[Blu-ray]] on September 9, 2008, with the same special features found on the second disc of the DVD "Special Edition." DVD.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Ben|title=Jerry Maguire Blu-ray Review|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jerry-Maguire-Blu-ray/350/#Review|publisher=Blu-ray.com|access-date=September 18, 2012|date=September 9, 2012|archive-date=October 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030222402/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jerry-Maguire-Blu-ray/350/#Review|url-status=live}}</ref> inIn 2008, Thethe film was triple -packed with ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' and ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|''Born on the Fourth of July'']]'' by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]/[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] in the United Kingdom only. The film was double -featured with ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' via DVD in 2008, and againalso double -featured with ''A Few Good Men'' via DVD on December 29, 2009. JerryThe Maguirefilm was also chosen to be released in 4k4K as part of the Columbia Classics Collection: vol.Volume 1 [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] box set alongside ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'', ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'', and ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' on June 16, 2020. [https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=26642 Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 1 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)]

== Legacy ==

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== Sequel ==

In a February 2021 interview, Crowe said he had considered making a sequel to ''Jerry Maguire'', and that he had been approached several times about making a TV series adaptation of the film. In both cases, he felt that any continuation of the film's story should focus on Rod Tidwell and his family life with wife Marcee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jerry-maguire-2-story-details-cameron-crowe/|title=Jerry Maguire 2 Story Details Revealed By Cameron Crowe|author=Chelsea Brown|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/6-sequels-we-d-see-jerry-maguire-ferris-bueller-pulp-t225191|title=Show me the sequel! 'Jerry Maguire' and 5 other films we have sequel ideas for|author=Shane Lou|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==

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[[Category:Films about mother–son relationships]]

[[Category:1990s American films]]

[[Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films]]

[[Category:English-language sports comedy-drama films]]