Jerry Maguire (1996)
Jerry Maguire was the link movie connecting Stand by Me and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Linked through Jerry O'Connell and Renée Zellweger.
Both Jerry O'Connell and Renée Zellweger appeared in Jerry Maguire.
About Jerry Maguire
"Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. The journey is everything."
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.
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Written by Cameron Crowe
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Jerry Maguire earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Tom Cruise; Cuba Gooding Jr. won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and also received the Screen Actors Guild Award in the same category. Tom Cruise won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
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Score by Nancy Wilson
The film was scored by Nancy Wilson. Aimee Mann recorded 'Wise Up'—Crowe used her original demo in an airport scene but rejected her final version for the film; the song was included on the soundtrack and later used in Magnolia. Bruce Springsteen's 'Secret Garden' gained exposure from the film and reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Movie trivia
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Cameron Crowe based the story on an experience with sports agent Leigh Steinberg (and client Tim McDonald) from the 1993 NFL season and was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo by Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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Crowe originally wrote the screenplay for Tom Hanks, but Hanks declined the role to direct That Thing You Do!; Woody Harrelson was also offered the part and turned it down.
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The role of Dorothy Boyd attracted a long list of contenders — Patricia Arquette, Kate Beckinsale, Bridget Fonda, Winona Ryder, Marisa Tomei, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Uma Thurman, Jennifer Lopez and more — with the choice eventually narrowed to Renée Zellweger and Connie Britton; Zellweger won the part.
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Janet Jackson auditioned and was initially accepted to play Marcee Tidwell but the role ultimately went to Regina King; Jackson is referenced twice in the film via a poster and a lyric nod to 'What Have You Done for Me Lately?'.
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The character Rod Tidwell was partially modeled on Charley Taylor, informing Cuba Gooding Jr.'s portrayal of the disgruntled wide receiver.
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TriStar accepted over $1.5 million in merchandise and marketing services from Reebok for a commercial and brand placement, but the Reebok commercial was omitted from the theatrical cut and later embedded in TV broadcasts and included as bonus content on the Special Edition DVD.
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