Jerry Maguire

Guide Note

The 1996 romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire is a about a successful sports agent who loses everything when he decides to follow his conscience.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Cameron Crowe
2. Starring: Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Kelly Preston, Regina King, Jay Mohr, Jerry O'Connell and Jonathan Lipnicki
3. Released: December 13, 1996
4. Run Time: 139 minutes
5. Budget: $50 million
6. Domestic Gross: $153 million
7. Rated: R
8. Nominated: five Oscars including "Best Actor" and "Best Picture"
9. Won: one Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor" (Cuba Gooding, Jr.)
10. Breakout role: Renee Zellweger

Tom Cruise plays the title character Jerry Maguire, an aspiring sports manager. After a stressful breakdown he drafts a mission statement, detailing the ugly side of the sports management industry, which he distributes to the fellow agents in his firm. Although he is applauded for finally saying what everyone has been thinking, he is fired for the document, which alleges that agents do not care about their players, that they are lacking the personal commitment that should come with the job. Jerry decides to start his own sports management company, and takes one of his former coworkers with him, Dorothy Boyd, played by Renee Zellweger. Jerry must start from scratch, as he lost all of his former clients when he lost his job. Jerry is forced to balance his agent duties with personal relationships with his clients, as well as the romantic relationship that has developed between him and Dorothy.