Jerry Maguire is an American romantic sports comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe; It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996, produced by Gracie Films, and distributed by TriStar Pictures. it stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, and Regina King. Produced in part by James L. Brooks, it was inspired by an experience sports agent Leigh Steinberg (who acted as technical consultant for the film) had with client Tim McDonald during the 1993 NFL season when free agency was introduced to the league. The film was also partly inspired by a 28 page memo written at Disney in 1991 by Jeffrey Katzenberg.
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its performances and screenplay. It was also a financial success, grossing more than $273 million worldwide against its $50 million budget. It was the ninth highest grossing film of 1996. Over the years, the film had gained significant cult following and has notably spawned a large number of catch phrases into popular culture, most prominently “Show me the money!” and “You had me at ‘Hello'” (which were deemed the 25th and 52nd most memorable American movie quotations of all time, respectively in a 2005 survey by the American Film Institute). It also included “You complete me”, “Help me help you”, and other quotations.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Tom Cruise, with Cuba Gooding Jr. winning Best Supporting Actor. It also received nominations for three Golden Globes, with Cruise winning for Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, with Gooding winning Best Supporting Actor. The stoned copy guy in the film was played by Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains. The film was scored by director Crowe‘s then wife, Nancy Wilson who is a member of the rock band Heart.
Tracklist:
- Magic Bus (The Who)
- Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking (His Name is Alive)
- Getting in Tune (The Who)
- Pocketful of Rainbows (Elvis Presley)
- World on a String (Neil Young)
- We Meet Again (theme from Jerry Maguire) (Nancy Wilson)
- The Horses (Rickie Lee Jones)
- Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen)
- Singalong Junk (Paul McCartney)
- Wise Up (Aimee Mann)
- Momma Miss America (Paul McCartney)
- Sandy (Nancy Wilson)
- Shelter from the Storm (alternate version) (Bob Dylan)
Music not on the soundtrack
- AC/DC (For Those About to Rock) (We Salute You)
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (The Lonely Bull)
- The Durutti Column (Requiem Again)
- L.V. (The Wrong Come Up)
- Nirvana (Something in the Way)
- Tom Petty (Free Fallin’)
- The Replacements (I’ll Be You)
- The Rolling Stones (Bitch)
- Merrilee Rush (Angel of the Morning)
- Andy Partridge and Harold Budd (Through the Hill)
- a clip of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus performing (Mingus’ piece is “Haitian Fight Song”)
- Secret Garden, originally a (Bruce Springsteen) track from 1995, was re-released in 1997 after its exposure in the film and on the soundtrack, and peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
