"I was 35. I had started my life" ... so says Jerry Maguire after his
sudden development of a conscience prompts him to mass submit a manuscript
throughout the confines of SMI sports marketing agency. With a new and
radically controversial philosophy grounding his mission statement,
his primary objective becomes "personal relationships with clients"
via streamlining: fewer clients and less money. But Maguire's "get real,
get humane" scheme doesn't wear well with the big heads of the money
grubbing CEO's and Maguire finds himself quickly ousted from a company
he helped found via his own mentored protege, Bob Sugar.
With all of his clients stolen, his recent fiance, Avery, desperate
for Maguire's avenged success, and only the support of a goldfish and
the loyal Dorothy Boyd from SMI to help him rebuild his new company,
Jerry Maguire heads to Texas, desperate to save his contract with football
super-star Bobby Kushman. Expected to go number one in the draft, Maguire
needs Kushman's contract and loyalty in order to keep his new business
and life afloat.
But Kushman isn't his only client, and an equally desperate yet defensive
Rod Tidwell clings to Maguire in hopes he can up his "crappy contract"
and bring in more of the "kwaa". But of course, Tidwell doesn't remain
on Jerry's side without some heavy groveling, some major pride swallowing,
and a few radical life perspectives along the way for the new and improved
maverick sports agent.
As NFL season ensues, Kushman's betrayal and officials uncooperative
stance on Tidwell's contract brings Jerry to his knees. Desperate, Jerry
solidifies relations with Dorothy via a quick breakup with Avery and
a quicker proposal to Dorothy, whereby their professional benefits can
be trimmed into one, and, Jerry can enjoy the sympathetic company of
Dorothy's adorable son, Ray.
As comedic one-liners and tangible characters bring to life the depth
and importance of some heavy moral accusations, Jerry Maguire becomes
the epicenter for all that revolutionary vision stands for in avid protest
of corporate America's self-centered, robotic egocentricity, and empty
lifestyle. When all is said and done and the dirty football jersey is
stripped, is it really the paycheck or the family you get to spend the
paycheck on that matters the most?
A few philosophical principles compliments of Dicky Fox will document
the film, making their radical impact in parallel to Jerry's equally
revolutionary philosophies. At the end of the day, "you can't sell anybody,
unless you love everybody", "you have to want to look at each new day
as a great challenge", and "you have to love your wife, love your life",
so that you can "show them the money" and keep on rolling with your
happy life. "I wish you success as great as mine" - Dicky Fox.
JERRY MAGUIRE is an amazing film that will revolutionize the way
sports lovers and common men look at the world and their personal priorities.
With much political and cultural satire ensuing via the medium of comic
relief, and all things related to, by, from, and for money, JERRY MAGUIRE
takes the typical man and makes him rethink why he is living the way
he is, and moreover, if he doesn't like what he sees, what is he willing
to do about it. The film is about more than social, and particularly,
sports and political critiques, but rather, about the human heart and
our ability to block love as easily as we can embrace it. Using the
protagonist of Jerry Maguire, a man great at loving everybody but his
partner and himself, the film will unveil a 360 revolutionary turnabout
in his character's thinking, and hopefully, in yours.
The film will make you laugh, cry, yell, kick and scream, and mostly,
think. JERRY MAGUIRE incorporates humanity and forces audiences to
taste its emotional extremes; to see the trials and tribulations of
professional and personal life, and moreover, how, in the end, love
conquers all.
Main Characters:
Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise, the big-time corporate sports
agent whose sudden strike of conscience manifests a controversial memo
and philosophy on agent-client relations that will force him to go the
good guy route alone.
Dorothy Boyd, Renne Zelleweger, the high-strung 24 year old mother
whose desperate for a man, a life, and a new father for her son.
Ray Boyd, played by, is the adorable eight-year old whose eccentric
factoids and loveable personality play as much a part in making Jerry
fall for Dorothy as her own beauty.
Marcy Tidwell, played by Regina King, is the straight-forward, give-me-no-lines,
deal me no crap, loyal wife.
Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., is the middle-of-the-road
athlete with a head as big as his potential, but who loyally stands
by Maguire pending he can "show him the money".
Bob Sugar, played by, is the back-stabbing, egocentric, selfish sports
agent mentored by none other than the man he backstabs and swindles
into a clientless business, Jerry Maguire.