Jerry Maguire (1996)

Jerry Maguire begins by showing a 30-year-old man named Jerry, who works as an agent for sports athletes. Because of his expertise in being an agent, Jerry was hired by famous athletes in every sports field, and because of that, Jerry became very rich. One night, Jerry suddenly can’t sleep well because, even though he is very rich, he feels that the job of a sports agent is not just to make money, but there must be loyalty.

The problem is that if Jerry chooses loyalty, he can’t take care of many players, and that will result in the minimum amount of money he receives. Because of this, Jerry finally poured all his thoughts into a piece of writing and sent it to the office for the rest of his friends to read. Waking up in the morning, Jerry suddenly regretted what he had written.

Jerry also regretted sending it to the office so that his friends would read it. After that, Jerry arrived at his office, and unexpectedly, it turned out that he received a very lively welcome because the thoughts he wrote were also the thoughts of his friends, so Jerry was considered to have voiced opinions that had not been expressed by anyone so far, but on the other hand, it turns out that Jerry’s boss doesn’t like his writing because it can cause their office to close and they can’t get much money. If each agent only takes care of one player, then they won’t be able to make a lot of money.

The next day, Jerry was boarding the plane. At that time, suddenly, Jerry met this co-worker, Dorothy. It turns out that Dorothy admired Jerry because of his courage in writing something revolutionary. The next day, Jerry’s office throws a party for him because he is the best agent in his office. Jerry managed to get a lot of money for his office because he managed to work with great sports athletes.

After that, it was said that Jerry already had a very beautiful girlfriend. At the party, Jerry was very happy because his friends and girlfriend always supported him, so that was the happiest night for Jerry. The next day, Jerry was invited to have lunch with his boss, but unexpectedly at that time, Jerry’s boss suddenly decided to fire him because he did not like Jerry’s idea of requiring one agent to take care of one player.

After all, that would hurt his office. After that, Jerry and his boss returned to the office to fight over clients. They both called clients one by one, asking them to choose to stay in the office or come with Jerry. Jerry was finally abandoned by all of his clients until he called one of his clients named Rodat. At that time, Jerry was sad, but Ron asked him to dance for no reason, like crazy. Even Ron invited Jerry to dance together because Rod is his client, like it or not.

Jerry has to comply and show me the money. Finally, at that time, Jerry was screaming like a madman in his office, and that’s why Rod accepted Jerry as his agent. After that, in the evening, Jerry left his office. Jerry left his room very sad because all his clients had left him, and he only had one client at the moment. Before leaving his office, Jerry saw all the corners of his office, and he felt that his office could be as big as it is because of his hard work.

At that time, he felt very betrayed because his boss had fired him, but again, there was nothing Jerry could do. Jerry, who felt he was still great at that time, offered to all his office friends that if anyone wanted to leave the office, they would be able to work with him. Tragically, not Jerry’s friends wanted to come with him. Knight and Jerry’s secretary wanted to follow him.

He also felt embarrassed because, so far, he had no friends who were loyal to him. Even at that time, Jerry also felt humiliated by his stupidity. Jerry decides to take the fish from the aquarium, so there are beings loyal to him. Jerry says that it’s okay if they all betray him because there are fish who are always loyal to him. Of course, Jerry was very happy because at least one person believed in him.

Yes, that’s life. Sometimes it’s so cruel and can make us fall, but God always has a way to make us strong with the support of Dorothy. Jerry became excited to achieve his success. Again, it is said that Dorothy already has a son. She was scolded by her older sister for her decision to leave the office and follow Jerry’s steps because Jerry still didn’t have a clear project, but Dorothy told her sister that she believed in Jerry and that he could achieve his success again.

On the other hand, Jerry was also encouraged by his fiancee. His fiancee said that Jerry should succeed again. The next day, Jerry meets his best potential client, who is a rugby player who is about to join the Premier League. Jerry then meets the client’s father because he has received many rejections before. Jerry was afraid of being rejected again, but unexpectedly, it turned out that his client immediately accepted Jerry as his agent.

Of course, Jerry was extremely happy; he was so grateful, and he couldn’t contain his joy until he hugged his client tightly. After that, Jerry went home while on the way in the car, Jerry said that that day he was very happy. Don’t forget that Jerry immediately told Dorothy that he had managed to get his best client, and Jerry was sure that after this he would be able to achieve his success again.

Then it was the opening day of the player transfer. As an agent, of course, Jerry offers his clients to other clubs. Currently, Jerry holds two clients, Rod and Frank. Frank is one of the best players, so Jerry doesn’t need to offer him to all clubs because the club will come to Frank. It’s different with Rod; he’s just a bald, talentless gentleman who just crumbles a lot. Because of that, that night Jerry focused on taking care of Rod and introducing him to the club. Owners, after finishing with Rod, Jerry takes care of Frank.

Jerry immediately asked Frank which club he wanted to join because Jerry was sure he could work on it. Unexpectedly, Frank suddenly betrayed Jerry. Frank chose to change agents and chose to join the agency of Jerry’s former boss. Jerry is furious that Frank betrayed him, but Jerry realizes he did something stupid because he trusted Frank too much, so he didn’t give the contracts. Frank, who is not bound by any contract, can freely leave Jerry.

At that time, Avery was angry at Cherry, knowing that Cherry had been abandoned by his best client. Avery thinks Jerry is stupid for not giving Frank a contract, and all of a sudden Avery thinks that Jerry will never be as successful as he used to be.

Jerry, who felt humiliated and belittled by his girlfriend, finally decided to break up with her, and it was Jerry’s worst day because everyone left and betrayed him. Jerry, who was very frustrated, went straight home to calm his mind. At home, he plays jump rope. After getting tired of jumping rope, Jerry suddenly realizes that sometimes in life no one motivates him, supports him, and helps him, so he has to do everything himself, and after that, Jerry decides to keep fighting.

The next day, Jerry meets the only client he has, Roda. At that time, Rod said to Jerry that maybe everyone had left him, but he promised to always stay with Jerry. Hearing those words, Jerry realized that it was better to get a talentless client than a traitorous client. Next, Jerry goes to Dorothy’s house. When he arrived at Dorothy’s house, Jerry looked very confused and stressed because of the many problems he was experiencing.

Jerry looked like a crazy person because he suddenly laughed at himself. Maybe it’s true that trying to laugh is one way to forget the problem for a moment. Dorothy’s sister, who saw Jerry as an awful man with no future, then advised Dorothy so that it was better for her not to have anything to do with a man like Jerry. Dorothy explained that she knew Jerry was at the lowest point in his life, but Dorothy was sure Jerry would make his comeback.

Indeed, it’s not easy to accompany a man from nothing, but Dorothy believed it would be far more beautiful than accompanying a man who was already at the peak of his success. On the other hand, it turns out that Dorothy’s son is very close to Jerry. This is because Dorothy’s son had no father figure since he was a baby, so he never found a father figure, and maybe at that time, Dorothy’s son saw a father figure in Jerry.

At that time, Jerry and Dorothy’s son played together, and they laughed heartily. After Dorothy came in again, Jerry was acting crazy, and it turned out that at that time, Jerry was drunk and seeing Jerry’s behavior like a madman. Dorothy felt sorry for him, and finally, she convinced Jerry that he could be successful again someday.

Next, it is said that Jerry started calling all the club owners to offer Rod a contract from his agent. Unfortunately, all the clubs offered Rod a contract, but with a low salary, Jerry went straight to Rod and told him that he had to change and train even more. But again, Rod didn’t listen to Jerry and instead talked nonsense. Jerry, who is very fed up with Rod, gets angry and tells Rod that now he is bankrupt, so Jerry asks Rod for help so they can work together. Seeing Jerry act like that, Rod laughed, but he promised he would help Jerry.

The next day, Jerry feels that Dorothy is the only woman who believes in him, so Jerry begins to be attracted to Dorothy. That day Jerry asked Dorothy out on a date, and they had dinner together. It turned out that Dorothy also liked Jerry, and finally that night they both decided to date. Then finally, Jerry got a contract for Rod, but the problem was that the contract that Jerry got was very small, so Rod’s wife scolded Jerry because she thought Jerry had failed.

Rod’s wife also told Rod that they would be better off just changing agents to Jerry’s old office, but Rod refused and said he already believed in Jerry. Rod believes that in the future they will get a better contract. Since then, Rod has begun to get the motivation to play better. Jerry and Rod are getting closer, and at that time, Jerry tells his love story.

At that time, Rod knew that Jerry was seeing Dorothy, a single mother, and he advised Jerry not to play games with women who already had children, so Jerry had to have a serious relationship with her. Jerry must continue to fight for this woman, but Jerry said that at that time he was still unsure about continuing to a more serious stage.

hearing that Rod said that a woman who deserves to be fought for is a woman who sincerely accompanies him when he is struggling from scratch, not the one who only comes when Jerry is successful. Finally, Jerry realized that the only woman who was there when he was down was Dorothy. The next day, it turned out that Dorothy needed money to support her. That’s why Dorothy decided to move out of town, and she had to part with Jerry for fear of partying with Dorothy.

Jerry, who remembered Rod’s advice, immediately decided to propose to Dorothy. Dorothy accepted Jerry’s proposal, and a few days later they got married. After that, Jerry’s family and Rod’s family became even closer. Jerry often asked his family to eat together with Rod’s family. A few days passed, and now Rod trains harder, so day by day his game is getting better. After their marriage, Dorothy felt that Jerry still had doubts and he didn’t seem to love Dorothy.

Until one night, Dorothy asked Jerry if he loved her. Jerry just kept silent and didn’t answer his wife’s question, which indicated that he was still in doubt at that time. Dorothy said that she didn’t want Jerry to feel sorry for her; if Jerry didn’t love her, he could leave her now and again. Jerry just kept silent until, finally, Dorothy decided to leave Jerry.

The next day, Rod managed to bring his team into the playoffs. That’s because, in a few matches yesterday, Rod’s game was very important. All the media was focused on this match, and Jerry and Rod’s family also watched this game to support Rod. Finally, the match started, and unexpectedly, it turned out that Rod played very well. At the end of the match, Rod, who was pushing his stamina, fell hard and was unconscious. Everyone panicked, especially Jerry.

Luckily, Rod came to his senses soon, and the match was over. Anyway, just let me enjoy this moment while everyone’s standing on Sunday. Rod’s team won, and at that time, Rod became a hero for his team, as usual, Rod, likes to joke and dance. After the match, all the media interviewed Rod, but at that time Rod didn’t forget Jerry, and he immediately hugged Jerry.

There was also Jerry’s former boss, and he was jealous of Jerry’s success. That day, Jerry was very happy because he felt he had succeeded in achieving his success again. He suddenly remembered Dorothy because, without Dorothy’s support, he would not have been able to achieve success.

Jerry immediately went to see Dorothy, and he said that he loved her because she was the woman who had completed him, but Dorothy said maybe it was just a momentary feeling of his because they had not known each other for long, Jerry said that it’s not about who sticks around the longest; it’s about who survives the toughest times. Jerry wanted to be with Dorothy not only when he was down but also in God’s success. Finally, Dorothy touched. At that time, they decided to get back together.

Now Rod is invited by several TV stations because in that year Rod managed to become the best player, and at that time, unexpectedly, suddenly, the host said that Rod got a very big contract. Rod was very happy, and he thanked his family, his wife, and everyone who supported him.

Finally, Rod didn’t forget to thank Jerry for the Arizona Cardinals four years ago. Well, we have some very good news for 11.2 million dollars. You’re going to get Wow, you’re militant, but I ain’t mad at you, my agent Jerry Maguire. You are my Ambassador of Quan Man. According to him, Jerry is the best sports agent, and without Jerry, he would not be able to achieve success.

At the end of the film, we see Jerry and his little family living happily. He managed to achieve success again, and now he has a wife who always supports him. Jerry learned a lesson: sometimes God deliberately knocks someone down first so the person knows how beautiful it is to be on top, and maybe God broke Jerry’s heart on purpose so he would meet the right woman.

Top 5 reasons to watch

• Sports and Relationships: The movie expertly weaves together the realm of professional sports and the intricacies of personal relationships. It explores the hardships and obstacles faced by athletes, agents, and their families, offering a distinctive viewpoint on both sports and human emotions.

• Feel-Good Factor: Jerry Maguire is a heartwarming film that emphasizes the significance of integrity, relationships, and following one’s heart.

• Quotable Lines: The movie has many memorable and popular lines, such as “Show me the money!” and “You complete me.” These quotes have become ingrained in popular culture.

• Quirky Characters: Jerry Maguire introduces viewers to a cast of memorable and quirky characters, including Rod Tidwell, Dorothy Boyd, and Jerry’s mentor Dicky Fox. These characters bring humor, heart, and authenticity to the story.

• Iconic Performances: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger delivered exceptional performances in the movie. Cruise’s portrayal of Jerry Maguire earned him an Academy Award nomination while Gooding Jr. won an Oscar for his role as Rod Tidwell. Zellweger’s performance as Dorothy Boyd also received critical acclaim.

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Academy Awards – 01

Total -41 nominations – 26 wins

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