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Jerry Maguire was inspired by an experience the sports agent Leigh Steinberg, a technical consultant for the film, had with the client Tim McDonald during the 1993 NFL season when free agency was introduced.
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- December 13, 1996, (United States)
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Jun 14, 2021 · Who is the real-life inspiration for the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire? Here's what you need to know about the legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.
Jan 12, 2014 · Both Steinberg and director Cameron Crowe stop short of saying that Tom Cruise’s Jerry Maguire character was based directly on Steinberg, but many elements of his story were, as Cameron had...
Dec 28, 2022 · No, ‘Jerry Maguire’ is not based on a true story. Instead, it was penned by none other than Cameron Crowe, who also occupied the director’s seat. Fans can actually thank the friendship between Crowe and producer James L. Brooks for the movie’s concept.
- THE LACKLUSTER SUCCESS OF SINGLES PROMPTED CROWE TO WRITE THE SCRIPT. Crowe felt his film Singles (1992) hadn’t done as well as he would’ve liked and wanted to write a more personal and emotional movie.
- THE JERRY MAGUIRE ROLE WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR TOM HANKS. Crowe spent almost four years writing the script. “I took so long doing the script that Hanks was no longer a 35-year-old man.
- SEVERAL CLASSIC MOVIES—AND MY-SO-CALLED LIFE—INSPIRED JERRY MAGUIRE. “I wanted to write a movie with a real story, the kind that shows up on TV late at night, usually in black and white,” Crowe told The New York Times.
- CUBA GOODING JR. GOT NAKED FOR HIS AUDITION WITH CRUISE. In a 1996 journal for Rolling Stone, Crowe recounted Gooding’s audition. Cruise and Gooding had worked together before in A Few Good Men, so Cruise was excited to reunite with him.
Jerry Maguire: Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston. When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
Jun 26, 2021 · Jerry Maguire Is Loosely Based On Real Sports Agents, Including Leigh Steinberg. In a making-of documentary included on the 20th Anniversary edition Blu-ray of Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe...
