Jerry MaGuire

1996

Director: Cameron Crow

Distributor: Sony Pictures

Key Elements: Characters – Lines – Message

My Review:

A friend of mine and I were talking about what we thought the best romantic movie was. We decided to exclude any that gave unrealistic representations of love. In the end, I decided THIS was the best romantic flick I could think of.

There’s a lot of reasons to like this movie. But what I really love is the statements it makes about romance.

It’s been said that women need love and men need respect. We see both aspects in this movie.
Dorothy respects Jerry for the courage and conviction she saw in his mission statement. This is a good lesson for any guy looking to be some woman’s hero. Be willing to take a stand for what you believe – It’s attractive.

And Jerry shows love for Dorothy when he comes home to her because he misses her so badly. What he tells her is a reminder to guys that what a woman needs more than anything is to be shown that she’s important to you – that you love her.

The only possible drawback this movie has is the repeated statement that two people can complete each other. The Christian knows that only Jesus truly completes a person.

But looking at it from another angle, when husband and wife come together, they become one. Therefore, they do, in a sense, complete each other.

Great romantic flick.

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Quotes:

• I hated myself... no, I hated my place in the world.
• The key to this business is personal relationships.
• That's how you become great, man. Hang your balls out there!
• Show you the money.
  - No, no. You can do better than that! I want you to say it brother with meaning! Hey, I got Bob Sugar on the other line. I bet you he can say it!
  Ye, ye, no, no, no. Show you the money.
  - No! Not "show you"! "Show me" the money!
  Show me the money!
  - Yeah! Louder!
  Show me the money!
  - I need to feel you Jerry! Show me the money!
  Show me the money!
  - I love black people.
  I love black people!
  - Who's your motherfucker, Jerry?
  You're my mother fucker! Show me the money!
  - Uh! Congratulations, you're still my agent.
• I am out here for you. You don't know what it's like to be ME out here for YOU. It is an up-at-dawn, pride-swallowing siege that I will never fully tell you about, ok?
• You are hanging on by a very thin thread and I dig that about you!
• D'you know that the human head weighs 8 pounds?
  - Did you know that Troy Aikman, in only six years, has passed for 16,303 yards?
  D'you know that bees and dogs can smell fear?
  - Did you know that the career record for hits is 4,256 by Pete Rose who is NOT in the Hall of Fame?
  D'you know that my next door neighbor has three rabbits?
  - I... I can't compete with that!
• I love him! I love him for the man he wants to be. And I love him for the man he almost is.
• I just want to be inspired.
• If this [points to heart] is empty, this [points to head] doesn't matter.
• I'm cloaked in failure!
• I love you. You... you complete me. And I just...
  - Shut up, just shut up. You had me at "hello".

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