Revisiting “Jerry Maguire”: A Rousing Classic Turns 25
25 years ago this week, Jerry Maguire was released in theaters. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe, the film starred Tom Cruise at the height of his fame but was equally notable for Cuba Gooding Jr’s Oscar-winning turn and launching Renee Zellweger to superstardom. In honor of its silver anniversary, I revisited the film to see how well it held up.
The First Time I Saw Jerry Maguire
I vividly remember the first time I saw Jerry Maguire.
I was on my first ever trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida as a 12-year-old. My older brothers (aged 17 and 21) really wanted to go see “the new Tom Cruise sports movie.” I am still not sure why they were so eager, but I chalk it up to them being die-hard Top Gun fans and high school football players. My parents reluctantly agreed to go, even though the R rating worried my parents a bit given the fact that I was a pre-teen. But we hauled ourselves to Downtown Disney and saw it as a family — and loved it.
Well, we all loved it, but my oldest brother really loved it.
