Original hoverboard, Nike Mags, self-heating jacket and sports almanac; the DeLorean is excluded. Shoes appeal for resale value, while almanac auction prices are cited around $45,000–50,000.
Michael J. Fox is initially selected, with Doc floated, but the discussion shifts to Robert Zemeckis for the visual invention following Roger Rabbit and explicitly agrees on him.
Jerry's firing lunch and the ensuing fight to save his clients is the first rewatchable-scene nominee; Sugar's confrontation is also proposed for the toe-to-toe award.
The competing client calls culminate in Show me the money; Cruise's progression from reluctant participant to desperate commitment is praised as his other lines disappear.
Jerry's office exit is treated as a separate scene, including the goldfish, Dorothy joining him and the signed You complete me in the elevator.
Jerry discovering that Cush has signed with Sugar is a favorite among the initial nominees; Cruise's restrained anguish, legal pad and inability to say Sugar's name are praised.
Jerry getting drunk with Rod at the airport and on the plane is another nominee, before the sunglasses visit to Dorothy. The cloak-of-failure line, the child, Bonnie Hunt and Clarence Thomas joke are highlighted.
The shower confrontation is praised for both actors at their best, screaming and Help me help you. Cruise is proposed for overacting but defended as effective because Jerry loses the control established at the start; Kelly Preston is another personal overacting answer. Rod's athlete-not-entertainer stance is considered distinctly of its era.
Jerry arriving for the date, the women's group, Dorothy's dress and the Secret Garden hug are scene nominees. Needle-drop choices divide Free Fallin' and Secret Garden, with one vote changing to the latter on seeing the scene.
Bonnie Hunt is praised but may appear too much for Dion Waiters. The wedding scene highlights Rod singing Marvin Gaye, Jerry's visibly unhappy video face and Bonnie's warning.
The confrontation about Rod playing with his head rather than heart is another scene nominee, ending in I'm all heart; Gooding is praised for going toe to toe with Cruise.
Rod's touchdown, dance and postgame press conference are nominated. Cruise reportedly supplied one script note asking where Jerry was during the celebration so he could build toward the ending, leading to his run onto the field.
Jerry's return and the You complete me/You had me at hello exchange introduce the final scene nominee.
The final reconciliation is proposed for the Rick Dalton best-acting award; Cruise in the shower is another best-acting preference.
Final rewatchable-scene votes mostly favor the client-saving phone sequence including Show me the money, with one shower-scene preference. The firing lunch is included in another vote for the client struggle.
Jerry's firing lunch and the ensuing fight to save his clients is the first rewatchable-scene nominee; Sugar's confrontation is also proposed for the toe-to-toe award.
The confrontation about Rod playing with his head rather than heart is another scene nominee, ending in I'm all heart; Gooding is praised for going toe to toe with Cruise.
Ebert gave three stars, criticizing the film's excess of plots while praising Cruise and Zellweger together. The panel rejects the overstuffing objection and cannot identify anything worth cutting.
The film is defended as avoiding melodrama through precise execution; Ebert's written praise is considered closer to three-and-a-half stars, and Siskel is recalled as persuading him to reconsider on television.
An introduction announces ten memorable quotes, then lists Show me the money; Help me help you; You had me at hello; I love Black people; Cush; I did not shoplift the pootie; The human head weighs eight pounds; It's not show friends, it's show business; and My word is stronger than oak. The stated ten count does not match nine distinct initial items.
Additional quote preferences are You are hanging on by a thread and I dig that about you and Now I want all my clients and yours too. You complete me is subsequently added; Show me the money and You had me at hello are remembered as the dominant cultural catchphrases, possibly overexposed.
An introduction announces ten memorable quotes, then lists Show me the money; Help me help you; You had me at hello; I love Black people; Cush; I did not shoplift the pootie; The human head weighs eight pounds; It's not show friends, it's show business; and My word is stronger than oak. The stated ten count does not match nine distinct initial items.
Additional quote preferences are You are hanging on by a thread and I dig that about you and Now I want all my clients and yours too. You complete me is subsequently added; Show me the money and You had me at hello are remembered as the dominant cultural catchphrases, possibly overexposed.
Jerry Maguire is praised as an excellent character name and title; naming films for protagonists prompts debate about laziness versus the weakness of generic alternatives such as The Fixer or Show Me the Money.
Gooding receiving his Oscar from Mira Sorvino is noted because she reportedly lost Dorothy when her agents requested too much money.
Ray's Go ahead and go farewell became a long-running family joke; the film's small moments showing mother and son wanting a father figure are praised.
Jerry's 1993 Suns–Sonics conference-finals shirt is an aged-best choice and desired item unsuccessfully sought online.
Cruise subtly realizing he is being fired when Marcy mentions Sugar calling is an aged-best detail.
Starting Jerry's breakdown within six minutes rather than spending a long time showing him as an unpleasant super-agent is praised for creating immediate sympathy while still establishing his commodifying perspective. His voiceover was reportedly recorded during Eyes Wide Shut, sparking uncertainty about late structural changes.
A top draft pick controlling his destination and ruthless NFL career-length economics are aged-best choices, with the movie ahead of wider awareness of those issues. Cruise as an intimacy-troubled obsessive also endures.
Smaller receivers later succeeding supports Rod's physique; age 35 as a personal reckoning resonates with an anecdote about being told it was time to decide a career.
Modern concussion protocols are praised in contrast with the inadequate response to Rod's unconsciousness, including no neck brace and teammates trying to clap him awake.
The quan—family, community, money, respect—is an aged-best concept Crowe reportedly expected to dominate the film's legacy. The lightly used divorced-women's group and The Things We Think and Do Not Say memo title are also praised.
Rod's family dialogue and game-watching scenes work well. Roy Firestone's tear-inducing interview persona counts as both aged-best and aged-worst, and his show’s role in the old ESPN schedule is recalled. The soundtrack is praised generally.
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