Jerry Maguire
4/30/20261 hr 29 min
Paul and Amy say “show me the money” with Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe’s romantic drama that turns a mission statement into a midlife crisis. They trace the film’s long development, Tom Cruise’s defining performance, and the breakout turns from Renée Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr., while unpacking its mix of sports, romance, and soul-searching ambition. Go to https://surfshark.com/unspooled or use code UNSPOOLED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJamie Foxx· Soundbite0:05
We live in a cynical world. A cynical world. And we work in a business of tough competitors. I love you. You complete me [upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspooled.
Paul Scheer· Host0:40
Unspooled. Yes, welcome to Unspooled. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, and in case you missed 'ems We have covered the AFI Top 100, and now we are checking off movies from three major lists: the Letterboxd Top 250 Films with the Most Fans, the IMDb Top 250, and the New York Times 1,000 Essential Films. Is today's film on one of those lists? We will find out very shortly. But- Yes ... the reason- [laughs] I'll tell you later [laughs] But yes. Ooh, we'll tell you which one in just a second. But the reason why we're doing this movie this week is because Jerry Maguire is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was recently re-released into theaters, and it fits so nicely into our conversation that we had in our last episode about, uh, The Devil Wears Prada, and that kinda work-life balance. I am Paul Scheer. I'm an actor, writer, and director,