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Jake Gyllenhaal has been in the movie industry since he was 11 years old. Born to a director-father and screenwriter-mother, both him and his older sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, were part of the movie business before they even made it. With impressive filmography and a career spanning decades, Jake Gyllenhaal has made a name for himself in Hollywood.
With movies likeDonnie Darko,Nightcrawler, and even superhero projects likeSpider-Man: Far From Home, Gyllenhaal has made movies that are loved by millions. But do you know which movie Jake Gyllenhaal considers to be his favorite? Well, it’s none other than the 1996 Tom Cruise hit,Jerry Maguire, which theRoad Housestar considers to be “a quintessential ’90s movie.”
Jake Gyllenhaal Loves Tom Cruise’sJerry Maguire
Back in 2014, actor Jake Gyllenhaal sat withRotten Tomatoesto rank his top 5 favorite movies of all time. He namedThe Goonies(1986),Jerry Maguire(1996),La Strada(1954),Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993), andWoman of the Year(1949) as his favorites. But one movie in particular, was quite clearly more dear to him than the rest.
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Talking about the 1996 movie starringTom Cruiseand Renee Zellweger, he spoke of how much he loved the Cameron Crowe directorial.
“Inevitably it’s just something I can never turn off whenever it’s on the television, and I think that has a power of its own.”
He further added,
“Yeah, I feel like it’s a quintessential ’90s movie. You know what I mean? I would actually put ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ right up there with each other, in the same spot.”
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The sweet love story on the backdrop of a sports drama had everyoneat Hello!Cruise was nominated for Best Actor Oscar and Cuba Gooding Jr. won an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Jake Gyllenhaal Shares His Favorite Scene From The 1996 Movie
Although the movie is led by the love story betweenTom Cruise‘s Jerry and Renee Zellweger’s Dorothy, the friendship that Jerry shares with his client – Gooding Jr.’s Rod Tidwell and his family is also one of the main highlights of the movie. Tidewell is a football player, and his wife Marcee, played by Regina King, is his biggest support. Their love story in itself is one of the best parts of the movie, something Jerry and Dorothy – the leading couple in the movie aspire to have.
Near end of the movie, Gooding Jr.’s character gets injured during a game, and Jerry calls Marcee to inform her. Her reaction to the injury is one ofJake Gyllenhaal‘s favorite scenes from the movie, and he said that everytime he watches it, he ends up shedding a few tears during that scene. As shared by the actor himself during aW Magazineinterview, he cannot control his emotions during the scene, and it gets to him every time.
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“I’m just like… I’m a mess.”
Jerry Maguireis available for rent on Apple TV+.
Swagata Das
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Swagata works as a Senior Features Editor at FandomWire. Having previously worked as a Content Writer, her passion for everything pop culture became her true calling as she now works with a global team of writers to brainstorm unique, groundbreaking ideas. Having done her Masters in English Literature, Swagata is a self-professed K-Pop addict with an affinity to work her charms on unsuspecting friends to induct them into the fandom cult.
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