Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) WAS a top agent at Sports Management International. After he is fired for writing a stirring, visionary suggestion for his firm's future - a Mission Statement that suggested his firm should focus on real caring for fewer clients instead of production-line sports management - Jerry is forced to start over... from scratch. With his only client, Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a second-tier football player, and his wistful young assistant, Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zelweger), Jerry sets out for a very uncertain future.

In this scene, Jerry arrives at Dorothy's house in a drunken state following a break up with his fiance. While waiting for Dorothy in the living room, her 3 year old son Ray sneaks out of his room to come and talk to Jerry.

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Jerry and Ray have a great conversation, playing tug with a piece of rope.

RAY
And then my dad died and my mom took me to the zoo and I love the zoo. Do you hate the zoo or do you love the zoo?

JERRY
Wait. I want to tell you more about my dad.

RAY
Let's go the zoo.

JERRY
Okay. I've been hogging it. You're right.

JERRY (cont'd)
All my life I've been trying to talk, really talk, and no one wants to listen. You know that feeling?

Ray nods vigorously.

RAY
Let's go right now. Let's go to the zoo.

JERRY
Aw, the fucking thing... I mean, the zoo is closed.

RAY
You said "fuck".

JERRY
Yeah I know. I did.

Ray loves this guy. He pats Jerry's knee.

RAY
I won't tell.

JERRY
We'll go to the zoo sometime. Okay? I think I might have some time on my hands.

Ray looks at Jerry's hands.

RAY
I don't see any.

JERRY
(points respectfully)
Funny.

RAY
Funny...
(imitates him)
(hears mom
approaching)
I better go to bed.

Ray hugs Jerry and exits. Jerry sits contemplating the kid for a moment.

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