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* BrutalHonesty: Jerry puts on his "friend's hat" and lets Rod have it, telling him if he wants to be a genuine sports celebrity, he needs to play the game for the love of the game, instead of broadcasting that he's just in football for the money.
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* DavidVersusGoliath: The Cardinals are a perennial loser; the BigGame at the climax of the film is against the Dallas Cowboys, at the time the movie was made a powerhouse coming off of winning three Super Bowl championships in four years.[[note]]Ironically, the Cowboys have never reached the Super Bowl since, while the Cardinals have, albeit only once, and they lost.[[/note]]
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* DavidVersusGoliath: The Cardinals are a perennial loser; the BigGame at the climax of the film is against the Dallas Cowboys, at the time the movie was made a powerhouse coming off of winning three Super Bowl championships in four years.[[note]]Ironically, the Cowboys have never reached the Super Bowl since, since with many concluding their astonishing success was only due to legendary coach Tom Landry, while the Cardinals have, albeit only once, and they lost.[[/note]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Jerry writes a manifesto appealing for his colleagues to care less about money and focus more on interpersonal relationships and caring about their clients as friends. Many of his fellow agents and clients think he's gone mad and he is fired shortly afterwards.
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** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities wanes and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
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** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities wanes wane and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
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** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities early in the movie wanes and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
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** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities early in the movie wanes and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
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** Jerry starts the movie "great at friendship, bad at intimacy", but learns to open up emotionally as the film goes on, to the point where [[spoiler: he gives a heartfelt [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove love confession]] in front of an entire room full of strangers at the end of the movie]].
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** Jerry starts the movie off "great at friendship, bad at intimacy", but learns to open up emotionally as the film goes on, to the point where [[spoiler: he gives a heartfelt [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove love confession]] in front of an entire room full of strangers at the end of the movie]].
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Jerry's "you complete me" speech is a famous example, but it's actually a downplayed one since he and Dorothy are already married at that point and it's not anguished because he's confessing out of nowhere but because he'd previously struggled to open himself up emotionally.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Played with in that the two don't compete directly for Jerry's affections, but Dorothy (Betty) and Avery (Veronica) fit the character types,.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Played with in that the two don't compete directly for Jerry's affections, but Dorothy (Betty) and Avery (Veronica) fit the character types,.types.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: A very minor example, but at one point the Cardinals play the Philadelphia Eagles, who on the field are dressed in the their pre-1995 Kelly green uniforms, while the logo in the owner's box from which Jerry is watching the game is the team's current post-1996 one which is paired with midnight green uniforms. While the NFL would eventually allow teams to play in "throwback" uniforms using previous color schemes, this rule was not in effect at the time the movie was made.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: A very minor example, but at one point the Cardinals play the Philadelphia Eagles, who on the field are dressed in the their pre-1995 Kelly green uniforms, while the team's logo in the owner's box from which Jerry is watching the game is the team's current post-1996 one they've used since 1996, which is paired with midnight green uniforms. While the NFL would eventually allow teams to play in "throwback" uniforms using previous color schemes, this rule was not in effect at the time the movie was made.
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* ArtisticLincenseSports: A very minor example, but at one point the Cardinals play the Philadelphia Eagles, who on the field are dressed in the their pre-1995 Kelly green uniforms, while the logo in the owner's box from which Jerry is watching the game is the team's current post-1996 one which is paired with midnight green uniforms. While the NFL would eventually allow teams to play in "throwback" uniforms using previous color schemes, this rule was not in effect at the time the movie was made.
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* ArtisticLincenseSports: ArtisticLicenseSports: A very minor example, but at one point the Cardinals play the Philadelphia Eagles, who on the field are dressed in the their pre-1995 Kelly green uniforms, while the logo in the owner's box from which Jerry is watching the game is the team's current post-1996 one which is paired with midnight green uniforms. While the NFL would eventually allow teams to play in "throwback" uniforms using previous color schemes, this rule was not in effect at the time the movie was made.
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* ArtisticLincenseSports: A very minor example, but at one point the Cardinals play the Philadelphia Eagles, who on the field are dressed in the their pre-1995 Kelly green uniforms, while the logo in the owner's box from which Jerry is watching the game is the team's current post-1996 one which is paired with midnight green uniforms. While the NFL would eventually allow teams to play in "throwback" uniforms using previous color schemes, this rule was not in effect at the time the movie was made.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Each of the main characters gets some:
** Jerry starts the movie "great at friendship, bad at intimacy", but learns to open up emotionally as the film goes on, to the point where [[spoiler: he gives a heartfelt [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove love confession]] in front of an entire room full of strangers at the end of the movie]].
** Dorothy initially prioritizes simply having a responsible man in her life, and is happy to have someone like Jerry even interested in her, but she eventually realizes and asserts her need for more than that.
** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities early in the movie wanes and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
** Jerry starts the movie "great at friendship, bad at intimacy", but learns to open up emotionally as the film goes on, to the point where [[spoiler: he gives a heartfelt [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove love confession]] in front of an entire room full of strangers at the end of the movie]].
** Dorothy initially prioritizes simply having a responsible man in her life, and is happy to have someone like Jerry even interested in her, but she eventually realizes and asserts her need for more than that.
** Rod's initial self-absorption and focus on his contract and endorsement opportunities early in the movie wanes and he becomes less of a "paycheck player" as the movie goes on, partially as a result of Jerry's advice to him.
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He writes a manifesto on what we think but don't say, which he passes out to his entire firm. But there is a reason we don't say those things, and he is fired in short order. Losing his clients, future clients and his fiancee, his only solace is retaining a single athlete, football player Rod Tidwell (Creator/CubaGoodingJr.), and inspiring a secretary at the firm, Dorothy Boyd (Creator/ReneeZellweger), to join with him. Tidwell is a talented athlete but [[SmallNameBigEgo has a far greater ego]], making his upcoming contract re-negotiation a nail biter. Jerry and Dorothy soon fall for each other, but they wonder if it's true love or one of convenience and consideration of her young son Ray (Jonathan Lipnicki).
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He writes a manifesto on what we think but don't say, which he passes out to his entire firm. But there is a reason we don't say those things, and he is fired in short order. Losing his clients, future clients and his fiancee, his only solace is retaining a single athlete, football player Rod Tidwell (Creator/CubaGoodingJr.), and inspiring a secretary at the firm, Dorothy Boyd (Creator/ReneeZellweger), to join with him. Tidwell is a talented athlete but [[SmallNameBigEgo has a far greater ego]], making his upcoming contract re-negotiation a nail biter. Jerry and Dorothy soon fall for each other, but they wonder if it's true love or one of convenience and consideration of her young son Ray (Jonathan Lipnicki).
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* AccidentalDeclarationOfLove: Jerry spends the night at Dorothy's after their first semi-romantic dinner. He overhears Dorothy and her sister having a conversation about just how deep her feelings for him are. Him being caught eavesdropping of course adds to the breakfast awkwardness.
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