Arizona State's cinematic history ranges from Jerry Lewis in 1962 to Barbra Streisand in 1976 to the Coen brothers in 1987 to Cuba Gooding Jr. in 1996.
For ASU fans, nothing is likely to surpass Gooding Jr.'s Rod Tidwell contract plea —"I went to Arizona State, I'm from Arizona, I break Arizona records, I'm a Sun Devil, man" — to Tom Cruise's Jerry Maguire, but films currently in production are certain to warm Sun Devil hearts and producers hope those of a larger audience.
Certainly the mega watt power attached to upcoming movies about ASU 2011 NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles and football/baseball player Brandon Magee and his family suggest the potential for box office/ratings success.