 The version prepared for the cable TV premiere on Showtime includes a new  fictional Reebok advertisement at the end of the film over the closing  credits. Director Cameron Crowe originally decided not to include the  commercial, who features Cuba Gooding Jr. as athlete Rod Tidwell, in the  theatrical version because he thought he ruined the ending.  Allegedly, the  fictional commercial has been reinstated because of a lawsuit between Reebok  and Columbia Pictures over the terms of product placement in the film.