The pursuit of happyness, Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with Relativity Media ; an Overbrook Entertainment production ; an Escape Artists production ; a film by Gabriele Muccino ; produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino
Type
Label
The pursuit of happyness, Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with Relativity Media ; an Overbrook Entertainment production ; an Escape Artists production ; a film by Gabriele Muccino ; produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some language
Main title
The pursuit of happyness
Oclc number
77553857
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with Relativity Media ; an Overbrook Entertainment production ; an Escape Artists production ; a film by Gabriele Muccino ; produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino
Runtime
117
Summary
Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a single dad who has to support and care for a young child. Impressing a Dean Witter higher-up by solving a Rubik's cube during a taxi ride, Chris gets a place in a stockbroker-training program. But internships don't pay, and there's no guarantee he'll be offered a job at the end of it. Against all odds, he pushes toward success, and eventually turns his life around
Table Of Contents
One day at a time -- Riding the bus -- Two questions -- Being stupid -- Making contacts -- Birthday wishes -- Ride share -- Cab fare -- Go get happy -- Parking tickets -- Big interview -- Second thought -- Linda is leaving -- Packing up -- Taking care -- Internship -- Beyond the call -- Hot lead -- Possibilities -- Paying taxes -- The time machine -- Locked out -- Safe cave -- Four spots left -- Climbing mountains -- Shining light -- Change of scenery -- Happyness
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Pursuit of happiness
Classification
Contributor
- Tisch, Steve
- Lassiter, James
- Overbrook Entertainment (Firm)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Escape Artists (Firm)
- Guerra, Andrea, 1961-
- Black, Todd
- Smith, Will, 1968-
- Muccino, Gabriele
- Newton, Thandie, 1972-
- Smith, Jaden, 1998-
- Karen, James, 1923-
- Papamichael, Phedon
- Columbia Pictures Industries
- Castellaneta, Dan
- Blumenthal, Jason
- Fuller, Kurt, 1953-
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P
- Relativity Media
- Howe, Brian, (Actor)
- Conrad, Steve
- Winborne, Hughes
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Subject
- Internship programs -- United States -- Drama
- Millionaires -- United States -- Drama
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P. -- Drama
- Homelessness -- Drama
- Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P. -- Interviews
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Despair -- Drama
- Dreams -- Drama
- Single fathers -- Drama
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Vendedores -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama
- Padre e hijo -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
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- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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- Black, Todd
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- Muccino, Gabriele
- Newton, Thandie, 1972-
- Smith, Jaden, 1998-
- Karen, James, 1923-
- Papamichael, Phedon
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- Blumenthal, Jason
- Fuller, Kurt, 1953-
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P
- Relativity Media
- Howe, Brian, (Actor)
- Conrad, Steve
- Winborne, Hughes
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- Millionaires -- United States -- Drama
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P. -- Drama
- Homelessness -- Drama
- Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama
- Gardner, Chris, Chris P. -- Interviews
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Despair -- Drama
- Dreams -- Drama
- Single fathers -- Drama
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Vendedores -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama
- Padre e hijo -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
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