The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

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Call Number: DVD Drama Pursuit
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer.
In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream. The odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Gorgeous movie! submitted by jayendra44106 on June 26, 2012, 3:23pm This movie made me cry. I felt really thankful for everything I had after that movie! Jaden Smith was absolutely adorable in this movie.

Hard Knocks submitted by ima_rom on July 15, 2012, 5:04am A good dramatic inspirational movie.

tpoh submitted by a2sue on August 24, 2013, 12:18am oh wow, this was a fantastic film! i really got into the story and found myself crying near the end. it was also interesting to watch will smith play father to his real life son, jaden, in the movie.

Pursuit of Happyness submitted by SBNB on June 19, 2014, 6:55pm Great movie. I would recommend watching this one.

Intense! submitted by Xris on August 28, 2018, 11:48pm Will did such a great job with this movie, and his son, Jaden, was great too! I worry some about possibly being homeless and this made it real for me.

The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 submitted by lstorc on July 3, 2019, 7:49pm This is a hardcore tearjerker! It's an accurate depiction of what it takes to get out of poverty.