The pursuit of happyness [DVD] / a Columbia Pictures presentation in association with Relativity Media of an Overbrook Entertainment/Escape Artists production ; directed by Gabriele Muccino ; produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, James Lassiter, Will Smith ; screenplay, Steven Conrad.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
viewing print 12 film reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 117 min., ca. 10,530 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. track 2 sound discs (ca. 117 min.) : digital, DTS ; 4 3/4 in.
Copyright: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and GH One LLC. PRV: PreRegistration, 2006, PRE000000099; screenplay prev. reg., 2006, PAu 3-020-691. Prev. pub. musical compositions and sound recordings of compositions. Prev. pub. books, magazines, newspapers, artwork, photography, posters, film clips and computer software/programs. NM: all other cinematographic material. DCR 2006; PUB 14Dec06; REG 14Dec06; PA1-341-153. Digital sound on two compact discs stored in one film can (CGE 1013). Summary from FirstSearch, OCLC 77553857, viewed Nov. 16, 2007. Based on an autobiographical book by Chris Gardner. Not viewed. Sources used: copyright data sheet; copyright database; Variety Web site, review posted Dec. 7, 2006, viewed Nov. 16, 2007; Internet movie database, viewed Nov. 16, 2007; FirstSearch, OCLC 77553857, viewed Nov. 16, 2007. Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller.
Summary:
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.
LCCN:
2007643328
Locations:
FDPC194 -- Upham Memorial Library (Fredericksburg)
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