Justine Thomas

PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

Will Smith – Chris Gardner

Jaden Smith – Christopher

Thandie – Linda

Brian Howe- Jay Twistle

James Karen – Martin Frohm

ACTORS

Gabriele Muccino

DIRECTORS

December 15, 2006

RELEASE DATE

PICTURES

Chris Gardner: This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happyness.“

Chris Gardner: It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there?

FAMOUS LINES OR QUOTES

That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.

STORYLINE

The Pursuit of Happyness is rated PG-13 and has an overall rating of 7.8 stars out of 10.

The movie was in theatres in 2006 and is now sold on DVD and is available on OnDemand.

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