The pursuit of happyness

Author

Will Smith

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (OSH)

Edition

Widescreen ed.

Languages

Closed-captioned; dialogue in English or French with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

Performers

Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer.

Publication Information

Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2007.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13 for some language.

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.