The pursuit of happyness [videorecording] / Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 15085 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 142481748X
- 9781424817481
- Pursuit of happiness
- Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva.
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Pursuit | Available | 33111009071198 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The rousing, true-life story of a single dad who went from living on the streets to owning his own brokerage firm is brought to the big screen by superstar Will Smith, appearing for the first time opposite his real-life son Jaden Smith. Set in early-'80s San Francisco, the film charts the hard times and eventual comeback of Chris Gardner, a suddenly single salesman who has custody of his son, but finds that providing for the two of them is a challenge in the increasingly unstable economic climate. He struggles to work his way from unpaid intern at Dean Witter to something more substantial, even as life continues to offer him setbacks. Making his Hollywood debut, Italian director Gabriele Muccino was championed by Will Smith for the project. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
Special features: Making pursuit; Father and son; The man behind the movie; Inside the Rubik'sª Cube; director's commentary.
For private home use only.
Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva.
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.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language.
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation.
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.