The pursuit of happyness
Title:
The pursuit of happyness
Alternate title:
Pursuit of happiness
Author:
Summary:
Chris Gardner is an intelligent, energetic guy who can't catch a break. In the sluggish Bay Area economy of 1981, he's losing ground, by investing all his family's money in high cost bone-density scanners. His wife leaves him, he loses his apartment, and with his 5-year-old son in tow joins the ranks of the homeless, if not the hopeless. Bounced from shelter to shelter, he finds himself a single dad who has to support and care for a young child. Impressing a Dean Witter higher-up by solving a Rubik's cube during a taxi ride, Chris gets a place in a stockbroker-training program. But internships don't pay, and there's no guarantee he'll be offered a job at the end of it. Against all odds, he pushes toward success, and eventually turns his life around.
Audience:
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some language.
General Note:
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Commentary with director Gabriele Muccino [audio feature]; Making pursuit: An Italian take on the American dream [featurette] (18 min.); Father and son: On screen and off [featurette] (8 min.); The man behind the movie: A conversation with Chris Gardner [featurette] (13 min.); Inside the Rubik's® Cube [featurette] (7 min.); "I Can" musical performance [audio only]; previews (26 min.).
Edition:
Widescreen ed.
Contents:
One day at a time -- Riding the bus -- Two questions -- Being stupid -- Making contacts -- Birthday wishes -- Ride share -- Cab fare -- Go get happy -- Parking tickets -- Big interview -- Second thought -- Linda is leaving -- Packing up -- Taking care -- Internship -- Beyond the call -- Hot lead -- Possibilities -- Paying taxes -- Time machine -- Locked out -- Safe cave -- Four spots left -- Climbing mountains -- Shining light -- Change of scenery -- Happyness.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Geographic Term:
Publisher:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Publication Date:
2007
2006
ISBN:
9781424817481
Publication Information:
Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2007.
Call Number:
DVD PURSUIT