The pursuit of happyness / 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.
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 fu...
| Uniform Title: | Pursuit of happyness (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
2007.
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| Edition: | Widescreen edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: This book was selected in recognition of MSU Libraries Student Employee, Melissa Chavez, Class of 2015. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Pursuit of happiness. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| 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. |
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| Note: | Special features: Making pursuit; Father and son; The man behind the movie; Inside the Rubik's® Cube; director's commentary. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.B55 P877 2007 VideoDVD CP2 D0078495 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language. |
| ISBN: | 142481748X : |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva. |
| System Details: | DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation. |
| Cast: |
Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer. |