DVD

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.

Black, Todd. (Added Author). Blumenthal, Jason. (Added Author). Lassiter, James. (Added Author). Smith, Will, 1968- (Added Author). Tisch, Steve. (Added Author). Zee, Teddy. (Added Author). Conrad, Steve. (Added Author). Muccino, Gabriele. (Added Author). Smith, Jaden, 1998- (Added Author). Newton, Thandie, 1972- (Added Author). Howe, Brian. (Added Author). Karen, James, 1923-2018 (Added Author). Castellaneta, Dan. (Added Author). Fuller, Kurt, 1953- (Added Author). Fischer, Takayo. (Added Author). Overbrook Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Escape Artists (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Relativity Media. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781424817481
ISBN: 142481748X
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen edition.
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Making pursuit; Father and son; The man behind the movie; Inside the Rubik's® Cube; director's commentary.
Restrictions on Access Note:	For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva.
Participant or Performer Note:	Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.