The pursuit of happyness [DVD]
(DVD)
Contributors
Black, Todd. Producer
Blumenthal, Jason. Producer
Tisch, Steve. Producer
Lassiter, James. Producer
Smith, Will, 1968- Producer
Blumenthal, Jason. Producer
Tisch, Steve. Producer
Lassiter, James. Producer
Smith, Will, 1968- Producer
Published
Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Hudson Regional Library - DVD - Adult
DVD F PURSUIT
1 available
DVD F PURSUIT
1 available
Zephyrhills Public Library - DVD - Adult
DVD F PURSUIT
1 available
DVD F PURSUIT
1 available
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Published
Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2007.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
UPC
043396150850
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2006.
General Note
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.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; film editor, Hughes Winborne ; music by Andrea Guerra ; production designer, J. Michael Riva ; costume designer, Sharen Davis.
Participants/Performers
Will Smith (Chris Gardner), Thandie Newton (Linda), Brian Howe (Jay Twistle), James Karen (Martin Frohm), Dan Castellaneta (Alan Frakesh), Kurt Fuller (Walter Ribbon), Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (Christopher).
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some language.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.40:1.
Language
In English or French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English.
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson Regional Library - DVD - Adult | DVD F PURSUIT | On Shelf |
| Zephyrhills Public Library - DVD - Adult | DVD F PURSUIT | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Despair -- Drama.
Dreams -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Gardner, Chris -- (Chris P.) -- Drama.
Gardner, Chris -- (Chris P.) -- Interviews.
Homelessness -- Drama.
Internship programs -- United States -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Millionaires -- United States -- Drama.
Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
Single fathers -- Drama.
Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Dreams -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Gardner, Chris -- (Chris P.) -- Drama.
Gardner, Chris -- (Chris P.) -- Interviews.
Homelessness -- Drama.
Internship programs -- United States -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures).
Millionaires -- United States -- Drama.
Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
Single fathers -- Drama.
Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Black, T., Blumenthal, J., Tisch, S., Lassiter, J., Smith, W., Conrad, S., Muccino, G., Newton, T., Howe, B., Karen, J., Castellaneta, D., Fuller, K., Smith, J., Papamichael, P., Winborne, H., Guerra, A., & Gardner, C. (2007). The pursuit of happyness [DVD] (Widescreen ed.). Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Todd. Black et al.. 2007. The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]. Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Todd. Black et al.. The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD] Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Black, Todd., et al. The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD] Widescreen ed., Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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