The Pursuit of Happyness
Year | 2006 |
Starring | Dan Castellaneta, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Will Smith |
Director(s) | Gabriele Muccino |
Rating | PG-13 |
Genre(s) | Biography, Drama |
Runtime | 117 min |
In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in 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. When his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son as the odds become more daunting by the day.