| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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This is a dramatization of a true story. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Cast |
Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language. |
| 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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Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Internship programs -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Dreams -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Despair -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Millionaires -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Black, Todd.
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Blumenthal, Jason.
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Lassiter, James.
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Smith, Will, 1968-
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Tisch, Steve.
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Zee, Teddy.
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Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre.
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Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
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Howe, Brian.
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Karen, James, 1923-
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Castellaneta, Dan.
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Fuller, Kurt, 1953-
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Fischer, Takayo.
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Overbrook Entertainment (Firm)
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Escape Artists (Firm)
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Relativity Media.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Pursuit of happiness |
| ISBN |
142481748X |
| Standard No. |
043396150850 |
| Music No. |
15085 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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