The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.
Also Known As: Pursuit of Happiness
Untitled (Columbia/Christopher Gardner story)
Production Status: Released
Logline: True story of a once-homeless single father, Christopher Gardner, who raised himself up to become a successful stock broker.
Genres: Drama and Biopic
Running Time: 1 hr. 57 min.
Release Date: December 15th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language.
Distributors:
Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)
Production Co.: Relativity Media, Escape Artists, Overbrook Entertainment
Studios: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
U.S. Box Office: $162,586,036
Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Alameda, California, USA
Produced in: United States
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