The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Director: Gabriele Muccino
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Cantonese
  • Release date: December 15, 2006
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Untitled Chris Gardner Project
  • "The Pursuit of Happyness" is an American film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Willard Christopher Smith Jr , Jaden Christopher Syre Smith and Thandie Newton . The film is based on real stories, and the protagonist is African Americans investment expert Chris Gardner .
    The film tells the inspirational story of a down-and-out salesman who was on the verge of bankruptcy and his wife left home. He worked hard to fulfill his responsibilities as a single parent, worked hard to become a stock market trader, and finally became a well-known financial investor. The film was nominated for Best Actor in the 79th Academy Awards .
    "The Pursuit of Happyness" is confirmed to be re-screened in the mainland, and will be released on July 20, 2020 on the first day of the resumption of work in the fixed-range theaters. The fixed-file poster was released at the same time. 

    Details

    • Release date December 15, 2006
    • Filming locations Candlestick Park - 602 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Overbrook Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $55,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $163,566,459

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $26,541,709

    Gross worldwide

    $307,127,625

    Movie reviews

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    • By Shany 2022-04-23 07:01:03

      happiness

      This is willsmith's best film, better than anything I've seen before.
           This film is clearly an inspirational film, but at the end I still shed tears with willsmith. In order to make a living, he has gone through untold hardships, being evicted from his house, having his instruments stolen, selling blood, wandering the streets, living in a shelter, and even living in the toilet, carrying a suitcase to work every day, and his wife leaving... It was others who had already collapsed,...

    • By Brennan 2022-04-23 07:01:03

      Atypical American Dream

      Seriously, I always seem to have a skeptical attitude towards this kind of inspirational film. Criticize yourself, this inspirational film is like a Chinese question in high school. You have to understand the author's writing purpose and the intention of the question maker, in order to get 100% of the results from these four options. This was my strength in the past, but now it's getting worse.
          The first paragraph is quite good, maybe happyness only can be pursueed, can't be hold. It...

    • By Gennaro 2022-04-23 07:01:03

      When happiness knocks on the door


          Chances in life are always unpredictable, like this movie. But one thing is for sure, Welsh Mies has been waiting since the beginning of the film, as if we audiences had the same life as him. From the beginning of the movie, we have been looking forward to a happy ending, and watching the passage of time, our sad hearts can't avoid crying to the protagonist's encounter again and again. We learned to persevere, and we began to adhere to the twists and turns of the road to success in...

    • By Holden 2022-04-23 07:01:03

      This is the struggle

      When watching this movie, I kept thinking about the popular domestic TV series "Struggle" some time ago. Compared with the "Struggle", which was actually funny after working hard for a long time, this movie seems so simple and real. I always thought Will Smith's acting skills were untested, and after watching this movie, I started to put Will Smith on the "acting school" big list. The little actors in the movie are also excellent and cute. A father and son have shown great strength in the...

    • By Kevin 2022-04-23 07:01:03

      Life seems to give us too much, but stingy to give.

      When the father and son were homeless and had to live in the public bathroom of the subway station, the father smiled and said to the son that we are going to the ancient times in a time machine, and then spent the night on the floor covered with toilet paper in the bathroom, all night he used his feet The police, who were against the door, worried about patrolling, pushed the door in. This reminds me of Song Fanping, the father of "Brothers". When the Cultural Revolution came, the father who...

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    • By Angelica 2023-05-29 14:15:13

      I have to work hard to live a better life, not waiting for happiness to knock on the door, but to knock on the door of...

    • By Joesph 2023-05-12 23:15:11

      The story of a very unlucky man who escaped his bad...

    • By Shawna 2023-05-08 07:41:10

      This is part of my...

    • By Hilton 2023-05-02 10:56:48

      Maybe it's because of mental preparation, so I'm not particularly moved, but I can understand the...

    • By Brittany 2023-04-09 00:17:09

      Although there are countless inspirational stories of the "American Dream" style, I am still moved by them. There are always a few small paragraphs that inadvertently poke into the softest corners of the center. [PS 1. It is the prototype Chris Gardner who passed Will Smith at the end; 2. This translation is really nonsense: this is simply a story of chasing happiness, not happiness that comes for no reason...

    Movie plot

    In San Francisco in 1981, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) was a smart medical device salesman, but during the sub-economic depression, his life was very difficult. He travels to various hospitals and clinics every day, but the doctors are not interested in his bone density scanner because it is twice as expensive as an X-ray scanner.
    His wife Linda (Sandy Newton) could not continue to endure such a difficult life and left him and his...
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    Piercing lens

    It is mentioned many times in the film that Pacific Bell Telephone Company was formed by the disintegration of American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1984. Before that, the name of the company was Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. Anyone who retires from the company should receive a pension from Pac-Tell, not Pac-Bell as mentioned in the film.
    When Chris got into Twistle's taxi, the word "2004" was printed on the body...
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    Background creation

    "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is adapted from the autobiography of the same name published in 2007 by Chris Gardner, a black American investment expert. This is a typical American inspirational story. As a single father, Gardner was once faced with a dilemma that even his own food and clothing could not solve. In the most difficult period, Gardner could only carry his only possessions on his back, and then he went to the homeless...
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    Evaluation action

    "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is a brand new appearance by Will Smith, which seems to imply a certain transformational mentality of him. -"The Hamilton News"
    The warm inspirational theme of father and son can obviously touch the hearts of most of the audience, and the performances of the two leading actors are very real and believable for obvious reasons. ——"USA Weekend" 
    The poor life made his wife run away, and there was only...
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    Movie quotes

    • [about Chris' bone-density scanner]

      Homeless Guy #1: It's a time machine... I know it's a time machine...

      Christopher Gardner: [voice-over, while sitting on a bus] This machine in my lap? It is not a time machine.

    • [last narration lines, while walking in the crowd and crying]

      Christopher Gardner: [voice-over] This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happyness."

    • Christopher Gardner: [the first day of the internship program] This part of my life is called "internship."