The pursuit of happyness
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 fu...
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| Language: | English French |
| Edition: | Widescreen edition. |
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| 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. |
| Item Description: | Special features: Making pursuit; Father and son; The man behind the movie; Inside the Rubik's® Cube; director's commentary. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, J. Michael Riva. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
2007.
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| ISBN: | 142481748X 9781424817481 |
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| Call Number: |
PN1997.D7 P877 2007 |
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| PN1997.D7 P877 2007 | Available Place a Hold |