Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396150850
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD15085D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 2006

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Chris gardner is a strugglng salesman barely making ends meet when he & his 5 year old son are evicted from their san francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When gardner lands an internship at a prestgious stock brokerage firm he & his son endure many hardships in pursuit of the dream of a better life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/25/2007 Starring: Will Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg13

Amazon.com:
A heartwarming film that demonstrates how good, hard-working people can become homeless almost overnight, Pursuit of Happyness is a tour-de-force showcase for Will Smith, who convincingly portrays a down-and-out dad trying to better his family's life. Smith, who usually is cast in effortlessly boyish roles (Men in Black, Independence Day), is wonderful in the film--even in the scenes that shamelessly tug at viewers' heartstrings. Based on the true-life story of Chris Gardner, a San Francisco salesman forced at times to shelter his young son (played by Smith's adorable look-alike offspring Jaden Smith) in a men's room, there is little suspense to the film in terms of Chris' outcome. (His story and eventual success a successful and wealthy Chicago businessman was well-publicized on the newsmagazine show 20/20.) And let's face it, Hollywood's not too keen on making feel-good movies with unhappy endings. The beauty (and suspense, to a certain extent) of this film is in the way the story is told. Though he is constantly rushing around to get to appointments and pick up his child, things do not happen quickly for Chris. When he accepts an internship with a prestigious stock brokerage firm, there's a catch: The position is unpaid, suitable more for trust-fund children than single parents with no other source of income. In many scenes, the viewer panics along with Chris, wondering how he's going to feed his child. While Smith and his son, Jaden, share many tender moments together, Thandie Newton has the thankless role of playing Chris' shrill wife, who deserts her family early in the film. It's not a particularly challenging part for the talented actress, and her departure doesn't impact the storyline much at all. As for the movie's misspelled title, it's inspired from a scene in the film. (Seeing a mural drawn by the children at a daycare center, Chris points out to the proprietor that "happiness" is spelled incorrectly. She notes that it doesn't matter how the word is written--just that the kids have it.) With Pursuit of Happyness, Smith has come out of his safety zone and, in turn, ends up playing his most heroic role to date. --Jae-Ha Kim


Extras from The Pursuit of Happyness

Behind the scenes footage of The Pursuit of Happyness high bandwidth

Chris Gardner: "On Being Studied By Will Smith" high bandwidth

Will Smith And Jaden Smith: "On Will Always Being In Character" high bandwidth

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Rating: - Feel-good tale: There is no substitute for hard work!
Based on a true story, "The Pursuit of Happyness" features Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a struggling San Francisco medical equipment salesman beset with financial problems. Tired of the struggle, his wife moves out and leaves him with their little boy. As they spiral down the financial shaft, they are reduced to sleeping in homeless shelters and in subway bathrooms.

Gardner lands an unpaid internship to become a Dean Witter stockbroker. Juggling the demands of fatherhood, keeping ... Read More

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Rating: - The Pursuit of Happyness - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:57:27
Movie size: 32,64 GB
Disc size: 42,89 GB
Total bit rate: 37.05 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 28.93 Mbps

LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French ... Read More

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Rating: - A father's love!!!
This movie was amazing!!! it was so truely sad what will smith's character had to go through to survive, all the pain he must have felt along the way, but he came out on top at the end ad it was great!!!!

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Rating: - horrible condition
The seller shipped it in poor condition, or it got worse during its trip to my house. The case was crushed and the broken pieces inside scratched the disk and everything was sliding all over the place. I sent it back for a refund.

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Rating: - Certainly inspirational, but possibly a little too focused on money?
Okay, I may be a teacher for the public education system, but I admittedly have never had to live on the streets. That probably lends some bias to this story as I have never truly desired money as much as the characters here. I do not mock or disregard poverty at all, but it's kind of weird to market a movie based on the struggle for wealth to middle- and upper-class citizens when they are already doing reasonable all right. I guess it's an off sense of morality on my part, but in my case it's weird ... Read More

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