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| The Pursuit of Happyness [Blu-ray] | ![The Pursuit of Happyness [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510Us1W9S2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Dan Castellaneta, George Cheung, Takayo Fischer, Darryl Fong, Kurt Fuller
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $38.96
Buy New: $15.75
You Save: $23.21 (60%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $9.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  (293 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7189
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 117 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: COLBR17969
UPC: 043396179691
EAN: 0043396179691
ASIN: B000N6U0EC
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
Will Smith stars in the inspirational true story of Chris Gardner, a San Francisco salesman who's struggling to make ends meet. When his girlfriend Linda (Thandie Newton) walks out, Chris is left to raise their 5-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Smith) on his own. Chris' determination finally pays off when he lands an unpaid internship in a brutally competitive stockbroker-training program, where only one in twenty interns will make the cut. But without a salary, Chris and his son are evicted from their apartment and are forced to sleep on the street, in homeless shelters and even behind the locked doors of a metro station bathroom. With self- confidence and the love and trust of his son, Chris Gardner rises above his obstacles to become a Wall Street legend.
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A heartwarming film that demonstrates how good, hard-working people can become homeless almost overnight, iPursuit of Happyness/i 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 (iMen in Black, Independence Day/i), 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 i20/20/i.) 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 iPursuit of Happyness/i, Smith has come out of his safety zone and, in turn, ends up playing his most heroic role to date. --iJae-Ha Kim/ip p p p p p p p p p p p p p p brspan class="h1"strongExtras from I The Pursuit of Happyness/I/strong/span/br table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" tdahref="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH3lrg._V44333007_.jpg"img border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH3extsml._V44330974_.jpg"br span class="tiny"bbrBehind the scenes footage of /brbr i The Pursuit of Happyness /ibrhigh bandwidth/br/b /tdp tdahref="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH1lrgjpg._V44332921_.jpg"img border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH1sml._V44332920_.jpg"br span class="tiny"bbrChris Gardner: /brbr "On Being Studied By Will Smith"/brbrhigh bandwidth/br/b /tdp tdahref="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH2lrg._V44333005_.jpg"img border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/PofH/PofH2sml._V44333004_.jpg"br span class="tiny"bbr Will Smith And Jaden Smith:/br "On Will Always Being In Character" brhigh bandwidthbr/b /td /tr /table strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Beyond i The Pursuit of Happyness /i on Amazon.com /font/strong table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p p p p p p p tr class="tiny" align="center" valign="top"p p tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000957O82.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brMore Films Starring Will Smith /tdp p p p p p tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004WG2F.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"brMore Films About Fathers Sons/tdp p p p p p p p tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0060744871.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"brThe Book/br /td /trp p p p p p p p /tablep span class="h1"strongStills from I The Pursuit of Happyness /I (click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofh/PoH4sml._V44327676_.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofh/PofH5sml._V44327678_.jpg"br p /td /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofh/PofH6sml._V44327675_.jpg"br /td /tr tr align="center" valign="top" td img border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofh/PofH8sml._V44327669_.jpg"br p /td tdimg border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofh/PofH7sml._V44327674_.jpg"br /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/pofH/PofH9sml._V44329986_.jpg"br /td /tr /table p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p /!-- end6pak --
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Good Movie... January 7, 2009
The movie was very good, but the case was cracked when I received it. The condition of the case did not seem to affect the condition of the DVD, however.
 AMAZON Scores Again January 6, 2009
The DVD was bought for my step-granddaughter, who loves Will Smith anything! That having been said, as always, the performance of Amazon and its "work-withs" has been excellent. Better than I would ask or hope for! That's all I can say, and I have said it from the first time I ordered from AMAZON.COM.
Oscar winner December 29, 2008
Will Smith should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Chris Gardner, a divorced homeless man taking care of his son while trying to pursue the American dream of stability, wealth, and happiness. It is always refreshing to watch Will in a movie where there is no need for him to be the so-called tough guy (Independence Day, Men in Black, Hancock).
Student Mom December 28, 2008
My husband and I loved this movie when we first saw it so when I saw it for such an awesome price on Amazon I had to get it. Delivery was fast and the product was perfect. Thanks so much
Good story, almost old-fashioned December 17, 2008
I don't quite get amazon.com's review of this movie stating it's a "heartwarming film that demonstrates how good, hard-working people can become homeless almost overnight." The film to me was about the complete opposite. Am I missing something here? The film is about how hardworking people can make their dreams come true if they stick with it through hard times. I suppose those brainwashed with marxist anti-Americanism will see this film as proof that American society makes us all homeless and starving to death; while the rest of us will see it as a testement that hard work can get you to places you never thought possible. Will Smith is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors. He's real in almost everything he does. You trust that he feels for the characters he plays; there is no exception to this film. Some of the story was disjointed, but it was fast paced nonetheless. It was one of the few films made recently where you can actually cheer for the protagonist. I reccommend this film. I wish Hollywood made more films like this.
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