The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gabriele Muccino
Screenplay by	Steven Conrad
Based on	The Pursuit of Happyness; by Chris Gardner; Quincy Troupe
Produced by	Will Smith; Todd Black; Jason Blumenthal; James Lassiter; Steve Tisch; Devon Franklin;
Starring	Will Smith; Thandiwe Newton; Jaden Smith;
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael
Edited by	Hughes Winborne
Music by	Andrea Guerra
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Relativity Media; Overbrook Entertainment; Escape Artists;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	December 15, 2006;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$307.1 million

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is based on the best-selling 2006 memoir of the same name written by Gardner with Quincy Troupe. It is based on Gardner's nearly one-year struggle being homeless.^[2] The unusual spelling of the film's title comes from a mural that Gardner sees on the wall outside the daycare facility his son attended. The movie is set in San Francisco in 1981.

The film was released on December 15, 2006, by Columbia Pictures, and received positive reviews, with Smith's performance and the emotional weight of the story garnering acclaim. Smith was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actor.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "The Pursuit of Happyness". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ Pfeiffer, Antonia (2018). "The Pursuit of Happyness" – A Hollywood Interpretation Of How To Achieve The American Dream. p. 7.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 21, 2016). "Will Smith Says He Won't Attend Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

[BOM-1] "The Pursuit of Happyness". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

[2] Pfeiffer, Antonia (2018). "The Pursuit of Happyness" – A Hollywood Interpretation Of How To Achieve The American Dream. p. 7.

[3] Littleton, Cynthia (January 21, 2016). "Will Smith Says He Won't Attend Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

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