JackThe Pursuit of Happyness (not Happiness) Movie Trailer
November 15th 2006 04:05
The Pursuit of Happyness is a film starring Will Smith and his son Jaden. It is based on the true story of Christopher Gardner, a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave.
Chris, now a single father, continues to doggedly pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Chris finds the Food Program at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin Neighborhood and is befriended by the Reverend Cecil Williams who is impressed by the love that Chris shows for his son.
Despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces. It is being released on December 15, 2006 in the USA and January 11th in Australia. Will Smith is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance.
The film uses real "street people" in the film and real Glide church members and attendees are extras in some of the scenes featuring the church. The church choir and band, The Glide Ensemble and the John Turk Change Band, may also be in the film. The Glide Ensemble soloists and band are professional performers.
The word "Happyness" in the title has been intentionally misspelled. This is significant to the film's plot. When Smith's character sees a teacher at his son's daycare center writing the words "The Pursuit of Happyness" on the outside of the building, he tells the teacher that the children misspelled happiness on the Declaration of Independence. The teacher notes it is not important whether or not happiness is spelled correctly, but if the children have it. These words motivate Christopher Gardner to leading a happier life for his son.
The trailer shows a scene where Will Smith offers to solve a cube puzzle for a man at the financial company where he is interning at. The man tells him it is impossible, yet Smith solves it in mere seconds. This may be a reference to a scene in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where, during an interview with a representative from Princeton, a teenage Will Smith solves a cube puzzle in seconds for the amazed representative.
Speedcubing champions Tyson Mao and Toby Mao were hired as consultants to teach Will Smith how to solve a Rubik's Cube in mere seconds.
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Produced by: David Alper, Mark Clayman, Louis D'Esposito
Written by: Steve Conrad
Starring: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Zuhair Haddad, Brian Howe
Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Release date: USA - December 15th, 2006; Australia - January 11th, 2007; UK - January 12th, 2007.
Rating: USA - PG-13; some language.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Pursuit of Happyness.
Chris, now a single father, continues to doggedly pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Chris finds the Food Program at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin Neighborhood and is befriended by the Reverend Cecil Williams who is impressed by the love that Chris shows for his son.
Despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces. It is being released on December 15, 2006 in the USA and January 11th in Australia. Will Smith is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance.
The film uses real "street people" in the film and real Glide church members and attendees are extras in some of the scenes featuring the church. The church choir and band, The Glide Ensemble and the John Turk Change Band, may also be in the film. The Glide Ensemble soloists and band are professional performers.
The word "Happyness" in the title has been intentionally misspelled. This is significant to the film's plot. When Smith's character sees a teacher at his son's daycare center writing the words "The Pursuit of Happyness" on the outside of the building, he tells the teacher that the children misspelled happiness on the Declaration of Independence. The teacher notes it is not important whether or not happiness is spelled correctly, but if the children have it. These words motivate Christopher Gardner to leading a happier life for his son.
The trailer shows a scene where Will Smith offers to solve a cube puzzle for a man at the financial company where he is interning at. The man tells him it is impossible, yet Smith solves it in mere seconds. This may be a reference to a scene in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where, during an interview with a representative from Princeton, a teenage Will Smith solves a cube puzzle in seconds for the amazed representative.
Speedcubing champions Tyson Mao and Toby Mao were hired as consultants to teach Will Smith how to solve a Rubik's Cube in mere seconds.
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Produced by: David Alper, Mark Clayman, Louis D'Esposito
Written by: Steve Conrad
Starring: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Zuhair Haddad, Brian Howe
Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Release date: USA - December 15th, 2006; Australia - January 11th, 2007; UK - January 12th, 2007.
Rating: USA - PG-13; some language.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Pursuit of Happyness.
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