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The pursuit of happyness true story
The pursuit of happyness true story









In 1981, San Francisco salesman Chris Gardner invests his entire life savings in portable bone-density scanners, which he demonstrates to doctors and pitches as a handy improvement over standard X-rays. Smith was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. The film was released on December 15, 2006, by Columbia Pictures, and received moderately positive reviews, with Smith's performance and the emotional weight of the story garnering universal acclaim. The movie is set in San Francisco in 1981. 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. It is based on Gardner's nearly one-year struggle being homeless. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is based on the best-selling 2006 memoir of the same name written by Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. 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.











The pursuit of happyness true story