The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording)
The Resource The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording)
The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording)
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The item The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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The item The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream. The odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen format.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.)
- Note
- Special features included
- Isbn
- 9781424817481
- Label
- The pursuit of happyness
- Title
- The pursuit of happyness
- Statement of responsibility
- Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino
- Title variation
- Pursuit of happiness
- Subject
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- Despair -- Drama
- Dreams -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Internship programs -- United States -- Drama
- Millionaires -- United States -- Drama
- Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama
- Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Videodiscs
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman. His wife worked double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream. The odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire
- Cataloging source
- KyLxBWI
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Phedon Papamichael ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Andrea Guerra
- Dewey number
-
- [Fic]
- 813/.6
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language
- Language note
-
- Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English or Spanish
- Closed captioned
- LC call number
- PN1997.2
- LC item number
- P87 2007
- PerformerNote
- Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1968-
- 1998-
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Smith, Will
- Smith, Jaden
- Newton, Thandiwe
- Conrad, Steve
- Muccino, Gabriele
- Overbrook Films
- Runtime
- 117
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sales personnel
- Internship programs
- Stockbrokers
- Fathers and sons
- Dreams
- Despair
- Millionaires
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording)
- Note
- Special features included
- Bar code
-
- 31223124231243
- 31223105992631
- 31223124231268
- 31223075941865
- 31223135376797
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen format.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781424817481
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396150850
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 15085
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD player required; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The pursuit of happyness, Overbrook Entertainment ; Escape Artists ; Columbia Pictures Corporation ; Relativity Media ; produced by Todd Black ... [et al.], Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Steve Tisch, Teddy Zee ; written by Steven Conrad ; directed by Gabriele Muccino, (videorecording)
- Note
- Special features included
- Bar code
-
- 31223124231243
- 31223105992631
- 31223124231268
- 31223075941865
- 31223135376797
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen format.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781424817481
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396150850
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 15085
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD player required; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Despair -- Drama
- Dreams -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
- Feature films
- Internship programs -- United States -- Drama
- Millionaires -- United States -- Drama
- Sales personnel -- United States -- Drama
- Stockbrokers -- United States -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Videodiscs
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