The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 22, 2008

The Pursuit of Happyness

Release Date: Friday, December 15, 2006

Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Jason Blumenthal, Dan Castellaneta, Todd Black, James Lassiter, Steve Tisch, Gabriele Muccino, Steve Conrad, Teddy Zee

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Plot

What's the story about?

Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made millionaire, this untitled project will star Will Smith as a man who finds himself jobless and homeless at age 30, living in a San Francisco train station with his infant son. Determined to beat the odds, he finds work as a trainee at a brokerage and climbs the corporate ladder, eventually becoming partner and owner of his own Chicago-based firm.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Pursuit of Happyness.

Will Smith
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Suicide Squad
Jaden Smith
Entergalactic (Series), The Karate Kid
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Dan Castellaneta
The Simpsons Movie, Shelter in Solitude

Crew Behind the Film

The The Pursuit of Happyness behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gabriele Muccino last directed Fathers and Daughters and Playing for Keeps. The film's writer Steve Conrad last wrote Unfinished Business and Identity Thief.

Director: Gabriele Muccino
Screenwriter: Steve Conrad
Producers: Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
James Lassiter
Will Smith
Steve Tisch

Studios: Sony Pictures
Production Company: Escape Artists; Overbrook Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Pursuit of Happyness movie trailers and clips.

Biography

The Pursuit of Happyness Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Pursuit of Happyness movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Pursuit of Happyness was released in on Friday, December 15, 2006. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Eragon, The Queen and The Good German.

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