The Pursuit of Happyness Page #5

Synopsis: Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Gabriele Muccino
Production: Sony Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 24 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG-13
Year:
2006
117 min
$162,586,036
Website
25,329 Views


that's the yellow side.

Right.

If it's red in the center,

that's the... red side.

Okay.

All right. So...

You... You can slow down.

Uh, listen, we can

drive around all day.

I don't believe

you can do this.

Uh, yeah, I can.

No. No, you can't.

Yes, I can.

No, you can't.

I'm telling you,

no one can. It's tough.

See? That's all

I ever do.

Uh, uh, uh...

Y-you almost have

this side.

Holy cow.

Oh. Oh, you almost

had that one.

I'm gonna get it.

Look at that.

You're almost there.

17.10.

Oh, this is me.

Good job.

Goodbye.

Yeah. I'll see...

See you soon.

Uh, where are you going, sir?

Excuse me, sir.

Where are you going, please?

Uh... Um...

Uh, two...

A couple blocks.

Just, you know, flip around.

Okay.

Hey! Stop it! Hey!

Where are you going?!

Come here!

No! No!

No. No, no, no, no!

Hey! You a**hole. Give me

my money! Give me my money.

Please stop.

Please, please. Please!

Son of a b*tch.

Please! He should've paid you!

He should've paid you!

Come here!

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Come here. I'll kick your ass!

I'm sorry!

Idiot.

I'll get you!

I'm going to kill you!

I'm going to kill you!

Hey!

Stop it, you son of a b*tch!

Stop him!

Stop him!

The doors are closing.

Please stand clear

of the doors.

No! No! No!

No!

Hello?

Hey. Yeah.

Sorry... Sorry I couldn't

make it home on time.

Chris. I missed my shift.

Yeah, I... I know.

I'm sorry about that.

Look, um... I'm

on my way right now.

Are you all right

with Christopher?

I'm leaving.

Chris, I'm leaving.

What?

Did you hear what I said?

I have my things together,

and I'm taking our son...

and we're gonna leave now.

I'm gonna put the phone down...

Linda. Wait a minute.

Hold it... Hold...

We are leaving.

It was right then

that I started thinking

about Thomas Jefferson...

Wait, wait!

and the Declaration

of Independence...

and the part about

our right to life,

liberty and the pursuit

of happiness.

And I remember thinking:

How did he know...

to put the "pursuit"

part in there?

That maybe happiness

is something

that we can only pursue.

And maybe we can actually

never have it...

no matter what.

How did he know that?

Linda. Linda.

Hello?

Chris.

Who is this?

Jay Twistle.

Uh... Hey.

Dean Witter.

Yeah, of course. Uh...

Uh... how are you?

I'm fine. Listen, do you still

wanna come in and talk?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

I'll tell you what.

Come on by day after tomorrow,

in the morning.

We're interviewing

for the internships.

You got a pen and paper?

Uh. Yes. Uh, yes, I do.

Um... Uh. Hold on one second.

All right.

Hello?

Chris?

Uh... Uh, go ahead. I have one.

Write this number down

so you can call

my secretary, Janice, and she

can give you all the specifics.

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