The constant strain of financial pressure is too much for Linda to handle so she decides to take a job with a relative in a restaurant in New York. He is convinced that these little details make all the difference in life. Their five-year old son, Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith), goes to a day carecenter, and it bugs his dad that on the outside of the building, the term “the pursuit of happyness” is misspelled. His wife Linda (Thandie Newton) is working at two jobs to help pay the bills, and they are behind on their rent. Although he is a natural born salesman, this African-American believes that he is destined for a better career path. It’s a bother to lug around the clunky machines but he enjoys making connections with people. The year is 1981, and Chris Gardener (Will Smith) if trying to make a living by selling bone scanner machines in San Francisco to doctors and medical centers. A hard-pressed African-American single parent and his five-year old son struggle to survive and fulfill the American dream in San Francisco in 1981. The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino.
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