The Pursuit of Happyness facts for kids
| The Pursuit of Happyness | |
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| Directed by | Gabriele Muccino |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Steven Conrad |
| Narrated by | Will Smith |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Andrea Guerra |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Editing by | Hughes Winborne |
| Studio |
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| Distributed by | (Sony Pictures Releasing) |
| Release date(s) | December 15, 2006 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55 million |
| Money made | $307.1 million |
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama movie. The movie's story was about an entrepreneur, Chris Gardner, and his time while he was homeless. The movie's director was Gabriele Muccino. The movie starred Will Smith. He played Gardner in the movie. Smith's son, Jaden Smith also starred in the movie. He played Gardner's son, Christopher Jr.
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Release Dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Canada |
15 December 2006 |
 Croatia |
15 December 2006 |
 Mexico |
15 December 2006 |
 United States |
15 December 2006 |
 Australia |
11 January 2007 |
 United Kingdom |
12 January 2007 |
 Ireland |
12 January 2007 |
 Italy |
12 January 2007 |
 Germany |
18 January 2007 |
 Israel |
18 January 2007 |
 Japan |
27 January 2007 |
 France |
31 January 2007 |
 Argentina |
1 February 2007 |
 Netherlands |
1 February 2007 |
 Portugal |
1 February 2007 |
 Brazil |
2 February 2007 |
 Denmark |
2 February 2007 |
 Spain |
2 February 2007 |
 Belgium |
7 February 2007 |
 Egypt |
7 February 2007 |
 Kuwait |
7 February 2007 |
 Czech Republic |
8 February 2007 |
 Bulgaria |
9 February 2007 |
 Estonia |
9 February 2007 |
 Finland |
9 February 2007 |
 Iceland |
9 February 2007 |
 Latvia |
9 February 2007 |
 Norway |
9 February 2007 |
 Poland |
9 February 2007 |
 Venezuela |
9 February 2007 |
 Hungary |
15 February 2007 |
 Slovakia |
15 February 2007 |
 South Africa |
16 February 2007 |
 Greece |
22 February 2007 |
 Thailand |
22 February 2007 |
 Colombia |
23 February 2007 |
 South Korea |
1 March 2007 |
 Malaysia |
1 March 2007 |
 Singapore |
1 March 2007 |
 Sweden |
2 March 2007 |
 Turkey |
2 March 2007 |
 Ukraine |
8 March 2007 |
 Hong Kong |
22 March 2007 |
 Serbia |
22 March 2007 |
 Russia |
22 March 2007 |
 Panama |
23 March 2007 |
Cast
- Will Smith as Chris Gardner
- Jaden Smith as Christopher Gardner Jr.
- Thandie Newton as Linda Gardner
- Brian Howe as Jay
- Dan Castellaneta as Alan Frakesh
- James Karen as Martin Frohm
- Kurt Fuller as Walter Ribbon
- Takayo Fischer as Mrs. Chu
Music
The soundtrack of the movie was released on January 9, 2007.
| Songs | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Opening" | 3:09 | |||||||
| 2. | "Being Stupid" | 1:39 | |||||||
| 3. | "Oeee Balle Balle shakti" | 1:30 | |||||||
| 4. | "Trouble At Home" | 1:30 | |||||||
| 5. | "Rubiks Cube Taxi" | 1:53 | |||||||
| 6. | "Park Chase" | 2:29 | |||||||
| 7. | "Linda Leaves" | 4:02 | |||||||
| 8. | "Night At Police Station" | 1:36 | |||||||
| 9. | "Possibly" | 1:45 | |||||||
| 10. | "Where's My Shoe" | 4:20 | |||||||
| 11. | "To The Game/Touchdown" | 1:37 | |||||||
| 12. | "Locked Out" | 2:20 | |||||||
| 13. | "Dinosaurs" | 2:40 | |||||||
| 14. | "Homeless" | 1:55 | |||||||
| 15. | "Happyness" | 3:50 | |||||||
| 16. | "Welcome Chris" | 3:45 | |||||||
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Total length:
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40:00 | ||||||||
Images for kids
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The film is based on the story of Chris Gardner's struggle with homelessness.
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