Pursuit of Happyness, The Movie Summary

Movie Summary

In the moving drama The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a marginally
employed salesman and a single father, struggling with the mother (Thandie Newton) of his
five-year-old son (Jaden Smith). When they are evicted from their apartment, Gardner finds
himself alone with his son in San Francisco and no place to go. Even when Gardner lands an
intern position at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, it pays no money. Forced to live in
shelters, enduring many hardships as he goes through their program, Chris refuses to let this
dampen his spirits as he pursues his dream of security for himself and his son.