The Pursuit of Happyness - DVD [2007]

THE PROPOSAL could have been a strictly script-by-numbers affair, but hilarious performances by Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds improve this romantic comedy. Publishing powerhouse Margaret Tate (Bullock, TWO WEEKS NOTICE) is used to getting her way. She bullies her ambitious assistant, Andrew Paxton (Reynolds, DEFINITELY, MAYBE), earning the ire of all the underlings at Colden Books in New York City. But Margaret, a native Canadian, finds her career in jeopardy when she is denied a visa and learns she will be sent northward. She forces Andrew to become her fiancé, but shell have to take a trip home to Alaska with him to prove to U.S. Immigration that their impending union is genuine. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Mary Steenburgen, Malin Akerman, Director Anne Fletcher Special Features Dolby Digital 5.1 English, French, Spanish Subtitles French, Spanish.

Inspired by a true story, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five year old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including being homeless and living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them. Will Smith was nominated as Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards.

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