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I heard that there was a history behind the movie 'Pursuit of Happyness', as this was the dream project of Will Smith.

I loved that movie and want to know the story. Can anyone help me find it?

PS: The correct name of the movie includes the name 'happyness', not 'happiness'. You need to watch the movie to understand why. Putting it here, so no one edit it to correct the spelling again. Thanks

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do you want the story of the movie or history? – Vijin Paulraj Feb 14 '12 at 11:06
I want to have some story about the that time condition of Will Smith when he made the movie. I don't want to know about Chris Gardner, it's available in wikipedia already. – Creator Feb 14 '12 at 11:30
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ask your question more specific buddy!! – Vijin Paulraj Feb 14 '12 at 11:36
Can you list where you 'heard' this information from? Can you elaborate on your question at all? – TylerShads♦ Feb 14 '12 at 13:10
Well, I heard that from my teacher when there was a movie-review session at our college. I just wanted to confirm if there was any story at all behind this. sorry I wasn't so specific, I thought it'd be obvious. – Creator Feb 14 '12 at 17:15
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The Pursuit of Happyness is actually based on the auto biography of Chris Gardner.However the story of the movie is slightly difference from the biography. Here is the few difference between the story of the movie and the biography,

  • The Dean Witter internship wasn't unsalaried, but had a $1,000/mo. stipend.

  • The internship lasted 10 months, not 6.
    Chris Jr. was 18 months old, not preschool aged, when his mother left him with his father.

  • They were not rejected from a women's shelter; Glide Memorial, where they stayed in the movie and in real life, was a single mothers' shelter at the time.

  • He did not have to work short hours; in fact he started early and stayed late.

  • He was a bone scanner salesman, but not self-invested; he quit the job before taking the internship.

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