He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home.
He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He also scrambles from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, bus stations, parks or wherever they can find refuge for the night. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. When he thinks he is "stable," he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. The man told him he was a stockbroker and, from that moment on, Gardner's career path was decided.
Curious, Chris asked the man about his career. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave.Ī pivotal moment in the film occurred when he encountered an impeccably-dressed man in a red Ferrari. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. In The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Critically Acclaimed Award Winning Film Featuring Will Smith
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