Directed by Gabriele Muccino about the on and off-homeless salesman-turned-stockbroker Chris Gardner. The film was released on December 15, 2006, by Columbia Pictures. The title is intentionally misspelled, as it also appears as graffiti in a scene in the film. The misspelled phrase is actually taken from an essay written in 1776 that argued that whites and blacks were created equal. Quoted Thomas Jefferson's well-known sentence from the United States Declaration of Independence, but spelled the last word of the sentence with a y. "We hold these truths to be self-Evident, that all men are created Equal, that they are Endowed By their Creator with Ceartain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happyness."^[1] The truly heart warming story of a once homeless man, Christopher Gardner, and his son who turns his life around and becomes the head of his own brokerage firm. Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. A single father, continues doggedly to pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms, or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces. THE PERSUIT OF HAPPYNESS