Evicted from their motel room home, father and son wind up on the street, sleeping in public restrooms at subway train stations when they cannot find a bed at homeless shelters. When she reaches her limit and tells Chris she is leaving, he insists their young son, Chris Jr., must stay with him.Ĭhris is convinced an unpaid internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm will lead to a career but, now as a single father, he finds it harder and harder to stay afloat. None of his moneymaking schemes work out and their only steady income is from his wife working double-shifts as a hotel maid. In the early 1980s in San Francisco, Chris Gardner had big dreams, but could barely earn enough to keep a roof over his young family. Alan Silverman spoke with Will for this look at The Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith stars in an uplifting drama based on the true story of a single father who went from homeless to successful businessman.
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