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In 1981, San Francisco salesman Chris
Gardner (Will Smith) invests his entire life savings
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in portable bone density scanners, which he
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demonstrates to doctors and pitches as a
year-old son, Christopher Jr. (Jaden Smith).
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While downtown trying to sell one of the scanners,
Gardner meets Jay Twistle (Brian Howe), a manager for
enrage his already bitter and alienated wife Linda
(Thandie Newton), who works as a hotel maid.
The financial instability increasingly erodes their
marriage, in spite of them caring for their five-
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handy quantum leap over standard X-rays. The scanners play a vital role in Chris's life. While he is
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able to sell most of them, the time lag between
the sales and his growing financial demands
Dean Witter Reynolds and impresses him by solving a
Rubik's Cube during a taxi ride. After Jay leaves, Gardner
lacks money to pay the fare, and chooses to run,
resulting in the driver chasing him into a BART station.
Gardner boards a train but loses one of his scanners in
the process. His new relationship with Jay earns him the
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clothes. Despite his appearance, he impresses the
rent. While paபைடு நூலகம்nting, Gardner is greeted by two
policemen at his doorstep, who take him to the
station, stating he has to pay for his numerous
parking tickets he has accumulated. As part of the
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chance to become an intern stockbroker.
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The day before the interview, Gardner grudgingly
agrees to paint his apartment so as to postpone
being evicted due to his difficulty in paying the
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Film
Appreciation
Director
Gabriele Muccino
Writer
Steven Conrad
Stars
Will Smith Jaden Smith
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Casts
Writer Steven Conrad
Actor Will Smith
Director Gabriele Muccino
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Actor Jaden Smith
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Storyline
Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.
sanction, Gardner is ordered to spend the night in
jail, complicating his schedule for the interview the
next morning. He manages to arrive at Dean
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Witter's office on time, albeit still in his shabby