April 28, 1980 first draft script by Tracy Hotchner (based on the book 'Mommie Deartest' by Chrstina Crawford) - hosted by: - in html format The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted. This draft was written during the period of time when actress Anne Bancroft was assigned to portray Joan Crawford. While several key scenes in this draft appears in the finished film, this version of the script is far-removed from the version filmed in 1981 with actress Faye Dunaway. Information courtesy of. 2007 unspecified draft script by Michael Goldenberg - hosted by: - in pdf format After a lonely summer on Privet Drive, Harry returns to a Hogwarts full of ill-fortune. Few of students and parents believe him or Dumbledore that Voldemort is really back. The ministry had decided to step in by appointing a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher that proves to be the nastiest person Harry has ever encountered.
Harry also can't help stealing glances with the beautiful Cho Chang. To top it off are dreams that Harry can't explain, and a mystery behind something Voldemort is searching for. With these many things Harry begins one of his toughest years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Information courtesy of. September 28, 2011 unspecified draft script by David Andalman & Mariko Munro - hosted by: - in pdf format Jolie is an avid hip-hop fan who romanticizes the tough backgrounds of rappers like Tupac Shakur, dreams of being a rich basketball star, in order to support his African American girlfriend, Henrietta, who is pregnant with another man's baby.
He makes the team due to a large donation from his well-off father, and believes that he is one step closer to becoming the one thing that he is not: Black. Information courtesy of. Undated, unspecified draft script by Derek Kolstad - hosted by: - in pdf format A man called John Wick is grieving the loss of his beloved wife; Helen that has recently died of an illness.
He goes to her funeral and receives the condolences from his old friend Marcus. At home, John receives a special delivery which is the last gift from his wife, an adorable puppy that becomes his pride and joy.
One day, John goes to the gas station in his '69 Mustang and the Russian; Iosef Tarasov asks the price he wants for his car. John advises that the car is not for sale and returns home.
During the night, Iosef, who is the son of the powerful Russian mobster Viggo, breaks into John's house with other gangsters and beat John, kill his precious dog, and steal his car. Iosef learns that John Wick was the unbeatable hit man who used to work for his father.
Known as the guy you hire to kill the Boogy Man, Iosef soon realizes that he messed with the wrong person. Now, John Wick has lost everything he loved and wants the head of Iosef. Viggo decides to protect his son at any cost. Information courtesy of. January 24, 1993 unproduced, revised draft script by Walon Green (revisions by Gary Goldman) - hosted by: - in pdf format For a brief moment in the 90’s director Paul Verhoeven, and super star Arnold Schwarzenegger had the opportunity to re-team for what surely would have been the most fascinating medieval epic of the decade – Crusade.
Hagen is a renegade soldier who is waiting on death row, but his fate is changed when he meets with the Pope. Hagen started the sacred ground to fight on behalf of Christianity under the walls of Jerusalem.
Information courtesy of. Undated Unproduced draft script by M. Night Shyamalan - hosted by: - in pdf format A widower embarks on a cross-country trip on foot to prove his love for his late wife.
The original screenplay was written in 1992 and sold to 20th Century Fox in 1993. Harrison Ford was initially considered to play the lead with Sydney Pollack approached to direct. The production stalled when Eric Roth's subsequent screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994) recycled a similar plot device. The movie then languished in development hell for over twenty years.
Information courtesy of. May 22, 1992 unproduced, unspecified draft script by Richard Lagravenese (based on The Talisman by Steven King and Peter Straub) - hosted by: - in pdf format Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer embarks on an epic quest-a walk from the seacoast of New Hampshire to the California coast-to find the talisman that will save his dying mother's life. Jack's journey takes him into the Territories, a parallel medieval universe, where most people from his own universe have analogs called 'twinners.'
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November 1, 2014 shooting script by Mary Laws and Nicolas Winding Refn ( based on a story by Nicolas Winding Refn) - hosted by: - in pdf format The sixteen year-old aspiring model Jesse arrives in Los Angeles expecting to be a successful model. The aspirant photographer Dean takes photos for her portfolio and dates her. Jesse befriends the lesbian makeup artist Ruby and then the envious models Gigi and Sarah in a party. Meanwhile the agency considers Jesse beautiful with a 'thing' that makes her different and she is sent to the professional photographer Jack. Jesse attracts he attention of the industry and has a successful beginning of career.
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Undated, unspecified draft script by Jacob Forman - hosted by: - in pdf format The orphan Mandy Lane is a beautiful, virgin and pure teenager raised by her aunt, desired by her schoolmates and a close friend of the outcast Emmet. After the death of their high school mate in a pool party, Mandy befriends Chloe, Marlin, Red, Bird and Jake. Red invites the group for a weekend party in the isolated ranch of his family, with all the boys disputing who would succeed in having sex with Mandy Lane. They meet the henchman Garth that takes care of the ranch and he asks the group to go easy on the drugs and booze.
In the middle of the night, a stranger wearing a hood attacks Marlin in the barn; when Jake seeks her out, he faces the killer, beginning a night of bloodshed and terror. Information courtesy of. February 13, 2013 draft spec script by John Erik Dowdle & Drew Dowdle - hosted by: - in pdf format Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. Information courtesy of. September 8, 1954 final draft script by Cyril Hume (based on a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler (based on 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare - hosted by: - in pdf format When Adams and his crew are sent to investigate the silence from a planet inhabited by scientists, he finds all but two have died.
Morbius and his daughter Altaira have somehow survived a hideous monster which roams the planet. Unknown to Adams, Morbius has made a discovery, and has no intention of sharing it (or his daughter!) with anyone. Information courtesy of. Script by Victor Salva - hosted by: - in pdf format On their way back home during the spring break, Darry and Patricia Jenner witness a mysterious person dumping something down a tunnel. Deciding to discover what was dumped down there, Darry discovers a huge disturbing hideout full of modified bodies.
Darry and Patricia set off to get help, unaware that the individual is now aware of who has been down the tunnel. Darry and Patricia soon realizes that their pursuer is not just a mysterious person, but something even more horrifying, who has more in store than they could possibly imagine. Information courtesy of. May 23, 1990 draft script by J.
Allen & Ronald Bass and - January 19, 1990 draft script by J. Allen - hosted by: - in pdf format A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the 'Circle of Life'. Information courtesy of. October 1998 first draft script by Corey Mandell - hosted by: - in pdf format In the year 3000, humanity is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race on a quest for ultimate profit.
Led by the seductive and powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth of its resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has reverted to a primitive state, believing the invaders to be demons and technology to be evil. After humanity has all but given up any hope of freeing themselves from alien oppression, a young man named Tyler decides to leave his desolate home high in the Rocky Mountains to discover the truth, whereupon he is captured and enslaved.
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Running time 117 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $55 million Box office $307.1 million The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American based on entrepreneur 's nearly one-year struggle being homeless. Directed by, the film features as Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr.
The screenplay by is based on the best-selling written by Gardner with. The film was released on December 15, 2006,. For his performance, Smith was nominated for an and a for Best Actor. The unusual of the film's title comes from a that Gardner sees on the wall outside the daycare facility his son attends.
He complains to the owner of the daycare that 'happiness' is incorrectly spelt as 'happyness' and needs to be changed. Contents. Plot In 1981, San Francisco salesman Chris Gardner invests his entire life savings in portable scanners, which he demonstrates to doctors and pitches as a handy over standard. The scanners play a vital role in Chris' life. While he is able to sell most of them, the time lag between the sales and his growing financial demands enrage his already bitter and alienated wife Linda, who works as a hotel maid.
The financial instability increasingly erodes their marriage, in spite of them caring for Christopher Jr., their soon-to-be five-year-old son. While Chris is trying to sell one of the scanners, Gardner meets Jay Twistle, a manager for, and impresses him by solving a during a taxi ride. After Jay leaves, Gardner lacks money to pay the fare, and chooses to run instead, causing the driver to angrily chase him into a station. Gardner boards a train but loses one of his scanners in the process.
His new relationship with Jay earns him the chance to become an intern stockbroker. The day before the interview, Gardner grudgingly agrees to paint his apartment so as to postpone due to his difficulty in paying the rent. While painting, 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 sanction, Gardner is ordered to spend the night in jail instead, complicating his schedule for the interview the next morning. He manages to arrive at Dean Witter's office on time, albeit still in his shabby clothes. Despite his appearance, he impresses the interviewers, and lands an unpaid internship.
He would be amongst 20 interns competing for a paid position as a stockbroker. Gardner's unpaid internship does not please Linda, who eventually leaves for New York, because she might get a job at her sister's boyfriend's new restaurant.
After Gardner bluntly says she is incapable of being a single mom, she agrees that Christopher Jr. Will remain with his dad. Gardner is further set back when his bank account is by the for unpaid income taxes, and he and Christopher are evicted. He ends up with less than $22, resulting in them being homeless, and they are forced at one point to stay in a restroom at a BART station. Other days, he and Christopher spend nights at a, in BART, or, if he manages to procure sufficient cash, at a hotel. Later, Gardner finds the bone scanner that he lost in the BART station earlier and, after repairing it, sells it to a physician, thus completing all his sales of his scanners. Disadvantaged by his limited work hours, and knowing that maximizing his client contacts and profits is the only way to earn the broker position, Gardner develops a number of ways to make phone sales calls more efficiently, including reaching out to potential high value customers, defying protocol.
One sympathetic prospect who is a top-level pension fund manager even takes him and his son to a game. Regardless of his challenges, he never reveals his lowly circumstances to his colleagues, even going so far as to lend one of his bosses five dollars for cab fare, a sum that he cannot afford. Concluding his internship, Gardner is called into a meeting with his managers. One of them notes he is wearing a new shirt. Gardner explains it is his last day and thought to dress for the occasion. The manager smiles and says he should wear another one tomorrow, letting him know he has won the coveted full-time position giving him back his $5 as he promised.
Fighting back tears, Gardner shakes hands with them, then rushes to his son's daycare to embrace Christopher. They walk down the street, joking with each other (and are passed by the real Chris Gardner, in a business suit). The epilogue reveals that Gardner went on to form his own multimillion-dollar brokerage firm.
Cast. as, a medical device salesman and concerned father. as Christopher Gardner (credited as Jaden Christopher Syre Smith by full name). as Linda Gardner. as Jay Twistle. as Alan Frakesh.
as Martin Frohm. as Walter Ribbon. as Mrs. Chu Production. The film is based on the story of 's struggle with homelessness. Development realized his story had potential after an overwhelming national response to an interview he did with in January 2002.
He published his autobiography on May 23, 2006, and later became an associate producer for the film. The movie took some liberties with Gardner's true life story.
Certain details and events that actually took place over the span of several years were compressed into a relatively short time and although eight-year-old Jaden portrayed Chris as a five-year-old, Gardner's son was just a toddler at the time. Casting Chris Gardner reportedly thought Smith, an actor best known for his performances in action movies, was miscast to play him. However, he said his daughter Jacintha 'set him straight' by saying, 'If Smith can, he can play you!' Music released a soundtrack album with the score composed by on January 9, 2007.
Title Length 1. 'Opening' 3:09 2. 'Being Stupid' 1:39 3. 'Running' 1:30 4.
'Trouble at Home' 1:30 5. 'Rubiks Cube Taxi' 1:53 6. 'Park Chase' 2:29 7. 'Linda Leaves' 4:02 8. 'Night at Police Station' 1:36 9. 'Possibly' 1:45 10.
'Where's My Shoe' 4:20 11. 'To the Game/Touchdown' 1:37 12. 'Locked Out' 2:20 13. 'Dinosaurs' 2:40 14. 'Homeless' 1:55 15. 'Happyness' 3:50 16.
'Welcome Chris' 3:45 Total length: 40:00 Also in the film are brief portions of ' and ', both sung by, and 'Lord, Don't Move the Mountain' by and, sung by the. Release Box office The film debuted first at the box office, earning $27 million during its opening weekend and beating out heavily promoted films such as and.
It was Smith's sixth consecutive #1 opening and one of Smith's consecutive $100 million blockbusters. The film grossed $162,586,036 domestically in the US and Canada. In the hope Gardner's story would inspire the down-trodden citizens of to achieve financial independence and to take greater responsibility for the welfare of their families, the mayor of Chattanooga organized a viewing of the film for the city's homeless. Gardner himself felt that it was imperative to share his story for the sake of its widespread social issues. 'When I talk about alcoholism in the household, domestic violence, child abuse, illiteracy, and all of those issues—those are universal issues; those are not just confined to,' he said. Home media The film was released on on March 27, 2007, and as of November 2007, US DVD sales accounted for an additional $89,923,088 in revenue, slightly less than half of what was earned in its first week of release.
About 5,570,577 units have been sold, bringing in $90,582,602 in revenue. Reception Critical response The film was received generally positively by critics, with Will Smith receiving widespread acclaim for his performance. Film review site calculated a 67% overall approval based on 171 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Will Smith's heartfelt performance elevates The Pursuit of Happyness above mere melodrama.' In the, observed, 'The great surprise of the picture is that it's not corny. The beauty of the film is its honesty.
In its outlines, it's nothing like the usual success story depicted on-screen, in which, after a reasonable interval of disappointment, success arrives wrapped in a ribbon and a bow. Instead, this success story follows the pattern most common in life—it chronicles a series of soul-sickening failures and defeats, missed opportunities, sure things that didn't quite happen, all of which are accompanied by a concomitant accretion of barely perceptible victories that gradually amount to something. In other words, it all feels real.' Manohla Dargis of called the film 'a in.
The kind of entertainment that goes down smoothly until it gets stuck in your. It's the same old bootstraps story, an American dream artfully told, skillfully sold. To that calculated end, the film making is seamless, unadorned, transparent, the better to serve Mr. Smith's warm expressiveness. How you respond to this man's moving story may depend on whether you find Mr. Smith's and his son's performances so overwhelmingly winning that you buy the idea that poverty is a function of bad luck and bad choices, and success the result of heroic toil and dreams.'
Of awarded the film three out of a possible four stars and commented, 'Smith is on the march toward Oscar. His role needs gravity, smarts, charm, humor and a soul that's not synthetic. Smith brings it. He's the real deal.' In, Brian Lowry said the film 'is more inspirational than creatively inspired—imbued with the kind of uplifting, afterschool-special qualities that can trigger a major toothache.
Smith's heartfelt performance is easy to admire. But the movie's painfully earnest tone should skew its appeal to the portion of the audience that, admittedly, has catapulted many cloying TV movies into hits. In the final accounting, it winds up being a little like the determined salesman Mr. Gardner himself: easy to root for, certainly, but not that much fun to spend time with.' Kevin Crust of the stated, 'Dramatically it lacks the layering of a, which it superficially resembles. Though the subject matter is serious, the film itself is rather slight, and it relies on the actor to give it any energy.
Even in a more modest register, Smith is a very appealing leading man, and he makes Gardner's plight compelling. The Pursuit of Happyness is an unexceptional film with exceptional performances. There are worse ways to spend the holidays, and, at the least, it will likely make you appreciate your own circumstances.' In the, Steve Persall graded the film B- and added, 'It is the obligatory feel-good drama of the holiday season and takes that responsibility a bit too seriously. The film lays so many obstacles and solutions before its resilient hero that the volume of sentimentality and coincidence makes it feel suspect. Neither Conrad's script nor Muccino's redundant direction shows what lifted the real-life Chris above better educated and more experienced candidates, but it comes through in the earnest performances of the two Smiths.
Father Will seldom comes across this mature on screen; at the finale, he achieves a measure of Oscar-worthy emotion. Little Jaden is a chip off the old block, uncommonly at ease before the cameras. Their real-life bond is an inestimable asset to the on-screen characters' relationship, although Conrad never really tests it with any conflict.' Has named the film #7 in its list of 'The Best Conservative Movies'. Of the wrote, 'this film provides the perfect antidote to Wall Street and other Hollywood diatribes depicting the world of finance as filled with nothing but greed.' Accolades Award Category Subject Result Nominated Nominated Nominated Will Smith Nominated Nominated Will Smith Nominated Jaden Smith Nominated Capri Award Movie of the Year Won Award Will Smith Nominated Award Nominated Will Smith Nominated ('A Father's Way') Nominated Will Smith Nominated Jaden Smith Won Won Will Smith Nominated Jaden Smith Nominated Nominated Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Young Actor Jaden Smith Won Will Smith Nominated Won Choice: Chemistry Will Smith Won Jaden Smith Won Choice: Breakout Male Won See also.
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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals: The Pursuit of Happyness: Simple Past x Past Continuous. This movie has a great message and the story is touching. My opinion is that the film is too down in the mouth, but the last 5 minutes are uplifting. Not my cup of tea, but most people really enjoyed it. The scene, though, is perfect for practicing the contrast between the simple past and the past continuous tenses.
The Pursuit Of Happyness - Ending scene. Pursuit Of Happyness - Basketball Scene. The Pursuit Of Happyness - Job Interview. The Pursuit of Happyness. The homeless are convenient targets for criminals and are victimized more frequently than the general population. In one study in California, 66% of homeless people interviewed reported that they had been the victim of a crime within the last year.
75% of those crimes were assaults or robberies. (Attorney General, State of California, Special Report to the California Legislature on Crimes Committed Against Homeless Persons p. Data is from 2001.) The homeless who are not sheltered are at risk for becoming ill due to exposure to the elements.
Poverty: Poverty is the most important risk factor for homelessness. A person's rent should typically cost about 30% of his or her earnings (leaving money for food, clothing, education, and other necessities); however, 'in every state, more than 30% of earnings at the minimum wage is required to afford a one or two-bedroom apartment'. Welfare has been steadily declining. The Pursuit of Happyness - Answers to Discussion Questions and Short Quiz on Homelessness.
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Pursuit of Happyness. Cultural and new Media Studies. Planning 10 – Career Exploration Unit Introduction: At some point in your life each one of you will succeed at achieving employment at first job. There are a number of steps to go through before achieving this result including searching for a suitable job, writing a professional resume and cover letter and preparing for and succeeding at the interview. Pursuit of Happyness Book Club Discussion Questions - Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner - Book Club Discussion Questions.
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I caught Will Smith’s The Pursuit of Happyness yesterday and came away highly affected. The movie shows how strong will and determination can change a person’s life. After reflecting on the movie on the ride back home, I decided to come up with 10 lessons that I had learnt from the movie. The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Club Study Guide - American Teacher in Ukraine. Movie Summary: Chris Gardner is a salesman struggling to pay the rent and his taxes.
His girlfriend, Linda, leaves him and he is left to take care of their son, Christopher. Gardner is determined to survive and make his life better and lands an internship in a competitive stockbroker training program. The movie takes us through struggles of homelessness, single parenting, and making the rent in a fantastic story of a man’s quest to realize his American dream.
List of Characters: Chris Gardner (Will Smith) – The film is about this character. Christopher (Jaden Smith) – He is Gardner’s son. Linda (Thandie Newton) – Gardner’s girlfriend. This EFL lesson is based on the theme of inspiration and inspirational quotes in films.
Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2.1) – Advanced (B2.2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching three videos, listening Topic: Inspiration, inspirational quotes and happiness Language: Inspirational quotes Material: Three short videos, video transcript and answer sheet Downloadable material: inspiration lesson instructions 40 inspirational film quotes transcript inspirational quotes will smith interview sheet Step 1 Ask your students if they can think of any inspiring quotes or speeches from films. Step 2 tell your students they are going to watch a short video in which there are 40 inspiring quotes in 2 minutes. Wibit - Movie Guides. The Pursuit of Happiness- Klitzke. The Pursuit of Happiness A unit on happiness, wealth, socioeconomic status, determination, and developing a successful life By: Kayla Klitzke Prefatory Statement— This unit will emphasize the idea of happiness, an almost un-definable term that can achieved in ways unique to each, individual person.
According to Dr. Our whole class will be reading the novella, The Pearl by John Steinbeck.
In this unit, the topic of depression, a common disease in our nation, will be discussed. Class Specification— A unit like this will be most beneficial for 11th-12th grade students.
Significant Assumptions— In the creation of this unit, I have assumed that: Standards to be Met— Reading Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. Students will learn how to support their analysis and interpretation by using textual evidence directly from the book. Pursuit Of Happyness By Chris Gardner PDF eBooks Download. Pursuit Of Happyness Movie And Book Comparison Free Essays 1.
Wilson is one of Britain's best-known psychologists. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programmes and has published more than 150 scientific articles and 33 books.
He is an expert on individual differences; social and political attitudes; sexual behaviour, deviation and dysfunction; and psychology applied to the performing arts. Not one to shy away from contention, his most recent books include: Born Gay: The Psychobiology of Sex Orientation, The Secret of Lasting Love and Psychology for Performing Artists. He has lectured widely abroad, having been a guest of the Italian Cultural Association, and a visiting professor at California State University, Los Angeles, San Francisco State University, Stanford University, the University of Nevada, Reno and Sierra Nevada College. Apart from being a professional psychologist, Dr Wilson trained as an opera singer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and still undertakes professional engagements as an actor, singer and director.
Dr Wilson's series of lectures for 2010/11 will be The Psychology of Love and Sex. He has previously given lectures at Gresham College as the, where he has proven his skills as a popular and thought-provoking lecturer.
His recent series of lectures include and. 1 November 2011 The pursuit of happiness Professor Glenn Wilson Do you seriously want to be happy? Of course you do. The US Declaration of Independence recognises the pursuit of happiness as a legitimate goal and the importance of monitoring feelings of well-being (an idea originating in the Kingdom of Bhutan) has been recognised by David Cameron in his “UK happiness index”. What does it take to be happy? After spending much of its history looking at pathology, psychology is now applying scientific methods to understanding the nature and origins of happiness We should not assume that other people are responsible for our happiness or lack of it.
People say to themselves “if only my partner would treat me better, be more attentive, loving, generous or whatever, then I would happy”. This is unlikely to be true. You might feel better for a short time but you would soon find some other external circumstance to attribute your misery to. Your job would be boring or stressful, or your boss unappreciative of your efforts, for example. The reason is that to a considerable extent, happiness is a constitutional trait. Comparisons of the degree of similarity between identical and fraternal twins enable us to calculate that around 50-60% of variation in self-rated happiness is down to genes (Lykken, 1999).
Of course, there is no single gene that determines happiness but a great multiplicity, and they overlap with the genes that determine personality. People who are emotionally stable, sociable and conscientious tend to be happier (Weiss et al, 2008). One particular gene that has recently been tied to life satisfaction is the serotonin transporter 5-HTT (De Neve, 2011). In a representative sample of 2574 Americans, those with two copies of the “long” version were almost twice as likely to report being happy as those with two “short” versions. Those with one of each were intermediate. This ties in with the fact that serotonin levels are what anti-depressant drugs are designed to boost.
It is widely believed that money makes us happy. However, there is no simple relationship between wealth and happiness. Once out of poverty, increases in wealth do not reliably translate into increases in happiness. Winning the lottery may bring an immediate rush of euphoria but it does not ensure long-term contentment. In fact, lottery winners take less pleasure in everyday events following their win (Brickman et al, 1978). Apparently, they soon habituate to their new-found wealth, while in the meantime it has disrupted their identity by detachment from the earlier job, friends and life-style. Nor does a slow increase in income make for greater happiness.
The more we have the more we seem to want, hence we are stuck at the same level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction (Easterlin, 2001). The perception of wealth is a relative thing. We are discontented when those that we compare ourselves with are better off than ourselves. This explains why, in most Western countries, average incomes have increased considerably without any change in average levels of happiness (Foley, 2011). Cross-national differences in happiness have been documented.
Generally speaking the wealth of a nation is related to happiness, but other factors such as life expectancy, inequality and democracy appear to mediate this relationship. The poor African countries are lowest in happiness, while affluent Western European countries are highest.
Latin American countries are happier than expected on the basis of wealth, while the former communist Eastern European countries are less so (Veenhoven, 2009). If wealth does not bring happiness, how about spending it?
Shopping gives enjoyment to many women and raises serotonin. However, the buzz is again usually short-lived and it seems slightly desperate in that it is related to emotional instability (neuroticism). Impulsive shopping occurs more in the pre-menstrual phase (Pine & Fletcher, 2011) and is often regretted later on. The only sort of shopping that might provide longer term happiness is buying things for other people (for reasons described later). Happiness relates to age and sex in complex ways.
People seem happiest when young and again when older, with those in middle age (around 50) being less so. The reasons for this U-shaped curve are not clear but it does confirm the popular concept of the “mid-life crisis”. Women report being slightly happier than men (especially when young) but they also suffer more from depression, which fits with the idea that women are generally more emotionally reactive. Interestingly, Western women are no happier today than they were before most of the anti-sex discrimination laws were enacted; if anything, their happiness has declined relative to men. Blacks tend to be less happy than Whites in the U.S., but the difference has diminished sharply over recent decades, perhaps because of a drop in racism (Blanchflower & Oswald, 2004; Stone et al, 2010, Stevenson & Wolfers, 2008). There are subtle differences between men and women in the perceived sources of happiness.
Men rank “sexual activity”, “sports” and “being liked” significantly higher than women, while women attach more importance to “helping others”, “close family” and “being loved by loved ones” (Crossley & Langdridge, 2005). However, this should not blind us to the fact that much the same things make both genders happy (freedom from stress, family support, personal relationships etc.) Happiness does not come in bottles or capsules. A couple of drinks on a social occasion may be good for us medically and mentally but alcohol dependence destroys careers and relationships. Drugs like cocaine and ecstasy give brief bursts of euphoria but there is pay-back later on.
Prozac was at one time vaunted as the “happy pill” but at best blunts depression (Knutson et al, 1998). Drugs short-circuit brain mechanisms that were intended to reward behaviour of survival value but, in so doing, they impede our ability to learn proper coping strategies. What can we do to improve our sense of well-being? First, we need to realise that we are not passive victims of other people and events.
We can and should exert control over our life so as to make it more rewarding and satisfying. This means adopting a positive attitude, overcoming feelings of worthlessness and building confidence and self-esteem. Destructive self-talk may be part of the problem. Many people judge themselves too sternly, applying standards to themselves that are more exacting and punishing than those they would apply to others. They tell themselves that one little mistake makes them a total and utter failure, that other people are only being polite when they pass a compliment and don’t really mean it.
They punish themselves for some real or imagined guilty deed from the past that should be treated as water under the bridge and focus on their regrets rather than their achievements. Destructive thought patterns need to be identified and replaced by others that are more positive. This is the rationale of cognitive behaviour therapy but it can be undertaken on a self-help basis. Ridding ourselves of the baggage of unnecessary worry is helpful. The subtitle of the film Dr Strangelove was “How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb”. This makes sense. Nuclear weapons may deter war but, if not, there is no point in worrying - annihilation will be sudden and complete.
Of course, if there is something that can be done about a problem it is best to get on and do it immediately, then you can stop worrying. It helps to keep a sense of proportion. Is what you are worrying about really that important?
Will it matter in 10 years time? It may help to recall the plight of a certain Philip Wakeham who in 1926 was helping to rig a target boat for Royal Navy target practice when he got accidently left behind by his mates.
He spent a horrific night listening to shells hit the water all around him wondering when the direct hit was going to come. The RN must have needed the target practice because he survived to tell the tale.
Compared with Mr Wakeham’s experience our own worries should fade to insignificance. If not, then sharing them with someone else might help put them in proportion. A sense of humour is a good buffer against being damaged by adversity and an antidote to depression.
Loss of the ability to laugh is one of the most consistent and striking symptoms of depression. Of course, there are different types of humour ranging from the hostile and embittered (John Cleese and Jo Brand) to the silly and jolly (Tommy Cooper and Ken Dodd) and they may not be equivalent in their effect on mental health. As suggested by the archetype of the “tragic clown”, comedians themselves are not immune to depression; their suicide rate may even be enhanced (Wilson, 2002).
Most happy people have a sense of meaning or purpose in life. Rather than drift along from day to day, they have a set of organised values and goals they are trying to achieve. Religion can provide such a structure (Helliwell, 2006), so can humanitarian and family values, artistic or scientific aspirations, and career ambitions. Such things provide a sense of identity as well as something to work towards or look forward to. It has been suggested that religious believers are generally happier than the non-religious.
However, it has recently been found that this applies only within groups and nations that where life conditions are difficult (e.g. High levels of starvation and poverty). Such nations are inclined to be more religious and religion is associated with greater social support and meaning in life.
In more affluent areas religiosity is less prevalent and non-religious individuals are equally happy (Diener et al, 2011). Happiness is often by-product of keeping active; something that happens while we are busy tackling life’s challenges (Nettle, 2005).
But merely keeping busy is not enough. We need to be doing things that raise self-esteem and bring us satisfaction. Most people have demands placed upon them by other people that may be irrelevant to their values and simply add stress to their lives.
Controlling one’s timetable involves taking a firm hand in deciding priorities and saying “no” from time to time. That does not mean being selfish – your major goals may well be altruistic, e.g., working for a charity, helping your daughter raise a young family. Community involvement and volunteering raises happiness, especially for older people (Dolan et al, 2008). Not surprisingly, unemployment makes people less happy (reducing scores by 5-15%) than those in work, even after loss of income is controlled for.
Self-employment tends to make us happier than working for others - presumably because we feel more control and are likely to be doing something we enjoy (Blanchflower & Oswald, 1998). Commuting lowers life satisfaction but not sufficiently to offset the value of having a job (Stutzer & Frey, 2005).
Health is clearly related to happiness but people adapt to their disability (much as lottery winners adapt to being rich). The majority of those with “locked-in syndrome” (paralysed and able to communicate only by eye movements) claim some quality of life and have no desire for euthanasia (Bruno et al, 2010). The longer one has suffered the disability the less its negative impact. Stephen Hawking claims to be happier now than he was when able-bodied ( NY Times interview, 2011), but adaptation is seldom complete because it always possible to compare oneself with others more fortunate (Oswald & Powdthavee, 2006).
Controlling for income, people living in the country seem more satisfied with life than those living in urbanised city areas (Dolan et al, 2008). This may be due to congestion, pollution or other forms of stress in city life (Lederbogen et al, 2011). Regardless of where one lives, communing with nature (trees, flowers, water, open sky, etc) also improves feelings of well-being (Welsch, 2006) and there seems to be special value in green exercise – gardening, golf, cycling, horse-riding, etc. (Pretty et al, 2007).
It seems likely that we are evolved to feel best in the surroundings for which we are adapted and which favour our survival, (somewhere between jungle and savannah, like a golf course perhaps). Climate effects are moderated by adaptation.
Although people in rainy locales feel better when the sun comes out and the sky is blue, those who live in perpetually warm, sunny places are not necessarily any happier overall than those living in Arctic climates (Rehdanz & Maddison, 2005). Does it help to have a holiday?
The anticipation is often better than the eventuality. Dutch sociologists Nawijn et al (2010) measured happiness in a sample of people, some of whom were going on holiday and others not.
Those looking forward to a holiday rated themselves as happier than those who were not but after returning most vacationers were no happier than controls. A small number who had particularly relaxing holidays were happier for a while but this effect had faded within 8 weeks. The authors suggest we are better to take a series of short breaks rather than one long holiday because the benefits are short-lived.
Good relationships with other people are a major source of happiness, e.g. Being in a long-term stable relationship, married or not, having close friends and being on good terms with relatives, neighbours and workmates (Pichler, 2006). It seems to be important to have a small number of intimate relationships - people you can turn to for support in difficult times, rather than large number of casual friends. Being popular and having lots of friends on Facebook count for little. Having children or a pet that depends upon you is also good because it fulfils a need to be needed.
We should not think of ourselves as a passive recipients of other people’s love. Special relationships need to be nurtured with skill. Most important is to recognise that love has to be earned, not demanded as a right.
If you go around moaning that other people aren’t showing you sufficient affection you will only drive them further away. In love, as in other areas, you have to give to get. To modify a Kennedy quote: “ask not what other people can do for you; ask what you can do for others.” One of the difficulties in researching the origins of happiness is that cause and effect is seldom clear. While it is usually assumed that education, occupational status, money, being employed, healthy and loved by friends and family will promote happiness, it is likely that happiness also causes these things. Happy, optimistic people tend to attract more friends and retain their partners.
Employers tend to favour them so they are more likely to get jobs and become wealthy. They are also more proactive in looking after their health.
At the very least, there are constitutional factors, like personality and intelligence, which can mediate all of these outcomes, hence leading to positive associations among them. Genes not only influence happiness directly, but also via the environments that people organise for themselves (Schnittker, 2008). It may be that happiness is too broad and unclear as a concept and should be split into various types, like joy, inner peace, life satisfaction, global well-being and self-worth. Haller & Hedler (2006) found that having children had no effect on “happiness” but significantly enhanced “life satisfaction”. Another study found that high income improved “life evaluation” but not “emotional well-being”.
The meaning of happiness shifts with age: young people tend to define it in terms of excitement; older people think of it as contentment (Mogliner et al, 2011). Happiness is clearly an elusive and multifaceted phenomenon and how we ask the questions can have a big effect on results. Should happiness be pursued? The happiest people are not usually those who directly seek it. In fact, the “pursuit of happiness” may be counterproductive.
To a large extent, happiness emerges as a by-product of who we are and whether we are doing the “right” thing in relation to our values. People who focus on trying to make others happy usually make themselves happy in the process. As Ralph Emerson said, “Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself”. ©Professor Glenn Wilson, Gresham College 2011 References Blanchflower, D.G. & Oswald, A.J. (1998) What makes an entrepreneur? Journal of Labour Economics, 16, 393-415.
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Time to get up, man.All right, Dad. Should be here soon.I I make a list.What do mean?
-For your gifts? You know you're only getting a of things, right? Yeah, I know. Just to look at and so I can better. Okay, well, that's smart. Yeah, make a list. Can you everything you're of?
-How you in here, man? Can we go to the park today, after? No, I go to Oakland. Well, maybe, we'll see. Give me a kiss.
I'll talk to you later. Oh, me.when is somebody gonna this off? It's an I in 'happiness.' There's no Y in 'happiness.'
I met my for the time when I was 28 old. And I made up my mind as a kid.that when I had children.my were know who was. This is part of my life story. This part is 'Riding the Bus. ' What's that? It's a time machine, isn't it? Seems like a time machine.
That like a time machine. It's a time machine. Take me with you.
This machine.this on my lap- This guy, he has a time machine. He in the past with this and.it is not a time machine.
It's a portable bone-density scanner. A I sell for a living. Thank you for the opportunity to it with you.We just don't need it, Chris. It's and expensive.Well, next- -Thank you. It gave a picture than an x-ray for the money.What happened? -No, nothing.
Look, I can't get today. Oh, no, you don't, Chris. I'm back on at 7. I have got to go to Oakland. So I get home, feed him, him.get him in bed, and be back here by 7? -And we got the tax-bill today.What are you do that?
-Look, this is what we do. You see that car? The one with the shoe on it? There's no near hospitals. That's what happens when you're in a rush.
Thanks anyway.Maybe next quarter.It's possible. I to sell at two scanners a for rent and daycare.
I'd have to sell one more.to pay off all of tickets under my wiper. The is.I haven't sold any for a while. Since when do you not like macaroni and cheese? -What's that? -What is this?
-It's a gift for Christopher.Cynthia from work. It's for adults.
Can't use it. She didn't know. What are you supposed to do with it? Make side the same color. Did you pay the taxes?
No, I'm gonna have to file an extension.You an extension.Yeah, well, I file one. That's- It's $650. I'll have it in the next month. That interest, right? -And a penalty? -Yeah, a bit.
Look, why don't you let me do this? All right, just relax.I have to go back to work. Let's get for bed. Hey, put your in the sink. A few days ago I was presented with a I'd for.a audit, if you will, of our condition.
You won't like it. I didn't like it. But we have to face the truth.and then go to work to turn around. And make no it, we can turn them around. The is out of control.
And we face deficits of $80 billion.for this year that ends 30th. That is than the in 1 957. And so is the $80 billion. We will pay in interest this year on the debt. Twenty ago, in 1 960.our payroll was less than $ 1 3 billion. Today it is 75 billion.
During 20 years, our population has only by 23. Man, I got two for you: What do you do?
And how do you do it? -I'm a stockbroker. Oh, goodness. Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh? You don't have to. Have to be good with and good with people.Hey, you take care.
I'll let you hang on to my car for the weekend.But I need it back for Monday.Feed the meter. I that moment. They all looked so damn to me. Why couldn't I look like that? I'm try to get home by 6. I'm stop by a firm after work.I see a job there.
You know, when l- When I was a kid, I go through a math book in a week. So I'm go see about what job they got down there. Not an astronaut? Don't talk to me like that, Linda. I'm go down and see this, and I'm do it the day. You probably do your calls.
I don't need you to tell me about my calls, Linda. I got of them before the damn is even open.
Do you remember that rent is due next week? Probably not. We're two behind. Next week we'll owe months. I've been shifts for four now, Chris. Just sell what's in your contract. Get us out of that business.
Linda, that is what I am to do. This is what I'm to do for my family.for you and for Christopher. What's the with you? This part of my life is 'Being Stupid. ' Can I ask you a favor, miss?
Do you mind if I this here with you just for five minutes? I have a in there and I don't that.Iooking smalltime. Here is a and I'll give you more when I come back out. It's not valuable.
You can't sell it anywhere. I can't even sell it, and it's my job. Tim Brophy, Resources.Come with me. Let me see if I can find you an for our internship. I'm that's all we can do for you. See, this is a office. Jay in the main office, he Resources.
I mean, I'm- You know, I'm just this office. As you can see, we got a hell of lot of here, so. Normally I have a sheet, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.Thank you very much. I need to go.
I'll this back. Trusting a girl with my scanner.
Why did I do that? Like I said, this part of my life is 'Being Stupid.
Stop the train! The took just 20 people every six months. One got the job.
There were after 'high school' to list more education. I didn't need that many lines. T ry and sleep.
It's a just 3 inches by 3 on each side.made up of colors that you and turn.and try to get to a on each side. This cube is the gift of 1 98 1. Don't to it easily.
Although we did encounter one math at USF. Who took just 30 on his. This is as far as I've gotten on mine. As you can see, I have a long way to go. This is Jim reporting for in Richmond. Hey, wake up.Come back that, please.Oh, yeah, I'm to. So go ahead, say to it, because I'm back it.
Goodbye and good riddance. You ain't had to add the 'good riddance' part. It's as P-P-Y, but it's supposed to be an I in 'happiness.' -ls it an adjective? -No, it's a noun. But it's not right.ls 'fuck' right? -Yeah, that's right.
But that's not part of the motto, so you're not to that. That's an word to show anger and things.But just don't use that one, okay? What's that say on the back of your bag? We pick nicknames. What's it say?
-Did you have a nickname? -'Ten-Gallon Head.'
-What's that? -I grew up in Louisiana, near Texas. Everybody hats.
And a ten-gallon's a big hat. I was back then, so they me Ten-Gallon Head.Hoss that hat. Hoss on Bonanza.How do you know Bonanza? -We it at Mrs.You at daycare? When do you it? -After snack?
-After Love Boat. I made my list for my birthday.Yeah, what'd you put on there? -A or an ant farm.He says he's been TV.Oh, for history.For history. That's not the Navy. I mean, he could watch at home. We're you $1 50 a month. If he's be around.watching all day, we're him out of here.
Go pay more at daycare if you don't like Navy TV. You late pay anyway. You complain. Can you at put the dog upstairs in your room or something? I was for Witter head Jay Twistle.whose name so delightful, like he'd give me a job and a hug.
I just had to show him I was good with and good with people.Morning, Mr.Good morning. Twistle, Gardner. I to drop this off personally and make your acquaintance. I I'd you on the way in. I'd love the to discuss.what may seem like weaknesses on my application. We'll with this, and we'll call you if we sit down. You have a day.
Hey, yeah, how you doing? This is calling for Dr. Yeah, I'm a late for a call. I was if- Yeah, National. We can still-? Half an hour?
Thank you, you. This part of my life.Wait!.this part here.it's 'Running. That was my machine. Unless she was with a guy who sold them too.
Which was unlikely.because I was the only one selling them in the Bay Area. I our life savings on things. It was such a machine.Can you feel it, baby? You got me all the work. What I didn't know is that and hospitals.would them unnecessary luxuries. I even the landlord to take a picture. So if I lost one, it was like losing a month's groceries.
Hey, get back here! Hey, man, l- -Who's he? -He's that guy.Did you forget? -Forget what? You're not supposed to have any of those.Yeah, I know.You have two now. One, two, three! -That's a basketball!
What do you mean? You don't know that that's a basketball.
This be an ant farm. This could be a or anything.No, it's not.There, there. All right, come on.That paper's a heavy, huh? -Yeah, but I got it. You should've seen me out today. Somebody a scanner.
I had to run the old girl down- Whatever.Whatever, Chris. What the hell you got about? -'Whatever' what? -Every day's got some damn story.
Can you beat your rug when nobody's out here? There's dust and shit all over.I'm to keep a house.Hey, wait a second. Look, Linda, relax. We're come out of this.
Everything is be fine, all right? You said that before, when I got pregnant. 'lt'll be fine.' -So you don't me now? I don't care. What can I do for you? I an for the intern a ago.and I just love to sit with you briefly- Listen, I'm going to Noe Valley, Chris.Take care of yourself.
Actually, I'm on my way to Noe also. How we a ride? -All right, get in. So when I was in the Navy, I for a doctor.who to play golf, hours day.and I actually perform procedures.when he'd me in the office. So I'm used to in a position where I have to make and.
Twistle, listen. This is a very important- I'm sorry. This thing's impossible.I can do it.No, you can't.That's bullshit.No, I'm sure I can do it.No, you can't.Let me see it. Give it here. Oh, wow, you it up.
It like it a swivel, so the move. So if it's in the center, that's the side. If it's red in the center, that's the red side. You can slow down. Listen, we can all day.
I don't you can do this.Yeah, I can.No, you can't.No, you can't. I'm you, no one can. That's all I ever do. You have this side.You had that one.
Look at that. You're there. I'll see you soon.
Where are you going, sir? Excuse me, sir. Where are you going, please? Two- A of blocks.Just flip around.Where are you going? -You asshole, give me my money! -Give me my money.Please stop.Please, please, please! -Son of a bitch.
He should've paid you! -I'm so sorry.I'll kick your ass! I'll get you! I'm to kill you! I'm to kill you!
Stop it, you son of a bitch! The are closing. Please of the doors. Sorry I couldn't make it home on time.Chris, I my shift.Yeah, I know. Look, I'm on my way now. Are you all with Christopher?
Chris, I'm leaving.Did you hear what I said? I have my together, and I'm our son.and we're now. I'm put the down.Linda, wait a minute. Hold it, hold- -I'm to leave. We are leaving.
It was then that I started thinking Jefferson.the of Independence.and the part our to life, liberty and the of happiness. And I thinking: How did he know to put the 'pursuit' part in there? That is something that we can only pursue. And we can actually never have it.no what.
How did he know that? -Who is this? -Jay Twistle.Dean Witter. Yeah, of course. Listen, do you still wanna come in and talk?
I'll tell you what. Come on by day tomorrow, in the morning. We're for the internships. You got a pen and paper? -Hold on one second.
Write this down so you can call my secretary, Janice.She can give you all the specifics. Call her tomorrow. 41 5-864-0256.Okay, buddy.All right, yes.Thank you very much.We'll see you soon. Have you seen Linda and Christopher? You the game last night?
You didn't see that, 1 1 8, 1 -? Excuse me, did Linda and come in here? -No, I haven't see them. Moons hits a three-pointer at 1 7 left.
Wayne, Wayne, Wayne. Can't talk to you about now.What's your with numbers? -And you owe me money. You owe me $1 4. I'm get that to you. I need my money.
I need my money. Fourteen's a number. Hey, don't you ever take my son away from me again.You hear me? -Leave me alone!
Don't take my son away from me again. Do you understand what I'm to you?
Don't you walk away from me when I'm to you. Do you hear me? -Do you leave? -Yes, I want to leave! Get the hell out of here, then, Linda.
Get the hell out of here. Christopher's with me. You're the one that dragged us down.You are so weak.
I am not anymore.I'm just not happy! -Then go get happy, Linda! Just go get happy. But Christopher's with me.Did you hear what I said?
Christopher's with me! Come on, let's go.How you doing, Mrs.Where's Mom? -Look, just get your stuff.
But she told me she was coming to pick me up today. Yeah, I know.
I to Mom earlier. Everything's fine, okay?
Where do I tonight? Let me ask you something. Are you happy?
And if you're and I'm happy, then that's a good thing, right? You're with me. You're at home, where you belong, all right? I need the rent. I can't wait anymore. Yeah, I'm good for that, Charlie. Why don't you go two over at the lnn motel?
It's half what you pay here. Listen, Chris.
I need you out of here in the morning. The hell am I supposed to be out of here tomorrow? -All right, look. I need more time. All right, I'll it myself.
All right, but I just- I have some more time- I got my son up in here. Chris Gardner? What happened? -Payable to the City of San Francisco.Does it have to be the full amount? You pay each ticket, otherwise, you're staying. This is all I got. You at 9: 30 tomorrow morning.You stay this clears.
No, I can't the here.I have to pick up my son.You at 9:30 tomorrow. Sir, I have a job at Dean Witter at 1 0: 1 5 morning.I stay- -9: 30 morning. What am I to do with my son? -ls else who can-? -I take care of him.
Maybe we can go and have Social pick him up. Can I have my call, please? What do you want?
You get Christopher from daycare. Just keep him for the and I'm- And- Just one night.
What happened? I'll pick him up from tomorrow.
I'm go right- You can just- You can drop him off and I'll pick him up.Come on, Linda.Why you that? -No, I take him to the park. To Gate after tomorrow. All right, just- All right, take him to the park.and him back, all right? All right, just me my son back.
I'll him back 6. All right, all right. It'll be this way.
What is the word on that one? Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner. Good morning. Chris Gardner. Good to see you again.
Chris Gardner. I've been there for the last half-hour.trying to come up with a story.that my here dressed like this. And I to come up with a story that qualities.that I'm sure you all here, like or diligence. And I couldn't of anything. So the is.I was arrested for to pay tickets. Parking tickets?
And I ran all the way here from the Polk Station, the station. What were you doing before you were arrested? I was my apartment. Is it dry now? Jay says you're determined.
He's been outside the of the building.with some 40-pound gizmo for over a month.He said you're smart.Well, I like to so.And you want to this business? -Yes, sir, I learn. Have you learning on your own? How many times have you seen Chris?
I don't know. One too many, apparently.Was he ever like this? First in your in school? -High school? -How many in the class? It was a town.But I was also in my class.in the Navy, and that was a of 20.
Can I say something? I'm the type of person.if you ask me a question, and I don't know the answer.I'm tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what. I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?
What you say if a guy in for an interview.without a on.and I him? What you say? He must've had on some nice pants. Chris, I don't know how you did it dressed as a man.but you it off.Thank you, Mr.
Hey, now you can call me Jay. We'll talk to you soon. All right, so I'll let you know, Jay. 'You'll let me know, Jay'?
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What do you mean? Yeah, I'll give you a call tomorrow sometime- What are you talking-? You me for this.You here- -Listen, there's no salary.I was not of that.
My circumstances have some.and I need to be that I'll be- -All right. I I will fill your spot. If you back out, you know what I'll look like to the partners? Yes, an ass- A-hole. Yeah, an ass A-hole, all the way.
You are a of work. There was no salary.
Not even a promise of a job. One was at the end of the from a pool of 20. And if you weren't that guy.you couldn't even apply the six months' training.
To brokerage. The only I have for six months.
Be my six scanners, which I try to sell. If I sold them all, maybe we get.He's asleep.
I'm to New York. My sister's boyfriend.opened a restaurant, and they may have a job for me there.
So I'm to New York, Chris. Christopher's with me. I'm his mom, you know? He be with his mom. I have him, right?
You know you can't take care of him. What are you do for money?
I had an interview at Dean for an internship.and I got it. So I'm out in my program.
Salesman to intern's backwards. No, it's not.
Tell him I love him, okay? I know you'll take care of him, Chris.Dean Witter. Yes, I'd like to a message for Mr.Yeah, my name is Gardner. The is: Thank you very much for me into the program. I it and I'd be very to your invitation. Yes, that's it.Be with that. Be care- Go ahead.Are we there?
-Hey, you know what is? -You know what is, right? -You go play some basketball? All right, then we're go sell a bone-density scanner. Yeah, I don't know, you know. You'll be as good as I was.
That's kind of the way it works, you know. I was average. You know, so you'll probably ultimately rank.somewhere there, you know, so.I really- You'll at a lot of things, just not this. I don't want you shooting this ball all day and night.
All right, go ahead. Don't ever let tell you.you can't do something. You got a dream.you it. People can't do something themselves.they tell you you can't do it.
If you want something, go get it. Dad, why did we move to a motel? I'm getting a job.You me, all right? All right, here.
Come on, come on. Dad, when's Mom back? Dad, when's Mom back? I don't know, Christopher. Dad, to this.
One day, a man was drowning in the water. And a boat came by and said, 'Do you need any help?' He said, 'No, you.
God will save me.' Then boat came. Said, 'Do you need any help?' And he said, 'No, you.
God will save me.' Then he drowned, and he went to heaven. And he said, 'God, why didn't you save me?' And God said, 'l sent you two big boats, you dummy.' Do you like it? Yeah, that's very funny, man.
Give me your hand.Thank you very much, sir.You got the bill of sale here. All the you'll need. Thank you very much for your business.
One hundred, 200.7, 8, 9, 1 0.Hey, you want one of those? -No, it's okay. Come on, you can have one.You like that one?
-Twenty-five cents. This part of my life is 'Internship. ' The 1 200 is Medley and Oil.
The the street is Lee-Ray Shipping. In a weeks, you'll get call sheets.with the numbers of employees.from 500 company in the district. You will be pooling from 60 companies. You will be cold-calling potential clients.
But if you have to have lunch with them, have with them.even baby-sit for them, do whatever it to them.with our packages. We need you to and goals.to one of our many plans.
In essence, you reel them in.we'll cook the fish. Some of you are here because you know somebody. Some of you are here because you you're somebody. There's one guy in here who's be somebody.
That person's be the guy.who can turn this into this. Eight thousand in dollars. You, you, help me hand out. This is to be your bible. You'll eat with it.You'll with it.It was simple.
X of calls equals X of prospects. X of prospects equals X of customers.
X of customers equals X of dollars.in the company's pocket. Last year, we had an score a 96.4 on the exam. He wasn't chosen. It's not a pass/fail. It's an tool we use to applicants. Be safe, a hundred.
Okay, let's take a break. Be back in 1 0.Chris, how are you? How you doing? -Fine, you for asking.First day in there. It was exciting.
You're not on us yet, are you? Ten-minute break. Pop out, get a bite and then back in for prep. Oh, man, I mine. And ours were only an hour, not like yours. We didn't do markets, didn't with taxes.and it was a pain in the ass. Funny what you remember.
There was a girl in that class. I can't her name, but her face was so- I've seen an old of mine.No, go ahead.Good to you, sir. Hey, asshole. Are you all right, asshole? Are you okay? What were you thinking?
What are you doing? I could've you.
I'm to the street.Well, you're all right? -Where's my shoe? -You off my shoe! -I don't know your shoe is.Where's my damn shoe? -I don't know.Did you see it? I lost my shoe.No, I'm sorry.
Hey, are you going? -We wait for the police.I go to work. Hey, you just got hit by a car. Go to the hospital. I'm in a internship at Dean Witter. Hey, man, you're a shoe.
Oh, yeah, thanks.You don't have a shoe.Yeah, I know.Wanna know what happened? I got hit by a car.You got hit by a car? -Just by the office.No, in your body? -Like, the back of my legs.Hey, goodbye, Mrs.Where you on the street? - Yeah, I was in the street.
Don't do that. You can get hurt.
Yeah, thanks. I'll that next time. And here I was again.Show up early.While persons.qualified are in investing and have to invest. Would you get me some coffee, please? Favors for Frakesh, our manager.
My name is Gardner calling for Mr. Yes, sir, we're a lunch actually this Thursday. Okay, next time. All right, I'm hold you to that. Okay, yes, you. Who to get me a doughnut? Feeling underrated and unappreciated.
Good to you, sir. My name is Gardner. I'm from Dean Witter. Yes, I have some very, very valuable information on what's a tax- Okay, you, sir. Then the bus by 4 to the place where they can't 'happiness.
' Then the cross-town.I'm waiting.All right, I got that for you, Ralph. I'm get that for you. Whoever in the most money after six was hired. Hello, calling for Mr. We were all our way up call to sign clients.From the to the top.From the to the CEO. They'd stay till 7, but I had Christopher.
I had to do in six hours what they do in nine. Good afternoon, my name is Chris Gardner.
I'm from Dean Witter. In not to any time.I wasn't up the phone in calls. Okay, you very much.
I that by not up the phone.I minutes a day. Why, good to you, my name is Gardner.I'm from Dean Witter.I wasn't water.so I didn't' any time in the bathroom. Yes, I'd love to have the opportunity- Okay, no at all, sir. Thank you very much. But even all this.after two months, I didn't have time to work my way up a sheet. We're confident about that one as well. Walter Ribbon's office.
Yes, hello, my name is Gardner. I'm from Dean Witter. Just a moment. My name's Gardner. I'm from Dean Witter.Yeah, Chris. Ribbon.I love to have the opportunity to some of our products. I'm that I could be of some to you.
Can you be here in 20 minutes? -Twenty minutes.Just had cancel. I can give you a few minutes before the 49ers.Monday Football, buddy. You very much.See you soon.Chris, what's up? Hey, do you have five minutes?
I got a light from Ribbon- I'm to commodities to Bromer. You move my car? That'd help me out. It's on Samson, half block, Caprice.
Just move it to the side. They're street sweeping. There's spaces.
Hang on to these. I have in my desk. And you have to that.You have to the key.
And the don't unlock. You have to it. Come on, I'm it.Here's the file, Mr.Thanks a lot.Oh, yeah, thanks.
Rachel, get on the phone for me, please. I have an with Mr. Oh, you just him.What's that? -Just out a check.paying some bills.and a ticket. We don't have a car anymore. I'm need to take you with me this weekend. A of doctors' offices.On calls, okay?
Then, possibly, we'll go to the game.Are you sure? -Are you it to the game? -Yeah, I don't it. And maybe we're to the game.Where are we now?
-To see my job. I don't understand.You don't what? -Are we to the game?
I said possibly we're to the game.You know what 'possibly' means? -Like probably. No, 'probably' there's a good that we're going. 'Possibly' we might, we not.What does 'probably' mean? -lt we have a good chance. And what does 'possibly' mean?
Hope College
-I know what it means.What does it mean? It that we're not going to the game.How did you get so smart? -Because you're smart.Are we there?
How are you, sir? Chris Gardner.This is my son, Christopher.Hey, Christopher.What are you up here? -I came to apologize.for our appointment.You didn't need to come up. We were in the neighborhood visiting a very friend.and I to take this opportunity to say you for your time.I know you for me. I want you to know that I do not take that for granted. Oh, it's an National bone-density scanner. A I into prior to to work at Witter.I have a the game.You're to the game?
I'm my son, Tim. My 1 2-year-old. We were just leaving.
Listen, we'll get out of your way. Again, you very much, and I'm the day. And I hope that we can for later.Thank you very much. You take care. Here, come on.Say bye-bye, Chris.
Bye, Christopher. Hey, you guys wanna come with us? To Candlestick?
Come with us.Where are your seats? -We've- We're deck. We got a box.You sit in the box? It's not a box. It's, you know, a section. It's more comfortable.Okay, kids in the back.
Hey, why don't you just put that in your car? -We don't have a car.Oh, my- -What happened? I I got by a bee.You all right? -You're not or anything?
-Where'd he get you? -Just at the back of my head.Are you okay?
-Yeah, I'm fine, Christopher.Does it hurt? -Christopher, I'm fine.Christopher, sit back. Thomas mentions happiness a times.in the Declaration of Independence. May seem like a word to be in that document.but he was sort of. He was an artist. He the English 'the of our harmony. ' And I there that day.
About the of mine. Questions I had: Whether all this was good. Whether I'd make it. And Ribbon and his Bell money.
Was millions. It was a way to place.
Wow, this is. This is the way to a game here.Thank you very much for this, really.Hey, it's my pleasure, Chris. Ribbon, I also thank you for me the opportunity.to the management capabilities of Dean Witter.which we believe to be far superior.to you got going over at Stanley. Really, I you're gonna be away.
Point blank, Dean to be managing your portfolio. You know, I didn't have any notion that you were new there. I like you, but there's not a chance I'm let you our fund. That's just not happen anytime soon, buddy. So, you know, come on, relax. Let's play the game.Here you go. I've had a few ideas already, absolutely.Chris, I'll talk to you later.I'm give you a call.
Nice to meet you, Chris. Give me a call. Yes, absolutely.Bye, Christopher. After four months, we had sold all our scanners. It we were it. What's the.fastest in the world? It we were good.
Till one day.that day.that me back to earth. This part of my life is called 'Paying Taxes. ' If you didn't pay them. The stick their into your bank account.and take your money. It can't be too late. That's my money.
How is just gonna just take my money? I was- I was- Listen, l- That's all the that I have. You go into my bank acc- No- It was the 25th of September. Because that's the day that I out.there was only 21 dollars and 33 left in my bank account.Dressed yet? Don't jerk me around, okay, Chris? I'm not you around, Ralph, all right? -I need that now, not later.When I get it, you get it, Ralph.
Hey, what's happening, man? Wayne, I need to get that $1 4 from you. I I didn't owe you that now.
Why you think you don't owe me my money? You me two blocks, Wayne. That's 200 yards. It's been four months, Wayne. I need my money. I need my money. I need my now.I don't have it, man.Go get my money.Wayne, get my mo- -I don't, man.
It's my $1 4! Go get my money! -All of this for $1 4.Get my money, Wayne.
Dad, look at me! -Should I go? Did you hear what I said? Did you hear me? -Dad, you going? -Hey, what did I say? -I gotta- I get back to the '60s, man.
That's what I do. When I was younger. I see Jimi do that on fire. Bring back my time machine! Bring my time back! -Dad, are we going? -Just be quiet.
Go get your things. Telm can't get back to meet you.
Where are we now? Gotta- We gotta see else. Doesn't seem to be functioning right now.I have to go now, Chris. Just give me a second. I'm sure I'm be able to it out. Chris, just come back when it's working. I have to fix it now.
Look, I'll be money in the office, then, all right? I have to go, Chris. Thank you for your time.
I'll see you soon. Why are our here? -Just out of here.We can't stay here tonight.Yes, we can. Open the door! -Did you hear what I said?
-Open the door! Hey, did you hear what I said? Where are we going? -Dad, are we going?
-I don't know. It's not a time machine. It's not a time machine. The guy said it was a time machine. It's not a time machine. He was wrong. He was at the park.
He said it was a time machine. No, it's not.No, it's not. All we do is push this here. Wanna push it?
Come on, man. Wait a minute. Where you go? I don't know. Some from before. You your eyes. You your eyes.
All right, come on. We'll push it together. You your eyes. Close your eyes.
It a few seconds. Oh, my goodness. Open, open, open! -You don't see all dinosaurs? Look at all dinosaurs.Can you see them? Come on, come on.
Don't step in the fire. We're cavemen. We need this fire, because there's no electricity.and it's cold out here, okay? Oh, my good- A T.
Get your stuff. Get your stuff.We find safe. We need a cave.We find a cave. Come on, come on. Watch your back!
Here's a cave. Right here, here. Hurry, hurry, hurry.Are we safe? -How you doing, Jay?
How are you along? -How you doing? Where you going? I- Sacramento.
Because I'm to move a guys from- They're at PacBell, and I'm to them over- Get them over to us. So they got me going out golfing. Hey, let them win a round. Deborah, someone's for you.He's outside. Come with me.Can I ask you a question? We need a room. Just I can fix this and sell it.There's just some work.Let me stop you there.I wish I help you- -This is my son, Christopher.We need some to stay.Okay, and I love to help you.but we don't take men here.
It's only and children. He can stay here, but you have to find else to go. We stay together.
We got- We're- -Okay, listen.You have some place- Try Memorial. There's a line.Ellis and Jones. Hey, everybody. We have four left, and that's all.Hey, come on, man.Come on, what? -Hey, that's my spot.
Come on, don't do this to me. Get out of the line, both of you. I was here first. They told me that we had to be on time.
I got here on time. I was in line. I came from work, I got my son.
I was here on time. We were here on time!
He in of him in line. Come on, come on, Rodney. Get out of line.What's your color? -What do you like that's green? What's holly? Christmas stuff.
I they want us to go to sleep. We make sure Captain America's warm in there.
Can you breathe? -You're good? -I go work on the scanner- -Don't go. I'm be right the door. I'm just be there. I'll the door open a bit. And I'll be able to hear you if you call me.
But that's why I gotta work on the scanner. I'm go out there. I'm the door open. I'll be up the stairs. I'll be able to hear you if you call me. You me, okay?
-I can't hear you. Give me a kiss.I'll just be a while, okay? -I'll be here.Can you hear me? -Can you hear me?
-Yeah, put that.Then you go like that.ls that okay? -I don't know. What do you think? Get your stuff.Hey, why don't you it? We're have a room later.Hey, good morning, Mr. Your wife, Martha, at PacBell also, correct?
-Yes, she does.And you guys are both.Iooking to at the same time? We'd like to retire and our lifestyle.without a lot of taxes. So basically, you want nobody's hands in your but your own? Are you with tax-free municipal.? I to my work quickly.
I had to quickly. To get in line at by 5. Hold that bus! Hold the bus! -Why don't you let the lady in?
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-Hey, back up.Hey, man, that's not cool. Dad, we need to get it! The about that train.is it's got to mountains.
We all have to deal with mountains. You know, mountains that go way up high.
And that go deep and low.Amen, preacher! We know what are, here at Glide. We sing them. Lord, don't move that mountain Give me to it Please don't move That block But lead me, Lord, it My burdens, they get so heavy Seems hard to bear But I won't give up No, no Because you me You'd meet me at the of prayer -Lord don't move that mountain -Please don't move that mountain But give me to it When's your test? Are you ready? Thank you, sir. How you doing?
So did you the thing, or you have to go somewhere.? I have to go somewhere.But I the too.How'd you feel the graphs? I with the question on the back.
What did you write? -Essay question? -Yeah, on the back.Yeah, you were give me a call?
-I got your number. Here's my number. Call me, okay? Thank you very much. Chris, you got five bucks? I left my upstairs.
Let me run up and grab that for you, Mr. No, I be at Bank at 4, and I'm late.I'll pay you back, honest.Five is good?
Five is lovely. That's the room quota.
There's no more space. You head out.
That's it for today. Come back tomorrow. All the are full. Just keep out. Come back tomorrow. One, two, three, four. Now, here's your bulb, and there's your core inductor.Eight dollars.What's that?
-It's to the light. Can I see it? Just don't it. Unless you in a room with me for the rest of your life. I don't mind. Yeah, you will. Why don't you get some sleep, okay?
-Warm enough? Did Mom of me? -Did Mom of me? Don't- Don't even think something like that. Mom left of Mom. And you didn't have anything to do with that, okay?
You're a good papa. All right, go to sleep.I love you too. So far, so good, Chris.Thank you very much. Two and dollars. Four more of oxygen. One hundred, 20, 40, 60, 80, 200. Twenty, 30, 40, 50.Anything else?
-Are we to the place? Where are we going, then?
-Probably stay at a hotel. Just for the night. We can go back to the cave if you like. Well, some are fun the time you do them.and then not so much the next.Like the bus?
-Yeah, like the bus. I'm sorry, I shouldn't laugh, should I? Sometimes when we're moving at night.we pass with lights and people. Sometimes you can hear them laugh. The next day, work. We just went to the beach.
Far away from anything.Did you see me? Far away from and noise.and a disappointment in my ten-gallon head.and myself.Chris, you very much.Well, you, Dean.You made all the moves. Thanks, Chris. Because when I was young.and I'd get an A on a test or whatever.I'd get this good about all the that I be. And then I became any of them.How you doing, Jay? Rumor has it you 31 accounts for us from Bell.
Met some guys at a ball game, got some cards. I've been working. So one more day. Getting nervous? -No, I'm okay. Listen, happens.you've done a job, Chris. Take care of yourself.
Chris Gardner, Dean Witter. Just calling to you very much.for your support at last month's seminar. No, sir, that's it. Thank you very much.
Frohm, good to see you.Thank you, sir.Chris, sit down, please. I I'd wear a today. You know, being the last day and all. But.wear one though, okay? Because tomorrow's going to be your day.if you'd like to work here as a broker.
Would you like that, Chris? We couldn't be happier.Was it as easy as it looked? No, sir, it wasn't.Good luck, Chris. This part of my life.this part.is 'Happiness. ' Christopher. So how many.planets are there?
Who's the king of the jungle? -The gorilla? Lion, lion, lion. Hey, Dad, to this. Knock, knock.Who's there? Shelby the mountain When she comes -Knock knock.Who's there?
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