Question: Why is the word "Happiness" in the title misspelled?
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
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Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Starring: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe
Visible crew/equipment: When Chris is about to take his job interview he walks across the busy work area. Right after he turns left you can see a movie technician with a red cap behind Chris. He is quickly hiding behind a pillar when he notices that the camera is on him.
Reverend Williams: The important thing about that freedom train, is it's got to climb mountains. We ALL have to climb mountains, you know. Mountains that go way up high, and mountains that go deep and low. Yes, we know what those mountains are here at Glide. We sing about them.
Trivia: In the last scene of the movie when Chris and his son are crossing the street and telling jokes, they pass a man in a suit who gives them a brief nod. This is a cameo appearance from the real Chris Gardner.
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Answer: In an interview, the real-life Chris Gardiner, (played by Will Smith) explained that the deliberately misspelled word was written that way on the child daycare center's wall (representing how children can sometimes misspell words). Gardiner later interpreted it to personally mean that true happiness is not defined in just one way, there are many ways to be happy, and that was reflected in the alternate spelling.
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