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Pursuit of Happiness (2001) -- An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.

Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   249 votes
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Director:

John Putch

Writer:

John Robert Zaring (writer)

Contact:

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Genre:

Comedy | Romance more

Tagline:

Sometimes your true love ends up being your first love.

Plot:

An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker. | add synopsis

Awards:

2 wins more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Kid Cudi Wants Green Day, Kings Of Leon On Cudder Collabo Album
 (From MTV Music News. 28 October 2009, 10:50 PM, PDT)

No Impact Man and the Pursuit of Happiness
 (From Huffington Post. 15 September 2009, 12:08 PM, PDT)

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E for earnest more (8 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Frank Whaley ... Alan

Annabeth Gish ... Marissa

Amy Jo Johnson ... Tracy
Patrick Van Horn ... Mike
Cress Williams ... Ace

Liz Vassey ... Renee

Alex Hyde-White ... Paul
Dawn Eason ... Janet
Jenn Gross ... Sally

Jean Stapleton ... Lorraine
Kieran Mulroney ... Calvin
Anne-Marie Johnson ... Devin Quinn

Michelle Krusiec ... Miko (as Michele Krusiec)

Megan Blake ... Minister
Jessica Randle ... Coffee Shop Manager
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Additional Details

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: The level in Alan's glass changes between camera angles when he is drinking with Marissa at her house. more


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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
E for earnest, 30 November 2002
5/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Pursuit of Happiness" is a little romantic comedy about a good hearted but socially inept and very average guy (Whaley) who's looking for love in all the wrong places only to find it under his nose. The end is a foregone conclusion and the plot is an old one; a knock-off of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's classic poem "Love's Coming". However, there is fun and enjoyment to be found in the story which is all about a group of young adults, their jobs, relationships, and pursuits of happiness with Whaley and Gish at the forefront as hapless romantics and "blood brothers" on a collision course with destiny. No blockbuster, "Pursuit..." eeks out marginal success with some fresh ideas and an easy buy-in owing to the averageness of the characters. For romantic comedy junkies only. (C)

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