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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.
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Director:
John Putch
Writer:
John Robert Zaring (writer)
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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
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Awards:
2 wins more
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(3 articles)
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No Impact Man and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Cast

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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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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L
Company:
Martindale Group LLC more

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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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Pursuit of insipidity, 5 September 2002
Author: rich-106

I wanted to like this movie but it just kept being bad. The leading man was was so indecisive and emotionally flat with such a bored expression, it was hard to watch him. I started hoping he would just get on that plane to Seattle early on and stay out of the rest of the picture. The younger woman he is chasing calls hin unexpectedly to go to lunch and he acts like a immature nervous teenager on the phone. Earlier he throws a party to cover for lie he told her. He's too old to be acting like that. His lifetime relationship with another woman could have a been a real interesting idea, but they didn't seem very close to each other at all. At least she had an emotional scene in this film. The rest of the characters were also superficial, self-absorbed, and uninteresting. Hopefully, LA life isn't really like portrayed by these clueless zombies. "Everything happens for a reason" is repeated in this movie as if it explains anything, but comes off as the cliche that it is. I ended up wishing I had watched one of those slasher horror movies instead, where characters are killed off one by one.

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