Movie connections for
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) More at IMDbPro »

References

Captain America (1944)
 -  son carries around Captain America toy
"Bonanza" (1959)
 -  Title mentioned by character
"Sesame Street" (1969)
 -  son has Sesame Street lunchbox
"NFL Monday Night Football" (1970)
 -  Title mentioned by character
"The Love Boat" (1977)
 -  Title mentioned by character
Raging Bull (1980)
 -  Sign on roof of cab
Inside Moves (1980)
 -  A poster for the movie can be seen at a bus stop during one part of the film.
"The Simpsons" (1989)
 -  Alan Frakesh (Dan Castellaneta) says, "Would someone like to bring me a donut?" referencing the well-known fondness for donuts of his other character, Homer Simpson.

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)
 -  'reviewed' by Aunt Linda on Weekend Update
"Gilmore Girls: Gilmore Girls Only (#7.17)" (2007)
 -  Emily, Lorelai, and Rory decide to watch The Pursuit of Happyness in their hotel room.
"HBO First Look: I Am Legend (#14.31)" (2007)
 -  mentioned once
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#13.14)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by Will Smith
JCVD (2008)
 -  Poster can be seen when Bruges leaves the backroom of the video store after the discussion with the head of the swat team
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-09-16)" (2008)
 -  This film is referenced during "The Great American Culture Quiz" segment.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  A woman said The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) made her cry

Features

Asteroids (1979) (VG)
 -  son seen playing this game in a store

Featured in

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  Nominee clips.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
Inside the Rubik's Cube (2007) (V)
 -  Footage from Pursuit of Happyness of Will Smith in car with Rubik's Cube
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream (2007) (V)
 -  This is a "making of" documentary on the film
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips

Spoofed in

2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  Sarah Silverman interacts with Will Smith's character in the movie
"Robot Chicken: Celebutard Mountain (#3.9)" (2007)
 -  A parody of The Pursuit of Happyness feature Fonzie and Chachi from Happy Days.

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