This Movie Trailer Makes Me Cry

Perhaps I’m getting overly sentimental in my old age, but is it just me or does this movie trailer for The Pursuit of Happyness make you cry?

The movie is based upon the real-life story of Chris Gardner. I remember watching a “20/20″ segment about his life a few years back, and I was totally moved by it. I hope the movie is just as good as I want it to be.

Oprah recently devoted a show to Will Smith and the movie:

9 Responses to This Movie Trailer Makes Me Cry

  1. 1. rachel | 11:37 am on November 25th, 2006

    okay i just watched the whole episode of ops (thank you youtube) and the part where that woman came out to thank chris gardner turned the waterworks on like woah. but i also cried during this week’s top model so i must just be emotional…………

  2. 2. Anonymous | 4:08 pm on November 25th, 2006

    not really…

  3. 3. redkit | 5:26 pm on November 26th, 2006

    you gotta be kidding me about the trailer. will smith blows. the movie looks like other thousands of same dramatic american movies.

  4. 4. fairest | 12:01 pm on November 27th, 2006

    Not me but it made my mom cry when it came on as a preview to “Stranger Than Fiction” which she also cried during.

  5. 5. fo | 2:23 pm on November 27th, 2006

    omg laura tell me when your going to see it
    i wanna go
    i heart will smith forever

  6. 6. alyse | 5:11 pm on November 27th, 2006

    dude, it’s just you. ;)

    remi and i have seen the trailer way too much.

    earnest will smith: “don’t let anybody tell you can’t do something”

    remi: “you can’t breath fire!”

  7. 7. Henry | 10:58 am on November 28th, 2006

    I cry when the caveman in the Geico commercial gets discrimnated so who am I to say this new Will Smith vehicle is another piece of crap?

  8. 8. fo | 8:33 pm on November 29th, 2006

    henry you shut your face!!
    will smith is an american hero!

  9. 9. The Modern Age » Latest Famous Movie People Palour Trick: Finishing a Rubik’s Cube | 1:26 am on December 18th, 2006

    [...] Last month I watched Will Smith complete a Rubik’s Cube on Oprah (he learned how to do it for his role in The Pursuit of Happyness), and now I saw this video of beloved movie/video director Michel Gondry solving a Rubik’s Cube…WITH HIS FEET! Although if you look carefully you can see that he is playing the video backwards with a forward sound track, but kudos to the foot dexterity! (Gondry link from Defamer.) [...]

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