Taglines: “I don’t want to run anymore…”
The Pursuit of Happiness movie storyline. William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) comes from a well-off family. His family and most of his peers see him as an anti-social crusader. A college dropout in New York City, William’s aimless and has no idea what to do with his life. After getting into a fatal car accident in which he accidentally kills an elderly woman, he wants to do the right thing In dealing with this situation, but doesn’t like that in order to save himself from prison, he has to put on a mask to satisfy those with authority. However, the more he tries to do the right thing, the more trouble he seems to get into.
The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1971 American drama film about a student who goes on the run to avoid serving his full prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter. The film was directed by Robert Mulligan. The producer was David Susskind and the associate producer Alan Shayne. The screenplay was written by Jon Boothe and George L. Sherman.
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Robert Klein, Sada Thompson, Ralph Waite, Arthur Hill, E.G. Marshall, Maya Kenin, Rue McClanahan, Peter White, Joseph Attles, Beulah Garrick
Screenplay by: Jon Boothe, George L. Sherman
Production Design by: Terence A. Donnelly, Hal Schaffel
Cinematography by: Dick Kratina
Film Editing by: Folmar Blangsted
Costume Design by: Ann Roth
Set Decoration by: Ben Rutter
Art Direction by: George Jenkins
Music by: Dave Grusin
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, drug content and brief violence.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: February 23, 1971
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