The Pursuit of Happiness (1999)
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fourth of the six films, "The Pursuit of Happiness," filmmaker Robert Zemeckis delves into the history of America's relationship with mind-altering substances over the past 100 years, presenting interviews with historians and professionals in the drug treatment field, interspersed with a treasure trove of film and television clips depicting the highs and lows of smoking, drinking and drugging in the 20th century.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Barry Hansen as Self |
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Dennis Hopper as Self |
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Tom Pirko as Self |
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Peter Hayden as Self |
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Phil Kavanaugh as Self |
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John MacDougall as Self |
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Sandi Bachom as Self |
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Marc F. Kern as Self |
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Stanton Peele as Self |
| Production | Sandra Itkoff | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lesli Klainberg | Producer |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | Editor |
| Writing | Susan Emerling | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Camera | Ian Kelly | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Denis Maloney | Director of Photography |
