The Pursuit of Happyness Page #2

I'll... I'll br...

I'll bring this back.

Thank you.

Okay.

Trusting a hippie

girl with my scanner.

Why did I do that?

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Like I said,

this part of my life

is called "Being Stupid."

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Don't move!

Don't move! Stay...!

Stop! Stop!

Don't move! Stop this...!

Stop the train!

Stop! Stop!

The program took just 20 people

every six months.

One got the job.

There were three blank lines

after "high school"

to... list more education.

I didn't need that many lines.

Try and sleep.

It's late.

It's a puzzle measuring

just three inches

by three inches on each side,

made up of multiple colors

that you twist and turn,

and try to get to

a solid color on each side.

This little cube is

the gift sensation of 1981.

Don't expect

to solve it easily.

Although we did encounter

one math professor at USF

who took just

30 minutes on his.

This is as far as

I've gotten on mine.

As you can see,

I still have a long way to go.

This is Jim Finnerty reporting

for KJSF in Richmond.

Hey.

Wake up.

Eat.

Bye, Mom.

Bye, baby.

Come back without that, please.

Oh. Yeah,

I'm going to.

So go ahead, say goodbye to it,

'cause I'm coming back

without it.

Goodbye and good riddance.

You ain't had to add

the "good riddance" part.

Bye, Mom.

Bye.

It's written as P-P-Y,

but it's supposed to be

an I in "happiness."

Is it an adjective?

Uh, no. Actually,

it's a noun.

But it's not spelled right.

Is "f***" spelled right?

Yeah, that's spelled right.

But that's not part

of the motto,

so you're not supposed

to learn that.

That's an adult word

to show anger

and, um... other things.

But just don't...

Don't use that one, okay?

Okay.

What's that say on

the back of your bag?

My nickname.

We pick nicknames.

Oh, yeah?

What's it say?

"Hot Rod."

Did you have a nickname?

Yep.

What?

"Ten-Gallon Head."

Heh-heh.

What's that?

I grew up in Louisiana,

near Texas.

So everybody wears

cowboy hats. And a...

A ten-gallon's

a big hat.

I was smart back then,

so they called me

Ten-Gallon Head.

Hoss wears that hat.

Hoss?

Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza.

How do you know Bonanza?

We watch it at Mrs. Chu's.

You watch Bonanza at daycare?

Yeah.

When? When do...?

When do you watch it?

After snack?

After your nap?

After Love Boat.

I made my list for my birthday.

Yeah, what'd you...?

What did you put on there?

A basketball...

or an ant farm.

He says he's been watching TV.

Oh, little TV for history.

Love Boat?

For history. Navy.

That's... That's

not the Navy.

I mean, he... He could

watch television at home.

We're paying you $150 a month.

I-if he's gonna be

sitting around

watching TV all day,

we're taking him out of here.

Go pay more at other daycare

if you don't like Navy TV.

You late pay anyway.

You complain.

I complain.

Can you at least put the dog

upstairs in you room

or something?

Bye.

I was waiting for...

Witter Resource head,

Jay Twistle,

whose name sounded

so delightful,

like he'd give me a job

and a hug.

I just had to show him

I was good with numbers

and good with people.

Morning, Mr. Twistle.

Good morning.

Mr. Twistle. Chris Gardner.

Hi. Hi.

I wanted to

drop this off personally

and make your acquaintance.

I thought I'd catch you

on the way in.

I'd really love the opportunity

to sit and discuss

what may seem like weaknesses

on my application.

We'll start with this, Chris,

and we'll call you

if we wanna sit down.

Yes, sir. You have a great day.

You too.

Hey. Uh, yeah, how you doing?

This is Chris Gardner

calling for Dr. Delsey.

Uh, yeah, look, I'm running

a little late for a sales call.

I was... I was wondering if...

Yeah, Osteo National.

Right. Uh, we can still...?

Half an hour?

Yes. Beautiful. Beautiful.

Thank you, thank you.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

This part of my life...

Wait!

This part here...

it's called "Running."

Hey! Hey!

Wait!

Hey! Wait!

That was my stolen machine.

Unless she was with

a guy who sold them too.

Which was unlikely...

because I was the only one

selling them in the Bay Area.

I spent our entire life

savings on these things.

It was such

a revolutionary machine.

Ooh.

Can you feel it, baby?

Oh, yeah. You got me

doing all the work.

What I didn't know

is that doctors and hospitals

would consider them

unnecessary luxuries.

I even asked the landlord

to take a picture.

So if I lost one, it was like

losing a month's groceries.

Hey, hey! Wait! Wait!

Hey! Get back here!

Hey, man, uh...

Uh, I... Uh...

Who's he?

He's that guy.

Did you forget?

Forget what?

You're not supposed to

have any of those.

Yeah, I know.

You have two now.

Hey.

Hey, Mom.

One...

two...

Two.

three!

Whoo!

That's a basketball!

Hey, hey.

What do you mean?

You don't know that

that's a basketball.

This could be an ant farm.

This... This could be a...

A microscope or anything.

No, it's not.

There, there.

All right, come on.

Open him up. Open him up.

That paper's a little heavy, huh?

Yeah, but I got it.

Yeah, you should've

seen me out there today. Uh...

Somebody, uh, stole a scanner.

I had to run the old girl down...

Whatever.

What?

Whatever, Chris.

What the hell

you got attitude about?

"Whatever" what?

Every day's

got some damn story.

Hey, hey, Roy.

Roy!

Can you beat your little rug

when nobody's out here?

There's dust and sh*t all over.

I'm trying to keep

a clean house.

Hey, wait a second.

Wait a second.

Listen.

Look, Linda. Relax.

We're gonna come out of this.

Everything is

gonna be fine, all right?

You said that before, when

I got pregnant. "It'll be fine."

So you don't trust me now?

Whatever.

I don't care.

Taxi!

Mr. Twistle.

Yeah, hi.

Hi. Chris Gardner.

Yeah, hi. Listen.

What can I do for you?

I submitted an application

for the intern program

about a month ago,

and I would just love

to sit with you briefly...

Listen, I'm going to

Noe Valley, Chris.

Uh, take care of yourself.

Mr. Twistle.

Actually, I'm on my way

to Noe Valley also.

Uh... how about

we share a ride?

All right, get in.

All right.

So when I was in the Navy,

I worked for a doctor

who loved to play golf, hour...

Hours every day.

And... I would actually...

perform medical procedures

when he'd leave me

in the office.

So... I'm... I'm used to

being in a position

where... Where I have to

make decisions and...

Mr. Twistle. Listen, this is...

This is a very important...

I... I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uh.

Th... This thing's impossible.

I can do it.

No, you can't. No one can.

That's bullshit.

No. I'm pretty sure I can do it.

Mm. No, you can't.

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