The Pursuit of Happyness Page #7

Synopsis: Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Gabriele Muccino
Production: Sony Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 24 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG-13
Year:
2006
117 min
$162,586,036
Website
26,083 Views


Why would you think

you don't owe me my money?

I helped you move.

You drove me two blocks, Wayne.

That's 200 yards.

It's been four months, Wayne.

I need my money.

I need my money.

I need my money right now.

Hey, man.

I don't have it, man.

Wayne, go get my money.

I'm sorry.

Wayne. Get my mo...

I really don't, man. It's $14.

It's my $14!

Go get my money!

All of this for $14.

Get my money, Wayne.

Dad, look at me!

Dad!

Should I go?

Sure, man. Why not?

Stay here, Christopher.

Dad, look.

No, no. Stay right here.

Dad!

Did you hear what I said?

Did you hear me?

Dad, where you going?

Hey... What did

I say?

Dad!

Dad, wait!

Dad!

Dad!

I gotta...

I gotta get back

to the '60s, man.

That's what I wanna do.

When I was younger, I...

I wanna see Jimi Hendrix

do that guitar on fire.

Bring back my time machine!

Bring my time machine back!

Dad, where are we going?

Just be quiet.

Go get your things. Go.

Chris?

Yes.

Dr. Telm can't get back

to meet you.

I'm sorry.

Where are we going now?

Gotta, uh... We gotta

see somebody else.

I'm tired.

I know.

Um...

Doesn't seem to be, uh,

functioning...

right now.

I have to go now, Chris.

No. No, no. Uh...

Just give me a second.

I'm sure I can... I'm gonna

be able to figure it out.

Chris. Chris. Just

come back when it's working.

No. No. I... I...

I have to fix it now.

No.

Look, I'll still be putting

money into the office, then...

all right?

I really have to go, Chris.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you for your time.

I appreciate it.

I'll see you soon.

Why are our things here?

Dad.

Let's go. Come on.

Where?

Come on.

Just out of here.

Why?

We can't stay here tonight.

Yes, we can. Open the door!

Hey. Did you hear

what I said?

Let's go.

Open the door!

Hey. Did you hear

what I said? Stop it.

Stop it.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Wayne!

Wayne!

Wayne!

Get up. Stand up.

Come on.

Where are we going?

Dad! Where are

we going?

I don't know.

It's not a time machine.

Dad.

It's not a time machine.

The guy said

it was a time machine.

It's not a time machine.

He was wrong.

What guy?

The guy.

He was at the park.

He said it was a time machine.

Yes, it is.

No, it's not.

It is.

No, it's not.

All we gotta do is push

this black button right here.

You wanna push it?

Okay.

Come on.

Come on, man.

Right here.

Wait a minute.

Where you wanna go?

I don't know.

Someplace from before.

You gotta close your eyes.

You close your eyes.

I wanna see.

All right, come on.

We'll push it together.

You gotta close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

It takes a few seconds.

Oh, my goodness.

W... Open, open,

open!

Whoa.

What is it?

Dinosaurs.

Where?

You don't see

all these dinosaurs?

Look around.

Look at all these dinosaurs.

Wow.

Do you see 'em?

Yeah.

Wait. Come on,

come on, come on.

Wait... Watch out.

What is it?

Don't step in the fire.

We're cavemen.

We need this fire,

'cause there's no electricity,

and it's cold out here, okay?

Watch out! Watch out!

Whoa! Oh, my good... A T. rex.

That's... Get your stuff.

Get your stuff.

Get... Get it...

Get up here.

We gotta find someplace safe.

Like what?

Um... we need a cave.

A cave?

We gotta find

a cave. Come on.

Okay.

Come on, come on.

Wait... Watch your

back! Look out.

Here it is. Here's

a cave. Come on.

Right here, right here.

Go, go, go.

Whoa.

Go ahead.

Get in.

Hurry, hurry. Hurry.

Are we safe?

Yeah, I think so.

Hey.

How you doing? Jay?

I'm doing good.

How you, uh, getting along?

Good. I'm good.

You doing good?

How you doing?

I'm doing great.

Where you going?

Oh. Um...

I, uh... Sacramento.

'Cause, um...

I'm trying to move

a couple guys that... From...

They're at... At PacBell, and I'm

trying to bring them over...

Get them over to us.

So they got me

going out there golfing.

Awesome.

Hey, let 'em win a round.

Deborah. Someone's

asking for you.

Where?

He's outside.

Please come with me.

Hi.

How you doing?

Um...

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Um...

We need a room.

Um...

Just until I can...

fix this and sell it.

There's just some glasswork.

Let me stop you right there.

I wish I could help you...

This is my son, Christopher.

He's 5 years old.

Hi, baby.

We need someplace to stay.

Okay. And I would

love to help you,

but we don't take men here.

It's only women and children.

Now, he can stay here,

but you have to find

someplace else to go.

We gotta stay together.

We got... We... We're...

Okay. Okay, listen.

You gotta have someplace...

Try Glide Memorial.

The building books up at 5.

So you hurry up,

'cause there's a line.

Where is it?

Where? Come on.

E-E-Ellis

and Jones.

Hey! Hey, everybody.

We have four spots left,

and that's all.

Man.

Hey. Come on, man.

Come on.

Come on, what?

Hey, that's my spot.

Back up.

Come on, don't do this to me. Don't...

Back up!

Dad! Dad! Dad!

Stop it! Break it up!

Break it up!

Stop! Stop!

Come here! Come here!

Get out of the line,

both of you. Both of you.

I was here first. I was here first. They told me

that we had to be here on time.

I got here on time.

I was in line.

I came from work, I got my son.

I was here on time.

We were here on time!

He sliced in front

of him in line.

Who did?

He did.

He did.

Come on.

Come on, Rodney.

Come on. Let's go.

Get out of line.

That's it.

No more.

What's your favorite color?

Green.

Green?

Mm-hm.

What do you like that's green?

Trees.

Trees.

What else?

Holly.

Holly. What's holly?

The Christmas stuff.

Ah. Christmas

stuff.

What's that?

I guess they want us

to go to sleep.

There you go.

We gotta...

make sure Captain America's

warm in there.

Can he breathe?

He's good?

Yeah.

I gotta go work on the scanner...

Don't go.

No, no, no. I'm gonna be...

I'll be right outside the door.

All right? I'm just...

I'm gonna be right there...

I'll leave the door open

a little bit.

And I'll be able to

hear you if you call me.

I wanna go home.

But... that's why

I gotta, uh,

work on the scanner.

All right?

I'm gonna go

out there. Um...

I'm gonna leave the door open.

I'll be right up the stairs.

And...

I'll be able to hear you

if you call me.

All right?

All right.

You gotta trust me, okay?

You gotta trust me.

You gotta...

Trust you. I trust...

You gotta...

I trust you.

I trust...

I can't hear you.

I trust you.

All right.

Give me a kiss.

Mwah.

I'll just be a little

while, okay?

All right.

I'll be right here.

Okay.

Can you still hear me?

Yeah.

Can you hear me?

Yeah.

Do you trust me?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Like that?

Yeah. Put that one...

Then you go like that.

Is that okay?

I don't know.

What do you think?

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