The Pursuit of Happyness Page #8

It's good.

Let's go.

Get your stuff.

Hey, why don't you leave it?

We can't.

We're gonna have

a different room later.

Go.

Hey, Chris.

Hey. Good morning,

Mr. Frakesh.

What's up?

Work trip.

Your wife, Martha,

works at PacBell also, correct?

Yes, she does.

And you guys are both looking

to retire at about

the same time?

We'd like to retire and

maintain the same lifestyle

without paying a lot of taxes.

So basically,

you don't want nobody's hands

in your pockets but your own?

Nobody's.

Are you familiar with

tax-free municipal...?

I learned to

finish my work quickly.

I had to finish quickly.

To get in line at Glide by 5.

Come on. Come on.

No.

Come on!

Hold that bus!

Hold the... Hold the bus!

My Captain America!

Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!

Stop it! Shut up!

Shut up!

Excuse me.

Why don't you let the lady in?

Hey. Back up.

Hey, man, that's not cool.

Back up. Back up!

Back up!

Come on.

Dad, we need to get it!

The important thing

about that freedom train

is it's got to climb mountains.

We all have to deal

with mountains.

You know... mountains

that go way up high.

And mountains that go

deep and low.

Amen, preacher!

Yes.

We know what

those mountains are

here at Glide.

We sing about them.

Yes.

Yes.

When's your test?

Tomorrow.

Are you ready?

Of course.

Thank you, sir.

Hey.

Hey.

How you doing?

Yeah.

So did you finish

the whole thing, or...

you have to go somewhere?

I... I have...

I have to go somewhere.

Right.

But I finished

the whole thing too.

Oh. Good.

You?

Yeah.

How'd... What... How did

you feel about the graphs?

Easy.

I struggled with the... With

the essay question on the back.

What did you write?

Essay question?

Yeah. On the back.

Hey. Chris.

Hey. Uh...

Uh, Jeff, right?

Yeah.

49ers game.

Yeah. You were gonna

give me a call.

I never actually got your number.

Oh, hey.

Here's my number.

Call me, okay?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

Thank you very much.

Chris. You got

five bucks?

I left my wallet upstairs.

Let me, uh, run up and grab

that for you, Mr. Frohm.

No, I gotta be in CAL Bank

at 4, and I'm late.

Um...

Um...

I'll pay you back, honest.

Five... Five is good?

Five is lovely.

Thank you. Thank you.

That's it. That's

the room quota.

There's no more space.

You gotta head out.

That's it for today.

Come back tomorrow.

All the rooms are closed.

Completely full.

That's it.

Just keep heading out.

Come back tomorrow.

You like it?

Twenty, one, two, three, four.

Now, here's your bulb...

and there's your ferrite

core inductor.

How much?

Eight dollars.

What's that?

Uh, it's to repair the light.

Can I see it?

Uh...

Yeah, sure.

Just... don't break it.

Unless you wanna...

sleep in a room with me

for the rest of your life.

I don't mind.

Hm.

Yeah, you will.

Why don't you get

some sleep, okay?

Okay.

Warm enough?

Yeah.

All right.

All right.

Did Mom leave because of me?

What?

Did Mom leave because of me?

Don't... Don't even...

think something like that.

Mom left because of Mom.

And you didn't have anything

to do with that, okay?

Okay.

You're a good papa.

All right, go to sleep.

I love you.

I love you too.

So far so good, Chris.

It works.

All right. Thank you very much.

Two hundred and fifty dollars.

Four more weeks of oxygen.

One hundred,

20, 40, 60, 80, 200.

Twenty, 30, 40, 50.

Anything else?

No. This is good.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

You ready?

Yup.

Bye.

Are we going to

the church place?

No.

Where are we going then?

Probably stay at a hotel.

A hotel?

Well, just for the night.

We can go back to the cave

if you like.

Hm.

No, thank you.

Ever?

I-I hope not.

Why not?

Well, 'cause some things are fun

the first time you do 'em,

and then not so much the next.

Like the bus?

Yeah. Like the bus.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't laugh, should I?

He doesn't know

where it is though.

Didn't you ever

want to have a home

of your own like other people?

Sometimes when

we're moving at night,

we pass houses with

lights and people.

Sometimes you can

hear them laugh.

The next day... after work...

we just went to the beach.

Far away from anything.

Everything.

Just Christopher and me.

Did you see me?

Yep.

Far away from...

buses and noise

and a constant disappointment

in my 10-gallon head.

And myself.

Chris, thank you very much.

Thank you, Dean.

Take care, Chris.

Hey, you made the right moves here.

Thanks, Chris.

Because when I was young

and I'd get an A

on a history test

or whatever...

I'd get this good feeling

about all the things

that I could be.

And then I never became

any of them.

Hey, Chris.

Hey.

How are you doing, Jay?

I'm doing fine.

Rumor has it you signed

31 accounts for us

from Pacific Bell.

Yeah, I, uh...

met some guys at a ball game,

got some cards

I've been working.

I guess.

So... one more day.

Getting nervous?

No, I'm... I'm okay.

Yeah?

Listen, whatever happens...

you've done

a fantastic job, Chris.

I mean that.

Take care of yourself.

Yes, Mr. Johnson.

Chris Gardner, Dean Witter.

Yes, sir. Just, uh, calling

to thank you very much

for your support

at last month's seminar.

Uh... Oh, yes, sir. Absolutely.

Yes, sir.

No, sir, that's it.

Thank you very much.

Bye-bye.

Chris.

Come.

Hi, Chris.

Mr. Frohm. Good to see you.

Nice shirt.

Heh. Thank you, sir.

Chris.

Hi, Jay.

Chris.

Chris. Sit down,

please.

I thought I'd, uh...

wear a shirt today.

Um... you know,

being the last day and all.

Well, thank you.

Thank you.

We appreciate that.

But, um...

wear one tomorrow though, okay?

Because tomorrow is going

to be your first day.

If you'd like to

work here as a broker.

Would you like that, Chris?

Yes, sir.

Good. We couldn't

be happier.

So...

welcome.

Was it as easy as it looked?

No, sir. No.

No, sir, it wasn't.

Well...

Good luck, Chris.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Welcome, sir.

Oh, Chris.

I almost forgot.

Thank you.

This part of my life...

This little part...

is called "Happiness."

Christopher. Come here, man.

Come here.

So... how many...

planets are there?

Um... seven.

Seven?

Mm-hm.

Nine.

Okay.

Um...

Who's the king of the jungle?

Gorilla.

A gorilla?

The gorilla?

Mm-hm.

No. Lion.

Oh, yeah.

Lion, lion, lion.

Hey, Dad, listen to this.

Knock, knock.

What? Who's there?

Shelby.

Shelby who?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Nobody.

Nobody who?

Nobody who?

Oh.

Now that's funny.

I like that one.

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