1、Time to get up, man.- All right, Dad.- Come on.Should be here soon.- I think I should make a list.- What do mean?- For your birthday gifts?- Yeah.You know youre only gettinga couple of things, right?Yeah, I know. Just to look atand study so I can choose better.Okay, well, thats smart.Yeah, make a li
2、st.Can you spell everythingyoure thinking of?- I think so.- All right. Thats good.- How you doing in here, man?- Okay.Can we go to the park today, after?No, I gotta go to Oakland.Well, maybe, well see.Give me a kiss.Ill talk to you later.Excuse me.Oh, excuse me.when is somebodygonna clean this off?A
3、nd the Y?The Y. We talked about this.Its an I in “happiness.“Theres no Y in “happiness.“ Its an I.Im Chris Gardner.I met my father for the first timewhen I was 28 years old.And I made up my mindas a young kid.that when I had children.my children were gonna knowwho their father was.This is part of my
4、 life story.This part is called “Riding the Bus.“Whats that?Its a time machine, isnt it?Seems like a time machine.That seems like a time machine.Its a time machine. Take me with you.This machine.this machine on my lap.This guy, he has a time machine.He travels in the pastwith this machine and.- it i
5、s not a time machine.Its a portablebone-density scanner.A medical device I sell for a living.Thank you for the opportunityto discuss it with you.- I appreciate it.- We just dont need it, Chris.Its unnecessary and expensive.- Well, maybe next.- Thank you.It gave a slightly denser picturethan an x-ray
6、 for twice the money.- Hey.- Hey, baby.- What happened?- No, nothing.Look, I cant get Christopher today.Oh, no, you dont, Chris.Im back on at 7.I know. I have got to go to Oakland.So I gotta get Christopher home,feed him, bathe him.get him in bed,and be back here by 7?- Yes.- And we got the tax-bill
7、 notice today.- What are you gonna do about that?- Look, this is what we gotta do.You see that car? The onewith the pretty yellow shoe on it?Thats mine.Theres no parking near hospitals.Thats what happenswhen youre always in a rush.Thanks anyway. Very much.- Maybe next quarter.- Its possible.I needed
8、 to sell at least two scannersa month for rent and daycare.Id have to sell one more.to pay off all of those ticketsunder my windshield wiper.The problem is.I havent sold any for a while.Since when do you not likemacaroni and cheese?Since birth?- Whats that?- What?- What is this?- Its a gift for Chri
9、stopher.- From who?- Cynthia from work.Its for adults. Chris cant use it.She didnt know.What are you supposedto do with it?Make every side the same color.Did you pay the taxes?No, Im gonnahave to file an extension.- You already filed an extension.- Yeah, well, I gotta file another one.Thats. Its $65
10、0.Ill have it in the next month.That means interest, right?- And a penalty?- Yeah, a little bit.Look, why dont you let me do this?All right, just relax. Okay?- Come here. Calm down.- I have to go back to work.Lets get ready for bed.Hey, put your plate in the sink.A few days ago I was presentedwith a
11、 report Id asked for.a comprehensive audit, if you will,of our economic condition.You wont like it. I didnt like it.But we have to face the truth.and then go to workto turn things around.And make no mistake about it,we can turn them around.The federal budget is out of control.And we face runaway def
12、icitsof almost $80 billion.for this budget yearthat ends September 30th.That deficit is larger thanthe entire federal budget in 1957.And so is the almost $80 billion.we will pay in interestthis year on the national debt.Twenty years ago, in 1960.our federal government payrollwas less than $ 13 billi
13、on.Today it is 75 billion.During these 20 years, our populationhas only increased by 23.3 percent.Man, I got two questions for you:What do you do?And how do you do it?- Im a stockbroker.- Stockbroker. Oh, goodness.Had to go to collegeto be a stockbroker, huh?You dont have to. Have to be goodwith num
14、bers and good with people.- Thats it.- Hey, you take care.Ill let you hang on to my carfor the weekend.- But I need it back for Monday.- Feed the meter.I still remember that moment.They all lookedso damn happy to me.Why couldnt I look like that?Im gonna try to get home by 6.Im gonna stop by a broker
15、age firmafter work.- For what?- I wanna see about a job there.Yeah? What job?You know, when I.When I was a kid, I could go througha math book in a week.So Im gonna go see aboutwhat job they got down there.What job?Stockbroker.- Stockbroker?- Yeah.Not an astronaut?Dont talk to me like that, Linda.Im
16、gonna go down and see about this,and Im gonna do it during the day.You should probablydo your sales calls.I dont need you to tell meabout my sales calls, Linda.I got three of thembefore the damn office is even open.Do you rememberthat rent is due next week?Probably not.Were already two months behind
17、.Next week well owe three months.Ive been pulling double shiftsfor four months now, Chris.Just sell whats in your contract.Get us out of that business.Linda, that is what I am trying to do.This is what Im trying to dofor my family.for you and for Christopher.Whats the matter with you?Linda.Linda.Thi
18、s part of my lifeis called “Being Stupid.“Can I ask you a favor, miss?Do you mind if I leave this herewith you just for five minutes?I have a meeting in thereand I dont wanna carry that.looking smalltime.Here is a dollar and Ill give youmore money when I come back out.Okay? Its not valuable.You cant
19、 sell it anywhere.I cant even sell it, and its my job.All right?- Chris? Tim Brophy, Resources.- Yes. How are you?- Come with me.- Yes, sir.Let me see if I can find youan application for our internship.Im afraid thats all we can do for you.See, this is a satellite office.Jay Twistle in the main offi
20、ce,he oversees Witter Resources.I mean, Im. You know,Im just this office.As you can see, we got a hell of lotof applications here, so.Normally I have a resume sheet,but I cant seem to find it anywhere.- We.- Thank you very much.I need to go.Ill bring this back.- Thank you.- Okay.Trusting a hippie gi
21、rl with my scanner.Why did I do that?Excuse me. Excuse me.Like I said, this part of my lifeis called “Being Stupid.“Hey! Hey! Hey! Dont move!Dont move! Stay!Stop! Stop!Dont move!Stop this! Stop the train!Stop! Stop!The program took just 20 peopleevery six months.One got the job.There were three blan
22、k lines after“high school“ to list more education.I didnt need that many lines.Try and sleep. Its late.Its a puzzle measuring just 3 inchesby 3 inches on each side.made up of multiple colorsthat you twist and turn.and try to getto a solid color on each side.This little cubeis the gift sensation of 1
23、981.Dont expect to solve it easily.Although we did encounterone math professor at USF.who took just 30 minutes on his.This is as far as Ive gottenon mine.As you can see,I still have a long way to go.This is Jim Finnerty reportingfor KJSF in Richmond.Hey, wake up.Eat.- Bye, Mom.- Bye, baby.- Come bac
24、k without that, please.- Oh, yeah, Im going to.So go ahead, say goodbye to it,because Im coming back without it.Goodbye and good riddance.You aint had to addthe “good riddance“ part.Bye, Mom.Bye.Its written as P-P-Y, but itssupposed to be an I in “happiness.“- Is it an adjective?- No, actually its a
25、 noun.But its not spelled right.- Is “fuck“ spelled right?- Yeah, thats spelled right.But thats not part of the motto,so youre not supposed to learn that.Thats an adult word to show angerand other things.- But just dont use that one, okay?- Okay.Whats that sayon the back of your bag?My nickname.We p
26、ick nicknames.- Oh, yeah? Whats it say?- “Hot Rod.“- Did you have a nickname?- Yep.- What?- “Ten-Gallon Head.“- Whats that?- I grew up in Louisiana, near Texas.Everybody wears cowboy hats.And a ten-gallons a big hat.I was smart back then,so they called me Ten-Gallon Head.- Hoss wears that hat.- Hoss
27、?Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza.- How do you know Bonanza?- We watch it at Mrs. Chus.- You watch Bonanza at daycare?- Yeah.When? When do you watch it?- After snack? After your nap?- After Love Boat.I made my list for my birthday.- Yeah, whatd you put on there?- A basketball or an ant farm.- He says hes
28、been watching TV.- Oh, little TV for history.- Love Boat?- For history. Navy.Thats not the Navy.I mean, he couldwatch television at home.Were paying you $ 150 a month.If hes gonna be sitting around.watching TV all day,were taking him out of here.Go pay more at other daycareif you dont like Navy TV.Y
29、ou late pay anyway.You complain. I complain.Can you at least put the dog upstairsin your room or something?Bye.I was waiting forWitter Resource head Jay Twistle.whose name sounded so delightful,like hed give me a job and a hug.I just had to show him I was goodwith numbers and good with people.- Morn
30、ing, Mr. Twistle.- Good morning.- Mr. Twistle, Chris Gardner.- Hi.I wanted to drop this off personallyand make your acquaintance.I thought Id catch you on the way in.Id love the opportunity to discuss.what may seem like weaknesseson my application.Well start with this, and well call youif we wanna s
31、it down.- Yes, sir. You have a great day.- You too.Hey, yeah, how you doing?This is Chris Gardner callingfor Dr. Delsey.Yeah, Im running a little latefor a sales call.I was wondering if.Yeah, Osteo National.Right. We can still? Half an hour?Yes. Beautiful. Beautiful.Thank you, thank you.Hey! Hey!Hey
32、!This part of my life.- Wait!.this part here.its called “Running.“Hey! Hey!Wait!Hey! Wait!That was my stolen machine.Unless she was witha guy who sold them too.Which was unlikely.because I was the only oneselling them in the Bay Area.I spent our entire life savingson these things.It was sucha revolu
33、tionary machine.- Can you feel it, baby?- Oh, yeah.You got me doing all the work.What I didnt knowis that doctors and hospitals.would consider themunnecessary luxuries.I even asked the landlordto take a picture.So if I lost one, it was like losinga months groceries.Hey, hey! Wait! Wait!Hey, get back
34、 here!Hey, man, I.- Whos he?- Hes that guy.- Did you forget?- Forget what?Youre not supposedto have any of those.- Yeah, I know.- You have two now.Hey.Hey, Mom.One, two, three!- Thats a basketball!- Hey, hey. What do you mean?You dont know thatthats a basketball.This could be an ant farm. This could
35、be a microscope or anything.- No, its not.- There, there.All right, come on.Open him up. Open him up.- That papers a little heavy, huh?- Yeah, but I got it.You shouldve seen meout there today.Somebody stole a scanner.I had to run the old girl down.Whatever.- What?- Whatever, Chris.What the hellyou g
36、ot attitude about?- “Whatever“ what?- Every days got some damn story.Hey, Roy. Roy!Can you beat your little rugwhen nobodys out here?Theres dust and shit all over.- Im trying to keep a clean house.- Hey, wait a second.Look, Linda, relax.Were gonna come out of this.Everything is gonna be fine, all ri
37、ght?You said that before,when I got pregnant. “ltll be fine.“- So you dont trust me now?- Whatever. I dont care.- Taxi!- Mr. Twistle.- Yeah, hi.- Hi. Chris Gardner.Yeah, hi. Listen.What can I do for you?I submitted an application for theintern program about a month ago.and I would just loveto sit wi
38、th you briefly.Listen, Im goingto Noe Valley, Chris.- Take care of yourself.- Mr. Twistle.Actually, Im on my wayto Noe Valley also.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,hours every day.and I would actuallyperf
39、orm medical procedures.when hed leave me in the office.So Im used to being in a positionwhere I have to make decisions and.Mr. Twistle, listen.This is a very important.Im sorry. Im sorry.This things impossible.- I can do it.- No, you cant. No one can.- Thats bullshit.- No, Im pretty sure I can do it
40、.- No, you cant.- Let me see it.Give it here.Oh, yeah. Oh, wow,you really messed it up.Sorry.It looks like it works around a swivel,so the center pieces never move.So if its yellow in the center,thats the yellow side.If its red in the center,thats the red side.- Okay.- So. You can slow down.Listen,
41、we can drive around all day.I dont believe you can do this.- Yeah, I can.- No, you cant.- Yes, I can.- No, you cant.Im telling you, no one can.See? Thats all I ever do.You almost have this side.Holy cow.- You almost had that one.- Im gonna get it.Look at that.Youre almost there.- 17.10.- This is me.
42、Good job.- Goodbye.- Yeah. Ill see you soon.Where are you going, sir?Excuse me, sir.Where are you going, please?Two. A couple of blocks.- Just flip around.- Okay.Hey! Stop it! Hey!- Where are you going? Come here!- No!- No, no, no!- You asshole, give me my money!- Give me my money.- Please stop.- Pl
43、ease, please, please!- Son of a bitch.Please! He shouldve paid you!- Come here!- Im sorry.- Im so sorry.- Ill kick your ass!- Im sorry!- Idiot.Ill get you!Im going to kill you!Im going to kill you!Hey!Stop it, you son of a bitch!Stop him!Stop him!The doors are closing.Please stand clear of the doors
44、.No! No! No!No!- Hello?- Hey, yeah.Sorry I couldntmake it home on time.- Chris, I missed my shift.- Yeah, I know. Im sorry about that.Look, Im on my way right now.Are you all right with Christopher?Im leaving. Chris, Im leaving.- What?- Did you hear what I said?I have my things together,and Im takin
45、g our son.and were gonna leave now.Im gonna put the phone down.- Linda, wait a minute. Hold it, hold.- Im going to leave. We are leaving.It was right then that I startedthinking about Thomas Jefferson.the Declaration of Independence.and the part about our right to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.And I remember thinking:How did he knowto put the “pursuit“ part in there?That maybe happiness is somethingthat we can only pursue.And maybe we can actuallynever have it.no matter what.How did he know that?Linda. Linda.- Hello?- Chris.- Who is this?- Jay Twistle.- Hey.- Dean Witter.
