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 getting a couple of things, right?Yeah, I know. Just to look at and study so I can choose better.Okay, well, thats smart. Yeah, mak
2、e a list.Can you spell everything youre 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 somebody gonna clean
3、 this off?And 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 time when I was years old.And I made up my mind as a young kid.that when I had children.my children were gonna know who their father was.This
4、is part of my 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 past with this mac
5、hine and.- it is not a time machine.It a portable bone-density scanner.A medical device I sell for a living.Thank you for the opportunity to 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 pi
6、cture than an x-ray 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 .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 ?- Yes. -
7、And we got the tax-bill notice today.- What are you gonna do about that? - Look, this is what we gotta do.You see that car? The one with the pretty yellow shoe on it?That mine.There no parking near hospitals.That what happens when youre always in a rush.Thanks anyway. Very much.- Maybe next quarter.
8、 - Its possible.I needed to sell at least two scanners a month for rent and daycare.Id have to sell one more.to pay off all of those tickets under my windshield wiper.The problem is.I havent sold any for a while.Since when do you not like macaroni and cheese?Since birth?- Whats that? - What?- What i
9、s this? - Its a gift for Christopher.- From who? - Cynthia from work.Its for adults. Chris cant use it. She didnt know.What are you supposed to do with it?Make every side the same color.Did you pay the taxes?No, Im gonna have to file an extension.- You already filed an extension. - Yeah, well, I got
10、ta file another one.Thats. Its $. 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.
11、A few days ago I was presented with a 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 work to turn things around.And make no mistake about it, we can turn them around.The federal budget i
12、s out of control.And we face runaway deficits of almost $ billion.for this budget year that ends September th.That deficit is larger than the entire federal budget in .And so is the almost $ billion.we will pay in interest this year on the national debt.Twenty years ago, in .our federal government p
13、ayroll was less than $ billion.Today it is billion.During these years, our population has only increased by . 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 college to be a stockbroker, huh?You dont have to.
14、Have to be good with numbers and good with people.- Thats it. - Hey, you take care.Ill let you hang on to my car for the weekend.- But I need it back for Monday. - Feed the meter.I still remember that moment.They all looked so damn happy to me.Why couldnt I look like that?Im gonna try to get home by
15、 .Im gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.- For what? - I wanna see about a job there.Yeah? What job?You know, when l.When I was a kid, I could go through a math book in a week.So Im gonna go see about what job they got down there.What job?Stockbroker.- Stockbroker? - Yeah.Not an astronaut?Dont
16、 talk to me like that, Linda.Im gonna go down and see about this, and Im gonna do it during the day.You should probably do your sales calls.I dont need you to tell me about my sales calls, Linda.I got three of them before the damn office is even open.Do you remember that rent is due next week?Probab
17、ly not.Were already two months behind.Next week well owe three months.Ive been pulling double shifts for 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 do for my family.for you and for Christopher.W
18、hats the matter with you?Linda.Linda.This part of my life is called “Being Stupid.“Can I ask you a favor, miss?Do you mind if I leave this here with you just for five minutes?I have a meeting in there and I dont wanna carry that.Iooking smalltime.Here is a dollar and Ill give you more money when I c
19、ome back out.Okay? Its not valuable. You cant 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 you an application for our internship.Im afraid thats all we can do for you. See, this
20、is a satellite office.Jay Twistle in the main office, he oversees Witter Resources.I mean, Im. You know, Im just this office.As you can see, we got a hell of lot of 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
21、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! Dont move! Dont move! Stay.!Stop! Stop!Dont move! Stop this.! Stop the train!Stop! Stop!The program took just p
22、eople every six months.One got the job.There were three blank lines after “high school“ to list more education.I didnt need that many lines.Try and sleep. Its late.It a puzzle measuring just inches by inches on each side.made up of multiple colors that you twist and turn.and try to get to a solid co
23、lor on each side.This little cube is the gift sensation of .Dont expect to solve it easily.Although we did encounter one math professor at USF.who took just minutes on his.This is as far as Ive gotten on mine.As you can see, I still have a long way to go.This is Jim Finnerty reporting for KJSF in Ri
24、chmond.Hey, wake up.Eat.- Bye, Mom. - Bye, baby.- Come back 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 add the “good riddance“ part.Bye, Mom.Bye.Its written as P-P-Y, but its supposed to be
25、 an I in “happiness.“- Is it an adjective? - No, actually its a 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 anger and other things.- But just dont use that one,
26、okay? - Okay.Whats that say on the back of your bag?My nickname.We pick 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-gallors a big hat.I was smart
27、 back then, so they called me Ten-Gallon Head.- Hoss wears that hat. - Hoss?Hoss Cantwright 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 birthd
28、ay.- Yeah, whatd you put on there? - A basketball or an ant farm.- He says hes been watching TV. - Oh, little TV for history.- Love Boat? - For history. Navy.Thats not the Navy.I mean, he could watch television at home.Were paying you $ a month. If hes gonna be sitting around.watching TV all day, we
29、re taking him out of here.Go pay more at other daycare if you dont like Navy TV.You late pay anyway. You complain. I complain.Can you at least put the dog upstairs in your room or something?Bye.I was waiting for Witter Resource head Jay Twistle.whose name sounded so delightful, like hed give me a jo
30、b 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.I wanted to drop this off personally and make your acquaintance.I thought Id catch you on the way in. Id love the opportunity to discuss.what may
31、seem like weaknesses on my application.Well start with this, and well call you if we wanna sit down.- Yes, sir. You have a great day. - You too.Hey, yeah, how you doing?This is Chris Gardner calling for Dr. Delsey.Yeah, Im running a little late for a sales call.I was wondering if. Yeah, Osteo Nation
32、al.Right. 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 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
33、 one selling them in the Bay Area.I spent our entire life savings on these things.It was such a revolutionary machine.- Can you feel it, baby? - Oh, yeah.You got me doing all the work.What I didnt know is that doctors and hospitals.would consider them unnecessary luxuries.I even asked the landlord t
34、o take a picture.So if I lost one, it was like losing a month groceries.Hey, hey! Wait! Wait!Hey, get back here!Hey, man, l.- Whos he? - Hes that guy.- Did you forget? - Forget what?Youre not supposed to have any of those.- Yeah, I know. - You have two now.Hey.Hey, Mom.One, two, three!- Thats a bask
35、etball! - Hey, hey. What do you mean?You dont know that thats a basketball.This could be an ant farm. This could 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 me out the
36、re today.Somebody 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 days got some damn story.Hey, Roy. Roy!Can you beat your little rug when nobodys out here?Theres dust and shit all over.- Im trying to
37、keep a clean house. - Hey, wait a second.Look, Linda, relax.Were gonna come out of this. Everything is gonna be fine, all right?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
38、. 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, Im going to Noe Valley, Chris.- Take care of yourself. - Mr. Twistle.Actually, Im on my way to Noe Valley also.How about we share a ride?- All rig
39、ht, 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 actually perform medical procedures.when hed leave me in the office.So Im used to being in a position where I have to make decisions and.Mr. Twistle, listen. This is a very im
40、portant.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.- 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 n
41、ever 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, 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?
42、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.- . - This is me.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 a
43、round. - 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.- Please, please, please! - Son of a bitch.Please! He shouldve paid you!- Come here! - Im sorry.- Im so sorry. - Ill kick your ass!- Im sorry! - Idio
44、t.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.No! No! No!No!- Hello? - Hey, yeah.Sorry I couldnt make it home on time.- Chris, I missed my shift. - Yeah, I know. Im sorry about that.Loo
45、k, 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 taking 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 leav
46、ing.It was right then that I started thinking 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 know to put the “pursuit“ part in there?That maybe happiness is something that we can onl
47、y pursue.And maybe we can actually never have it.no matter what.How did he know that?Linda. Linda.- Hello? - Chris.- Who is this? - Jay Twistle.- Hey. - Dean Witter.Yeah, of course. How are you?Im fine. Listen, do you still wanna come in and talk?Yes, sir. Absolutely.Ill tell you what. Come on by day after tomorrow, in the morning.Were interviewing for the internships. You got a pen and paper?Yes. Yes, I do.- Hold on one second. - All right.Hello?- Chris? - Go ahead. I have one.Write this number down so you can call my secretary, Janice.- She can g
