-Here's the file,Mr. Ribbon. -Thank you.

-Thanks a lot. -Oh,yeah,thanks. Great idea.

No,no,no!

Rachel,get Ristuccia on the phone for me,please.

-Hi. -Hi.

I'm Chris Gardner. I have an appointment with Mr. Ribbon.

Oh,you just missed him.

Thank you.

-What's that?-Just filling out a check...

...paying some bills...

...and a parking ticket.

We don't have a car anymore.

Yep,I know.

I'm gonna need to take you with me this weekend.

A couple of doctors' offices.

-On sales calls,okay?-Okay.

Then,possibly,we'll go to the football game.

-Really?-Possibly.

-All right?-All right.

Come on,finish up.

-Are you sure?-Possibly.

Really?

-Are you bringing it to the game?-Yeah,I don't wanna leave it.

And maybe we're going to the game.

-Where are we going now?-To see someone about my job.

I don't understand.

-You don't understand what?-Are we going to the game?

I said possibly we're going to the game.

-You know what "possibly" means?-Like probably.

No,"probably" means there's a good chance that we're going.

"Possibly" means we might,we might not.

-What does "probably" mean?-It means we have a good chance.

And what does "possibly" mean?

-I know what it means. -What does it mean?

It means that we're not going to the game.

-How did you get so smart?-Because you're smart.

-Are we there?-Yeah.

-Mr. Ribbon. -Yes?

How are you,sir?Chris Gardner. Dean Witter.

-Oh,hi. Hi. -This is my son,Christopher.

-Hi. -Hey,Christopher.

-What are you doing up here?-I came to apologize...

...for missing our appointment. -You didn't need to come up.

We were in the neighborhood visiting a very close friend...

...and I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for your time.

-I know you probably waited for me. -Little bit.

I want you to know that I do not take that for granted.

Oh,come on. What's that?

Oh,it's an Osteo National bone-density scanner.

A company I bought into prior to going to work at Witter.

-I have a meeting after the game. -You're going to the game?

-Yeah. -Possibly.

-Possibly. -We're going too.

I'm taking my son,Tim. My 12-year-old.

We were just leaving. Tim!

Listen,we'll get out of your way.

Again,thank you very much,and I'm sorry about the other day.

And I hope that we can reschedule for later.

-You got it. -Thank you very much.

You take care. Here,come on.

-Say bye-bye,Chris. -Bye.

Bye,Christopher.

Hey,you guys wanna come with us?

-What...?To Candlestick?-We're going now. Come with us.

-Where are your seats?-We've... We're upper deck.

We got a box. Come on.

-You wanna sit in the box?-No.

It's not actually a box. It's,you know,a private section.

It's more comfortable. You wanna go?

-Okay. -Okay,kids in the back.

Hey,why don't you just put that in your car?

-Yeah,okay. Sure,sure. -We don't have a car.

-Oh,my... -What happened?

I think I got stung by a bee.

-You all right?-Oh,yeah. Goodness. I'm fine.

-You're not allergic or anything?-No,no,no.

-Where'd he get you?-Just right at the back of my head.

-Are you okay?-Yeah,I'm fine,Christopher.

-Does it hurt?-Christopher,I'm fine.

-Let me see. -Christopher,sit back. Sit back.

Thomas Jefferson mentions happiness a couple times...

...in the Declaration of Independence.

May seem like a strange word to be in that document...

...but he was sort of... He was an artist.

He called the English "the disturbers of our harmony."

And I remember standing there that day...

...thinking about the disturbers of mine.

Questions I had: Whether all this was good.

Whether I'd make it.

And Walter Ribbon and his Pacific Bell pension money...

...which was millions.

Yeah!

It was a way to another place.

Wow,this is...

This is the way to watch a football game here.

-Thank you very much for this,really. -Hey,it's my pleasure,Chris.

And,Mr. Ribbon,I also wanna thank you for giving me the opportunity...

...to discuss the asset management capabilities of Dean Witter...

...which we believe to be far superior...

...to anything you got going over at Morgan Stanley.

Really,I think you're gonna be blown away.

Point blank,Dean Witter needs to be managing your retirement portfolio.

You know,I didn't have any notion that you were new there.

I like you,but there's not a chance I'm gonna let you direct our fund.

That's just not gonna happen anytime soon,buddy.

So,you know,come on,relax. Let's play the game. Go,go,go!

Yes!

Yes!Yeah!

-Here you go. -All right.

I've had a few ideas already,absolutely.

-Chris,I'll talk to you later. -I'm gonna give you a call.

Nice to meet you,Chris. Give me a call.

Yes,absolutely. Thank you.

-Bye. -Bye,Christopher.

After four months,we had sold all our scanners.

It seemed we were making it.

What's the...

...fastest animal in the world?-Jackrabbit.

It seemed we were doing good.

Till one day...

...that day...

...that letter brought me back to earth.

This part of my life is called "Paying Taxes."

If you didn't pay them...

...the government could stick their hands into your bank account...

...and take your money.

Dad.

No warning. Nothing.

It can't be too late. That's my money.

How is somebody just gonna just take my money?

I was... I was...

Listen,l... That's all the money that I have.

You cannot go into my bank acc... No...

It was the 25th of September.

I remember that day.

Because that' the day that I found out...

...there was only 21 dollars and 33 cents left in my bank account.

I was broke.

-Dressed yet?-No.

Chris!Chris!Don't jerk me around,okay,Chris?

I'm not jerking you around,Ralph,all right?I'm gonna get it.

-I need that money now,not later. -When I get it,you get it,Ralph.

Now!

Hey,what's happening,man?

Wayne,I need to get that $ 14 from you.

I thought I didn't owe you that now.

-What?Why?-Why what?

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.

-I don't have it,man. I'm sorry. -Go get my money.

-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. -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 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... We gotta see somebody else.

I'm tired.

I know.

Doesrt seem to be functioning right now.

-I have to go now,Chris. -No,no,no.

Just give me a second. I'm sure I'm gonna be able to figure it out.

Chris. Chris,just come back when it's working.

-No,no. I have to fix it now. -No.

Look,I'll still be putting money in 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?

-Just out of here. -Why?

-We can't stay here tonight. -Yes,we can. Open the door!

-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.

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.

Wanna push it?

Okay.

Come on.

Come on,man.

Right here.

Wait a minute. Where you wanna go?

I don't know. Some place 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.

Open,open,open!

-What is it?-Dinosaurs.

-Where?-You don't see all these dinosaurs?

Look around. Look at all these dinosaurs.

-Can you see them?-Yeah.

Wait. Come on,come on.

-Wait,watch out. -What is it?

Don't step in the fire. We're cavemen.

We need this fire,because there's no electricity...

...and it's cold out here,okay?

-Watch out!-Whoa!Oh,my good... A T. Rex.

Get your stuff. Get your stuff. Get it.

-We gotta find someplace safe. -Like what?

We need a cave.

A cave?

-We gotta find a cave. Come on. -Okay.

Come on,come on.

Watch your back!Look out.

Here it is. Here's a cave. Come on.

Right here,right here. Go,go,go.

Go ahead. Get in.

Hurry,hurry,hurry.

-Are we safe?-Yeah,I think so.

Hey.

-How you doing,Jay?-I'm doing good.

How are you getting along?

-Good. I'm good. -You doing good?

-How you doing?-I'm doing great.

Where you going?

L... Sacramento.

Because I'm trying to move a couple guys from...

They're 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 them win a round.

Deborah,someone's asking for you.

-Where?-He's outside. Please come with me.

Hi.

-Can I ask you a question?-Sure.

We need a room.

Just until I can fix this and sell it.

-There's just some glass work. -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 some place to stay. -Okay,and I would love to help you...

...but we don't take men here. It's only women and children.

He can stay here,but you have to find someplace else to go.

We gotta stay together.

We got... We're...

-Okay,listen. -You gotta have some place...

Try Glide Memorial. The building books up at 5.

So you hurry up. There's a line.

-And where is it?Come on. -Ellis and Jones.

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 off.

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

Dad!

Stop it!Break it up!Break it up!

Stop!Stop!

Get out of the line,both of you. Both of you.

I was here first. They told me that we had to be 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.

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?

-What do you like that's green?-Trees.

Trees. What else?

Holly.

-Holly. What's holly?-The Christmas stuff.

Christmas stuff.

What's that?

I guess they want us to go to sleep.

Here you go. We gotta make sure Captain America's warm in there.

Can you breathe?

-You're good?-Yeah.

-I gotta go work on the scanner... -Don't go.

No,no,no. I'm gonna be right outside the door.

All right?I'm just 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 work on the scanner.

All right?

I'm gonna go out there.

I'm gonna leave the door open. I'll be right up the stairs.

I'll be able to hear you if you call me.

-All right?-All right.

You gotta trust me,okay?

You gotta trust me.

I trust you. I trust you.

I trust you.