Radio Flyer

-No, I didn't. -Yes, you did.

-I did not. -Yes, you did. Just let me play with it.

-Come on, you promised. -No, I didn't.

-Yes, you did. -I did not.

-Yes, you did. You-- -Hey, hey, hey.

-What's the problem? -Nothing.

Well, then chill out.

Dad, he promised to let me play with it.

And now he says he didn't, and he won't.

-Did you? -Did I what?

Did you promise?

Well, yeah, but no big deal.

Yes, it is.

Yes, it is a big deal.

You can't just say, "I promise", and then forget about it.

"I promise" are the most important words you'll ever say.

Well, almost the most important words you'll ever say.

You know what I mean?

-No. Why? -No.

Well, because I say so, that's why.

No, because it only takes a second to say, "I promise" but the commitment can last the rest of your life.

Okay....

You guys,

remember I told you guys about your Uncle Bobby and me when we were just kids?

-Well, yeah. -Of course.

Well, I didn't tell you the whole story, because...

well, I left out a bunch of stuff because I just figured you guys were too young.

Well, I guess now is as good a time as any.

Yeah, in fact, now is just about perfect. Okay.

All right, listen up.

...But I want you to remember something.

history is all in the mind of the teller...

truth is all in the telling.

Understand?

Not really.

Well, don't worry about it, you will. Okay.

To understand the whole thing,

understand why a promise is such a big and important deal, you gotta go back.

You gotta go back to be--

Well, before any of it ever happened.

Back to before we ever lived in Novato,

before we even came to California.

Back even before we were born.

-Go ahead. -You have to go way, way back

to a kid named Fisher

who wanted to be a legend.

Come on, guys. We're almost there.

Careful, all right? Hold it steady.

-I got it. I got it. -Me too.

Six-eight-zero, Traffic, 11 to 12 o'clock. Two miles, eastbound.

Fisher, it can't be done.

-It can be done. -No, it can't, goddamn it.

It's far as a football field to that fence.

Come on, Fish, listen to us. We're your friends.

This is nuts, okay? You're gonna get hurt.

-Don't do this. -Cape.

-We're wasting our breath. -Come on, keep it steady.

-Don't let it fall, okay? -He's not gonna listen.

Cherokee, 4-4-7-2-5.

This is 7-8-0, Squad 1-2-0-0. Radio service terminated.

And that's exactly how Fisher got remembered...

-Flag it. -...as a legend.

Ten years later, when we finally got to California,

his legend would change our lives forever.

Be careful, man.

-God. Watch out. -God, what have we done?

Oh, my God!

Fisher.

-Hang on, Fish! -We're coming for you!

Oh, man. He's...

Alive.

-Oh, Fish, your leg. -It's twisted.

-Don't touch me. -You did it, man. You did it. You flew.

-Yeah. -All right, Fish.

-Yeah. -He did it.

I did it.

I really flew.

Bobby, close the window. You've been flying for three hours.

-But I like the wind. -Yes, I know you do.

It's my scoop. You had the last one.

But that is the last one.

Okay, we'll share it, fifty-fifty. Here.

One day before the long trip, our dad didn't come home.

Our mom knew why, but she never told us.

And we never asked her, because we knew it made her sad.

That's eight jars, Mom. How far is that?

-Mom? -What?

How far is that? Eight jars.

I don't know. You'll have to check it out.

One thousand, five hundred miles. Does it snow in California?

Nope. It doesn't rain either.

-Thank you. -Here she comes. Hurry, Mike.

Mom had waited about three months for him to come back.

And when she was pretty sure he wasn't,

she packed everything we had in our car and told us we were going West

-for a fresh start. -Here, eat your ice cream.

I want ice cream.

Our dad was never around much anyway,

so after those first 1,500 miles,

me and Bobby just forgot all about him.

And Mom...

Well, Mom pretended like she did.

By that time, I knew that I would never see him again.

And that now I was the man of the family.

Go west here, Mom. Go right. Go right, Mom.

Bobby. It's lethal.

-I didn't do it. -What's wrong?

-Mikey. -What, I didn't do it.

-Shane. -It's that dog.

Oh, it's deadly. Come on.

-Come on, out of here. -Get out of here.

-Come on. -Out.

It doesn't help that much.

"Want to know more about the old West?

Exit one-half mile ahead and see the best.

Just mosey on in. Geronimo Bill's buffalo farm and Wild West adventure."

Can we go, Mom? Please.

Except for the giant dinosaur in Missouri

that they had turned into a hamburger stand when it died,

what we saw in Oklahoma was the greatest thing we'd ever seen.

Thanks a lot, Mom.

Hey, can we stay the whole day? Can we please stay the whole day?

-Yeah, please? -How many buffaloes do they have?

I bet there's millions.

Keep your eye on that dog, Eugene.

-Hi, boys. -Hi.

Welcome to the Geronimo Bill buffalo farm and wild-adventure souvenir shop.

That'd be three for 75 cents, ma'am.

Would it be okay if I just set them up on the fence, so they could see the buffalo?

Well, ma'am, today is your lucky day.

You see, it's free-admission day for all folks from out of town.

Hey, we're from Jersey.

Well, that don't make you all bad.

So you go on in and stick to the path and enjoy yourself.

-All right. -Hey, look at that.

Come on, Mom can't afford that.

-Thanks a lot. -Thanks for coming.

Okay, troops, keep your eyes on the buffaloes.

-Go ahead, Mom. -Thank you.

Don't let your dog get my buffalo, son.

Thank you.

Wow, lookit...

Wow, he's huge.

Oh, he's huge, Mom.

-Bobby, look at him. Look at him, Bob. -Isn't he beautiful?

-Look at that. -Well, where are the other ones?

Think he's the only buffalo left in the world?

Maybe he is.

-Oh, gosh, Mom, he looks lonely. -I'm sure he is.

Mom, what's gonna happen to him?

So sad.

-Why? -I don't know, Mikey.

I guess that's what happens when you're alone.

There's lots more to see. Come on.

You boys take care of your mom now, you hear?

We promised we would.

We never broke that promise.

Downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic...

Jimmy, Jimmy, bo-bimmy Banana, fanna, fo-fimmy

Fee, fie, mo-mimmy, Jimmy

Or...

Mark, Mark, bo-bark Banana, fanna, fo-fark

Fee, fie, mo-Mark, Mark

Buck, Buck, bo-Buck Banana, fanna, fo-fuck--

I'm sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean--It was an accident.

Somebody give me some soap. I'll do it myself.

Finally, after 22 jars of peanut butter, and just as Mom ran out of money,

we made it to the apartment of an aunt we didn't even know we had.

-I'm driving. -It's too low, Mom.

-It's not too low. -Yes, it is. Not that one.

-Mom. -This one.

-Oh, no. -I told you.

Michael, I told you to tie it on tighter.

-Oh, Mom. -Oh, Mom. My bike.

-Mike, it's you--You didn't tie it. -You broke my bike.

Oh, my God, they're here. Oh, Mary.

Lois. Hi. How are you?

Oh, you got here.

-Bill, honey, they're here. -Hey, this is Bobby. And this is Mikey.

-Oh, hi, Bobby. -Hi. How you doing?

-Oh, Mikey. -Who's the dog?

And this is Shane. Don't worry, he's housebroken.

-But they're not. -Oh, Mom.

As it turned out, we didn't have to stay there too long,

because about a month after we got there, he entered our lives.

Oh, Jack.

Mom liked him right away.

After she'd known him for a little while,

she said that he was the answer to all her prayers.

I want those two top cards. Keep me in.

Okay, you guys remember what I told you now. Cover up.

-Yep, okay. -All right.

We called him The King, because that's what he liked to be called.

Here's some cold ones.

-Thanks, Mom. -That looks good.

He's fixing the bike you broke, Mom.

Come on, Bobby, blow them, blow them! Make a wish.

-Come on, sweetheart. -Hurry. Come on. Blow them, Bobby, blow them!