Gooby

Boy: BY THE TIME YOU'RE 11,

YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHICH PLACES ARE GOOD,

AND WHICH ARE BAD.

TAKE MY NEIGHBOURHOOD.

IT'S GOOD. VERY GOOD.

PROBABLY BECAUSE I'VE GROWN UP HERE MY WHOLE LIFE.

ON ONE END, THERE'S HOT DOG PARK.

THAT'S WHAT MY MOM AND I CALLED IT.

WE USED TO GO THERE EVERY FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL.

AND ON THE OTHER END,

THERE'S THE CONVENIENCE STORE.

WHEN I WAS REALLY LITTLE,

MY DAD AND I USED TO WALK HERE

FOR THE BIG SUNDAY PAPER.

THEN, THERE'S CHESTER STREET.

THE BEST STREET IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

AND RIGHT HERE...

MY HOUSE.

IT'S MY CAVE FORTRESS

AGAINST ALL THE BAD THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE.

THEY SAY I HAVE AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION.

BUT I DON'T THINK SO,

I JUST SEE THINGS GROWN-UPS DON'T.

I USED TO BE SCARED OF THE SUPER ELECTRIFIED PTERODACTYLS

THAT LIVE IN THE QUARRY JUST OUTSIDE TOWN.

BUT NOW, I KNOW THAT'S FOR KIDS.

IF ANYTHING, THEY'RE LIVING IN THE WOODS JUST BEHIND SCHOOL.

THE BIGGEST THREAT THESE DAYS ARE BLUE,

THEY HAVE TWO HEADS,

AND THEY'RE NOT FROM THIS PLANET.

I CALL THEM HOONIES.

THE WAY I FIGURE IT THOUGH...

AS LONG AS I'M IN MY SAFE PLACE,

THEY CAN'T GET ME... EXCEPT...

Woman: WILLY?

Man: WILLY!

Willy: DAD!

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE...

BOB. JACK DANDRIDGE.

YEAH, MY PARTNER ROLLIE

BROUGHT UP SOME FINAL POINTS...

Woman: WILLY?

Jack: YEAH, THEY'RE IN...

THE LAST PAGES.

YEAH?

JACK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THESE

DOWN TO THE CITY 00.

Jack: YEAH, I'LL DO IT ON THE WAY TO THE OFFICE.

BIG SURPRISE. ARE YOU READY?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

OKAY.

OUR NEW HOUSE, WILLY.

OUR DREAM HOUSE.

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

Willy: THAT MOMENT,

I KNEW MY WHOLE WORLD HAD JUST FALLEN APART.

Woman: THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH, OKAY?

WE'RE MOVING TODAY!

BUT YOU'RE WRECKING ALL MY STUFF!

UNBELIEVABLE!

SIX WEEKS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS.

YOU'RE WAY TOO OLD FOR THIS BEHAVIOUR.

WAY, WAY TOO OLD!

BUT THOSE ARE MY BATTLE PLANS AND MY MODELS.

AND THIS IS MY AMULET OF FIRE.

IT KEEPS ME SAFE FROM DANGER.

OKAY, WILLY...

WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT MOVING?

TELL ME.

YOU'LL GET MAD.

TRY ME.

IF WE MOVE INTO THE NEW HOUSE,

BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.

LIKE HOONIES.

FOR REAL.

REMEMBER WHAT DR. CHAPMAN SAID?

SHE SAID IT'S ALL HALLUCINATIONS

AND MY OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION.

BUT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

SHE HAD TO FIGHT OFF EVIL SPACE MONKEYS?

NEVER!

COME ON, LITTLE MAN, LET'S GO THROUGH IT.

"THE ONLY THING TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF".

AND?

"WHAT MY IMAGINATION CREATES

IS WITHIN MY CONTROL".

ALL RIGHT, SO...

THAT BEING THE CASE,

THESE... UH...

CAN GO...

IN HERE.

AND THESE CAN GO...

BUT, THOSE ARE THE DESIGNS FOR MY SUPER SPACE CART!

DAD AND I ARE GOING TO BUILD IT THIS FALL.

AND YOU'LL GET THEM BACK WHEN WE MOVE INTO THE NEW HOUSE.

THIS HOUSE MEANS A LOT TO US.

WE'RE FINALLY... FINALLY GOING TO HAVE

THE LIFE WE ALWAYS DREAMED OF.

IT'S NOT MY DREAM.

OKAY, WELL... OH.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE USED TO HELP YOU OUT A LOT IN THE PAST.

GOOBY?

MOM, I PLAYED WITH HIM

WHEN I WAS PRACTICALLY A BABY!

YOU THINK SOME TOY I PLAYED WITH WHEN I WAS A BABY

IS GOING TO HELP ME NOW?

HELP ME OUT HERE, WILLY, I'M TRYING MY BEST.

Jack: ELISE!

YEAH!

HEY, THESE GUYS ARE ALMOST DONE DOWN HERE.

I'VE GOT TO POP BY THE OFFICE ON THE WAY OVER.

I MAY HAVE TO GO TO BALTIMORE AGAIN TOMORROW.

YES, OKAY.

WILLY. LOOK AT ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO A BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOUSE,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO A NEW SCHOOL

AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS.

SO IT'S A... IT'S A NEW CHAPTER FOR ALL OF US.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

ALL OF US. ALL RIGHT?

TRUST ME, IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL.

Willy: PARENTS CAN SAY

THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE WONDERFUL ALL THEY WANT,

BUT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW.

I WAS LEAVING THE ONLY SAFE PLACE

I HAD KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE.

Jack: COME ON, ROLLIE,

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID HE WAS GOING TO TALK TO THE MAN.

LOOK... I'VE GOT TO GO.

Willy: WHEREVER WE WERE GOING,

I JUST COULDN'T GET RID OF THE FEELING

THAT THERE WERE BAD THINGS TO COME...

AND WE WERE NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME AGAIN.

Jack: WHAT DO YOU SAY WE CHECK OUT THE BACKYARD?

THINK WE CAN FIT A POOL BACK HERE OR WHAT?

NICE.

I LIKE IT WHEN WE GO TO THE Y.

IF WE HAVE OUR OWN POOL,

WE DON'T NEED THE Y, DO WE?

RIGHT?

AND HOW ABOUT THAT?

THAT OLD SHED WOULD MAKE A PRETTY GOOD FORT, I'D SAY.

FORTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN A TREE.

YOU BUILD THEM YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

AND WE WILL.

WILLY...

BUDDY...

THINGS CHANGE, OKAY?

BUT CHANGE... IS GOOD.

LOOK, WHEN JOEY'S DAD AND I STARTED THE BUSINESS,

I MEAN, THAT WAS A CHANGE, RIGHT?

AND NOW THIS GUY WANTS TO BUY US UP...

THAT'S A CHANGE, BUT THAT'S GOOD.

Man: THERE'S NOTHING STRANGE THERE, NOTHING AT ALL.

WHAT'S WITH YOU ANYWAY?

HEY THERE!

HE ONLY BARKS WHEN THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.

LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY NICE DAY TO ME.

YEAH, WELL, SOMETHING'S UPSET HIM.

Eerie voice: WILLY...

Jack: THERE SHE IS.

WILLY.

THIS IS MRS. WILLIAMS.

AND HOW ARE YOU, YOUNG MASTER DANDRIDGE?

MRS. WILLIAMS IS GOING TO LOOK AFTER YOU

IN THE AFTERNOONS.

LOOK AFTER ME?

YEAH, YOUR MOM'S GOING BACK TO THE LAW FIRM

FULL-TIME FOR A WHILE.

OH, BUT I'M SURE WILLY AND I

ARE GOING TO BECOME THE BEST OF FRIENDS,

AREN'T WE?

Willy: LIKE I SAID...

THIS HOUSE MEANT TROUBLE.

Eerie voice: WILLY...

AW, COME ON, GIVE ME A BREAK!

HOW OLD ARE YOU AGAIN?

HELP ME.