The Book of Henry

People are decent mostly.

I say mostly

because we all know

there are some

real pricks out there.

People are decent

because they never forget

how to reach out.

Now and then,

they'll even surprise you.

But then again,

sometimes they won't.

I wanna be remembered

as the awesomest

dodgeball player ever.

I wanna win an Olympic gold

medal in dodgeball.

This will make the world

a better place

'cause I'll inspire other kids

to be dodgeball champions.

And that's what I think

about my legacy.

Good, Tommy. A little basic,

but some solid grammar

and paragraph construction.

Well done.

Who wants to go next?

Henry?

Yeah.

We can all talk about

making our mark.

But, isn't it just

comfort food

to stave off

existential crisis?

I mean, in the end, Tommy,

you've gotta realize that...

dodgeball isn't even

an Olympic sport.

But... our legacy isn't

what we write on our resume

or how many commas we have

in our bank account.

It's who we're lucky enough

to have in our lives

and what we can

leave them with.

The one thing we do know,

we're here now.

So I say we do

the best we can

while we're on this side

of the dirt.

And that's what I think

about my legacy.

Henry, remind me again

why we can't

put you in a gifted school.

'Cause it's better

for my psychosocial development

for me to interact

with a peer group

at a normal school

environment.

Yeah. Okay.

Thank you.

And so that's 3000

of TannenTech

at seventy-six with

a stop-loss at seventy?

And, you know what? Give me

ten Liffcom with Aluminad.

Two and a quarter.

Okay, yeah.

I think it'll work.

Let's just say

I've the benefit of being born

into a bull market.

Sorry, I'm late.

- Buckle up.

- Wrestle this backpack.

I really wish

you'd get a new car.

It's not like you can't

afford it or anything.

That isn't the point.

And besides...

There's nothing wrong

with the old car.

THE BOOK OF HENRY

Why won't you let me help?

I only broke one of them. Over.

Which led to

an electrical fire. Over.

Waffle irons are tricky. Over.

I just wish I could make

something like you do.

Okay, come on then.

- Okay, what do you wanna make?

- A flying trampoline.

You might wanna start small.

Rocket boots!

That's kinda hard too.

Okay, you have to build

in a fail-safe.

It's all about timing, set up,

covering every contingency.

One little miscalculation,

and the whole thing fails.

Like the waffle iron?

Waffle irons are tricky.

What if there are sharks?

Too shallow.

How about piranhas?

Indigenous to Africa.

Henry says,

"South America."

Fine,

South America.

But don't you worry,

if anything attacks you,

anything indigenous

to our region,

I'll be in here

in a flash.

Okay?

Okay.

- You okay?

- Yep.

Call out the capitals.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Easy.

Augusta, Maine.

Salem, Oregon.

Albany, New York.

Hey, mom, what is this charge

for $147.50 at Funtime Cove?

Bouncy castle

for Peter's birthday.

The one that smelled like feet.

Bismarck, North Carolina.

Isn't that one

of the other Norths?

Tallahassee, Florida.

Did our financial statement

come in the mail today?

- Juneau, Alaska.

- Yeah.

I forgot to give it to you.

You should really read it,

and know what it says.

- Annapolis, Maryland.

- Wrong.

Right.

Cheyenne, Wyoming.

You know it doesn't

actually help

when you lean into it

like that.

Sure it does.

Look at that.

Look at that!

So he dyed his coat

all the colors of the rainbow.

Then the other squirrels

were jealous and sorry

because he looked

punk rock awesome.

And they learned

that real coolness

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