[thunder rumbling]
[Ollie] Billy?
[Billy] Yeah?
[Ollie] How long we been friends?
[Billy] Since...
forever.
[Ollie] But... how long?
[Billy] I can't remember.
[Ollie] You can't remember?
I thought we was good buddies.
[Billy] We are.
It's just that it's been so long, I can't remember.
-[Ollie] Billy? -[Billy] Yeah?
[Ollie] Don't ever forget me. Okay?
No matter what.
[Billy] Never.
[Ollie] Promise?
Ollie!
Cross my heart and hope to die.
[Barry] Hiya, Flossie. Got some good stuff for you today.
-Got it from Lester McCubbin's place. -Billy?
-[Flossie] I hope he went easy. -Billy?
[Barry] Old Lester never went easy on anything.
[Barry and Flossie chuckling]
[Flossie] I'll give you 20 for this one and them other three.
[Ollie] What is this place?
[Flossie] Take it or leave it.
-[Ollie] Oh, Lord, I'm in a dungeon. -[Barry] Fine. But I paid twice that.
[Flossie] You know I love you.
All right, I'll see you next time, Flossie. You take care.
-Hey! -You too.
-Billy? Are you out there? -See you later.
It's okay. You're gonna be okay.
Can't see a damn thing anymore.
Well... ain't you a handsome fella?
Thanks. You're handsome too?
Hey, have you seen--?
Whoa! Uh...
Easy. Now, I can't quite remember how I got to wherever we are, but I think--
Oh, please.
No jangling. Thank you. I think I might have lost my Billy.
Maybe you could help me escape so I can find him? Please?
Oh, what's that?
-[high-pitched ringing] -Ouch! Ow. Ow!
-[Flossie humming] -I knew this was your dungeon.
I'm warning you.
I've got karate in my body and lots of energy,
and if you don't put me down right now-- I'm serious now.
Bunnies are dangerous. We got sharp teeth.
Ow.
[groans]
Looking sassy.
You ain't gonna last long.
I ain't gonna last long?
[door opens, bells jingling]
Hey, wait, wait. No. Oh, wait. Don't leave.
Oh, please. I gotta get out!
-[Flossie] Evening. How y'all folks doing? -Thanks for nothing!
[man] Hey, there. Let's see...
Okay. I guess that's how it is. You're on your own, Ollie.
Well, I ain't getting stuck in this torture chamber. No, no, no.
I gotta think straight. Form a ninja escape plan.
Hello?
Hello.
What's your name?
Oh, thank God you can hear me.
Are you trapped in here too?
There's a crazy old lady stabbing people in the ears.
I'm Ollie.
And I'm about to bust out of here and find Billy. You wanna come?
Which Billy? What's his last name?
[gasps] Billy-- Billy...
Um...
That's funny.
I can't remember.
Do you remember where he lives?
Uh...
In a house.
Somewhere.
There's woods, I think.
Oh, why can't I remember?
Come home with me.
It's my birthday, and Daddy told me I could pick out whatever I want
as long as it's under $5.
We can play games, snuggle in my bed.
Oh.
-Billy. -[man] Sue, you gotta hurry up, honey.
Mama's waiting.
Ollie, you coming?
[sighs] Thank you, really, but... I gotta find my Billy.
He could be out there looking for me.
So... I have to keep looking for him.
He needs me.
I'll say a prayer for you tonight. Okay?
Mm-hm.
[Flossie] Y'all have a good night.
-[man] Thanks, you too. -[Suzy] Bye.
Oh, no. No. No!
No, no, no!
["Wake Up (Little Boy Blue)" playing]
No, no, no.
♪ Wake up, Little Boy Blue ♪
♪ Get up, Little Boy Blue ♪
♪ Wake up, Little Boy Blue ♪
♪ Get up, Little Boy Blue ♪
♪ Little Boy Blue Come blow your horn ♪
♪ The sheep's in the meadow The cow's in the corn... ♪
[grunting]
Oh! Ow!
What--?
Oh, no.
Oh, no! No!
[groaning]
[Flossie] Come on upstairs, Buttons.
Feud is starting.
[dog grunts, leaves]
Oh...
[bell jingling]
[grunting]
Oh, come on! Come on!
She got tired of finding what in her bed?
[buzzer sounds]
Wands.
-Wands? -Wands!
In the bed?
[snorts]
[sniffs, growls]
-[bell continues jingling] -[groaning]
Oh, no, I'm trapped.
How am I gonna get out?
[grunting]
[bell jingling]
Huh?
[groaning]
Ah.
-[Billy] Oh, no. -Land-ho!
-Crash landing! -He's on the ground!
We must find the treasure no matter the cost!
Ahoy! The Haunted Cavern!
You have found its partner.
As long as these stars are near each other...
we shall never be apart.
[gasps]
Ew.
[Buttons growling]
Oh.
You... don't look like a Buttons.
♪ Hear that lonesome whippoorwill ♪
♪ He sounds too blue to fly ♪
♪ The midnight train is whining low ♪
♪ I'm so lonesome I could cry ♪
Hey, Buttons, you ugly mongrel.
I think you dropped your balls.
[barking]
♪ I've never ♪
[screams] ♪ Seen ♪
♪ A night so long ♪
-[Buttons snarling] -[shouting, groaning]
Hey, you stupid mutt!
You put him down right now. Or I will--
Oh, Lord, what am I doing?
[growling]
[barking]
[Flossie] Buttons! Get your ass back to bed!
[whimpers]
[groaning]
Are you--? Are you all right?
Oh, no.
Oh, that just don't look right.
[gasps] Oh, my Lord.
Oh. Oh!
Are you okay?
Well, hello there.
No. Something don't feel quite right.
Ah. How's about helping a feller out?
Uh-huh.
Thank you kindly.
We ain't been introduced.
I am Zozo. And you are...?
I'm Ollie.
Well, good to meet you, Ollie.
Now, let's just turn it down a tetch.
Use our church voices, okay?
Don't want Flossie letting Buttons back out on the loose, understand?
Mm-hm.
Yeah. In light of that, let's get somewhere that Buttons ain't.
Sound good, Ollie?
Mm-hm.
[Zozo grunting]
Stop gulping like a catfish and come on in.
[Buttons barks]
[Zozo] Well, what do you know? We're here.
Casa Del Zozo.
[Ollie] Wow.
Well, what you think?
It's beautiful.
Whoa, now. You're missing part of yourself, bunny.
Huh?
Your insides is about to become your outsides.
Oh, Lord. We got to fix that before it gets worse.
I ain't got no needle and thread, but--
Oh, here we go.
Let's see if the king can help.
The king.
But who's the king?
Oh.
-Ah! -You are squirrelier than a pig in a poke.
Settle down. Let me work.
Et voilà. You are all fixed up.
Hmm.
Huh.
How did your face get all messed up?
You ought not to point things out like that, Ollie. It ain't polite.
Oh. No, no, no. I'm sorry. I think it looks cool.
Like a pirate.
I like pirates.
I like pirates too.
Peace bringer.
-Huh? -Your name, Ollie.
Oliver. It means "peace bringer."
Oh.
You been here a long time?
Ten years? Fifty?
Were you born here? [gasps]
Were you trapped by monsters?
Yeah. It was a monster.
The Goat Man of Fisherville.
He took me away.
Carried me yonder to Timbuktu.
Nearly took my head off.
-And he's standing right behind you! -[screams]
[Zozo laughing]
It ain't funny. I don't like being teased!
Bullies tease!
Oh, now, quit acting like a stepped-on copperhead.
I ain't no bully. I was just trying to lighten the mood.
[in squeaky voice] I apologize for my friend. He ain't no count.
He's a bit of a clown.
Now, let's talk about you.
Where did you come from? Why are you here?
And how come your ears don't stand up straight like Bugs Bunny?
I got lost.
My best friend Billy, I don't know where he is.
I can't-- I can't remember.
[in normal voice] Well, that ain't no good.
Do you remember how you got here?
I was trapped.
Trapped in a box.
It was dark, then... everything started shaking.
And then, boom, it come crashing down like--
Like that house caught up in a tornado
in that movie with the girl and the lion and the metal man.
[in squeaky voice] Ha! The Wizard of Oz?
Yeah! The Wizard of Oz!
And then this old lady rips me out of the box, and pop!
Hurts my ear, drags me through the store and throws me on a shelf.
And a little girl wanted me to go with her, but I didn't. And now-- now--
Oh, and now I might be here for a long, long time,
and I can't be because--
Because...
Oh, no. Billy's in trouble.
I gotta find him.
He needs me.
[in normal voice] Did your star tell you all that?
Take a minute and breathe.
I don't need to breathe. I need to find Billy.
Come on, sourpuss, breathe with me.
Now, memories are funny.
You gotta kind of sneak up on them or they'll just disappear.
To figure out what's in your head...
sometimes you gotta figure out what's in your heart.
[clinks]
So go slow now.
Start from the beginning.
Before today.
[Billy] We shall never be apart.
-[gasps] -[car approaching]
[Ollie] Avast, ye matey!
There be marauders approaching from the starboard side!
[coughs]
What is this?
Damn it, Billy. What's with this mess?
You know better than this. Your mama ain't feeling well.
-She needs her rest. -We was just playing.
We weren't doing nothing bad.
All right. All right. Okay.
Um...
Billy, you need to grow up a little bit for me. All right?
With things how they are, I need you to-- You know, I need you to be tough for me.
You can't keep acting like...
you know, some-- Some baby. Do you understand?
[Mama] Daddy.
Daddy, what's all this ruckus about?
Can't you see that Billy's trying to build an adventure?
-Yeah. We're just talking. -Mm-hm.
Darling. You need your rest.
[Mama] I will. I promise.
But... right now, we are in the presence of the pirate king. [gasps]
Bow to your king, good knight. Come on. Bow.
-Bow to your king, good knight. -You gotta be kidding me.
Hey, come on. Bow. Bow I say! Come on. Bow to your king. Get rid of that hat.
-[chuckling] -Now, that's a fine knight.
Dance with me.
-My queen. -Yeah?
Now...
I haven't much time. I must away for a private audience with the king.
Shall we, king? Here we go.
[squeals]
[humming]
You know your daddy don't mean nothing, right?
He's just tired, you know? And there's--
There's a lot on his shoulders right now.
I don't think he wants me to play with Ollie.
Wanna hear a funny story about your daddy? It's a good one.
When your daddy was little,
he had this old beagle hound named Princess.
Sweetest little thing, but she was getting old, hard of hearing.
-Anyway, your daddy had this Army doll-- -Daddy played with toys?
He sure did. And this one was his favorite.
Well, your daddy goes into the living room
and he sees Princess sitting right on top of Mr. G.I. Joe,
and he starts yelling,
but Princess can't hear him because she's deaf and will not move.
So your daddy decides he's gonna make her move.
So he rears up, right?
He gets ready to hit that old beagle hound with his bare foot,
and when he goes to kick her, Princess stands up
and his toe goes right where the sun don't shine.
No.
Yeah. Hand to God.
Hand to God.
And when your daddy pulled that toe out, old Princess got her revenge,
because that Princess just evacuated all over Mr. G.I. Joe.
[blows raspberry]
Oh, it was so nasty!
Oh!
What is this?
Huh? Tell me.
Who did this? Was that that Mike Apple boy?
He twisted my arm and tried to make me say it.
That we ain't your real mama and daddy?
Look at me.
We talked about this.
-Okay? Me and your daddy love you-- -I didn't say it, Mama.
No matter how hard he squeezed. I'd never say it.
I know you wouldn't, baby. Come here.
I know you wouldn't.
I'm sorry you have to.
But you have to, you know, take up for yourself sometimes.
You know, he ain't-- He's nothing but a little pissant in a pit bull's body.
You add anything new to your memory map today?
[Billy] No. Not today.
It's really important, you know? We wanna make sure we're working
at keeping track of all the things that we've done,
all the things we hope to do.
You kept my stars?
[Billy] Mm-hm.
[clears throat]
The Mountain Queen...
stole the stars from the night sky.
Bing, bing.
Turned them to gold and christened them.
-The Twin Stars of Enchantment. -Right.
And only the pure of heart may wield them.
Are you and your squire pure of heart?
Because if you are not pure of heart and you use these stars, you'll die...
[gasps] ...of laughing sickness!
-Te amo. -Te amo.
-What did you see? Anything helpful? -[gasps]
The memory wall.
[gasps]
Places he went with Mama and Daddy.
All the things we'd done, all the things we hoped to do.
[dramatic music playing]
[Zozo] Hold on a minute.
Zozo? Zozo, what's up?
Zozo. What you doing?
Shh!
-Zozo, you done yet? -Good Lord, you're impatient.
Give me a sec. I need to think.
A map. Well, not... really.
Something like a map.
But, Ollie, I know some of these places.
Not all of them.
Now, the Dark River, that could be the Ohio.
Mark Twain, not sure about that one. There's some fuzzy areas.
I ain't never seen no trolls, but...
If you can remember more, we might be able to use it and find your way home.
You'd leave here?
You'd help me find Billy?
Oh.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to give you the wrong impression.
You gotta help me.
Don't you have somebody you love?
Somebody that you'd do anything to be with?
Yes.
And she's gone!
[Zozo sighs]
Her name was Nina.
Crystal eyes.
A dancing doll that twirled like a feather on wind.
She's the only one who ever cared for me.
I loved her with all my heart.
And when I lost her...
[sobbing]
I looked for years, Ollie...
searching high and low.
And you know what I found?
Nothing.
I'm done searching for things I can't find.
And I think it's best that we just stay put...
where we're safe.
You can't trust this old world, Ollie.
You can trust me.
She's out there.
Billy's out there.
We'll do it together.
Help each other.
If we're gonna do this, partner...
we gotta figure out a way out of here first, don't you think?
-[gasps] -[upbeat music playing]
[groaning]
Are you sure Buttons gets out this way?
That's why they call it a dog door.
[both grunting]
Dang it!
Shh. Church voices.
Remember?
Touché. [chuckles]
Well, you got any ideas?
Because I am fresh out.
Uh...
What time does Buttons get up?
[Ollie] I know karate. I'm an expert in karate and kung fu.
Scorpion-style, toad-style, all of it.
I can kick and flip and spin, so don't you worry about old Buttons.
He won't have a chance.
Is that right?
Yep. Sure is.
[clocks tolling and chiming]
[Buttons barking]
[Flossie] Hold on. Hold on.
[whispering] Where did he go? I can't see him.
[Zozo] Shh.
Be patient.
[Buttons barking]
Now.
Yes.
-You go first. I'm right behind you. -Okay.
[star jingling]
Wait. My star is gone.
I don't have my star.
We don't have time to go back.
We gotta go. Now!
Oh, please. Please.
We need the star to find Billy!
Oh, good Lord.
All right, fine.
There it is.
-I got it. -[Buttons barks]
-[shouting] -Zozo!
[suspenseful music playing]
[Buttons whimpers]
[Buttons barking]
Come on. Zozo.
Oh, my leg popped out again.
Give me a sec.
Go on. Get out of here, Ollie.
-I'm not leaving you. -I'll be fine.
-Come on, get up. Get up! -Ollie, get out of here.
Get up!
Down, boy.
[whimpers]
Whoa!
Bullies look tough.
But they got sensitive nostrils.
That was amazing.
Rosy.
Zozo.
It--
It's been a while.
You followed me.
I told you not to.
I was worried.
You just left.
I didn't want you to.
Are those lightsabers?
Are you a Jedi?
-How did you get lightning on your eye? -Paws off. Swords ain't for bunnies.
-Who the heck are you anyway? -Whoa, now. Settle down.
That there's Ollie.
He's a friend.
Wait. Are y'all boyfriend and girlfriend?
Remember that patience we discussed?
Go find some.
Huh?
[ship horn blowing in distance]
[Ollie] Billy?
[Billy] Yeah?
How long we been friends?
Since...
Forever.
But how long?
[Billy] I can't remember.
[Ollie] You can't remember?
I thought we was good buddies.
[Billy] We are.
It's just that it's been so long, I can't remember.
Billy?
Yeah?
Don't ever forget me.
Okay?
No matter what.
Never.
Promise?
Cross my heart.
And I hope to die.
It's real.
I knew it.
-Ollie! -[Ollie] I found it.
-[Zozo] Ollie! -[Ollie] I found it! [laughing]
I found it!
I found it! I found it! I found it!
I found the Dark River!
-[ship horn blowing] -[laughing]
[Zozo] The Ohio River.
Filled with danger and mystery, Ollie.
Good place to start a quest.
Do you think he's out there looking for me?
[Billy] Ollie!
[echoing] Ollie!
[theme music playing]