Flint Lockwood always wanted to invent something awesome. He grew up with his first invention being, which unfortunately imprisoned his feet for life, which led to people already making fun of him at a young age.
As he grows, the rest of his experiments seem to have a downside to them as well, such as "The Flying Car", a television with legs, and "ratbirds." Flint believes he is a failure, but his mother Fran Lockwood always believed he can succeed.