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THE LI ON KI NG

WORKI NG DRAFT OF: August 20, 1993

Wr i t t en by

I r ene Mecchi & J onat han Rober t s

Musi c by El t on J ohn

Lyr i cs by Ti m Ri ce

I N DARKNESS:

A Nat i ve Af r i can VOI CE cal l s out i n SONG.

FADE I N:

Dawn. The sun sl owl y ri ses over an Af r i can pl ai n - - f ul l , br i l l i ant .

Nat i ve Af r i can VOI CES r espond i n SONG. The SOLO VOI CEcont i nues, j oi ned by the gr oup.

CLOSE ON

ANI MALS - al er t t o the sound: a RHI NO, TOPI S, MEERCATS, aCHEETAH, sever al MARABOU STORKS. Anot her mar abou st or kent ers f r ame. I nt r o SONG: "THE CI RCLE OF LI FE"

The st or k t akes wi ng.

EXT. VI CTORI A FALLS

The r i si ng sun l i ght s t he cascadi ng wat er . The mar aboust orks f l y across f r ame.

EXT. PLAI N WI TH KI LI MANJ ARO I N B. G.

ELEPHANTS wal k al ong t hrough the morni ng mi st .

AERI AL SHOT - A RI VER

Fl ocks of ai r bor ne FLAMI NGOES cast shadows on t he meander i ngwat erway, bel ow.

GAZELLES

l eap and run acr oss a gr assy pl ai n.

EXT. A HI LL

A MOTHER GI RAFFE cr est s t he hi l l , f ol l owed by her baby, ast he song l yri c begi ns:

VOI CE( si ngi ng)



FROM THE DAY WE ARRI VE ON THE

PLANETAND BLI NKI NG STEP I NTO THE SUN

THERE´S MORE TO SEE THAN CAN EVER BESEEN

MORE TO DO THAN CAN EVER BE DONE

The mot her and chi l d gi r af f es cr oss f r ame and r each a cr estt hat overl ooks a huge mi gr at i on of ani mal s. They l ope downt he hi l l t o j oi n t hem. We HOLD ON:

A TREE BRANCH

wher e ant s car r yi ng l eaves march acr oss. RACK FOCUS t or eveal :

ZEBRAS

bel ow - - t r ot t i ng i n t he same di r ect i on as t he r est of t heher ds.

DOWN SHOT - GUI NEA FOWL

waddl e toward us. . . as dust r eveal s:

A HUGE ELEPHANT

who cr est s an i ncl i ne and l umbers t oward us. . . The gui neaf owl scamper ahead. One i s al most st epped on by t heel ephant´s huge hoof .

EXT. A STREAM r ef l ect i ng t he mor ni ng sun. The r ef l ect i on i s shat t er ed byZEBRA who l eap i nto t he water and cross - causi ng anexpl osi on of shi mmer i ng dr opl ets. I n t he b. g. , AN ELEPHANTwi t h bi r ds per ched on i t s head and t usks gi ves t hemsaf epassage across t he st r eam. PAN t o see t he ani mal s get t i ngout of t he st r eam and j oi ni ng a SCREENFUL of ani mal s, al lwal ki ng i n t he same di r ect i on.

VOI CE ( CONT´D) THERE´S FAR TOO MUCH TO TAKE I N

HEREMORE TO FI ND THAN EVER BE FOUNDBUT THE SUN ROLLI NG HI GH

THROUGH THE SAPPHI RE SKY

KEEPS GREAT AND SMALL ON THEENDLESS ROUND

The l i ght changes. PAN t o REVEAL:

EXT. PRI DE ROCK - CONTI NUOUS

An i mpressi ve mount ai n: wi t h many pl ateaus, l evel s andt ext ur es. I t st ands cast l e- l i ke i n t he cent er of t he Pr i del ands.



VOI CE ( CONT´D)I T´S THE CI RCLE OF LI FEAND I T MOVES US ALL

THROUGH DESPAI R AND HOPE THROUGH FAI TH AND LOVEON A PATH UNWI NDI NG

TI LL WE FI ND OUR PLACEI N THE CI RCLE

THE CI RCLE OF LI FE

AERI AL SHOT - CONTI NUOUS

WE TRACK i n wi t h a hornbi l l ( ZAZU) who f l i es over t hegat her ed ani mal s and ANGELS up, up, up t o t he promont or y.

He l ands and bows r egal l y t o an O. S. character. Hegest ur es wi t h hi s wi ng, i ndi cat i ng t hat al l i s r eady. . . andr ever ent l y backs away.

ANGLE - MUFASA

The r i si ng sun l i ghts t hi s r egal , commandi ng l i on ( MUFASA)- - who acknowl edges Zazu wi t h a warm nod.

REVERSE ANGLE

Bel ow, t he ani mal s are col l ect ed i n a nat ur al amphi t heat er .

WI TH MUFASA

Sur veyi ng t he si t uat i on.

WI TH THE ANI MALS

Gour ds and on t he t op of a wal ki ng st i ck make t hei r wayt hr ough t he cr owd. An ol d baboon ( RAFI KI ) ´- - who car r i est he wal ki ng st i ck - - hobbl es out f r om t he crowd, t owar dPri de Rock. Ther e i s myst er y and humor t o t hi s ol d f el l owas he ambl es f orwar d and scal es t he cl i f f .

EXT. EDGE OF PLATEAU, ABOVE

Raf i ki ´s head pops up. He ambl es t o a st andi ng posi t i on,goes r i ght t o Muf asa and gi ves hi m a hug. Muf asa beams.

These guys obvi ousl y go way back. They t urn and l ook at :

A LI ONESS

( SARABI ) who has her newbor n cub (SI MBA) nest l ed at herf eet .

FULL SHOT

Muf asa l ovi ngl y nuzzl es Sar abi . Then he nuzzl es t he l i t t l e cub.

MUSI C UNDER:



ANGLE - THE CUB

Raf i ki l ooks at hi m. He shakes a gour ds on hi s wal ki ngst i ck over Si mba and t hey RATTLE. He cr acks a gour d openand smear s some goo on t he l i t t l e guy´s f orehead. He t akesa handf ul of di r t and spr i nkl es i t over Si mba. Si mbaSNEEZES. Muf asa and Sar abi , dot i ng par ent s, t hi nk t hi s i sadorabl e.

RAFI KI

ever - so- car ef ul l y l i f t s Si mba and car r i es hi m t o t hepr omont ory of Pri de Rock. He hol ds t he cub up f or al l t osee.

The ani mal s r eact wi t h gl ee: ELEPHANTS t r umpet ; MONKEYSappl aud and do somer saul t s; ZEBRAS st omp.

THE SKY

A shaf t of sunl i gt shi nes down t hr ough t he cl ouds on t hef ut ur e ki ng.

THE ANI MALS

bow and genuf l ect grandl y.

SUMMI T OF PRI DE ROCK

Raf i ki hol ds t he cub hi gh. Muf asa and Sarabi watch.

VOI CE ( CONT´D)I T´S THE CI RCLE OF LI FEAND I T MOVES US ALL

THROUGH DESPAI R AND HOPE THROUGH FAI TH AND LOVEON A PATH UNWI NDI NG

TI LL WE FI ND OUR PLACEI N THE CI RCLE

THE CI RCLE OF LI FE

MUSI C OUT.

FADE OUT

TI TLE CREDI T: "THE LI ON KI NG"

SEQ. 1. 2 ( SCAR, ZAZU, MUFASA)

FADE I N:

A ROCK SURFACE - A SHORT TI ME LATER

A chamel eon bl ends i n wi t h i t s t er r ai n. I t s eyes shi f t . I twal ks away. PAN DOWN t he r ock t o reveal a shadow. . . t hen adar k cr evi ce.



DARKNESS

Two l i t t l e eyes dart er r at i cal l y acr oss FRAME. As b. g.becomes l i ght er , we real i ze that t he eyes bel ong t o a FI ELDMOUSE.

EXT. SHADE TREE AREA - CONTI NUOUS

As t he f i el d mouse scamper s, a huge l i on paw THUDS i nt of r ame and t r aps t he mouse i n i t s j ai l - l i ke cl aws. PULL BACK

TO REVEAL:

SCAR, a t hi n, angul ar l i on wi t h an at t i t ude pr obl em. Hegi nger l y l i f t s t he mouse by i t s t ai l and dangl es i t over hi sgapi ng mout h. Rat her t han eat i ng t he mouse, Scar r ol l s i tt hrough hi s paw t he way a gambl er r ol l s a coi n.

SCARLi f e´s not f ai r . Yes -- You see, I

shal l never be ki ng. And you shal lnever see anot her day. Adi eu.

As Scar i s about t o eat t he mouse, he HEARS:

ZAZU ( O. S. )Di dn´t your mother ever t el l you nott o pl ay wi t h your f ood?

SCAROh, Zazu. What do you want ?

REVEAL Zazu, t he hor nbi l l we met i n t he openi ng scene. Zazubl ends r egal wi t h i r oni c edge. He r ever es hi s boss ( Ki ngMuf asa) and di sdai ns anyone he per cei ves t o be a l ow- l i f ecr et i n - - whi ch i s pret t y much ever ybody but t he Ki ng.

ZAZUI ´m here t o announce t hat Ki ngMuf asa´s on hi s way. And you´dbet t er have a good excuse f ormi ssi ng t he ceremony t hi s morni ng.

The l i t t l e mouse escapes t o f r eedom.

SCAR( mock sad)

Now l ook, Zazu. You´ve made me l osemy l unch.

ZAZU You´l l l ose mor e t han t hat when t heki ng get s t hr ough wi t h you. He´s asmad as a hi ppo wi t h a her ni a.

Scar , l i cki ng hi s chops, advances on Zazu - - who backs away.



SCAR

Ooooo. I qui ver wi t h f ear .

ZAZUNow, Scar - - Don´t l ook at me thatway.

Scar cont i nues st al ki ng.

ZAZU ( CONT´D)Hel p!

Scar cat ches Zazu i n hi s mouth. And CHOMPS hi s t eeth shut .Muf asa ent ers, havi ng wi t nessed what Scar j ust di d.

MUFASA( admoni shi ng)

Scar !

Scar , sur pr i sed, and wi t h a bi r d bul ge i n hi s mout h:

SCARHmmm?

Wi t h t hat , Zazu´s beak pokes out f r om Scar ´s l i ps. I t l ooksl i ke t he mout h- wi t hi n- a- mout h i n "Al i en. "

ZAZU´S BEAK I mpeccabl e t i mi ng, Your Maj est y.

MUFASA( t o a di sobedi entpuppy)

Dr op hi m!

SCAR( r el easi ng Zazu)

Pl egh!

Zazu tumbl es t o t he ground and shakes of f .

SCAR( t o Muf asa)

Why i f i t i sn´t my bi g br ot her ,descendi ng f r omt he hi gh t o mi ngl eamong t he commoner s.

MUFASASar abi and I di dn´t see you at t hepr esentat i on of Si mba.

( genui ne)I s anyt hi ng wr ong?

SCAR( i nsi ncere)

That was t oday? Oh, I f eel si mpl yawf ul . Must have sl i pped my mi nd.



ZAZU Yes, wel l as sl i pper y as your mi ndi s - - as t he ki ng´s br ot her , youshoul d have been f i r st i n l i ne.

Scar ni ps at Zazu - - who evades hi m.

SCARI was f i r s t i n l i ne unt i l the l i t t l ehai r bal l war bor n.

MUFASA That hai r bal l i s my son and yourf ut ur e ki ng.

SCARI shal l pr act i ce my cur t sy.

Scar abr upt l y t ur ns t o wal k away. Muf asa cal l s af t er hi m:

MUFASADon´t t urn your back on me, Scar!

Scar r eel s back around.

SCAROh, no, Muf asa. Per haps youshoul dn t t urn your back on me.

MUFASAI s t hat a chal l enge?

Zazu ducks behi nd a rock.

SCAR( poi nt ed)

Temper- t emper.( but t er woul dn´tmel t )

A chal l enge? Oh, I woul dn´t dr eamo f i t .

Zazu hops f orward.

ZAZUPi ty .

( a beat )Why not ?

SCARWel l , as f ar as br ai ns t o, I got t hel i on s shar e. But when i t comes t obrut e str engt h, I ´mafr ai d I ´m i nt he shal l ow end of t he gene pool .

Scar s l i nks away. Zazu and Muf asa watch hi m l eave.



ZAZU There´s one i n every f ami l y, Si r e. Two i n mi ne, act ual l y. And t heyal ways manage t o r ui n speci aloccasi ons.

As t hey wal k of f :

MUFASAWhat am I goi ng t o do wi t h hi m?

ZAZUHe´d make a ver y handsome t hr ow r ug.

MUFASA( good i dea)

Zazu!

ZAZU

And j ust t hi nk. Whenever he get sdi r t y, you can t ake hi m out and beathi m.

TI ME DI SSOLVE TO:

SEQ. 3: ( DAY WI TH DAD)

TI ME PASSAGE MONTAGE

AN ACACI A THREE - DAY

Gl i mmer i ng i n t he sunl i ght . . . t hen dar keni ng as t he skycl ouds over. I t st ar t s t o rai n.

A FLAT PLAI N

r ai n drenches t he l and. LI GHTNI NG FLASHES.

DI STANT MOUNTAI NS

t he st orm moves over t he hi l l s and pl ai ns, cast i ng shadows.

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. PRI DE ROCK - PRE- DAWN - MONTHS LATER

I n t he di st ance, Pri de Rock i n i t s pr e- dawn spl endor.Si mba, now a f ul l - gr own cub, t r ots i nt o:

I NT. ROYAL CAVE - CONTI NUOUS

SFX: SNORI NG

Si mba, barel y abl e to cont ai n hi s exci t ement , bounds over t ohi s sl eepi ng par ent s, bumpi ng af f ect i onat el y agai nst hi sf at her .



SI MBAHey, Dad. Wake up! Dad!

Muf asa doesn´t r espond. Si mba presses on, nudi ng hi s Dad.He tugs on Muf asa´s ear - - and f al l s of f , l andi ng wi t h an"Oof f ! "

Si mba ( CONT´D)Dad- Dad- Dad- Dad- Dad- Dad- Dad. . .

SARABI Your son i s awake.

MUFASABef ore sunr i se, he´s your son.

Si mba pul l s on Muf asa´s t ai l and gets gent l y swatt ed out of f r ame. He runs i n and head but t s Muf asa:

SI MBA You promi sed!

Muf asa pops open one eye.

MUFASAOkay, okay. I ´m up. I ´m up.

SI MBAAl l - r i ght !

Si mba t r ot s of f . Muf asa i mmedi atel y EXHALES i nto sl eep.Sar abi CLEARS HER THROAT and nudges Muf asa.

SARABIHon- ey. . .

She nudges hi m HARD. Hi s eyes pop open.

MUFASAOkay! Okay!

PRI DE ROCK LONG SHOT - MI NUTES LATER

Si mba exi t s t he cave, f ol l owed by hi s par ent s. He t r otsahead. . . t hen r uns back t o hi s mother . Sarabi gent l ynuzzl es hi m and gi ves hi m a l i t t l e push on hi s way.

EXT. PRI DE ROCK - CONTI NUOUS

Muf asa and Si mba l ook out over t he Pr i de l ands as t he suncr est s t he f ar hor i zon, shoot i ng yel l ow beams acr oss thevast expanse.

MUFASASi mba, l ook: Ever ythi ng t he l i ghtt ouches i s our ki ngdom.



Si mba´s eyes f ol l ow t he hor i zon and grow wi de.

SI MBAWow.

As Si mba moves around the pl at eau t o sur vey hi s ki ngdom, wesee the vast as he sees.

MUFASA ( V. O. )A ki ng´s t i me as r ul er r i ses andf al l s l i ke t he sun. One day t he sunwi l l set on my t i me here and wi l lr i se wi t h you as t he new ki ng.

SI MBAAnd t hi s wi l l al be mi ne?

MUFASAEver yt hi ng.

SI MBA( i n awe)

Ever ythi ng t he l i ght t ouches.( scanni ng hori zon)

What ebout t hat shady pl ace?

MUFASA That ´s beyond our borders. You mustnever go t her e, Si mba.

SI MBABut I t hought a ki ng can do what everhe want s.

MUFASA There´s a l ot mor e t o bei ng ki ngt han get t i ng your way al l t he t i me.

Muf asa exi t s the shot . Si mba f ol l ows.

SI MBA( wi de- eyed)

There´s mor e?

MUFASA( caut i onar y)

Wel l , Si mba. . .

PRI DE ROCK - VI STA SHOTS

Muf asa and Si mba are dot s on t he hor i zon. They l ook out att he l and i n har mony. Antel ope l eap and move al ong.

WI TH SI MBA AND MUFASA

Si mba i s amazed and i mpressed by al l t hat he sees around



hi m.

MUFASA ( V. O. )Ever yt hi ng you see exi st s t ogetheri n a del i cat e bal ance. As ki ng youneed t o underst and that bal ance andr espect al l t he creat ur es - - f r omt he cr awl i ng ant t o t he l eapi ngant el ope.

SI MBABut , Dad, don´t we eat t he ant el ope?

MUFASA Yes, Si mba. But l et me expl ai n.

MUFASA ( CONT´D)( t hen: )

When we di e, our bodi es become t hegr ass, and the ant el ope eat t he

gr ass. And so we´r e al l connectedi n t he great Ci r cl e of Li f e.

Si mba consi der s t hi s. Zazu f l aps i n and l ands on a nearbyr ock.

SEQ. 3. 1 ( POUNCI NG)

ZAZUGood morni ng, Si r e!

MUFASAGood mor ni ng, Zazu.

ZAZUChecki ng i n wi t h t he morni ng r epor t .

MUFASAFi r e away!

Muf asa nods t o Zazu t o begi n. Si mba coul dn´t care l ess; heeyes a passi ng but t er f l y and l opes af t er i t .

ZAZU The buzz f r om t he bees i s t hat , wel l- - t he l eopar ds ar e i n a bi t of aspot . . .

Si mba pounces toward t he but t er f l y - - and mi sses. Muf asanot i ces, but Zazu dr ones on.

MUFASA( t o Zazu)

Oh, r eal l y?

ZAZU ( O. S. ) The baboons ar e goi ng ape. Of



cour se.

Muf asa not i ces Si mba´s l eap f or t he i nsect - - and mi ss.

MUFASA( whi sper i ng)

What are you doi ng, Son?

SI MBAPounci ng.

MUFASALet and ol d pr o show you how i t ´sdone.

ZAZU ( O. S. ) The t i ck bi r ds were pi cki ng on t heel ephant s. I t ol d t he el ephant s tof or get i t , but t hey can´t .

MUFASAZazu, woul d you t urn ar ound?

ZAZU( t ur ni ng around)

Yes, Si r e.( pr essi ng on)

The cheet ahs are hard up, but as Ial ways say. . .

MUFASA( whi sper i ng, t oSi mba)

Stay l ow t o the ground.

ZAZU. . . Cheet ahs never pr osper .

SI MBA( t o hi msel f )

Okay, st ay l ow t o the ground.Ri ght , yeah.

ZAZUUh - - what ´s goi ng on?

MUFASA

A pounci ng l esson.

ZAZU( aut o pi l ot )

Oh. Very good. Pounci ng!( r eal i z i ng)

Pounci ng? Oh, no, Si r e. You can´tbe seri ous!

Muf asa gest ures t o Zazu t o t urn back ar ound. Whi l e Zazu



pr at t l es on, Muf asa i nst r uct s hi s son:

ZAZU ( CONT´D)( gr umbl i ng)

Thi s i s so humi l i at i ng.

MUFASA( whi sper i ng t oSi mba)

Tr y not t o make a sound.

Si mba makes hi s way st eal t hi l y t oward Zazu.

ZAZUWhat ar e you t el l i ng hi m, Muf asa?. . .Muf asa?. . . Si mba?

Si mba f l i es t hr ough the ai r and hi t s hi s t ar get .

ZAZU

Aaaaaakkk!

Muf asa l aughs. Zazu dust s hi msel f of f .

MUFASAHa- ha- ha. That´s ver y good!

A MOLE pops up f r om a hol e i n t he ground.

MOLEZazu!

ZAZU Yes?

MOLENews f r om t he underground!

He whi sper s " BZZZ- BZZZ- BZZZ. . . " i n Zazu´s ear .

MUFASA( t o Si mba)

Now next t i me. . .

ZAZU( t o Muf asa)

Si r e - - Hyenas! I n t he Pri de l ands!

MUFASA( exi t i ng)

Zazu, t ake Si mba home.

SI MBAAq, Dad, can´t I come?

MUFASANo, son.



Muf asa r uns of f .

WI TH SI MBA AND ZAZU

SI MBAI never get t o go anywher e.

ZAZUOh, Young Mast er , one day you wi l lbe ki ng. Then you can do whateveryou want .

SI MBA That´s not what my dad t ol d me.

ZAZUWel l , l et ol d Zazu set you st r ai ght .

You´r e goi ng t o have i t al l . You´l lbe - - Head Honcho! . . . Top Banana!

. . . The Gr ahhhhhnd Fromage

SI MBA( pumped up)

Al l - r i ght !

SEQ. 4 ( SI MBA/ SCAR)

EXT. SCAR´S SUNNI NG AREA - MI NUTES LATER

Scar wal ks al ong a cl i f f ´s edge. He ki cks a smal l r ock of f .

Si mba, pumped up by Zazu´s speech, r uns i nto f r ame.

SI MBAHey, Uncl e Scar! Guess what ?

SCARI despi se guessi ng games.

SI MBA( undaunt ed)

I ´m gonna be ki ng of Pri de Rock!

SCAR( under whel med)

Oh goodi e.

SI MBAMy Dad j ust showed me t he whol eki ngdom! And I ´m gonna r ul e i t al l !

SCAR Yes. Wel l , f or gi ve me f or notl eapi ng f or j oy. Bad back, you know.

Scar f l ops down and r ol l s away f r omSi mba. But t he



undaunt ed cub comes back f or mor e.

SI MBAHey, Uncl e Scar , when I ´m ki ng,what ´l l t hat make you?

SCARA monkey´s uncl e.

SI MBA( l aughi ng)

You´r e so wei r d.

SCAR You have no i dea.

( a beat )So your f at her showed you t he whol eki ngdom, di d he?

SI MBA

Ever yt hi ng!

SCARHe di dn´t show you what´s beyondt hat r i se at t he nor t her n bor der ?

SI MBAWel l , no.

( mi f f ed)He sai d I can´t go t her e.

SCARAnd he´s absol ut el y r i ght . I t ´s f art oo dangerous. Onl y t he br avest of l i ons go ther e.

SI MBA( def ensi ve)

Wel l , I ´m br ave. What ´s out t her e?

SCARI ´m sor ry, Si mba, I j ust can´t t el lyou.

SI MBAWhy not ?

Scar put s hi s massi ve paw gent l y on Si mba´s head.

SCARSi mba, Si mba. I ´m onl y l ooki ng outf or t he wel l - bei ng of my f avor i t enephew.

Si mba squi r ms f r ee.

SI MBA



Yeah, r i ght . I ´m your onl y nephew.

SCARAl l t he more reason f or me to bepr otect i ve. An el ephant gr aveyar di s no pl ace f or a young pr i nce.

( a beat )Oops.

SI MBAAn el ephant what ?

( awed)Whoa!

SCAROh dear , I ´ve sai d t oo much. Isuppose you´d have f ound out sooneror l at er . You bei ng so cl ever andal l . J ust do me one f avor ? Promi seme you´l l never vi si t t hat dr eadf ul

pl ace.

Scar hugs Si mba t i ght .

SI MBANo pr obl em.

SCAR There´s a good l ad. You r un al ongnow and have f un.

Scar gi ves Si mba a l i t t l e boot t o st ar t hi m on hi s way. Then he cal l s t o Si mba:

SCAR ( CONT´ D)And r emember : i t ´s our l i t t l esecret.

SEQ. 4. 1 ( SI MBA/ NALA)

EXT. A SHELTERED AREA OF PRI DE ROCK - MI NUTES LATER

Li onesses l ounge i n t he shade. Sarabi i s near by on a smal lr ock. We f i nd a cut e l i t t l e cub, NALA, bei ng gi ven a bat h( a cat ki nd of bat h) by her mom, SARAFI NA. Nal a i s notenj oyi ng t he exper i ence - as her mot her ´s t ongue more orl ess r ear r anges her f ace.

Si mba t r ots i n.

SI MBAHey, Nal a!

NALA( f l at l y)

Hi , Si mba.



SI MBA

Come on! I j ust hear d about t hi sgr eat pl ace!

NALAI ´m ki nd of i n t he mi ddl e of a bat h.

SARABI ( O. S. )And i t ´s t i me f or your s.

Sar abi pi cks up Si mba by t he scr uf f and l i f t s hi m up t o t hel edge she i s on. She st ar t s t o l i ck/ bat he hi m. Heprotests.

SI MBAMo- om!

He t r i es t o wr i ggl e f r ee.

SARABI

Woul d you hol d st i l l ?

SI MBAMom, you´r e messi ng up my mane!

Sar abi cont i nues t o bat he hi m, cat - st yl e. He r eact s.

SI MBA (CONT´D)Wee. . . Yuck!

He wr i ggl es f r ee and f al l s of f t o t he gr ound bel ow. Hest ands up and gi ves hi msel f a qui ck cl ean- up once- over,f i ni shi ng up wi t h hi s ar mpi t s.

SI MBAOkay, okay. I ´m cl ean.

( t hen)Can we go now?

NALAWhere are we goi ng, anyway? I tbet t er not be any pl ace l ame.

SI MBANo, i t ´s real l y cool .

SARABI

So wher e i s t hi s "r eal l y cool "pl ace?

SI MBAOh. . .

( l yi ng)around t he wat erhol e.

NALA( uni mpressed)



The wat er hol e? What´s so greatabout t he wat er hol e. . . ?

Tr yi ng t o make her t ake t he bai t . . .

SI MBA( t hr u t eet h)

I ´l l show you when we get t her e.

NALA(get t i ng i t )

Ohhhh.( t o Sar af i na)

Mom, can I go?

Sar af i na l ooks to Sar abi f or t he ver di ct .

SARAFI NAI don t know. Sar ai , what do yout hi nk?

SARABIWel l . . .

SI MBA/ NALA( t hr u cheesygr i ns)

Pl eeeez?

SARABII t ´s al r i ght wi t h me. . .

Si mba and Nal a make a br eak f or i t .

SARABI ( CONT´D)As l ong as Zazu goes wi t h you.

Si mba and Nal a f r eeze i n t hei r t r acks, crest f al l en.

SI MBANot Zazu.

DI SSOLVE TO:

SEQ. 4. 2 ( "CAN T WAI T TO BE KI NG")

EXT. A PLAI N - A SHORT TI ME LATER

Zazu f l aps on ahead of t he t wo cubs, cal l i ng back:

ZAZUSt ep l i vel y! The sooner we get t ot he wat erhol e, t he sooner we canl eave!

WI TH SI MBA AND NALA



NALA

So where´r e we real l y goi n´?

SI MBA( on t he Q. T. )

An el ephant graveyar d.

NALAWow!

SI MBAShhhh. .

( i ndi cat i ng)Zazu. . .

NALARi ght . How r e we gonna di t ch t hedodo?

Si mba rai ses an eyebr ow, t hen gr i ns and l eans i n to huddl e.

We hear t he sounds of t hei r conspi r ator i al WHI SPERI NG:

Zazu sees t hem t et e- a- t et e and f l i es t o them.

ZAZU J ust l ook at you t wo! Li t t l e seedsof r omance bl ossomi ng i n t hesavannah! Your par ent s wi l l bet hr i l l ed. What wi t h your bei ngbet r ot hed and al l .

SI MBABe- what?

ZAZU You and Nal a are betr ot hed!I nt ended! Af f i anced!

Si mba and Nal a l ook at each ot her , shr uggi ng a "Huh?"

Nal aMeani ng. . . ?

ZAZUOne day you t wo are goi ng t o bemarr i ed!

SI MBAI ´m gonna marr y her ?

ZAZUNo - - me. Yes "her , " youchuckl eheaded l i t t l e oi k.

SI MBA Yuck!



NALA

Euwww!

SI MBAI can t marr y her . She´s my f r i end.

NALA Yeah. I t ´d be t oo wei r d.

SI MBA Yeah. For get i t . We don´t have t oget marr i ed i f we don´t want t o.

( t o Nal a)Deal ?

NALADeal !

ZAZUSorr y t o bust your bubbl e, but you

t wo t urt l e doves have no choi ce.I t ´s a tr adi t i on goi ng backgener at i ons.

SI MBAWel l , when I ´m ki ng, t hat ´l l be t hef i rst t hi ng t o go.

ZAZUNot so l ong as I ´m ar ound.

SI MBAI n t hat case, you´r e f i r ed.

ZAZUNi ce t r y. But onl y t he ki ng can dothat.

NALAWel l , he´s t he f ut ur e ki ng.

SI MBASo you have t o do what I t el l you!

ZAZUNot yet I don t , you puny puf f of pr e- pubescent f uzz. And wi t h an

at t i t ude l i ke t hat , I ´m af rai d youwi l l be a pr et t y pat het i c ki ng,i ndeed!

SI MBANot t he way I see i t !

SONG: " I J UST CAN T WAI T TO BE KI NG"

Si mba punces Zazu pl ayf ul l y:



SI MBAI ´M GONNA BE A MI GHTY KI NG SO ENEMI ES BEWARE!

Zazu j umps backwards up ont o a l og and f al l s i nt o a knot -hol e.

ZAZUI ´VE NEVER SEEN A KI NG OF BEAST WI TH QUI TE SO LI TTLE HAI R

Zazu pl ucks a hai r f r om Si mba´s nonexi st ent mane.

SI MBAI ´M GONNA BE THE MANE EVENT LI KE NO KI NG WAS BEFOREI ´M BRUSHI NG UP ON LOOKI NG DOWN, I ´M WORKI NG ON MY ROAR

He ROARS i n Zazu´s f ace - - i n t he pr ocess, bl owi ng/ spi t t i ngi n Zazu´s eye. Zazu grabs f or somethi ng t o bl ow hi s nosei n, unaware he´s t ugged an el ephant´s ear :

ZAZU THUS FAR A RATHER UNI NSPI RI NG THI NG

The el ephant uses hi s t r unk l i ke a gol f cl ub and knocks Zazuout of f r ame. He bounces across a st r eam - - l i ke a ski ppi ngst one. A r ef l ect i on of f l ami ngoes shat t er s and t he bi r dsburst i nt o f l i ght .

Si mba and Nal a race i n.

SI MBAOH I J UST CAN T WAI T TO BE KI NG!

Zazu wades t hr ough, hol di ng up hi s f eat her s l i ke and ol daunt hol di ng up her ski r t at t he beach.

ZAZU( t al ki ng)

You´ve r at her a l ong way t o go,young mast er , i f you t hi nk I ´m goi ngt o st and by whi l e you r un aroundl i ke a snot - nosed. . .

Si mba and Nal a t r af e of f maki ng f aces behi nd Zazu´s back - -when Zazu t ur ns t o l ook at one, t he ot her i s maki ng the rudef ace. He f i nal l y cat ches t hem i n t he act . They r un ci r cl esaround the ol d bi r d and l eave hi m behi nd i n a puddl e.

SI MBA ( si ngi ng) ZAZU ( speaki ng)NO- ONE SAYI NG DO THI S - When I sai d t hat I -NO- ONE SAYI NG BE THERE- What I meant was t hat t he -NO- ONE SAYI NG STOP THAT - What you don´t r eal i se i s

t hat somet i mes -NO- ONE SAYI NG SEE HERE - Now see her e!FREE TO RUN AROUND ALL DAY - That´s def i ni t el y out -FREE TO DO I T ALL MY WAY



Zazu ducks t o avoi d an ost r i ch r unni ng t hrough f r ame. Si mbaand Nal a ri de ost r i ches t hat r un away f r omZazu.

He f l i es of f , r eachi ng t he ost r i ch- r i di ng cubs, and whi l ef l yi ng backwar ds, t al ks i n t hei r f ace:

ZAZUI THI NK I T´S TI ME THAT YOU AND I ARRANGED A HEART TO HEART

He CRASHES i nto a r hi no r ump and i s f l at t ened. The ki dsr ace by:

NALAKI NGD DON T NEED ADVI CE FROM LI TTLE HORNBI LLS FOR A START.

Zazu f al l s t o t he gr ound and si t s on a l i t t l e per ch - -unaware t hat he i s f l oat i ng on a l og down a st r eam. . . headedf or a wat er f al l :

ZAZUI F THI S I S WHERE THE MONARCHY I S HEADED, COUNT ME OUT

OF SERVI CE, OUT OF AFRI CA, I WOULDN T HANG ABOUT

Zazu di sappear s over t he wat er f al l . He f l i es back up, i r ked:

ZAZU THI S CHI LD I S GETTI NG WI LDLY OUT OF WI NG

Zebr a st r i pes f i l l t he screen.


Si mba and Nal a ar e sal ut ed by t wo l i nes of Zebr as. Zazucomes f l appi ng af t er t hem, and the Zebr as and t r ap hi mbetween t hei r l egs.

Si mba and Nal a zi p i n and out of ani mal s´ l egs. Zazu t r i est o catch t hem. Thei r heads pop i n and out f r om behi nd l egs.

Si mba st ands on a gi r af f e´s head. He orders t he ani mal s. They obey. Zazu gets caught under f oot .

SI MBA ( si ngi ng) ZAZU ( scr eami ng)EVERYBODY LOOK LEFT - Aaaaaaa. . . eekEVERYBODY LOOK RI GHT - Ooooo. . . OwEVERYWHERE YOU LOOK I ´M. . .

Gi r af f es st and i n a semi - ci r cl e. Si mba st eps f r omhead t ohead - - l i ke he´s movi ng acr oss st eppi ng st ones.

Now i t ´s a cacophony of ani mal movement , al l bui l di ngAf r i can "Bushy" Ber kl ey st yl e - unt i l Zazu get s caughtbet ween t wo ani mal s´ r ear ends.

SI MBA ( si ngi ng) ZAZU ( scr eami ng)STANDI NG I N THE SPOTLI GHT Not yet !



Si mba whi sper s t o a hi ppo, who whi sper s t o a gi r af f e, whowhi sper s t o a monkey:

SI MBADi t ch t he Dodo.

Zazu gets nabbed by t he monkeys, and t ake hi m up i nto atree.

Al l i gat or s open t hei r mout hs, r eveal i ng t he bi r ds i nsi de ar esi ngi ng.

ANI MAL CHORUSLET EVERY CREATURE GO FOR BROKE AND SI NGLET´ S HEAR I T I N THE HERD AND ON THE WI NGI T´S GONNA BE KI NG SI MBA S FI NEST FLI NG

Gi r af f es t oss Si mba and Nal a i nt o t he ai r "Beach Bl anketBi ngo"- st yl e.

Zazu i s bei ng hel d capt i ve by a monkey f ami l y.

Si mba and Nal a ar e at t he top of a ´40s- st yl e scul pt ur edst ack of ani mal s. Poor Zazu i s support i ng t he whol e mass.He can´t bal ance any l onger . The scul pt ur e st ar t s t o wabbl e- - sendi ng Si mba and Nal a f l yi ng.


Fi nal l y f r ee of Zazu, Si mba and Nal a make t hei r break f ori t . . . as t he t ower of ani mal s t umbl es.


Al l t hat r emai ns i s one ver y pl ump t hi no. Frombel ow i t WEHEAR:

ZAZU ( V. O. )I beg your par don, Madam. Get of f !

( meekl y)Si mba?. . . Nal a?

SEQ. 5 ( HYENA CHASE)

EXT. TOP OF A RI DGE - DAY

Si mba and Nal a run i n LAUGHI NG at t hei r success. They are j ubi l ant .

SI MBAAl l - r i ght ! I t wor ked!

NALAWe l ost hi m!



They "Hi gh Fi ve" each ot her.

SI MBAI am a geni us!

NALAHey, geni us - - i t was my i dea!

SI MBA Yeah, but I pul l ed i t of f !

NALAWi t h me.

SI MBAOh yeah?!

Si mba pl ayf ul l y l eaps f or Nal a and t hey t ussl e. She f l i pshi m. He l ands wi t h a THUD! on hi s back and t r i es t o get up,but Nal a hol ds hi m t her e a beat . . .

NALAPi nned ya!

SI MBAHey, l et me up!

She does. He t r i es to f l i p her . She f l i ps hi m agai n - - andt hey tumbl e down t he hi l l unt i l . . .

EXT. ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD - CONTI NUOUS

Nal a l ands on t op of Si mba.

NALAPi nned ya agai n!

They ar e suddenl y i nt er r upt ed by GEOTHERMI C STEAM PLUMES.

BOTHGasp!

The st eam cl ears, r eveal i ng:

AN ELEPHANT SKULL

huge, t er r i f yi ng. Si mba and Nal a both l et out GASPS of j oy.

BOTHWhoooa!

SI MBA Thi s i s i t ! We made i t !

NALA( i mpr essed)

Wow! I t ´s r eal l y cr eepy.



SI MBA Yeah. I sn´t i t great ?!

NALA( conspi rator i al )

We coul d get i n bi g t r oubl e.

SI MBA( gl eef ul )

I know.

NALAI wonder i f i t s brai ns are st i l l i nt her e.

SI MBAC´mon, l et ´s go check i t out .

Si mba i s about t o cl i mb i n one of t he eye socket s. Zazu

swoops i n to chi de:

ZAZUWr ong, my l i t t l e r oyal pai n. Theonl y checki ngout you wi l l do wi l lbe t o check out of here.

SI MBAOh, man. . .

ZAZUWe´r e way beyond t he boundary of t hePr i de Lands.

SI MBALook. Banana- Beak i s scar ed!

ZAZUI t ´s Mi st er Banana- Beak t o you,Fuzzy.

( sternl y)And r i ght now we ar e al l i n ver yr eal danger .

SI MBA( bravado)

Danger? Ha! I wal k on t he wi l d

si de. I l augh i n t he f ace of danger

( swagger )Ha- ha- ha- ha- ha!

Fromi nsi de t he skul l ( and much l ouder) , hi deous HYENALAUGHI NG f ol l ows rapi d- f i r e:

HYENA VOI CESHEE- HEE- HEE- HEE- HEE! ! !



Si mba, Nal a and Zazu react t o t he sound. . . t hen t he si ght of THREE HYENAS sl i nki ng oozi l y out of t he skul l ´s eyes:BANZAI , a mal e hyena; SHENZI , a f emal e hyena; and a thi r dhyena, ED - - who doesn´t speak but j ust LAUGHS. ( He´s t heHarpo of hyenas) They are t hree punks who get t r i pped up i nt hei r own l aughs. They sl i nk around t he cubs.

SHENZIWel l , wel l , wel l , Banzai . What havewe got here?

BANZAIHmmm. . . I don´t know, Shenzi . Whatdo you t hi nk, Ed?

Ed LAUGHS hi s si gnat ure l augh.

EdHee- hee- hee.

BANZAI J ust what I was t hi nki n´. A t r i o of t r espasser s.

ZAZUAnd qui t e by acci dent , l et me assur eyou. A si mpl e navi gat i onal er r or.

Zazu st ar t s t o f l y, t o l ead t he cubs t o saf et y, but Shenzisl aps at Zazu´s t ai l f eat her s, pi nni ng hi m t o the gr ound.

SHENZIWhoa- whoa. . . Wai t , wai t , wai t . Weai n´t been pr oper l y i nt r oduced.

Fr eei ng hi s tai l f eat her s:

ZAZU( pr oudl y)

I , madam, am t he ki ng´s maj or domo.

SHENZIWhoo- weee! A Maj or Dumbo!

BANZAI( ci r cl i ng Si mba)

And t hat woul d make you. . .

SI MBA( puf f ed up)

The f ut ure ki ng.

Royal l y mocki ng hi m:

BANZAI / SHENZIOooooo. . . oooooo. . . ki ng!



SHENZI Then I guess we have t o gi ve you t her oyal t r eat ment !

SI MBAPuh. You can´t do anyt hi ng t o me.

ZAZUEr . . . t echni cal l y, t hey can. We ar eon t hei r l and.

SI MBA( t o Zazu)

But t hey sneak ont o our l and al l t het i me!

SI MBA (CONT´D)( t o hyenas)

My dad t ol d me about you. You´r e

not hi ng but sl obber i ng, mangy,st upi d poachers!

ZAZU( whi sper i ng)

I x- nay on the oopi d- st ay.

BANZAIHey! Who you cal l i n´ "oopi d- st ay"?

ZAZUOh, my- my- my. Look at t he sun.

Ti me t o go.

The hyenas bl ock Zazu, Nal a and Si mba, t hen ci r cl e, l i cki ngt hei r chops.

SHENZI( suddenl y f ol ksy)

What ´s t he hur r y? We´d l ove you t ost i ck ar ound f or di nner .

BANZAI Yeah. We coul d have whatever´s"l i on" ar ound.

( amused)Get i t ? Li on ar ound!

( l aughi ng)Heh- heh- heh.

EDHeh- heh- heh- heh- heh- heh.

BANZAIOh, man! I don´t know when t he l astt i me was I had l i on cubs!



Banzai gr abs Si mba´s t ai l . Ed goes t o bi t e i t , but Si mbasl aps hi m away.

SI MBAHey!

SHENZIWai t - wai t - wai t ! I ´m havi ng t he l i oncubs.

Whi l e t he hyenas ar e wr apped up i n t hei r argument , Si mba,Nal a and Zazu sneak away, unnot i ced. . .

BANZAI You wi l l not . You can have t he bi r d.

Ed not i ces t he exi t and f r ant i cal l y tr i es t o get Banzai andShenzi ´s at t ent i on.

SHENZI

Don´t you gi ve me t he bi r d!

BANZAIAl r i ght - al r i ght ! We´l l spl i t t hebi r d. But I get t he wi ngs.

SHENZIOh, sure. And I get st uck wi t h t hebi l l .

Ed i s bet ween t hem, act i ng out t he exi t of Si mba et al ,vocal i zi ng l i ke a dog whi mper i ng.

EDUh- uh- uh- uh- uh-

BANZAIOkay - - we´l l spl i t t he bi l l .

He´s i n Shenzi ´s f ace, t r yi ng t o get her at t ent i on:

EDUh- uh- uh- uh- uh-

SHENZI( t o Ed)

What ???

Banzai sees t he f l eei ng t r i o.

BANZAIHey! Di d we order t hi s di nner t ogo?

SHENZINo. Why?



BANZAI

Ćause there i t goes!

Sur e enough, our t hree are some di st ance away, beat i ng ahasty retreat.

SHENZIGet ém!

The hyenas chase t hei r di nner .

WI TH THE CUBS

r aci ng f r om t hei r pur suer s. Si mba not i ces Zazu i sn´t wi t ht hem.

NALADi d we l ose ém?

SI MBA

Where´s Zazu?

WI TH THE HYENAS

LAUGHI NG, hol di ng Zazu by hi s wi ngs, l i ke he´s a puppetmarchi ng t oward a ther mal vent :

BANZAISo t he l i t t l e maj or domo bi r dhi ppi t y- hopped al l t he way t o t hebi rdi e boi l er .

ZAZU( pani cked)

Oh, no! Not t he bi r di e boi l er !

ZOOM! A pl ume of st eam LAUNCHES Zazu out of f r ame. Hescr eams:

ZAZUAaaaaaa!

SHENZIBye- bye, bi r di e!

HYENASHee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee!

Si mba cal l s t o t hem:

SI MBAWhy don´t you pi ck on somebody yourown si ze!

SHENZIGr eat i dea![ ALTS:



I f you i ns i s t .Dead on.

Yeah. You! ]

SI MBAOops!

WI TH SI MBA AND NALA

Runni ng.

A THERMAL VENT

shoots up l i ke a cur t ai n. The cubs put on t he br akes. Thent he hyena t r i o appear s.

SHENZI / BANZAI / ED ( TOGETHER)Boo!

The cubs scr ambl e away, r unni ng t owar d:

A HUGE ELEPHANT SKULL

They scal e i t . I t i s very sl i ppery. They can´t getf oot i ng. The cubs f al l of f and sl i de down i n a l ong, l ong,l ong spi ne that hangs down a st eep i ncl i ne.

SI MBA/ NALA( scr eami ng)

Aaaaaaaa!

THE CUBS

l and i n a bone bi l e. They dash up a hi l l cover ed i n bones.

TOP OF HI LL

Nal a sl i ps. She can´t gai n her f oot i ng. She pani cs.

NALASi mba! Hel p me!

SI MBA

r uns and SWI PES SHENZI . She sees r ed and YOWLS:

SHENZI

Owww!

She chases af t er Si mba.

THE CUBS

r ace al ong. Thei r pat h i s bl ocked:

ANGLE - A DEAD END



The cubs´ onl y opt i on i s t o cl i mb an el ephant car cass. Ast hey do, t he dr y bones gi ve way. Si mba and Nal a f al l . Ther i b cage SNAPS DOWN, i mpr i soni ng t hem behi nd bone bars.

The Hyenas menace t oward t hem, LAUGHI NG. Si mba and Nal at r embl e i n f ear .

BANZAI( wi l d l augh)

Ha- ha- ha- ha- ha- ha-( when; col dl y)

Here, ki t t y- ki t t y- ki t t y. . .

Si mba must er s al l hi s cour age and t r i es t o r oar . Al l t hatcomes out i s a pathet i c squeak.

SI MBAr r - r r . . . ?

SHENZI

( mocki ng) That was i t ?( l aughi ng)

Ah- ha- ha- ha. Do i t agai n! Come on.

The hyenas LAUGH menaci ngl y. Si mba t r i es desperat el y t or oar agai n, but al l t hat come out i s:

SI MBAr r r . . .

Hi s meek l i t t l e "r r r " suddenl y EXPLODES i n an O. S. :

A LI ON S VOI CE ( O. S. )ROAR!

The Hyenas f r eeze.

SHENZI & BANZAIHuh?

WHAM! A huge l i on paw sweeps I NTO FRAME, sendi ng the hyenasf l yi ng. Reveal Muf asa. The hyenas cower.

SHENZIOw! Hey! Ouch!

BANZAIHey! Ow! oh! Ouch! St op! Pl ease!

MUFASASi l ence!

( a beat )I f you ever come near my sonagai n. . .

SHENZI



Son? Son? Thi s i s your son? Oh,man, we di dn´t know.

SHENZI ( CONT´D)( t o Banzai )

Di d you know t hat ?

BANZAIMe? No, Di d you?

SHENZI( exasperated)

No. Of cour ce not .

They bot h t urn t o Ed:

BANZAI / SHENZI ( TOGETHER)Ed?

Ed nods "yes" and WE HEAR:

SFX: THE RATTLE OF ED S BRAI NS. He i s i nter r upt ed byMuf asa.

MUFASAROAR!

BANZAI Toot l es!

The Hyenas r un of f , YI P- YI P- YI P- YI PPI NG.

SI MBADad. . . I . . .

MUFASA You del i berat el y di sobeyed me!

SI MBADad, I ´m. . . I ´m sor ry.

MUFASA( f umi ng)

Let ´s go home.

Muf asa l eads t he way, Zazu f l appi ng behi nd hi m. PAN TOREVEAL: Si mba f ol l owi ng, hangdog. Nal a i s wi t h hi m and

shoot s hi m an "I t ´s okay" l ook, addi ng:

NALA( whi sper ed)

I t hought you were ver y br ave.

He j ust cont i nues on, hi s head dr ooped.

ANGLE - A ROCKY LEDGE ABOVE THEM



Reveal Scar ´s shadow. He´s taki ng t hi s al l i n. I t t ur nsaway and sl i nks out of f r ame.

SEQ. 6 ( SI MBA & DAD)

EXT. PRI DE LANDS - SUNSET

Muf asa wal ks ahead, l eadi ng Si mba, Zazu and Nal a home.Si mba has a dej ected l ook as he t r i es t o keep up.

MUFASA ( O. S. )( sternl y)

Zazu!

Zazu f l aps f orwar d t o the ki ng.

ZAZUSi r e, I f eel si mpl y awf ul aboutt hi s. . .

( a beat )

Al t hough I must poi nt out t hatbabysi t t i ng. . .

MUFASA( i nt err upt i ng)

I t wasn´t your f aul t .

ZAZU. . . i s not part of my. . . I begpar don?

MUFASAI sai d, i t wasn´t your f aul t .

ZAZU( t hen aback)

Oh. Wel l . Yes. Of cour ce.

MUFASAZazu! Take Nal a home. I have t ot each my son a l esson.

SI MBA

hear s t hi s and si nks i nt o the gr ass.

WI TH ZAZU AND MUFASA

ZAZUVer y good, Si r e.

Zazu nods and f l i es t o the cubs.

WI TH ZAZU AND THE CUBS

ZAZUCome, Nal a.



( t o Si mba)

Si mba. . .

Very st i f f - upper- l i p:

ZAZU ( CONT´D)( RAF Commander )

Good l uck.

Zazu and Nal a t ake of f . Si mba doesn´t move.

MUFASA(cal l i ng)

Si mba!

SI MBA

edgi ng cl oser t o hi s f at her . Hi t l i t t l e paw l ands i n one of t he enormous paw pr i nt s Muf asa l ef t . Hi s i s dwarf ed byMuf asa´s i mmense pr i nt .

WI TH SI MBA AND MUFASA

Si mba si t s besi de hi s dad.

MUFASASi mba, I ´m ver y di sappoi nt ed i n you.

SI MBAI know. I ´m sor r y.

MUFASA( sternl y)

You coul d have been ki l l ed! Andwhat´s worse, you put Nal a i ndanger!

Muf asa t ur ns t o see t he l i t t l e cub cower i ng i n f ear . Si mbast ar t s t o cr y as he speaks:

SI MBAI was j ust t r yi ng t o be br ave, l i keyou.

MUFASAI ´m onl y br ave when I have to be.Si mba. . .

( sof t eni ng)bei ng br ave doesn´t mean you gol ooki ng f or t r oubl e.

SI MBABut you´r e not scared of anyt hi ng.

MUFASAI was, t oday.



SI MBA

You wer e?

MUFASA Yes. I t hought I mi ght l ose you.

SI MBAOh. I guess even ki ngs get scared,huh?

Muf asa pul l s Si mba cl ose.

MUFASAC´mer e, you.

Then he st ar t s t o t i ckl e hi s cub. Bot h r omp, LAUGHI NG andGROWLI NG pl ayf ul l y.

MUFASA/ SI MBAHa- ha- ha. . . gr f f f . . . ha- ha. . .

They st op. There i s a moment :

SI MBADad?

MUFASAHmm?

SI MBAWe´r e pal s, r i ght .

MUFASARi ght .

SI MBAAnd we´l l al ways be t ogether .Ri ght ?

MUFASASi mba, l et me t el l you somet hi ng myf at her t ol d me: Look at t he st ar s.

Si mba l ooks up.

MUFASA ( CONT´ D) The great ki ngs of t he past l ook

down on us f r om t hose st ars .

SI MBAReal l y?

MUFASA Yes. So whenever you f eel al one, j ust r emember t hat t hose ki ngs wi l lal ways be t her e to gui de you.

( a beat )



And so wi l l I .

They st are at t he st ar s i n si l ence, dwar f ed by t he i nf i ni t yt hat sur r ounds t hem.

SEQ. 7 ( "BE PREPARED")

EST. SHOT - HYENA LAI R - NI GHT

BANZAI ( O. S. )Oh, man. That l ousy Muf asa. Iwon t be abl e t o si t f or a week.

Ed LAUGHS wi l dl y.

ED ( O. S. )Hee- hee- hee!

WI TH SHENZI , BANZAI AND ED

st i l l l i cki ng t hei r wounds - - but Ed LAUGHS. Banzai r ubshi s but t .

BANZAII t ´s not f unny, Ed.

Ed LAUGHS even har der .

EDHEE- HEE- HEE. . .

BANZAIHey, shut up!

Ed i s HYSTERI CAL.

EDHEE- HEE- HEE- HEE- HEE- HEE- HEE!

Banzai pounces on hi m, and t hey f i ght .

MI SC. GRUMBLI NG, GROWLI NG, GNASHI NG OF TEETH.

SHENZIBanzai , wi l l you guys knock i t of f ?

They st op f i ght i ng. Ed i di ot i cal l y chews hi s own l eg.

Sal i va hangs f r omBanzai ´s j aw.

BANZAIHe st ar t ed i t .

SHENZILook at you guys! No wonder we´r edangl i ng at t he bot t omof t he f oodchai n.



BANZAI

Oh, man, I hate dangl i ng.

SHENZI Yeah. I f i t wer en´t f or t hosel i ons, we´d be r unni ng t he j oi nt .

BANZAIMan, I hat e l i ons.

SHENZI They´r e pushy.

BANZAIAnd hai r y.

SHENZIAnd st i nky.

BANZAI

And, man, are t hey. . .

SHENZI / BANZAI ( TOGETHER)uggg- l ee!

Al l LAUGH and enj oy t hemsel ves.

ANGLE - SCAR

on t he upper r i de and cal l i ng down:

SCAROh, sur el y we l i ons ar e not al l t hatbad.

FULL SHOT

Al l GASP. . . unt i l t hey r ecogni ze Scar . Then t hey HEAVESI GHS of r el i ef .

BANZAI( under whel med)

Oh, Scar . I t ´s j ust you.

SHENZI( whew)

Yeah, we wer e af r ai d i t was somebody

i mport ant .

SCAR( col dl y)

I see.

BANZAI You know - - Li ke Muf asa.

SCAR



Uh- huh.

BANZAINow t hat´s power .

SHENZI Tel l me about i t . I j ust hear t hatname, I shudder .

BANZAI( pl ayi ng al ong)

"Muf asa. "

SHENZI( shudderi ng)

Br r r r r !( t hen, r api dl y)

Do i t agai n!

BANZAI

"Muf asa! "

SHENZI( shudderi ng)

Br r r r r r !

Ed l aughs wi l dl y.

EDHee- hee- hee- hee- hee. . .

BANZAI"Muf asa- Muf asa- Muf asa!"

Shenzi goes wi l d, gl eef ul l y SHUDDERI NG and SHI VERI NG:

SHENZIBur r r r r - bur r r r - bur r r r . I t j us tt i ngl es me!

Ed l aughs l ouder.

SCAR( under hi s br eat h)

I am sur r ounded by i di ot s.

BANZAI

Now you, Scar - - You r e one of us. You´r e our pal .

SCAR( wi t h l oat hi ng)

Char med.

SHENZIOoh, I l i ke t hat . He´s not ki ng,but he´s st i l l so pr oper .



BANZAIHey, di d´j a br i ng us anythi ng t oeat , Scar ol d buddy, ol d pal ?Di d´j a- di d´j a- di d´j a?

Scar consi der s what t o do wi t h t he scrap of car r i on he´scar r yi n´.

SCARI don´t t hi nk you r eal l y deser vet hi s . I pract i cal l y gi f t - wrappedt hose cubs f or you, and you coul dn´teven di spose of t hem.

He t osses t hem t he hunk of meat . They di ve i nt o i t ,vor aci ousl y. SOUNDS OF CHEWI NG, MUNCHI NG, SLURPI NG. Theyspeak wi t h t hei r mout hs f ul l .

SHENZI

Wel l , ya know, i t wasn´t l i ke t heywas exact l y al one, Scar .

BANZAI Yeah, what wer e we supposed t o do,ki l l Muf asa?

SCAR( a beat )

Pr eci sel y.

The hyenas j ust keep on eat i ng. Mor e SOUNDS OF t hei rCHEWI NG, MUNCHI NG, SLURPI NG. As. . .

SONG: "BE PREPARED"

Scar j umps down, scat t er i ng hyenas as he l ands. He wal kst hr ough the st eam vent s.

SCARI KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF

RETENTI ON

He ci r cl es Ed and whacks t he bone out of hi s mout h. Edst ands at at t ent i on. Scar cont i nues ci r cl i ng Ed.

SCAR

ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG S BACKSI DEBUT THI CK AS YOU ARE, PAY ATTENTI ONMY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRI DE

Scar waves hi s paw i n f r ont of Ed s gl azed- over eyes.

SCARI T´S CLEAR FROM YOUR VACANT

EXPRESSI ONS THE LI GHTS ARE NOT ALL ON UPSTAI RS



Two hyenas st ar e down f r om a l edge and shar e a j oke.

SCARBUT WE´RE TALKI NG KI NGS AND

SUCCESSI ONSEVEN YOU CAN T BE CAUGHT UNAWARES

Scar st ar t l es t he bej esus out of t he two hyenas who f al ldown and l and on st eam vent s. Scar exi t s and t he st eamvent s er upt , sendi ng t he gyenas i nt o orbi t . Then back i nt of r ame.

Scar appears i n f r ame and dances up a r amp.

SCARSO PREPARE FOR THE CHANCE OF A

LI FETI MEBE PREPARED FOR SENSATI ONAL NEWSI TS TI PTOEI NG NEARER

He t i pt oes t o a hi gher l evel . Shenzi asks:

SHENZIAnd where do we f eature?

He pi nches her cheek.

SCAR J ust l i st en t o t eacherI KNOW I T SOUNDS SORDI DBUT YOU´LL BE REWARDEDWHEN AT LAST I AM GI VEN MY DUES!AND I NJ USTI CE DELI CI OUSLY SQUAREDBE PREPARED!

He mount s t o a hi gher l evel , ki cki ng bone- chewi ng Ed - - whot umbl es down the r ocks and crashes i n a bone pi l e.

BANZAI Yeah! Be prepar ed. We´l l beprepared!

( conf used)For what ?

Scar si t s on a rock pi nnacl e.

SCARFor t he deat h of t he Ki ng.

BANZAII s he si ck?

SCAR( t hrott l i ng hi m)

No, f ool ! We ar e goi ng t o ki l l hi m.And Si mba, t oo.



He dr ops Banzai - - who f al l s out of f r ame. . . and back i nt of r ame between Shenzi and Ed.

SHENZIGr eat i dea! Who needs a ki ng?

ALL HYENAS( chant i ng)

NO KI NG, NO KI NG! LA LA LA LA LA!

The hyenas dance ar ound and si ng l i ke i di ot i c chi l dren.Scar i s on a l edge above them.

SCARI di ot s! Ther e wi l l be a Ki ng!

BANZAIBut you sai d. . .

SCARI wi l l be Ki ng! St i ck wi t h me andyou´l l never go hungr y agai n!

Scar t owers over a gather i ng t hr ong of hyenas.

BANZAI & SHENZI Yay, al l r i ght ! Long l i ve t heKi ng! !

Hyena CHEERI NG. St eam f i l l s t he scr een.

ALL HYENAS( l aughi ng)

Ha- ha- ha- ha- ha- ha!

The st eam evapor at es, r eveal i ng r ows of j ackboot ed, goose-st eppi ng st orm t r ooper hyenas.

Scar observes f r omabove. Thei r shadows cross hi s f ace.

HYENAS( si ngi ng)

I T´S GREAT THAT WE´LL SOON BECONNECTED

WI TH A KI NG WHO LL BE ALL TI MEADORED

SCAROF COURSE, QUI D PRO QUO, YOU´RE

EXPECTED TO TAKE CERTAI N DUTI ES ON BOARD

( draws a murderouscl aw across hi sthroat)

THE FUTURE I S LI TTERED WI TH PRI ZESAND THOUGH I ´M THE MAI N ADDRESSEE



THE POI NT THAT I MUST EMPHASI ZE I S

Leapi ng i nt o the mi dst of t he hyenas.

SCAR YOU WON T GET A SNI FF WI THOUT ME!

The ground begi ns t o cr ack open.

SCAR & SHENZI & BANZAISO PREPARE FOR THE COUP OF THE

CENTURY

More st eam vent s shoot up as t he eart h shakes and spi t s.Scar l eaps ont o a pi l l ar of r ock, whi ch begi ns t o ri se.

SCAR HYENASBE PREPARED FOR THE MURKI EST SCAM OOOOOO, LA- LA- LA!METI CULOUS PLANNI NG WE´LL HAVE FOOD!

TENACI TY, SPANNI NG LOTS OF FOOD

DECADES OF DENI AL WE REPEATI S SI MPLY WHY I ´LL ENDLESS MEATBE KI NG UNDI SPUTED AAAAAAAAH!RESPECTED, SALUTED AAAAAAAAH!AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM AAAAAAAAH!

Whi l e Scar and hi s pi l l ar of r ock cont i nues t o t hr ust up outof t he surr oundi ng gr ound, t he hyenas dance demoni cal l y.

SCAR YES MY TEETH AND AMBI TI ONS ARE

BAREDBE PREPARED!

SCAR & HYENAS YES OUR TEETH AND AMBI TI ONS ARE

BAREDBE PREPARED!

Hyenas dance and di smember skel et ons. One hyena pl ays t hevi bes on a ri b cage.

On Scar ´s evi l l augh, we pul l back, t hr ough t he l engt h of ar i b cage, and see hi m r ant i ng at op hi s pi l l ar , hi gh abovet he whol e, l ur i d, Hi er onymus Bosch car ni val - i n- hel l .

SWQ. 10 ( STAMPEDE/ MUFASA´S DEATH)

EXT. PLATEAU - THE FOLLOWI NG DAY

Two dot s ar e down bel ow i n a t r emendous gore.

SCAR ( O. S. )Now you wai t her e. Your f at her hasa marbel ous surpri se f or you.

SI MBA (O. S. )



What i s i t ?

EXT. FLOOR OF THE GORE - A SHORT TI ME LATER

Scar i s wi t h Si mba under a t r ee. Si mba si t s on a r ock.

SCARI f I t ol d you, i t woul dn´t be asur pr i se now, woul d i t ?

SI MBA( sweet l y shr ewd)

I f you tel l me - - I ´ l l st i l l actsur pr i sed.

SCAR( t sk- t sk- t ski ng)

You ar e such a naught y boy.

SI MBA

( man- t o- man)Come on, Uncl e Scar . . .

SCARNo- no- no. Thi s i s j ust f or you andyour dad. You know, a sor y of f at her - son t hi ng.

SCAR ( CONT´ D)( a r eal pal )

Wel l , I ´d bet t er go get hi m.

SI MBAI ´l l go wi t h you!

SCARNO!

( sweet l y)No, no.

Scar st ar t s t o go.

SCAR ( CONT´D) J ust st ay on t hi s r ock. Youwoul dn t want t o end up i n anot hermess l i ke you di d wi t h the hyenas.

SI MBA You know about t hat?

SCARSi mba - - everyone knows about t hat .

Si mba l ooks mort i f i ed.

SI MBAReal l y?



SCARMmm- mm.

SCAR ( CONT´D)( a beat )

Now be a good l ad and prove you cando one t hi ng r i ght : St ay on t hi sr ock and wai t f or your sur pr i se.

SI MBARi ght !

Scar st ar t s to l eave. Si mba cal l s:

SI MBA (CONT´D)Hey, Uncl e Scar - - wi l l I l i ke t hesur pr i se?

Scar t urns back to Si mba.

SCARSi mba, i t ´s t o di e f or .

Scar t r ot s of f . Si mba cent er s hi msel f on t he r ock. Hel ooks ar ound f or hi s f at her . He wai t s.

EXT. A LEDGE ABOVE - CONTI NUOUS

A her d of hundr eds of WI LDEBEEST grazes. Thr u t hei r l egs wesee Shenzi , Banzai and Ed.

We hear a st omach RUMBLE.

WI TH THE HYENA TRI O

Shenzi gl ar es at Banzai .

SHENZIShut up!

BANZAII can´t hel p i p. I ´m so hungry. . . Igot t a have a wi l debeest .

SHENZISt ay put .

BANZAICan´t I j ust pi ck of f one of t hel i t t l e s i ck ones?

SHENZINo! We wai t f or t he si gnal f r omScar .

WI TH SI MBA - CONTI NUOUS



A chamel eon ent ers f r ame l ef t , cr awl i ng on a l ong br anch. The chamel eon´s wei r d eye movement cat ches Si mba´sat t ent i on. They eye each ot her . As t he chamel eon cl i mbsf r om t he br anch ont o t he r ock, Si mba r eaches f or i t . Hemi sses the chamel eon and get s hi t wi t h t he branch. Thechamel eon moves acr oss a bl ack par t of t he r ock and t urnsbl ack. Si mba st eps of f t he r ock. He hol ds a l eaf over t hef unny cr eat ure. . . whi ch makes i t t urn green. Si mba LAUGHS.

ANGLE - SCAR

gi vi ng t he si gnal .

WI TH THE HYENAS

SHENZILook! Ther e he i s! Let ´s go.

They sl i nk t owar d t he grazi ng wi l debeest .

WI TH SI MBA

He hol ds hi s paw near t he chamel eon - - who changes col or asi t cr awl s up Si mba´s ar m. I t near s Si mba´s f ace and bi t eshi m on t he nose. He r ecoi l s, YELPI NG:

SI MBA Yeee- owwww!

SOUNDS: Si mba´s scr eam echoi ng of f t he canyon wal l s. Thent he THUNDERI NG of houndr eds of wi l debeest approachi ng.

ANGLE - TOP OF THE GORGE

WI LDEBEEST cascade down i nto the gor ge - r unni ng di r ect l yt owar d Si mba.

WI TH SI MBA

Si mba sees t he WI LDEBEEST f l ood down i nt o t he gor ge - aSTAMPEDE that t hunders di r ect l y t oward hi m.

Si mba r uns f or hi s l i f e.

WI TH THE STAMPEDE

The Hyena Tr i o ni ps at t he hooves of t he Wi l debeest as t hef i nal gr oup appr oaches t he edge of t he ri dge and sl i pps outof si ght over and down i nt o t he gorge.

WI TH SI MBA

r unni ng deeper i nt o t he gorge.

EXT. TOP OF GORGE - ANOTHER VANTAGE POI NT - CONTI NUOUS



Zazu, r i di ng al ong on Muf asa´s back, not i ces dust r i si ngf r ombel ow i n t he gorge.

ZAZULook, Si r e! The her d i s on t hemove.

MUFASAOdd. . .

Scar emer ges f r om t he bl uf f bel ow, cal l i ng t o hi s br ot her :

SCARMuf asa! Qui ck! Stampede! I n t hegorge! Si mba´s down t her e!

MUFASASi mba?

WI TH SI MBA

Runni ng f ul l out . Bar el y ahead of t he wi l debeest . Si mbascur r i es up t o t he br anch of a dead t r ee.

WI TH MUFASA, ZAZU AND SCAR

ZAZUI ´ l l f l y ahead, Si re!

ZAZU S POV - FLYI NG

l ooki ng down, over t he herd, he sees Si mba cl i ngi ng t o abr anch. Si mba f r anat i cal l y cal l s:

SI MBAZazu! Hel p me!

ZAZU Your f at her i s on t he way! Hol d on!

SI MBAHurr y!

WI TH MUFASA AND SCAR

They l eap down ont o a l ower l edge. Zazu zooms i n, di r ect i ngMuf asa´s at t ent i on t oward Si mba.

ZAZU Ther e! On t hat t r ee.

MUFASA(cal l i ng)

Hol d on, Si mba!

WI TH SI MBA



The branch he´s cl i ngi ng t o st ar t s t o gi ve way. I t di ps.

SI MBAAaaaah!

Si mba t r i es more desperat el y t o hol d on.

WI TH MUFASA

WE TRUCK wi t h Muf asa as he pl unges i nt o t he gorge andbat t l es hi s way upst r eam t hr ough the oncomi ng wi l debeest

WI TH ZAZU AND SCAR

Fr omt hei r vant age above t he gorge. Zazu hovers .

ZAZUScar, t hi s i s awf ul ! I ´ l l go backf or hel p.

Scar BATS Zazu agai nst a r ock. SPLAT! Zazu´s out col d.

ZAZU ( CONT´D)Uuumph!

ANGLE - SI MBA

as a wi l debeest CRASHES i nt o the br anch he cl i ngc t o. Si mbaf l i ps i nto the ai r .

MUFASA

l eaps i n and catches hi s son. Muf asa carr i es Si mba andr uns. A wi l debeest hi t s hi m, and Si mba t umbl es out of Muf asa´s mout h - - i nto the mi dst of t he herd.

SI MBA

dodges wi l debeest . Muf asa r aces i n and pul l s Si mba out .

FULL SHOT

Muf asa runs and pl aces Si mba on a l edge above t he t r oubl e.

Si mba i s saf e. But a wi l debeest knocks Muf asa back i nt o t hef l ow. Muf asa di sappear s under t he army of gal l opi ngwi l debeest .

MUFASAAhhh! Ohhh!

SI MBADad!

Muf asa i s out of Si mba´s vi ew, so he does not wi t ness t hef ol l owi ng:



WI TH THE STAMPEDE

Mor t al l y wounded, Muf asa makes a val i ant l eap up a st eepi ncl i ne. He cl i mbs up l oose r ock t hat gi ves way. Hest r uggl es up t he i ncl i ne and cl i mbs j ust beneath a r ockyoverhang. He di gs hi s cl aws i n and dangl es.

ANGLE - SCAR

l ooki ng down at hi s br ot her , who cl i ngs f or hi s l i f e.

MUFASA

Cal l s t o Scar :

MUFASAScar , hel p me! Br ot her - - hel p me?

SCAR AND MUFASA

Unmoved, Scar gl ares at Muf asa. Hol d a beat . Then ScarDI GS hi s cl aws i nt o Muf asa´s f or ear ms, pul l s hi m cl oser andwhi sper s:

SCARLong l i ve t he ki ng.

Scar r el eases hi s gr i p. Muf asa sl i des down t he st eepi ncl i ne t o hi s deat h.

SI MBA

r uns over t he r i se J UST I N TI ME TO SEE Muf asa di sappear i nt ot he t hunder i ng wi l debeest . He does not see Scar . He cr i es:

SI MBANoooooooo!

Si mba runs down i nt o the dust - f i l l ed gorge.

I N THE GORGE

St i l l choked wi t h dust ki cked up by t he st ampede. Si mbasear ches f or hi s f at her .

SI MBA (CONT´D)Dad!?

He hear s a SOUND and t urns t o l ook:

SI MBA (CONT´D)Dad?. . .

But i t i s onl y a st r ay Wi l debeest t hat r uns of f . I t smovement draws Si mba´s gaze to t he f orm of hi s l i f el essf at her .



ANGLE - MUFASA

Si mba rushes t o hi s f at her .

He nuzz l es hi m.

SI MBA( pani c bui l di ng)

Dad?. . .

Nothi ng. Agai n.

SI MBA (CONT´D)( more pani c)

Dad?. . . Come on.

He t r i es to r ai se Muf asa´s power f ul ar m. I t f l ops to t heground. Pani cked, Si mba r uns away a f ew paces.

SI MBA (CONT´D)

(cal l i ng)Hel p! Somebody! Anybody?

Then he r uns back t o hi s dad.

SI MBA (CONT´D)( more pani c)

Dad, you got t a get up. Come on,Dad, st op pl ayi ng. Dad, we got t a gohome. Pl ease?

He i sn´t sure what t o do. He st art s t o SOB, moves verycl ose t o Muf asa and t hen nuzzl es hi s f ather and l i es downbesi de t he great l i on. We hol d on SOBBI NG Si mba.

ANGLE - SCAR

emer gi ng thr ough the set t l i ng dust .

WI TH SI MBA

SOBBI NG i nt o hi s f ather´s mane. Scar l ooms over hi m andt akes advant age of t he moment .

SCAR ( O. S. )Si mba.

FULL SHOT

SCAR ( CONT´ D)What have you done?

SI MBA( sob/ expl ai ni ng)

There were wi l debeest s. . . He t r i edt o save me. . . I t was an acci dent . Idi dn´t mean f or i t t o. . .



SCAROf cour se you di dn t . No one evermeans f or t hese t hi ngs t o happen.But t he ki ng i s dead. I f i t wer en´tf or you, he´d st i l l be al i ve. Oh,what wi l l your mother t hi nk?

Si mba sobs har der .

SI MBAWhat am I gonna do?

SCARRun away, Si mba. Run! Run away andnever r etur n.

Si mba t ear s of f . We FOLLOW HI M.

WI TH SCAR

as Shenzi , Banzai and Ed emerge f r om t he dust .

SCARKi l l hi m.

Shenzi and Banzai t ake of f . Ed f ol l ows.

EXT. BOX CANYON - CONTI NUOUS

Si mba r uns i n - - and evades t he hyenas.

TRACKI NG WI TH THE HYENAS

Fol l owi ng Si mba who r uns t o a cl i f f wal l and cl i mbs i nt o acrevasse. They´re r i ght on hi s t ai l .

WI TH SI MBA

He real i zes he´s bei ng chased by t he hyenas.

Reachi ng t he edge. I t dr ops of f t o a f l at pl ai n t hat f ol dsout t o t he hor i zon. Si mba has t o make a choi ce. He l eapsover t he edge and r ol l s uncont r ol l abl y down t o the bot t om.

WI TH THE HYENA TRI O

J umpi ng over t he same l edge.

WI TH SI MBA

Landi ng i n thorny br ush. Si mba GASPS and GROANS.

WI TH THE HYENAS

bounci ng down t he hi l l , sl aver i ng, YI PPI NG - r eal i zi ng whatt hey´r e headed f or . Thei r eyes bug. SFX: SLAMMI NG ON



BRAKES sound as t he Hyenas SCREECH t o a s t op.

HYENASWhoa. . . whoa. . . WHOA!

SFX: CRUNCH! of t horns di ggi ng i nt o f l esh as Banzai l andsi n t he t hor ny brush wi t h an OOFF! He bounces back up,HOWLI NG. He´s cover ed wi t h t horns.

BANZAIEeeeyi i i ke! ! Yi ke- yi ke- yi ke! Ow-oooo- eeee!

Shenzi and Ed t hi nk t hi s i s hyst er i cal and LAUGH.

SHENZI AND ED( l aughi ng)

Hee, hee, hee!

ANGLE - SI MBA RUNNI NG OFF

r unni ng f l at out .

WI TH THE HYENAS

They´r e separ at ed f r om Si mba by t he heavy, pai nf ul t hi cket .Shenzi order s Banzai :

SHENZIHey! There he goes!

As Banzai pul l s out a t horn:

BANZAISo go get hi m.

SHENZINo way I ´m goi ng i n ther e.

( mut t er i ng)What you want me t o come out l ooki ngl i ke you - - cactus- but t ?

BANZAIBut we got t a f i ni sh t he j ob.

SHENZIWel l , he´s as good as dead out

t her e, anyway. And i f he does comeback, we´l l ki l l hi m.

BANZAI Yeah.

( yel l i ng t o Si mba) You hear t hat? I f you ever comeback - - we´l l ki l l you!

BANZAI ´S ECHO



Ki l l you! Ki l l you! Ki l l you! Ki l lyou!

ANGLE - THE FLATLANDS

WE HEAR t he hyenas WI CKED LAUGHS ECHO acr oss t he wast el and.I n t he f ar di st ance, WE SEE young pr i nce Si mba r un f or hi sl i f e.

SEQ. 8 ( SCAR LI ES TO THE PRI DE)

EXT. PRI DE ROCK - SUNDOWN

Scar wi pes a t ear f r om hi s eye.

SCARAl l t hat I have I woul d gl adl y gi venot t o be here t oday. Muf asa´sdeat h i s a t er r i bl e t r agedy. But t ol ose Si mba - - who had bar el y begun

t o l i ve? For me, i t i s a deep,per sonal l oss.

The l i onesses gr i eve. Zazu wi pes a t ear f r om hi s eye. Nal abur i es her f ace agai nst her mem.

SCAR ( CONT´ D)So i t i s wi t h a heavy hear t t hat Iassume t he t hrone.

( a beat )We must never f or get t he greatMuf asa and our bel oved Si mba, andt he brave deed t hat was done t hi sday. . . Yet out of t he ashes of t hi st r agedy, we shal l r i se t o gr eet t hedawni ng of a new era - - A new or derof peace and pr osper i t y. . .

Shadows of hyenas appear on Pr i de Rock. A dazed Zazusquawks:

ZAZUOh my - - Hyenas!

The l i onesses mourni ng t urns t o f ear , murmur i ng "hyenas! "

SARABI

Scar! Do somet hi ng!

SCAR( i gnor i ng i t )

. . . A new order of peace andpr osperi t y i n whi ch l i on and hyenacome t oget her i n a great andgl or i ous f ut ur e!

Fromal l cor ner s of t he Pr i de l ands, an ser pent i ne i nvasi on



of hyenas creeps ont o t he l and. The l i onesses are si l ent .

FADE TO BLACK

SEQ. 9 ( SI MBA S EXI LE/ TI MON & PUMBAA)

Si mba cr osses t he par ched sand. He sl i ps down a sand dune.

TI ME DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. FARTHER I NTO DESSERT - LATER

A sand st orm f i l l s t he screen. Si mba emer ges, f i ght i ngagai nst t he st r ong wi nds.

TI ME DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. EDGE OF SAVANNAH - DAY

Si mba, l ooki ng near deat h, t r udges across t he hot , dr y

i nhospi t abl e wast es. Heat waves di st or t what we see. Ashadow passes over Si mba. He l ooks up TO SEE:

ANGLE - SKY

A hal f dozen BUZZARDS f l y hi gh i n t he heat - whi t e sky.

WI TH SI MBA

The ef f or t was t oo much. Hi s knees buckl e and he f al l s t ot he gr ound i n a f ai nt .

BUZZARDS´ POV - CI RCLI NG

Looki ng down at Si mba.

WI TH SI MBA

Comi ng t o, t hen sl owl y cont i nui ng hi s march on.

The buzzar ds enci r cl e t he cub. He put s up a val i ant f i ght ,but i t ´s t oo much f or hi s weakened condi t i on. He f ai nt s.

The buzzar ds are about t o di ne when WE HEAR:

TI MONEeeee- yaaaaa!

I n gal l ops a l umpy, bi g- hear t ed, per cept i ve but sl ow- wi t t edwart hog ( PUMBAA) . Ri di ng on hi s back, hi s t r ust y, hyperpal , a meer kat ( TI MON) . They char ge t he buzzards - whoscatter.

BUZZARDS( chaot i csquawki ng)

Ack- ack- ack- ack- ack- ack.



Si mba i s st i l l out col d. Pumbaa t r ot s over t o hi m.

TI MON(yel l i ng)

Get out - get out - get out of her e!

PUMBAAI l ove t hi s! Bowl i ´n f or Buzzar ds!

TI MON( l aughi ng)

Ha- ha- ha! Gets ´em every t i me.Okay, l et´s go!

Pumbaa checks out Si mba. He´s a l i t t l e shaken up.

PUMBAA( r e cub)

Uh- oh.(cal l i ng)

Hey, Ti mon, ya bet t er come l ook.

As Ti mon dashes over. . .

PUMBAA (CONT´D)I t hi nk i t ´ s st i l l al i ve.

Then Ti mon appr oaches ver y gi nger l y.

TI MONOoooo.

( t hen: )Al r i ght i e. . . What do we have her e?

( l i f t i ng a paw) J eeze, i t ´s a l i on! Run, Pumbaa!Move i t !

Ti mon scr ambl es up Pumbaa f or saf et y.

PUMBAAAw, Ti mon - - I t ´s j ust a l i t t l el i on. Look at hi m. He´s so cut eand al l al one. Can we keep hi m?

TI MONPumbaa, are you nut s? You´r et al ki ng about a l i on! Li ons eat

guys l i ke us!

PUMBAAAw, we can´t t urn back on hi m.

TI MONWanna bet ? Who´s t he brai ns i n t hi sout f i t ?

PUMBAA



( st umped)

Uhhhhhhhh. . .

TI MONMy poi nt exact l y!

Ti mon zi ps over t o t he unconsci ous Si mba t o demonst r at e:

TI MON ( CONT´D)Look at hi m:

( l i f ts an eyel i d)Shi f ty l i t t l e eyes. . .

( l i f t s Si mba´s l i pt o r eveal t eet h)

Shar p f angs. . . He´s a car ni vor e!

PUMBAAOh, come on, Ti mon.

TI MON

Read my l i ps: car - nee- vor r r !

PUMBAABut he´s so l i t t l e.

TI MONHe´s gonna get bi gger !

PUMBAAMaybe he´l l be on our si de.

TI MON That ´s t he st upi dest t hi ng I everheard. The t hi ngs t hat come out of your mout h!

( l i ght bul b)Hey! I ´ve got i t ! What i f he´s onour si de?

( r esol ved) Ya know, havi n´ a l i on ar ound mi ghtnot be such a bad i dea!

PUMBAASo we´r e keepi n´ hi m?

Pumbaa scoops Si mba up and car r i es hi m t oward the j ungl e.

TI MONPf f f t ! Of cour se! Keep up wi t h t hepr ogr am. Phew! I ´m bur ni n´ up.Let´s go hi t t he waterhol e, Pumbaa.I need a dr i nk.

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. EDGE OF J UNGLE



Ti mon and Pumbaa wat ch:

UNCONSCI OUS SI MBA - CLOSE

Hi s eyel i ds f l ut t er open.

FULL SHOT

TI MON You okay, ki d?

SI MBA( di sor i ent ed)

I . . . guess so.

PUMBAA You near l y di ed.

TI MONI saved you.

Pumbaa snor t s at hi m.

TI MON ( CONT´D)( addi ng)

Wel l , Pumbaa hel ped. A l i t t l e.

SI MBA Thanks f or your hel p.

Si mba get s up and st ar t s t o l eave. Ti mon cal l s af t er hi m:

TI MONHey, wher e ya goi n´?

SI MBANowher e.

Si mba l ooks f or l orn as he wal ks away.

TI MONGee. He l ooks bl ue.

PUMBAAI ´d say br owni sh- gol d.

TI MON

No- no- no. I mean he´s depr essed.

PUMBAAOh.

( t o Si mba)Ki d, what ´s eat i n´ ya?

TI MON( t o Pumbaa)

Nothi n´. He´s as the t op of t he



f ood chai n.

( no r esponse)Ha- ha- ha. . .

( f adi ng)Ha- ha- f ood chai n. . .

( f adi ng)Ha- ha. . . Yeah. . .

( t hen: )So! Where ya f r om?

SI MBADoesn´t mat t er .

TI MON( el at ed)

Ah, you´r e an out cast !

SI MBAWhat ?

TI MONAn out cast . That ´s gr eat ! So´r ewe!

PUMBAAWhad´j a do, ki d?

SI MBASomet hi ng t er r i bl e. But I don´twant t o t al k about i t .

TI MONGood! We don´t want t o hear abouti t .

PUMBAA( goi ng t o Si mba)

Ya know, ki d, i n t i mes l i ke t hi s mybuddy Ti mon her e says: You got t aput your behi nd i n your past .

PUMBAA (CONT´ D)( conf used)

Uhhh. . . I mean. . .

TI MON( i nt err upt i ng)

No- no- no! Amat eur ! Li e down bef ore

you hur t your sel f .( so Si mba)

I t ´s: You got t a put your pastbehi nd you. Ya know: t ake l i f e oneday at a t i me. No past , no f ut ur e.Hakuna Mat at a!

SI MBAWhat ?



PUMBAA

( sl owl y)Ha- ku- na Ma- t a- t a.

( expl ai ni ng)I t means " no worr i es. "

TI MON( t est i moni al )

Yup. Two l i t t l e wor ds t hat´l lchange your l i f e.

SI MBAReal l y?

TI MONUh- huh. They changed mi ne. . .

SEQ. 9. 1 ( SONG: "HAKUNA MATATA")

Out of nowher e, a br i ght spot l i ght shi nes on Ti mon. Ver y

dr amat i cal l y Ti mon t al ks hi s t est i moni al . Then segues i nt osong - - where he demonst r ates how he di dn´t conf orm wi t h t hemeer cat col ony he l i ved i n.

TI MONWHEN I WAS A YOUNG MEERCAT

PUMBAA( WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MEERCAT)

TI MONI WAS WORKI N I N THE COLONY PAYI N

MY DUESACCEPTI N WI THOUT QUESTI ON THE

PREVAI LI NG VI EWS THAT A MEERCAT´S LI FE WAS ONE LONG

GRI NDPUMNAA

THAT SOUNDS ROUGH TI MON

DI GGI N HOLES, STANDI N GUARD TI L I TCROSSED MY MI ND

TI MON PUMBAAI WAS WRONG ( HE WAS WRONG)AND ALL ALONG ( ALL ALONG)ALL THAT I NEEDED ( WHAT DI D J A NEED?)WAS TO HAVE HEEDED ( SI NG I T, TI MON)

CHORUSHAKUNA MATATA! WHAT A WONDERFUL PHRASEHAKUNA MATATA! AI N T NO PASSI NG CRAZE

PUMBAADI TTO!

CHORUSI T MEANS NO WORRI ES AND THE REST OF YOUR DAYS

TAKE OUT PROBLEM- FREE PHI LOSOPHYHAKUNA MATATA!



SI MBA

Hakuna Ma. . . Does t hat r eal l y work?

TI MONHa- ha- ha. Oh does i t work? Oht hat ´s r i ch. Oh, Pumbaa, t el l hi m.

PUMBAALi st en t o me, ki d. Li st en. Si t downt her e. I got a st or y, t oo!

Pumbaa l aunches i nt o hi s t ai l of woe - - showi ng how hi sspeci al aroma made hi m an out cast .

PUMBAA( si ngi ng)

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG WARTHOG. . . TI MON

( WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG WARTHOG)PUMBAA

I FOUND MY AROMA LACKED CERTAI NAPPEALI COULD CLEAR THE SAVANNAH AFTER

EVERY MEALI ´M A SENSI TI VE SOUL THOUGH I SEEM

THI NK- SKI NNEDAND I T HURT THAT MY FRI ENDS NEVER

STOOD DOWNWI ND

PUMBAA TI MONAND OH THE SHAME ( OH HE WAS ASHAMED)

TRI ED CHANGI N MY NAME ( YOU CAN T REMEMBER THE ONE YOU VEGOT)

AND I GOT DOWNHEARTED EVERYTI ME THAT I . . .

Ti mon "shushes" Pumbaa.

TI MONHey! Pumbaa! Not i n f r ont of t heki ds!

PUMBAAOh. Sor r y.

[ ALT:I T WAS ALL TOO CLEAR

THERE WAS AN ATMOSPHERE ]

CHORUSHAKUNA MATATA! WHAT A WONDERFUL PHRASEHAKUNA MATATA! AI N T NO PASSI NG CRAZEI T MEANS NO WORRI ES FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS

TAKE OUR PROBLEM- FREE PHI LOSOPHYHAKUNA MATATA!

Whi l e MUSI C noodl es:



EXT. J UNGLE - A SHORT TI ME LATER

Ti mon and Pumbaa l eads Si mba t hrough t he l ush sur r oundi ngs.

TI MONWel l , ki d, ar e you wi t h us?

SI MBAI guess so.

TI MON Then r i ght t hi s way!

Ti mon pul l s back a huge l eaf , r eveal i ng Ti mon and Pumbaa´sbachel or pad. I t i s a j ungl e par adi se.

TI MON ( CONT´D)Wel come t o our humbl e home.

SI MBA

You l i ve here?

TI MONWe l i ve wherever we want .

PUMBAA Yup! Home i s where your r ump r est s.

EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE J UNGLE - MOMENTS LATER

Ti mon st ands next t o a l og. Pumbaa BURPS.

PUMBAA (CONT´ D)( bur pi ng)

Urr r rp. . . Gee, I ´m star ved!

SI MBAI ´m so hungr y, I coul d eat a whol ezebra!

TI MONWe´r e f r esh out of zebr a.

SI MBAAny antel ope?

TI MON

Nuh- uh.

SI MBAHi ppo?

TI MONNo, no. Li st en ki d, i f you´r e gonnal i ve wi t h us, you´r e gonna have t aeat l i ke us.



Ti mon gest ures t o t he l og:

TI MON ( CONT´D) Thi s l ooks l i ke a good spot t or ust l e up some gr ub.

They l i f t a l og, r eveal i ng mi l l i ons of i nsect s. Ti monscoops up some.

SI MBAWhat ´s t hat ?

TI MONA gr ub. What ´s i t l ook l i ke?

Ti mon pops t he grub i n hi s mouth. Si mba r ecoi l s i n di sgust .

TI MON ( CONT´D)Mmmm! Tast es l i ke chi cken.

Pumbaa sl urps a bi g wor my t hi ng, comment i ng:

PUMBAASl i my, yet sat i sf yi n´.

( a beat ) You´r e gonna l ove i t here.

Whi l e Ti mon col l ect s a sampl er of bugs whi ch he eats andpl aces on a l eaf he uses as an at t r act i ve ser vi ng t r ay:

TI MON Thi s i s t he great l i f e - - No r ul es,no responsi bi l i t i es . . .

TI MON ( CONT´D)( r e a bug)

Oooo. . . The l i t t l e cream- f i l l ed ki ng.( t o Si mba)

And best of al l , no wor r i es!( t o Si mba)

Wel l , ki d?. . .

Ti mon of f er s Si mba t he pl at t er of bugs. He t hi nks a moment . Then caves:

SI MBAOh wel l . . . Hakuna Matata!

Si mba eats a bug. Not bad.

TI MON That´s i t ! Hakuna Mat at a.

ALL THREEHakuna Mat at a.

Dur i ng the f i nal chor us, t he t r i o dances and pl ays t hr ough



var i ous l andscapes. I n each one we see Si mba has grown - -unt i l he i s a mane- t oti ng adol escent .

CHORUS( speaki ng)

HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!I T MEANS NO WORRI ES FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS

TAKE OUR PROBLEM- FREE PHI LOSOPHY( Pumbaa scat s whi l e Ti mon si ngs)

HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA MATATA!HAKUNA . . .

SEQ. 9. 2 ( UNDER THE STARS)

EXT. J UNGLE - NI GHT

At t he cl ose of t he song, we f i nd Ti mon, Pumbaa andadol escent Si mba l yi ng on t hei r backs under t he ni ght sky,l ooki ng up at t he st ar s. I t ´s l i ke a campf i r e scene wi t hcampf i r e buddi es.

They ar e si l ent f or a moment . Then out of t he bl ue:

PUMBAA( wondr ous)

Ti mon?

TI MON Yeah?

PUMBAAEver wonder what t hose spar kl y dot sup t her e ar e?

TI MONPumbaa, I don´t wonder . I know.

PUMBAA

Oh. What ar e t hey?

TI MON They´r e f i r ef l i es. Fi r ef l i es t hatgot st uck up on t hat bi g bl ui shbl ack t hi ng.

PUMBAAOh, gee - - I al ways t hought t heywer e bal l s of gas, bur ni ng bi l l i ons



of mi l es away.

TI MONPumbaa, wi t h you ever yt hi ng s gas.

PUMBAASi mba, what do you thi nk?

SI MBAWel l . . . uh. . . Nah!

PUMBAAAw, c´mon, Si mba. We tol d you ours.

SI MBANa. . .

TI MONC mon. Gi ve. Gi ve.

PUMBAACome on. We t ol d ´j a our s. Pl ease?

SI MBAWel l . . . somebody once t ol d me thegr eat ki ngs of t he past ar e up t her e- - wat chi ng over us.

PUMBAAReal l y?

TI MON Ya mean a bunch of r oyal dead guysare watchi n´ us?

Ti mon l aughs i t of f .

TI MON ( CONT´D)Ha- ha- ha- ha. . . That ´s t he crazi estt hi ng I ever hear d!

Ever ybody LAUGHS uproari ousl y.

TI MON ( CONT´D)Who t ol d you somethi ng l i ke that?

SI MBA( l aughi ng)

Ya. Pr et t y dumb, huh?

FULL SCREEN - STARRY SKY

pan down t o:

SI MBA



At op a near by hi l l , he gazes up at t he st ar r y sky, a di st antl ook i n hi s eye. Then he asks:

SI MBAAr e you r eal l y t her e?

There i s no r esponse. He SI GHS and t hen t r i es t o bl ock i tal l out of hi s "mant r a: "

SI MBA (CONT´D)Hakuna Mat at a.

He f l ops down. The f or ce of t he i mpact sends mi l kweedai r bor ne across t he ni ght sky.

THE J UNGLE CANOPY - CONTI NUOUS

The ai r borne pi eces of mi l kweed t r avel t hrough t he ai r . . .

SEQ. 12 (RAFI KI GETS SI MBA)

POLLEN

moves acr oss the l andscape. . . f i nal l y appr oachi ng a t r ee.

EXT. J UNGLE - CONTI NUOUS

An baboon HAND POPS i nto f r ame. I t col l ect s t he wi nd- bor neobj ect s and snaps shut . REVEAL

RAFI KI

t he wose ol d baboon we met at Si mba´s Pr esent at i on si t s i nt he br anch of a t r ee. He cl ut ches what he´s j ust caught anddi ves down i nt o t he t r ee.

RAFI KI ´S CAVE - CONTI NUOUS

Raf i ki t akes a hol l ow t or t oi se shel l and t osses i n what he j ust col l ect ed. He cr acks open a gour d. As he " r eads" t hecont ent s, he i dl y takes a bi t e out of one hal f of t he gour d.MUMBLES and t hen LAUGHS

RAFI KISi mba! . . .

He goes t o a pai nt i ng of a l i on cub - t hat has t he same

marki ng on hi s f orehead t hat Raf i ki pl aced on Si mba at hi sPresent at i on.

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)Si mba. . .

He scur r i es t o get hi s wal ki ng st i ck. Then he r et ur ns t ot he wal l pai nt i ng ans smear s somet hi ng f r omone of hi sgour ds ar ound the head of t he cub. Now t he cub has a mane.Raf i ki l aughs j oyf ul l y.



RAFI KI ( CONT´D)I t ´s t i me.

He gr abs hi s wal ki ng st i ck and runs out .

SEQ. 15 ( SI MBA AND NALA REUNI TE)

EXT. EDGE OF THE J UNGLE - DAY

Ti mon and Pumbaa wal k t oward us, si ngi ng: ( SONG: "THE LI ONSLEEPS TONI GHT" )

PUMBAAA WEEM A WEPA WEEM A WEP

TI MONI N THE J UNGLE, THE MI GHTY J UNGLE,

THE LI ON SLEEPS TONI GHT.

PUMBAAA WEEM A WEPA WEEM A WEP

Pumbaa not i ces a f at , j ui cy bug and f ol l ows i t out of f r ame.

TI MONI N THE J UNGLE, THE MI GHTY J UNGLE,

THE LI ON SLEEPS TONI GHT.

Ti mon doesn´t hear Pumbaa´s bass l i ne. But he´s l ost i n hi sown gr oove.

TI MON ( CONT´D)I can t hear ya, buddy.

( a beat )Back me up.

( si ngi ng)AH WHEEE- EEE- EEE- EEE- EEEAH PUMBAAH HUH WAYAH WHEEE- EEE- EEE- EEE- EEEAH PUMBAAH MUH. . .

( r eal i zi ng he´sgone)

Pumbaa?. . . Pumbaa?

EXT. A TREE TRUNK - CONTI NUOUS

St i l l HUMMI NG t he "Ah- Whee- Muh- Way" t une, Pumbaa st al ks t hebug.

PUMBAA( hummi ng)

MM- MM- MM- MM- MM- MM.

I t l ands on a t r ee st ump. Pumbaa qui ckl y hi des behi nd a



t r ee. Then he caut i ousl y st al ks t he bug. . . and get s st uckover t he st ump. He hears a CRACK i n t he di st ance. Hel i stens, t hen cal l s :

PUMBAA Ti mon?

There i s no r esponse, so he r esumes hi s bug hunt . He comeseye t o eye wi t h t he bug.

PUMBAA´S POV

Rack Focus t o reveal :

A YOUNG LI ONESS I N THE BRUSH

REVERSE ANGLE - ON PUMBAA

Scar ed t o deat h. The l i oness l eaps i nt o f r ame. A chaseensues, Pumbaa SQUEALI NG i n f ear . They run t oward t he

j ungl e.

EXT. J UNGLE - CONTI NUOUS

The l i oness chases Pumbaa ar ound a t r ee.

PUMBAASqueeeeeal !

WI TH TI MON

who heard t he squeal .

TI MON(cal l i ng)

Pumbaa? Pumbaa?

THE CHASE

Pumbaa r uns i nder an ar ched r oot . Hi s but t i s t oo bi g t oget t hr ough, so he get s st i ck. Ti mon r uns i nt o f r ame.

TI MON( t o Pumbaa)

Hey, what ´s goi n´ on?

PUMBAA

She´s gonna eat me!

TI MONHuh?

( t ry i ng t o f reehi m)

Ur f f f ! Why do I al ways have t o saveyour . . .

Ti mon SEES t he Li oness l eapi ng f or t hem. He f r eezes,



scr eami ng:

TI MON ( CONT´D)Aaaaa.

As t he Li oness l eaps, Si mba ( now i n adol escent) j umps i nt of r ame and knocks her down. Ti mon t akes a peek and sees t hel i ons face of f .

TI MON( t o Pumbaa)

Don t worr y, buddy. I ´m her e f oryou. Everyt hi ng s gonna be okay.

PUMBAAHey, what ´s happeni n´?

Ti mon cal l s out :

TI MON

He´s got her . Oh no! She´s gothi m. Wow! Check out t hat move.He´s movi n´ l i ke a champ. Get her !Bi t e her head!

( a beat )Oh, ow! That´s got t a hur t . Go f ort he j ugul ar . . . The j ugul ar !

( t o Pumbaa)See, I t ol d ya he´d come i n handy.

Wi t h t hat , Nal a f l i ps Si mba on hi s back and pi ns hi m t o theground - - t he same way she di d as a cub. She hol ds Si mbat her e a beat . Si mba t hi nks he r ecogni zes her .

SI MBANal a?

Nal a backs away i n f ear / shock.

TI MBA ( CONT´D)I t ´s me - - Si mba.

She st eps back, unsur e.

NALA. . . Si mba?

Si mba gi ves her a r eassur i ng smi l e. Nal a r eal i zes i t i sSi mba and scr eams wi t h amazement / gl ee:

NALA ( CONT´D)Aaaaaa!

Ti mon and Pumbaa wi t ness t hi s i n di sbel i ef . Di al ogueover l aps.

NALA ( CONT´D)



How di d you. . . ? Wher e di d you. . . ?

( a beat )WOW! ! ! !

NALAWher e di d you come f r om?

Si mba get s t ongue- t i ed, f al t er s, f i nal l y sayi ng:

SI MBAI t ´s gr eat t o see ya!

NALAOh, i t ´s great t o see you.

TI MONHey! What ´s goi n´ on her e?

SI MBAWhat are you doi ng here?

NALAWhat do you mean what am I doi ngher e? What are you doi ng her e?

SI MBAI l i ve here!

Ti mon t r i es agai n.

TI MONHEY! - - WHAT´S GOI N ON HERE?

SI MBA Ti mon, t hi s i s Nal a. She´s my bestf r i end.

TI MONFri end? Fri end??!

SI MBA Yeah.

(cal l i ng)Hey, Pumbaa!

Pumbaa ext r i cat es hi msel f f r omt he root wi t h a POP!

SI MBA (CONT´D)Come over her e.

( i nt r oduci ng)Nal a, t hi s i s Pumbaa. Pumbaa - -Nal a.

PUMBAAPl eased t o make your acquai nt ance!

NALA



The pl easur e´s al l mi ne.

TI MON Yeah, i t ´s ni ce t o m. . .

TI MON ( CONT´D)( st oppi ng hi msel f )

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Ti me out ! Let meget t hi s st r ai ght . You know her .She knows you. But she want s t o eathi m. And everybody´s okay wi t ht hi s? Di d I mi ss somet hi ng?

SI MBARel ax, Ti mon.

There i s a moment .

NALAWai t ´t i l ever yone f i nds out you´ve

been her e al l t hi s t i me! . . . And yourmot her! What wi l l she t hi nk?

Si mba l ooks pani c- st r i cken.

SI MBAShe doesn´t have t o know. Nobodyhas t o know.

NALAOf cour se t hey do! Ever yone t hi nksyou´r e dead.

SI MBA They do?

NALA Yes. Scar t ol d us about t hest ampede.

SI MBA( cagey/ suspi ci ous)

What el se di d he tel l you?

NALAWhat el se mat t ers? You´r e al i ve!And t hat means. . .

( oh, my God) You´r e t he ki ng!

Si mba i s t aken aback. Ti mon l eaps up:

TI MON"Ki ng?"

( "oh, go on")Pf f f f f ! Lady, have you got yourl i ons crossed!



NALANo, he i s t he r i ght f ul ki ng.

Pumbaa bel i eves and i s i n awe. He moves r espect f ul l y t owardSi mba.

PUMBAA The ki ng! Your Maj est y. . .

Pumbaa bows r everent l y and ki sses Si mba´s paw.

SI MBASt op i p. . .

PUMBAAI gr avel at your f eet .

TI MONI t ´s not " gravel ", i t ´s gr ovel . And

don t ! He´s not t he ki ng.( t o Si mba)Ar e ya?

SI MBANo.

NALASi mba!

SI MBANo, I ´m not t he ki ng. Maybe I wasgonna be - - But t hat was a l ong t i meago.

( upbeat )Look. Thi ngs change. I ´m f i ni shedwi t h al l t hat . I don´t t hi nk abouti t any more.

TI MONLet me get t hi s st r ai ght . You´r et he ki ng. . . and you never t ol d us?

SI MBARemember, Ti mon, "Put your pastbehi ng you?"

TI MONWel l t hi s i s di f f erent !

SI MBALook, Ti mon. I ´m st i l l t he sameguy.

TI MONBut wi t h power !



SI MBA

St op i t . I ´m not a ki ng.

PUMBAA( at t a boy)

Yes you are!

TI MONAnd we´r e al l i n t hi s t oget her .

NALA( t o Ti mon/ Pumbaa)

Coul d you guys excuse us f or f ewmi nut es?

TI MONHey, what ever she has t o say, shecan say i t i n f r ont of us. Ri ght ,Si mba?

Si mba gest ur es f or t hem t o l eave.

SI MBAMaybe you bet t er go.

Ti mon t hrows up hi s arms and st omps of f wi t h Pumbaa.

TI MON( f umi ng t o Pumbaa)

Ya t hi nk ya know a guy. . .

PUMBAACome on, Ti mon. Af t er al l , he i st he ki ng.

TI MONAnd what are we? The shor t subj ect s!

WI TH SI MBA AND NALA - CONTI NUOUS

Si mba l ooks at t he duo exi t i ng, comment i ng:

SI MBA Ti mon and Pumbaa - - You´l l l earn t ol ove ´em.

The r eal i t y of t he si t uat i on f i nal l y hi t s Nal a. She l ooks

at Si mba, and her eyes wel l up wi t h t ear s. Si mba has neverdeal t wi t h anyt hi ng l i ke t hi s; so he i sn´t sur e of what t odo.

SI MBA (CONT´D)What ?. . . What i s i t ?

NALAI t ´s l i ke you´r e back f r om t he dead.

You don´t know how much t hi s coul d



mean t o ever yone. . . what i t means t ome.

Overcome wi t h emot i on, Nal a t urns away, embar r assed by hert ear s. Now Si mba i s at even more of a l oss.

SI MBAHey, i t ´s okay.

NALA( t hen: )

I ´ve r eal l y mi ssed you.

SI MBAI ´ve mi ssed you, t oo.

There i s a moment between t hem.

SEQ. 15. 1 ( COMI C LOVE SONG)

ANGLE - TI MON & PUMBAA

Spyi ng on Si mba and Nal a f r om behi nd a f ern.

TI MONI t el l ya, Pumbaa, t hi s st i nks.

PUMBAAOh. Sor r y.

TI MONNot you. Them. Hi m; her ; al one.

PUMBAAWhat ´s wr ong wi t h t hat ?

Whi l e Si mba shows Nal a around - - i n a ser i es of l ush,r omant i c set t i ngs, Ti mon and Pumbaa comment :

TI MON ( t o PUMBAA)I F I SAI D I LOVED YOU ( PUMBAA: Huh?)HAD YOU ON MY BRAI N ( PUMBAA: Hey! )

Ti mon pi nches Pumbaa´s cheeks. Pumbaa pul l s away. Ti moncl i mbs on Pumbaa´s back and perches on hi s head.

TI MON ( TO PUMBAA)

I T WOULD MEAN A ROMANTI C ATMOSPHEREHAD RENDERED ME I NSANE ( PUMBAA: Yup)

Ti mon j umps of f Pumbaa´s nose - - t o cl ar i f y

TI MON ( TO PUMBAA) THAT´S ONLY AN EXAMPLEI T DON T APPLY TO US ( PUMBAA: Phew! )

LONG SHOT - NALA AND SI MBA



PUMBAABUT OVER THERE I T´S A DI FFERENT STORY

TI MONAND ONE WE MUST DI SCUSS

ANGLE - TI MON AND PUMBAA

si ngi ng t hei r l ament .

BOTHOH CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONI GHT?ALL THE SI GNS ARE THERE

PUMBAASOME FI REFLI ES AND TONS OF TENDERNESS

TI MONDI SASTER I N THE AI R

LONG SHOT - SI MBA AND NALA AT THE WATERFALL

TI MONAND I F HE FALLS I N LOVE TONI GHT ( PUMBAA: Oh no! )I T CAN BE ASSUMED ( PUMBAA: What )

Ti mon hi des behi nd a t r ee on t he bank. Pumbaa sl i des downt he t r ee i nto f r ame. Nal a and Si mba weave i n and out of t hewat er f al l .

TI MONHI S CAREFREE DAYS WI TH US ARE HI STORY

BOTHI N SHORT OUR PAL I S DOOMED

They hug and bur st i nt o t ears.

TI MON/ PUMBAAWaaaaaaa. . . .

SEQ. 15. 3 ( SI MBA & NALA ARGUE)

EXT. J UNGLE WI TH SI MBA AND NALA - CONTI NUOUS

SI MBA( ver y "up")

I sn´t t hi s a gr eat pl ace? Nal a,you´r e gonna l ove i t here.

NALAI t i s beaut i f ul . . .

NALA ( CONT´D)( a beat )

But I don t unders t and somethi ng - - You´ve been al i ve al l t hi s t i me.Why di dn t you come back t o Pr i deRock?



SI MBA

( ver y casual )Wel l , I j ust needed t o get out on myown. . . l i ve my own l i f e. And I di d!And i t ´s gr eat !

NALAWe´ve r eal l y needed you at home.

SI MBANo one needs me.

NALA Yes we do. You´r e t he ki ng.

SI MBANal a, we´ve been t hr ough t hi s. I ´mnot t he ki ng. Scar i s.

NALA

Si mba, he l et t he hyenas t ake overt he Pri de l ands.

SI MBA( genui ne)

What ?

NALAI di dn´t know how t o tel l you.Ever yt hi ng´s dest r oyed. Ther e´s nof ood, no wat er . Si mba, i f you don tdo somet hi ng soon, ever yone wi l lst ar ve.

SI MBAI can t go back.

Si mba st ar t s t o exi t . Nal a goes wi t h hi m.

NALAWhy?

SI MBA You woul dn´t underst and.

NALAWhat woul dn t I under st and?

SI MBANo, no, no. . . I t doesn´t mat t er .Hakuna Mat at a.

NALAWhat ?

SI MBAHakuna Mat at a. I t ´s what I l ear ned



out her e. Somet i mes bad t hi ngshappen,

NALA( i nt err upt i ng)

Si mba. . .

SI MBA( dr i vi ng on)

and ther e´s nothi ng you can do abouti t . So why worr y?

Si mba t urns away f r om Nal a.

NALABecause i t ´s your r esponsi bi l i t y!

( a beat )Si mba, doesn´t t he Pr i de meananyt hi ng t o you? Doesn´t yourmot her mean anythi ng to you?

He tur ns t o her :

SI MBAWhat about you? You l ef t .

NALAI l ef t t o f i nd hel p. And I f oundyou! Don´t you under st and? You´r eour onl y hope.

SI MBASorry.

NALAWhat´s happened t o you? You´r e nott he Si mba I r emember .

SI MBA You´r e r i ght . I ´m not . Now ar e yousat i s f i ed?

NALANo. J ust di sappoi nt ed.

SI MBA You know, you´r e st ar t i ng t o sound

l i ke my f at her .

NALAGood. At l east one of us does.

SI MBALi st en! You t hi nk you can j ust showup and tel l me how t o l i ve my l i f e?

You don´t even know what I ´ve beent hrough.



Si mba t ur ns and l eaves. I nf ur i at ed, Nal a cal l s:

NALA Then t el l me!

SEQ. 16 ( "TO BE OR NOT TO BE"/ REFLECTI NG POOL/ MUFASA´SGHOST)

EXT. J UNGLE - NI GHT - A SHORT TI ME LATER

Lost i n t hough, Si mba si t s on a rock and star es up at t het wi nkl i ng sky.

SI MBAI don t care what anybody says. Iwon´t go back. What woul d i t prove,anyway? I t won´t change anyt hi ng - -

You can´t change t he past .(re stars)

You t ol d me you´d al ways be t heref or me - - but you´r e not . There´snothi ng out t her e. Ther e´s nothi ngt o bel i eve i n anymore. Nothi ng.Nothi ng.

He si t s qui et l y. He i s i nt er r upt ed by an odd l i t t l e t une.

RAFI KI ´S VOI CE( si ngi ng)

ASANTE SANA. SQUASH BANANA.WE WE NUGU. MI MI APANA.

Up i n t he near by t r ee, he sees t he si l houet t e of a f i gur e -whose angl es match those of t he gnar l ed branches. Si mbamoves away i n sear ch of sol i t ude.

EXT. FALLEN TREE TRUNK - MOMENTS LATER

Si mba r est s on a f al l en t r ee t r unk t hat br i dges a st r eam -whi ch r ef l ects t he st ars and Si mba´s mel anchol y l ook.

SI MBASi gh. . .

PLOP! a st one l ands i n t he water bel ow. Then:

RAFI KI ´S VOI CE( si ngi ng)


Si mba cal l s up.

SI MBACome on! Wi l l ya cut i t out ?



Si mba wal ks away agai n. Raf i ki f ol l ows.

RAFI KICan´t cut i t out . I t ´l l grow r i ghtback!

SI MBAWoul d you st op f ol l owi ng me?

Raf i ki cont i nues t o shadow hi m.

SI MBA (CONT´D)Who ar e you?

Raf i ki comes r i ght up t o Si mba.

RAFI KI The quest i on i s: who are you?

Si mba t hi nks a moment .

SI MBA( a si gh, t hen: )

I t hought I knew. Now I ´m not sosure.

RAFI KII know who you are. Shhh. . Comeher e. I t ´s a secret .

Si mba l eans hi s ear t owar d Raf i ki .

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)( si ngi ng)


Whi l e Raf i ki cont i nues si ngi ng:

SI MBAEnough al r eady!

( a beat )What i s t hat supposed t o mean,anyway?

RAFI KII t means you´r e a baboon, and I ´m

not !( l aughi ng)

Hee- hee- hee.

SI MBAI t hi nk you´r e a l i t t l e conf used.

Si mba begi ns t o exi t . Raf i ki ´s f i nger pokes Si mba i n t henose.



RAFI KI

Wr ong! I ´m not t he one who´sconf used. You don´t even know whoyou are.

SI MBAAnd I suppose you know?

RAFI KISur e do. You´r e Muf asa´s boy. Bye.

Si mba i s i n shock. Raf i ki scoot s away. Si mba chases af t erhi m.

SI MBAHey! Wai t !

LONG SHOT - PLAI NS

Si mba´s si l houet t ed f or m r aces up t he hi l l .

EXT. HI LL TOP - LATER

Raf i ki si t s cal ml y, gur u- st yl e on t he t op of a hi l l .Huf f i ng and puf f i ng, Si mba f i ni shes hi s cl i mb up t o Raf i ki .

SI MBA You knew my f at her?

RAFI KICorr ect i on. I know your f at her .

SI MBAI hat e t o t el l you t hi s, but myf ather di ed a l ong t i me ago.

RAFI KINope. Wr ong agai n.

Raf i ki wal ks towar d t hi ck j ungl e under br ush, cal l i ng back t oSi mba.

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)He´s al i ve! I ´l l show hi m t o you.

You f ol l ow ol d Raf i ki . He knows t heway.

Raf i ki di sappear s t hr ough a smal l openi ng of a bower. Si mbagoes over and l ooks i n. He consi der s a moment , t hendi sappear s i nsi de.

I NT. J UNGLE - NI GHT

Dar k, dense f ol i age. Si mba t r i es t o keep up wi t h agi l e,f ast - movi ng Raf i ki who cal l s back:

RAFI KI



Hurr y up! Don´t dawdl e! Muf asa´swai t i ng!

Raf i ki dashes thr ough t he t r ees, hangi ng br anches and vi nes.Si mba has a hard t i me f ol l owi ng.

SI MBAHey! Whoa! Wai t ! . . . Wai t asecond! . . . Woul d you sl ow down!

RAFI KICome on- come on!ASANTE SANA. SQUASH BANANA.WE WE NUGU. MI MI APANA.

SI MBAWai t . Wi l l you wai t ? Wai t asecond.

Raf i ki seems t o be gone. Si mba pr esses on t hr ough t he t hi ck

under br ush. He l ooks up and sees Raf i ki i n a t r ee. ThenRaf i ki i s gone. Baf f l ed, Si mba cont i nues on. Unt i l :

Raf i ki ´s hand pushes up i n Si mba´s f ace.

RAFI KIStop!

Raf i ki appr oaches a cur t ai n of t al l r eeds. He par t s t hem,di r ect i ng Si mba:

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)Shhhh. . . Look down t her e.

EXT. REFLECTI NG POOL - NI GHT

Si mba anxi ousl y, caut i ousl y l ooks i n a pool of wat er . Hesees t he REFLECTI ON OF A LI ON.

SI MBA That ´s not my f at her . I t ´s j ust myref l ect i on.

RAFI KINo. . .

Raf i ki di r ects Si mba´s l i ne of vi si on.

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)Look har der . . .

ANGLE - REFLECTI NG POOL

The l i on r ef l ect i on changes t o a r ef l ect i on of Muf asa´si mage. Si mba gasps.

RAFI KI ( CONT´D)



You see - - He l i ves i n you.

MUFASASi mba. . .

Si mba l ooks up t o see wher e the Voi ce i s comi ng f r om. Heknows i t bel ongs t o hi s dad. Somet hi ng magi cal st ar t s t ohappen: The i mage of Muf asa begi ns to bui l d i t sel f . Atf i r s t i t i s f r i ghteni ng.

SI MBAFat her ?

MUFASASi mba, have you f orgot t en me?

SI MBANo! How coul d I ?

The ghost ´s presence st ar t s t o become t he at mosphere - bi g,

col or f ul , f ul l of magi c l i ght .

MUFASA You have f or got t en who you ar e, andso, have f orgot t en me.

The vi si on becomes mor e war m and l ovi ng.

MUFASA ( CONT´D)Look i nsi de your sel f , Si mba. Youar e mor e t han what you have become.

You must t ake your pl ace i n t heCi rc l e of L i f e.

We ar e now comf or t abl e wi t h the i mage.

SI MBAHow can I go back. I ´m not who Iused t o be.

MUFASARemember who you ar e. . . You ar e myson and t he one t r ue ki ng.

The vi si on st ar t s t o f ade. . .

MUFASA ( CONT´D)

Remember who you ar e. . .

and f ade. . .

SI MBANo! Pl ease! Don´t l eave me!

and f ade. . .

MUFASA



Remember . . .

and f ade. . .

SI MBAFat her . . .

MUFASARemember . . . Remember . . .

The vi si on i s gone.

PULL BACK to show Si mba under a huge f i el d of st ars.

SEQ. 17 ( WHO S THE MONKEY?)

EXT. J UNGLE GLADE - LATER THAT NI GHT

We hear : SNORLI NG.

ANGLE - TI MON AND PUMBAA

SNORLI NG cont i nues. Ti mon r i ses and f al l s f r omf r ame. WI DEN TO REVEAL: Ti mon i s cur l ed up on Pumbaa´s t ummy and r i sesand f al l s wi t h each of Pumbaa´s SNORES.

FULL SHOT

Nal a ent er s f r ame and nudges Ti mon. Ti mon smi l es.

NALAPsst . . . Wake up.

Ti mon opens hi s eyes drowsi l y and sees:

A HUGE LI ONESS FACE

l oomi ng over hi m.

FULL SHOT

Ti mon l eaps out of f r ame. He SCREAMS i n f ear :

TI MONAaaaa!

Pumbaa awakens and cat ches Ti mon´s pani c and SCREAMS wi t h

Ti mon:

PUMBAA & TI MON (TOGETHER)Aaaaaa!

Nal a t r i es t o cal m t hem.

NALAI t ´s okay. I t ´s okay. I t ´s me.



They st op scr eami ng.

TI MONDon´t ever do t hat agai n.

( under br eat h)Carni vor es. Oy!

NALAHave you guys seen Si mba?

TI MONI t hough he was wi t h you.

NALAHe was. But now I can´t f i nd hi m.Where i s he?

PUMBAAI don´t know.

TI MONHe´s got t a be somepl ace.

Fr omup i n a nearby t r ee, comes Raf i ki ´s LAUGH.

RAFI KIHa, ha. Ha, ha.

( t hen) You won´t f i nd hi m here. The ki nghas r etur ned.

NALA( amazed/ exci t ed)

I can´t bel i eve i t . He´s r eal l ygone back.

TI MONGone back? What do you mean?

( t o Raf i ki )Hey!

But Raf i ki i s gone.

TI MON ( CONT´D)What ´s goi n´ on her e? Who´s t hemonkey?

NALASi mba´s gone back t o chal l enge Scar .

TI MONWho?

NALAScar .

PUMBAA



Who´s got a scar ?

NALANo- no- no - - I t ´s hi s uncl e.

TI MON The monkey´s hi s uncl e?

NALANo. Si mba´s gone back to chal l engehi s uncl e t o take hi s pl ace as ki ng.

TI MON & PUMBAA/ TOGETHER( dawni ng)

Ohh- hhh. . .

TI MON( pani cked)

You mean Si mba´s marchi n´ of f i nt ot he j aws of deat h?

( sobbi ng)Oh, si mba. . . My pal . . . My buddy. . .

TI MON ( CONT´D)( angr y)

That i di ot !

NALA You don´t underst and, Ti mon.

TI MONI don t under st and? I don tunder st and? Youuu don t under st and.

Nal a st ar t s t o l eave.

TI MON ( CONT´D)Hey! Wher e are you goi n´?

NALAI ´m goi ng wi t h hi m.

PUMBAAI ´mgoi n´, t oo.

TI MONNot you, t oo!

PUMBAA Yup! I t ´s about r esponsi bi l i t y.

TI MON( wor l d cr ashi ng)

But what about Hakuna Mat at a?

PUMBAA Ti mon, t here comes a t i me i n l i f e



when one must t ake f at e i nto one´sown hands. And l i ke Si mba, whomarches of f i nt o the f ace of deat h,I t oo, go t o meet my dest i ny. . . ashi s f ai thf ul f r i end.

Pumbaa exi t s. Ti mon t hi nks a beat , t hen r ant s:

TI MONFi ne! Good! Who needs ya!

(ki d- l i ke)Now I ´m ki ng of t he j ungl e!

( l ooks around)Where´s my scept er ?

SEQ. 17. 1 ( PRE- BATTLE BONDI NG)

CLOSE- UP - SI MBA´S FEET

r unni ng acr oss desert .

LONG SHI T - SAND DUNE

As Si mba cr osses, a br eeze er ases hi s t r acks.

FULL SHOT - SUN

DOWN ANGLE - SI MBA

r unni ng across cracked ear t h. Hi s shadow i s huge.

SI MBA

crests a ri se, r aces downhi l l and exi t s - - Lar ge st or mcl ouds r ol l i n behi nd hi m.

CLOSE- UP - GROUND

Si mba´s paw enter s f r ame. TRUCK OUT t o see Si mba wal kt hr ough the desol at e l and.

EXT. CLI FF

Si mba ent ers t o see:

EXT. SAVANNAH - DUSK

Par ched ear t h. The hori zon f i l l ed wi t h a sea of dr i edbones. No pl ant l i f e. I n t he di st ance - - Pr i de Rock.

REVERSE ANGLE - SI MBA

hor r i f i ed at t he devast at i on.

SI MBAWhat has he done? What have I done?



Nal a ent ers f r ame and st ops near Si mba.

SI MBA (CONT´D)Nal a. . .

NALASi mba. . .

They nuzzl e. The enormi t y of Si mba´s t ask hi t s hi m.

SI MBA Thi s i sn´t goi ng t o be easy.

NALAWe´l l see i t t hr ough to t he end.

Toget her .

There i s a moment .

SI MBA

( f r om t hei r yout h)Deal ?

NALADeal .

Pumbaa t r ot s i n.

PUMBAADeal me i n, t oo!

SI MBAPumbaa ?!

PUMBAAAt your ser vi ce, Your Ki ngshi p!

( speech t i me)I don´t know what´s gonna happen outt her e - - Al l I know i s we´r e goi n´i nt o thi s t hi ng t oget her !

Ti mon t r ot s i n.

TI MONNot wi t hout me, ya won´t .

SI MBA/ NALA/ PUMBAA ( TOGETHER)

Ti mon?! !

TI MONWhat? You t hi nk I ´m gonna l et youget ki l l ed wi t hout my hel p?

( t hen: )Okay, Your Wor shi p.

( sal ut i ng)What ´l l i t be?



SI MBA

I ´mt hi nki n´ . . . I ´mt hi nki n´ .

And t hey al l head t oward Pr i de Rock.

SCAR( exasperated)

Oh - - must I do everyt hi ng?!

Scar exi t s.

ANGLE - A ROCK

Two hyenas i n f . g. f i ght over a bone. One of t hemf l i esagai nst t he r ock. Si mba, Nal a, Ti mon and Pumbaa peek out ,surveyi ng t he area. Ti mon i s havi ng second t houghts.

TI MON J eeze, l ook at al l t hose. . . t eet h.Ar e you sure thi s i s such a good

i dea?

The hyena gets up. Everybody ducks behi nd t he r ock but Ti mon. Si mba´s paw POPS UP i nt o f r ame and pushes Ti mon downbehi nd t he r ock, j ust as the hyena l ooks up. The hyenaexi t s.

The quar t et ´s heads pop up.

TI MONMaybe we shoul d t r y t omor r ow.

PUMBAA Ti mon!

There i s a beat . Si mba assesses t he si t uat i on. He nods:

SI MBANow.

TI MONOh wel l , Hakuna Ma. . .

( t hrowi ng arms up)For get - about - i t !

LONG SHOT

Hyenas ever ywhere.

ANGLE - A ROCK

Ti mon and Pumbaa sof t - shoe i nt o f r ame. They "pl ay"vaudevi l l e- st yl e t o a sea of hyenas. . . whom t hey pr et endar en´t t her e. Ti mon t r i es hi s best t o mask hi s j i t t er s.

TI MONSay, Pumbaa - - havn´t you put on a



f ew pounds?

SEQ. 18 ( SI MBA ARRI VES AT PRI DE ROCK)

WI DE SHOT - PRI DE ROCK (LATE AFTERNOON)

Tr uck i n past a hoar d of hyenas.

I NT. SCAR S CAVE - DAY ( CONTI NUOUS)

Scar r ecl i nes, gnawi ng on a bone. A bedraggl ed Zazu,i mpr i soned under an ani mal r i b cage, PATHETI CALLY SI NGS.

ZAZU( si ngi ng)

NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I ´VE SEENNOBODY KNOWS MY SORROW. . .

SCAROh, Zazu - - l i ght en up. Si ng

somet hi ng wi t h a l i t t l e bounce i ni t !

Zazu l ooks mi f f ed, t hen f i nal l y gi ves i t t he ol d col l ege t r y- - but wi t hout much convi ct i on.

ZAZU( si ngi ng)

I T´S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALLI T´S A SMALL. . .

SCARNo! Anyt hi ng but t hat !

Zazu st art s agai n, deadpan.

ZAZU( si ngi ng)

I ´VE GOT A LOVERLY BUNCH OFCOCONUTS ( DEEDLE- DEE)

THERE THEY ARE A STANDI NG I N A ROW,( BUMB- DA- BUMP)

BI G ONES, SMALL ONESSCAR/ ZAZU ( TOGETHER)

SOME AS BI G AS YOUR HEAD . . .GI VE EM A TWI STA FLI CK OF THE WRI ST. . .

ZAZU( under breat h)

I woul d never have had t o do t hi sf or Muf asa.

Scar l eaps of f hi s pedest al .

SCAR( expl odi ng)



What ?

ZAZU( meekl y)

Not hi ng.

SCAR( l i vi d)

You know t he l aw! Never , everment i on t hat name i n my presence. Iam t he ki ng!

ZAZU( back pedal i ng)

Yes, Si r e. You are t he ki ng.( vampi ng)

I . . . uh. . . onl y ment i on i t to. . .i l l ust r at e t he di f f er ences i n yourr oyal manager i al approaches.

SCAROh. . . Go on.

ZAZUWel . . .

( "Mu- f a- sa")"Mm- mmmm"

( i r oni c but t er - up)was a gr eat ki ng. But you, Si r e - -you r e- def i ne t he word "ki ng. "

SCAR( savori ng i t )

. . . Cont i nue. . .

ZAZUOnl y you coul d r ul e t he Pr i de as. . .onl y. . . you. . . do.

Shenzi , Banzai and Ed r un i n.

SHENZIHey, Boss!

BANZAIWe got a bone t o pi ck wi t h you.

SCAROh.

( t o Zazu) J ust when you wer e war mi ng up.

( al oof , t o hyenas)What i s i t ?

SHENZI( chummy)

Scar , you know we l ove you, and



you´r e t he ki ngl i est of ki ngs, butt her e i s one t eensi e probl em.

( ur gent )I t ´s di nner t i me, and we done runout t a ent r ees.

BANZAI Yeah. And t here´s no f ood, eather .

SHENZIWel l , how about i t , Scar ?

SCARI ´m t he ki ng, not t he cook!

BANZAI( under hi s br eat h)

And I t hought t hi ngs were bad underMuf asa.

SCAR( expl odi ng)What di d you say?

BANZAII sai d "Mu- ". . .

Shenzi shoves hi m.

BANZAI ( CONT´D). . . - ur f . I sai d "Que pasa! "

SCARGood.

SHENZI Yeah. But we´r e st i l l hungry.

SCARI t ´s t he l i onesses j ob t o do t hehunt i ng!

BANZAI Yeah. But t hey won´t go hunt .

SHENZIMake ´em. You r e t he bi g cheese.

BANZAIWhose got some cheese?

PUMBAA You not i ced!

TI MONWhy, I bet you coul d f eed a f ami l yof f our!



PUMBAAAt l east !

( a beat )Pi ctur e me r ol l i n´ i n but t er .Rol ey- pol ey, r ol ey- pol ey, r ol ey-pol ey.

WI TH SI MBA AND NALA - CONTI NUOUS

As t he hyenas´ at t ent i on i s di vert ed by Ti mon and Pumbaa,t hey pass behi nd them.

WI TH TI MON AND PUMBAA - CONTI NUOUS

TI MONOkay, my rol ey- pol ey buddy, I sayi t ´s t i me we t urn i nto FAST FOOD!

And t hey run of f , pur sued by t he hyenas.

WI TH SI MBA

as he heard:

SCAR ( O. S. )(cal l i ng)

SA- RAAA- BI I I I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

SCAR´S ECHOSar abi - Sar abi - Sar abi ! ! !

SI MBA S POV

Of Sarabi wal ki ng t he gaunt l et f r omt he back of t he cr owd t ot he f r ont - - head hel d hi gh. Nobody moves. The hyenasst are at her omi nousl y. An eeri e wi nd SHOOOSHES acr oss t hepl ai n.

WI TH SCAR AND SARABI

The wi nd whi ps Scar ´s mane. Li ght ni ng st r i kes i n t hedi st ance.

SARABI Yes, Scar ?

SCARWhere i s your hunt i ng part y?

They´r e not doi ng t hei r j ob.

SARABIScar , t her e i s no f ood. The herdshave moved on.

SCARNo! They´r e j ust not l ooki ng har d



enough.

SARABII t ´s over , Scar . Ther e i s not hi ngl ef t . We have onl y one choi ce. Wemust l eave Pr i de Rock.

SCARWe´r e not goi ng anywhere.

SARABI Then you are sent enci ng us t o deat h.

SCAR Then so be i t .

SARABI You can´t do t hat .

SCAR

I amt he ki ng, and I can do whateverI want !

SARABII f you wer e hal f t he ki ng Muf asawas, you woul d never do. . .

SCARI AM TEN TI MES THE KI NG MUFASA WAS!

Scar st r i kes Sar abi , and she f al l s.

SCAR´S ECHOMuf asa- Muf asa- Muf asa. . .

Heat l i ght ni ng f l ashes. The t hunder becomes a ROAR.

SEQ. 19 ( THE FI GHT)

EXT. PRI DE ROCK - DUSK

The ROAR cont i nues. Heat l i ght ni ng i l l umi nates t he shadowyFI GURE of a LI ON. I t i s Si mba - - who has wi t nessed Scar´ st r eacher y. Si mba char ges down t he r ock.

SCAR

ski t t er s away i n f ear :

SCARMuf asa? - - No! - - I t can´t be.

You´r e dead! Go away. Go! Leaveme al one!

Si mba st ands near hi s mot her . Sar abi l i f t s her head. . .unsure of who the st r anger i s.



SARABI

( gr oggy)Muf asa?

SI MBANo. I t ´s me.

SARABI( weakl y)

Si mba. . . You´r e al i ve.

SI MBAI ´m home.

Scar r egai ns hi s conf i dence.

SCARSi mba!

( ner voi s l augh)Si mba. I ´m a l i t t l e surpri sed t o

see you - -( gl ares at hyenas)al i ve.

ANGLE - SHENZI , BANZAI & ED

HYENA TRI OGul p!

And t hey duck behi nd a rock.

WI TH SI MBA AND SCAR

Si mba si l ent l y st al ks Scar - - who backs away. Scar t r i es t ohol d hi m of f :

SCARStr oke of bad t i mi ng your showi ng upwhen you di d.

SI MBAI ´d say I ´m r i ght on t i me.

Si mba l unges at Scar. They t ussl e. Scar gets away.

SCAROh, Si mba - - You must under st and.

The pressure of r ul i ng a ki ngdom. . .

SI MBA( i nt err upt i ng)

Ar e no l onger your s.

Si mba l eaps f or hi m agai n.

SI MBA (CONT´D)Step down, Scar.



SCAR( pat r oni zi ng)

Oh. Wel l , I woul d, of cour se. Butt her e i s one l i t t l e pr obl em.

WE HEAR eer i e l aught er of t he hyenas.

HYENAS ( O. S. )Hee- hee- hee- hee. . .

ZI P PAN: TONS OF HYENAS

r ush i n, LAUGHI NG vi ol ent l y. They ar e al l over Si mba - - whodesper at el y tr ei s t o f i ght t hem of f .

ANGLE - SARABI

SARABI

Si mba!

SURROUNDI NG FLATLANDS - CONTI NUOUS

Li ght ni ng st r i kes cl oser t o Pr i de Rock, i gni t i ng t he l and.

WI TH SCAR AND SI MBA

The hyenas pul ver i ze Si mba. Scar f i nal l y shout s an or der :

SCAREnough!

The hyenas i mmedi at el y st op and part down t he cent er .

Scar cool y wal ks t hr ough t he part ed cr owd - - t oward Si mba - -who i s weakened by hi s i nj uri es and danger ousl y near t heedge of t he pr omont ory. Si mba st r uggl es t o keep f r omsl i di ng of f t he r ock t o hi s deat h. Loose st ones gi ve way,causi ng hi m mor e t r oubl e. Scar l ooms i n f or t he ki l l .

SCARPoor pathet i c Si mba. Ever si nce youwere a cub, wherever you went ,di sast er f ol l owed.

SI MBA

Step down, Scar.

SCARAl ways r ushi ng headl ong i nt o t r oubl e- - But "Daddy" was al ways t here t osave you. As I r ecal l , "Daddy" di edt r yi ng t o save you.

SI MBAI t was an acci dent .



SCARAnd t hat´s why you r un away?

( t o Sar abi )Not ver y ki ngl y, eh, Sar abi ?

SI MBAI was wr ong.

SCAR You wer e al ways wr ong. And l ookwher e you are now. But t hi s t i me. . ."Daddy" i sn´t here to save you.

Si mba sl i ps back of f t he pr omont or y and SCREAMS:

SI MBAAaaaaa!

He dangl es of f t he edge of t he r ock, hi s cl aws l osi ng t hei r

hol d wi t h each passi ng second.

Si mba doesn´t know i t , but he i s i n the exact same posi t i onhi s f ather was bef ore hi s deat h. Scar savors t he moment .

SCARNow t hi s l ooks f ami l i ar . Wher e haveI seen t hi s bef or e? Let me t hi nk. . .

( br i ght eni ng)Oh, Yes - - I r emember! That´s j ustt he way your f ather l ooked bef ore Iki l l ed hi m.

Si mba ROARS and l eaps f or Scar , hi t t i ng hi m l i ke a f r ei ghtt r ai n. They f i ght . Si mba f l i ps Scar . The hyenas f r eezewhi l e Si mba hol ds Scar down:

SI MBA You ki l l ed hi m! Al l t hi s t i me, Ihat ed mysel f - - when you´r e t he onewho di d i t !

Scar cal l s t o hi s ar my:

SCARHel p me, you i di ot s!

Scar ´s l egi ons r al l y ar ound hi m. Scar and Si mba f i ghtt hrough t he cr ush of hyenas.

WE HEAR: t he l i onesses ROAR.

ZI P PAN TO:

NALA AND THE LI ONESSES

r eady to l eap i nt o the f i ght .



ANGLE - THE HYENAS

bug- eyed, as t he l i onesses r un i n and st ar t dr i vi ng t hemof f . One hyena get s t ossed ai r bor ne. I t i s Banzai .

WI TH BANZAI

ai rbor ne - - He f l i es i n:

I NT. SCAR S CAVE - CONTI NUOUS

He cr ashes i nt o Zazu´s r i bcage pr i son, smashi ng i t , f r eei ngZazu.

EXT. CAVE - MOMENTS LATER

Banzai r uns out - - wi t h Zazu WI LDLY PECKI NG hi m. Banzaiscr eams i n pai n:

BANZAIOw! Oo! Ow! Oo! Ow! Oo! Ow! Oo!

Ed runs t o hel p Banzai .

WI TH BANZAI AND ED

They´ve got Zazu. Banzai l eers:

BANZAI ( CONT´D)Hast a l a vi st a, Bi r di e!

REVERSE ANGLE

Ti mon, aboar d a char gi ng Pumbaa, r uns i n, war whoopi ng:

TI MONEeeee- yaaaaa!

TOP OF HI LL

Pumbaa and Ti mon butt t he hyenas of f t he cl i f f .

BANZAI AND ED - LONG SHOT

catapul t i ng t hrough t he smokey sky. As t hey t umbl e:

EDHee- hee- hee- hee- hee!

BANZAII t ´s not f unny, Ed.

WI TH TI MON, PUMBAA AND ED

Watchi ng t he hyenas f l y t oward a f l ami ng t r ee.



BANZAI AND ED

hi t t he bur ni ng tr ee.

WI TH SI MBA

Br eaki ng f r ee of t he f i ght i ng hyenas.

Si mba l ooks ar ound t he area. There i s no si gn of Scar .

LI GHTNI NG FLASH

r eveal s Scar , sneaki ng up Pr i de Rock.

SI MBA

r uns af t er Scar - - t hrough f l ames and smoke up the st eepi ncl i ne.

EXT. TOP OF PRI DE ROCK - MOMENTS LATER

Si mba emerges f r om a wal l of f l ame - - hi s mane smoki ng.

SI MBAMurder er !

EXT. TOP OF PRI DE ROCK - DUSK

Scar cowers at t he edge of t he promont ory. Si mba st al kshi m.

ANGLE - SHENZI

Unseen by both Scar and Si mba, she cr eeps up behi nd t hem.

ANGLE - SI MBA AND SCAR

Scar t r i es t o cal m Si mba by bei ng hi s same ol d, i n- cont r ol ,mani pul at i ve sel f .

SCARSi mba, you don´t underst and. I twasn´t me. I di dn´t ki l l yourf at her . I t was t he hyenas. They´reevi l . They´l l st op at not hi ng. Iwas outnumber ed. I had t o say t hat .

ANGLE - SHENZI

React i ng t o t he bet r ayal . That ´s i t . She´s gone.

WI TH SI MBA AND SCAR

Si mba i s neut r al . We ar en t sure what he thi nks aboutScar ´s new i nf ormat i on.

SCAR ( CONT´ D)



Si mba- Si mba, t hey are t he enemy- Iam your f ami l y. Now t hat you´r eback. . . Toget her , we can def eatt hem! We´l l st ar t r i ght now! Come,come - - Tel l me - - What shal l Ido?

Ol d advi ce resonates:

SI MBARun away, Scar . Run. Run away andnever r etur n.

Si mba l et s Scar up. Scar st ar t s to sl i nk of f .

SCAR Yes. Of cour se. As you wi t h. . . Your . . . Majesty .

Scar LUNGES f or Si mba. Si mba moves qui ckl y and f l aps hi m

wi t h t he si gnat ur e "Nal a f l op" - - sendi ng Scar over t heedge of Pr i de Rock.

ANGLE - BASE OF PRI DE ROCK

Scar l ands i n t he smol der i ng ember s. He sees:

ANGLE - PACK OF HYENAS

emer gi ng f r omt he f l ames, wal ki ng towar d Scar , YI PI NG:

HYENASHee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee!

SCAR

smi l es. . .

SCARMy f r i ends.

The number of hyenas i ncr eases. Thei r LAUGHTER becomes aneer i e/ menaci ng choi r .

HYENASHee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee-hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee!

THE HYENAS

eyes gl ari ng, advance on Scar .

SCAR

hi s eyes wi den; hi s smi l e mel t s i nt o a l ook of horr or .

SCAR ( CONT´ D)



No! . . . No! . . . No!

HYENASHee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee-hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee. . .

ANGLE - SHADOW ON THE WALL

The hyenas l eap on Scar . He SCREAMS.

SCAR ( CONT´D)Aaaaaaaa!

HYENASHee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee- hee-hee- hee- hee- hee- hee. . .

FULL SHOT

Fl ames spr ead cl oser and cl oser and f i l l t he screen. . . unt i l

t he l aught er i s exti ngui shed.

SEQ. 20 ( EPI LOGUE/ CI RCLE OF LI FE REPRI SE)

( MUSI C: "CI RCLE OF LI FE")

LONG SHOT - PRI DE ROCK - MOMENTS LATER

Rai n f al l s, dr enchi ng t he f l ames.

NALA

hel ps Sar abi up.

TI MON, PUMBAA AND ZAZU

st and wi t h t he l i onesses. Nal a and Sar abi r euni t e. Al ll ook up to see:

SI MBA

Li mpi ng, sl owl y maki ng hi s way t hrough t he rai n up Pr i deRock.

SI MBA - CLOSE

l ooks out over hi s ki ngdom.

SUMMI T OF PRI DE ROCK - CONTI NUOUS

Si mba l et s out a magni f i cent ROAD.

LI ONESSES

l ook up f r om bel ow and answer back wi t h J OYOUS ROARS.

PRI DE ROCK - LONG SHOT



r ai ny, gr ey. I n t he f or egr ound, an acaci a t r ee bl ackenedand damaged by t he f i r e. . .

MATCH DI SSOLVE TO:

PRI DE ROCK - LONG SHOT

br i l l i ant , f l our i shi ng. I n t he f or eground, t he acaci a t reei n f ul l bl oom.

Herds of ani mal s have gat her ed.

SUMMI T OF PRI DE ROCK - CONTI NUOUS

Si mba l ooks out over hi s ki ngdom. He t urns and l ooks at :

FULL SHOT

Raf i ki , Sarabi and Nal a - - who cradl es t hei r newborn CUB.

Nal a and Si mba nuzzl e.

ZAZU

present s Ti mon and Pumbaa - - who approach t he newborn cuband bow r ever ent l y.

FULL SHOT

Ti mon present s a banana l eaf - wr apped gi f t t o t he newborn.I t i s a bug - - t hat pr ompt l y f l i es away. Dar n.

Si mba l aughs.

RAFI KI

anoi nt s t he newborn cub wi t h goop f r omhi s gour ds.

FULL SHOT

Raf i ki spr i nkl es dust over t he cub. The cub SNEEZES. Sodoes Si mba. Nal a gi ves Si mba an af f ect i onate l ook and aki

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