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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\qc\ul\f0\fs20 THE LION KING\ulnone\par
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WORKING DRAFT OF:  August 20, 1993\par
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Written by\par
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Irene Mecchi & Jonathan Roberts\par
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Music by Elton John\par
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Lyrics by Tim Rice\par
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IN DARKNESS:\par
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A Native African VOICE calls out in SONG.\par
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FADE IN:\par
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Dawn. The sun slowly rises over an African plain -- full, brilliant.\par
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Native African VOICES respond in SONG.  The SOLO VOICE\par
continues, joined by the group.\par
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CLOSE ON\par
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ANIMALS - alert to the sound:  a RHINO, TOPIS, MEERCATS, a\par
CHEETAH, several MARABOU STORKS. Another marabou stork\par
enters frame.  Intro SONG:  "THE CIRCLE OF LIFE"\par
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The stork takes wing.\par
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EXT. VICTORIA FALLS\par
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The rising sun lights the cascading water.  The marabou\par
storks fly across frame.\par
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EXT. PLAIN WITH KILIMANJARO IN B.G.\par
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ELEPHANTS walk along through the morning mist.\par
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AERIAL SHOT - A RIVER\par
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Flocks of airborne FLAMINGOES cast shadows on the meandering\par
waterway, below.\par
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GAZELLES\par
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leap and run across a grassy plain.\par
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EXT. A HILL\par
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A MOTHER GIRAFFE crests the hill, followed by her baby, as\par
the song lyric begins:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   VOICE\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     FROM THE DAY WE ARRIVE ON THE\par
\tab\tab    PLANET\par
\tab     AND BLINKING STEP INTO THE SUN\par
\tab     THERE\'b4S MORE TO SEE THAN CAN EVER BE\par
\tab\tab    SEEN\par
\tab     MORE TO DO THAN CAN EVER BE DONE\par
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The mother and child giraffes cross frame and reach a crest\par
that overlooks a huge migration of animals.  They lope down\par
the hill to join them.  We HOLD ON:\par
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A TREE BRANCH\par
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where ants carrying leaves march across.  RACK FOCUS to\par
reveal:\par
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ZEBRAS\par
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below -- trotting in the same direction as the rest of the\par
herds.\par
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DOWN SHOT - GUINEA FOWL\par
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waddle toward us... as dust reveals:\par
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A HUGE ELEPHANT\par
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who crests an incline and lumbers toward us... The guinea\par
fowl scamper ahead.  One is almost stepped on by the\par
elephant\'b4s huge hoof.\par
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EXT. A STREAM\par
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reflecting the morning sun.  The reflection is shattered by\par
ZEBRA who leap into the water and cross - causing an\par
explosion of shimmering droplets.  In the b.g., AN ELEPHANT\par
with birds perched on its head and tusks gives them safe\par
passage across the stream.  PAN to see the animals getting\par
out of the stream and joining a SCREENFUL of animals, all\par
walking in the same direction.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   VOICE (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     THERE\'b4S FAR TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN\par
\tab\tab    HERE\par
\tab     MORE TO FIND THAN EVER BE FOUND\par
\tab     BUT THE SUN ROLLING HIGH\par
\tab     THROUGH THE SAPPHIRE SKY\par
\tab     KEEPS GREAT AND SMALL ON THE\par
\tab\tab    ENDLESS ROUND\par
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The light changes.  PAN to REVEAL:\par
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EXT. PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS\par
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An impressive mountain:  with many plateaus, levels and\par
textures.  It stands castle-like in the center of the Pride\par
lands.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   VOICE (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     IT\'b4S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE\par
\tab     AND IT MOVES US ALL\par
\tab     THROUGH DESPAIR AND HOPE\par
\tab     THROUGH FAITH AND LOVE\par
\tab     ON A PATH UNWINDING\par
\tab     TILL WE FIND OUR PLACE\par
\tab     IN THE CIRCLE\par
\tab     THE CIRCLE OF LIFE\par
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AERIAL SHOT - CONTINUOUS\par
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WE TRACK in with a hornbill (ZAZU) who flies over the\par
gathered animals and ANGELS up, up, up to the promontory.\par
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He lands and bows regally to an O. S. character.  He\par
gestures with his wing, indicating that all is ready... and\par
reverently backs away.\par
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ANGLE - MUFASA\par
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The rising sun lights this regal, commanding lion (MUFASA)\par
-- who acknowledges Zazu with a warm nod.\par
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REVERSE ANGLE\par
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Below, the animals are collected in a natural amphitheater.\par
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WITH MUFASA\par
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Surveying the situation.\par
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WITH THE ANIMALS\par
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Gourds and on the top of a walking stick make their way\par
through the crowd.  An old baboon (RAFIKI)\'b4-- who carries\par
the walking stick -- hobbles out from the crowd, toward\par
Pride Rock.  There is mystery and humor to this old fellow\par
as he ambles forward and scales the cliff.\par
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EXT. EDGE OF PLATEAU, ABOVE\par
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Rafiki\'b4s head pops up.  He ambles to a standing position,\par
goes right to Mufasa and gives him a hug.  Mufasa beams.\par
These guys obviously go way back.  They turn and look at:\par
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A LIONESS\par
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(SARABI) who has her newborn cub (SIMBA) nestled at her\par
feet.\par
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FULL SHOT\par
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Mufasa lovingly nuzzles Sarabi.  Then he nuzzles the little cub.\par
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MUSIC UNDER:\par
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ANGLE - THE CUB\par
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Rafiki looks at him.  He shakes a gourds on his walking\par
stick over Simba and they RATTLE.  He cracks a gourd open\par
and smears some goo on the little guy\'b4s forehead.  He takes\par
a handful of dirt and sprinkles it over Simba.  Simba\par
SNEEZES.  Mufasa and Sarabi, doting parents, think this is\par
adorable.\par
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RAFIKI\par
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ever-so-carefully lifts Simba and carries him to the\par
promontory of Pride Rock.  He holds the cub up for all to\par
see.\par
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The animals react with glee:  ELEPHANTS trumpet; MONKEYS\par
applaud and do somersaults;  ZEBRAS stomp.\par
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THE SKY\par
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A shaft of sunligt shines down through the clouds on the\par
future king.\par
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THE ANIMALS\par
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bow and genuflect grandly.\par
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SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK\par
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Rafiki holds the cub high.  Mufasa and Sarabi watch.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   VOICE (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     IT\'b4S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE\par
\tab     AND IT MOVES US ALL\par
\tab     THROUGH DESPAIR AND HOPE\par
\tab     THROUGH FAITH AND LOVE\par
\tab     ON A PATH UNWINDING\par
\tab     TILL WE FIND OUR PLACE\par
\tab     IN THE CIRCLE\par
\tab     THE CIRCLE OF LIFE\par
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MUSIC OUT.\par
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FADE OUT\par
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TITLE CREDIT:  "THE LION KING"\par
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SEQ. 1.2 (SCAR, ZAZU, MUFASA)\par
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FADE IN:\par
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A ROCK SURFACE - A SHORT TIME LATER\par
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A chameleon blends in with its terrain.  Its eyes shift.  It\par
walks away.  PAN DOWN the rock to reveal a shadow... then a\par
dark crevice.\par
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DARKNESS\par
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Two little eyes dart erratically across FRAME.  As b.g.\par
becomes lighter, we realize that the eyes belong to a FIELD\par
MOUSE.\par
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EXT. SHADE TREE AREA - CONTINUOUS\par
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As the field mouse scampers, a huge lion paw THUDS into\par
frame and traps the mouse in its jail-like claws.  PULL BACK\par
TO REVEAL:\par
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SCAR, a thin, angular lion with an attitude problem.  He\par
gingerly lifts the mouse by its tail and dangles it over his\par
gaping mouth.  Rather than eating the mouse, Scar rolls it\par
through his paw the way a gambler rolls a coin.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Life\'b4s not fair.  Yes -- You see, I\par
\tab     shall never be king.  And you shall\par
\tab     never see another day. Adieu.\par
\par
As Scar is about to eat the mouse, he HEARS:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (O.S.)\par
\tab     Didn\'b4t your mother ever tell you not\par
\tab     to play with your food?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh, Zazu.  What do you want?\par
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REVEAL Zazu, the hornbill we met in the opening scene.  Zazu\par
blends regal with ironic edge.  He reveres his boss (King\par
Mufasa) and disdains anyone he perceives to be a low-life\par
cretin -- which is pretty much everybody \ul but\ulnone  the King.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     I\'b4m here to announce that King\par
\tab     Mufasa\'b4s on his way.  And you\'b4d\par
\tab     better have a good excuse for\par
\tab     missing the ceremony this morning.\par
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The little mouse escapes to freedom.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (mock sad)\par
\tab     Now look, Zazu.  You\'b4ve made me lose\par
\tab     my lunch.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     You\'b4ll lose more than that when the\par
\tab     king gets through with you.  He\'b4s as\par
\tab     mad as a hippo with a hernia.\par
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Scar, licking his chops, advances on Zazu -- who backs away.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Ooooo.  I quiver with fear.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Now, Scar -- Don\'b4t look at me that\par
\tab     way.\par
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Scar continues stalking.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Help!\par
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Scar catches Zazu in his mouth.  And CHOMPS his teeth shut.\par
Mufasa enters, having witnessed what Scar just did.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (admonishing)\par
\tab     Scar!\par
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Scar, surprised, and with a bird bulge in his mouth:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Hmmm?\par
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With that, Zazu\'b4s beak pokes out from Scar\'b4s lips.  It looks\par
like the mouth-within-a-mouth in "Alien."\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\'b4S BEAK\par
\tab     Impeccable timing, Your Majesty.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (to a disobedient\par
\tab\tab     puppy)\par
\tab     Drop him!\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (releasing Zazu)\par
\tab     Plegh!\par
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Zazu tumbles to the ground and shakes off.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (to Mufasa)\par
\tab     Why if it isn\'b4t my big brother,\par
\tab     descending from the high to mingle\par
\tab     among the commoners.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Sarabi and I didn\'b4t see you at the\par
\tab     presentation of Simba.\par
\tab\tab    (genuine)\par
\tab     Is anything wrong?\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (insincere)\par
\tab     That was today?  Oh, I feel simply\par
\tab     \ul awful\ulnone .  Must have slipped my mind.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Yes, well as slippery as your mind\par
\tab     is -- as the king\'b4s brother, you\par
\tab     should have been first in line.\par
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Scar nips at Zazu -- who evades him.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I \ul was\ulnone  first in line until the little\par
\tab     hairball war born.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     That hairball is my son and your\par
\tab     future king.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I shall practice my curtsy.\par
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Scar abruptly turns to walk away.  Mufasa calls after him:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Don\'b4t turn your back on me, Scar!\par
\par
Scar reels back around.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh, no, Mufasa.  Perhaps \ul you\ulnone\par
\tab     shouldn\'b4t turn your back on \ul me\ulnone .\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Is that a challenge?\par
\par
Zazu ducks behind a rock.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (pointed)\par
\tab     Temper-temper.\par
\tab\tab    (butter wouldn\'b4t\par
\tab\tab     melt)\par
\tab     A challenge?  Oh, I wouldn\'b4t dream\par
\tab     of it.\par
\par
Zazu hops forward.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Pity.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Why not?\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Well, as far as brains to, I got the\par
\tab     lion\'b4s share.  But when it comes to\par
\tab     brute strength, I\'b4m afraid I\'b4m in\par
\tab     the shallow end of the gene pool.\par
\par
Scar slinks away.  Zazu and Mufasa watch him leave.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     There\'b4s one in every family, Sire.\par
\tab     \ul Two\ulnone  in mine, actually.  And they\par
\tab     always manage to ruin special\par
\tab     occasions.\par
\par
As they walk off:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     What am I going to do with him?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     He\'b4d make a very handsome throw rug.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (good idea)\par
\tab     Zazu!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     And just think.  Whenever he gets\par
\tab     dirty, you can take him out and beat\par
\tab     him.\par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     TIME DISSOLVE TO:\par
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SEQ. 3:  (DAY WITH DAD)\par
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TIME PASSAGE MONTAGE\par
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AN ACACIA THREE - DAY\par
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Glimmering in the sunlight... then darkening as the sky\par
clouds over.  It starts to rain.\par
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A FLAT PLAIN\par
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rain drenches the land.  LIGHTNING FLASHES.\par
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DISTANT MOUNTAINS\par
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the storm moves over the hills and plains, casting shadows.\par
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\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     DISSOLVE TO:\par
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EXT. PRIDE ROCK - PRE-DAWN - MONTHS LATER\par
\par
In the distance, Pride Rock in its pre-dawn splendor.\par
Simba, now a full-grown cub, trots into:\par
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INT. ROYAL CAVE - CONTINUOUS\par
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SFX:  SNORING\par
\par
Simba, barely able to contain his excitement, bounds over to\par
his sleeping parents, bumping affectionately against his\par
father.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, Dad.  Wake up! Dad!\par
\par
Mufasa doesn\'b4t respond.  Simba presses on, nuding his Dad.\par
He tugs on Mufasa\'b4s ear -- and falls off, landing with an\par
"Ooff!"\par
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\tab\tab\tab   Simba (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Dad-Dad-Dad-Dad-Dad-Dad-Dad...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Your son is awake.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Before sunrise, he\'b4s \ul your\ulnone  son.\par
\par
Simba pulls on Mufasa\'b4s tail and gets gently swatted out of\par
frame.  He runs in and head butts Mufasa:\par
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\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You promised!\par
\par
Mufasa pops open one eye.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Okay, okay.  I\'b4m up.  I\'b4m up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     All-right!\par
\par
Simba trots off.  Mufasa immediately EXHALES into sleep.\par
Sarabi CLEARS HER THROAT and nudges Mufasa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Hon-ey...\par
\par
She nudges him HARD.  His eyes pop open.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Okay!  Okay!\par
\par
PRIDE ROCK LONG SHOT - MINUTES LATER\par
\par
Simba exits the cave, followed by his parents.  He trots\par
ahead... then runs back to his mother.  Sarabi gently\par
nuzzles him and gives him a little push on his way.\par
\par
EXT. PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Mufasa and Simba look out over the Pride lands as the sun\par
crests the far horizon, shooting yellow beams across the\par
vast expanse.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba, look:  Everything the light\par
\tab     touches is our kingdom.\par
\par
Simba\'b4s eyes follow the horizon and grow wide.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Wow.\par
\par
As Simba moves around the plateau to survey his kingdom, we\par
see the vastas he sees.\par
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\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (V.O.)\par
\tab     A king\'b4s time as ruler rises and\par
\tab     falls like the sun.  One day the sun\par
\tab     will set on my time here and will\par
\tab     rise with you as the new king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     And this will al be mine?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Everything.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (in awe)\par
\tab     Everything the light touches.\par
\tab\tab    (scanning horizon)\par
\tab     What ebout that shady place?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     That\'b4s beyond our borders.  You must\par
\tab     never go there, Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     But I thought a king can do whatever\par
\tab     he wants.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     There\'b4s a lot more to being king\par
\tab     than getting your way all the time.\par
\par
Mufasa exits the shot.  Simba follows.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (wide-eyed)\par
\tab     There\'b4s \ul more\ulnone ?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (cautionary)\par
\tab     Well, Simba...\par
\par
PRIDE ROCK - VISTA SHOTS\par
\par
Mufasa and Simba are dots on the horizon.  They look out at\par
the land in harmony.  Antelope leap and move along.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND MUFASA\par
\par
Simba is amazed and impressed by all that he sees around\par
him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (V.O.)\par
\tab     Everything you see exists together\par
\tab     in a delicate balance.  As king you\par
\tab     need to understand that balance and\par
\tab     respect all the creatures -- from\par
\tab     the crawling ant to the leaping\par
\tab     antelope.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     But, Dad, don\'b4t we eat the antelope?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Yes, Simba.  But let me explain.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (then:)\par
\tab     When we die, our bodies become the\par
\tab     grass, and the antelope eat the\par
\tab     grass.  And so we\'b4re all connected\par
\tab     in the great Circle of Life.\par
\par
Simba considers this.  Zazu flaps in and lands on a nearby\par
rock.\par
\par
SEQ. 3.1   (POUNCING)\par
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\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Good morning, Sire!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Good morning, Zazu.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Checking in with the morning report.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Fire away!\par
\par
Mufasa nods to Zazu to begin.  Simba couldn\'b4t care less; he\par
eyes a passing butterfly and lopes after it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     The buzz from the bees is that, well\par
\tab     -- the leopards are in a bit of a\par
\tab     spot...\par
\par
Simba pounces toward the butterfly -- and misses.  Mufasa\par
notices, but Zazu drones on.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (to Zazu)\par
\tab     Oh, really?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (O.S.)\par
\tab     The baboons are going ape.  Of\par
\tab     course.\par
\par
Mufasa notices Simba\'b4s leap for the insect -- and miss.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (whispering)\par
\tab     What are you doing, Son?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Pouncing.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Let and old pro show you how it\'b4s\par
\tab     done.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (O.S.)\par
\tab     The tick birds were picking on the\par
\tab     elephants.  I told the elephants to\par
\tab     forget it, but they \ul can\'b4t\ulnone .\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Zazu, would you turn around?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (turning around)\par
\tab     Yes, Sire.\par
\tab\tab    (pressing on)\par
\tab     The cheetahs are hard up, but as I\par
\tab     always say...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (whispering, to\par
\tab\tab     Simba)\par
\tab     Stay low to the ground.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     ...Cheetahs \ul never\ulnone  prosper.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (to himself)\par
\tab     Okay, stay low to the ground.\par
\tab     Right, yeah.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Uh -- what\'b4s going on?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     A pouncing lesson.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (auto pilot)\par
\tab     Oh.  Very good.  Pouncing!\par
\tab\tab    (realizing)\par
\tab     Pouncing?  Oh, no, Sire.  You can\'b4t\par
\tab     be serious!\par
\par
Mufasa gestures to Zazu to turn back around. While Zazu\par
prattles on, Mufasa instructs his son:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (grumbling)\par
\tab     This is so humiliating.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (whispering to\par
\tab\tab     Simba)\par
\tab     Try not to make a sound.\par
\par
Simba makes his way stealthily toward Zazu.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     What are you telling him, Mufasa?...\par
\tab     Mufasa?...  Simba?\par
\par
Simba flies through the air and hits his target.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Aaaaaakkk!\par
\par
Mufasa laughs.  Zazu dusts himself off.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha.  That\'b4s very good!\par
\par
A MOLE pops up from a hole in the ground.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MOLE\par
\tab     Zazu!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Yes?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MOLE\par
\tab     News from the underground!\par
\par
He whispers "BZZZ-BZZZ-BZZZ..." in Zazu\'b4s ear.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     Now next time...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (to Mufasa)\par
\tab     Sire -- Hyenas!  In the Pride lands!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (exiting)\par
\tab     Zazu, take Simba home.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Aq, Dad, can\'b4t I come?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     No, son.\par
\par
Mufasa runs off.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND ZAZU\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I never get to go anywhere.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Oh, Young Master, one day \ul you\ulnone  will\par
\tab     be king.  Then you can do whatever\par
\tab     you want.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     That\'b4s not what my dad told me.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Well, let old Zazu set you straight.\par
\tab     You\'b4re going to have it all.  You\'b4ll\par
\tab     be -- Head Honcho!... Top Banana!\par
\tab     ... The Grahhhhhnd Fromage\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (pumped up)\par
\tab     All-right!\par
\par
SEQ. 4 (SIMBA/SCAR)\par
\par
EXT. SCAR\'b4S SUNNING AREA - MINUTES LATER\par
\par
Scar walks along a cliff\'b4s edge.  He kicks a small rock off.\par
\par
Simba, pumped up by Zazu\'b4s speech, runs into frame.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, Uncle Scar!  Guess what?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I despise guessing games.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (undaunted)\par
\tab     I\'b4m gonna be king of Pride Rock!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (underwhelmed)\par
\tab     Oh goodie.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     My Dad just showed me the whole\par
\tab     kingdom!  And I\'b4m gonna rule it all!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Yes.  Well, forgive me for not\par
\tab     leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.\par
\par
Scar flops down and rolls away from Simba.  But the\par
undaunted cub comes back for more.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, Uncle Scar, when I\'b4m king,\par
\tab     what\'b4ll that make you?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     A monkey\'b4s uncle.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     You\'b4re so weird.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     You have no idea.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     So your father showed you the whole\par
\tab     kingdom, did he?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Everything!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     He didn\'b4t show you what\'b4s beyond\par
\tab     that rise at the northern border?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Well, no.\par
\tab\tab    (miffed)\par
\tab     He said I can\'b4t go there.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     And he\'b4s absolutely right.  It\'b4s far\par
\tab     too dangerous.  Only the bravest of\par
\tab     lions go there.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (defensive)\par
\tab     Well, I\'b4m brave.  What\'b4s out there?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I\'b4m sorry, Simba, I just can\'b4t tell\par
\tab     you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Why not?\par
\par
Scar puts his massive paw gently on Simba\'b4s head.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Simba, Simba.  I\'b4m only looking out\par
\tab     for the well-being of my favorite\par
\tab     nephew.\par
\par
Simba squirms free.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeah, right.  I\'b4m your \ul only\ulnone  nephew.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     All the more reason for me to be\par
\tab     protective.  An elephant graveyard\par
\tab     is no place for a young prince.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Oops.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     An elephant \ul what\ulnone ?\par
\tab\tab    (awed)\par
\tab     Whoa!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh dear, I\'b4ve said too much.  I\par
\tab     suppose you\'b4d have found out sooner\par
\tab     or later.  You being so clever and\par
\tab     all.  Just do me one favor?  Promise\par
\tab     me you\'b4ll never visit that dreadful\par
\tab     place.\par
\par
Scar hugs Simba tight.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No problem.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     There\'b4s a good lad.  You run along\par
\tab     now and have fun.\par
\par
Scar gives Simba a little boot to start him on his way.\par
Then he calls  to Simba:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     And remember:  it\'b4s our little\par
\tab     secret.\par
\par
SEQ. 4.1  (SIMBA/NALA)\par
\par
EXT. A SHELTERED AREA OF PRIDE ROCK - MINUTES LATER\par
\par
Lionesses lounge in the shade.  Sarabi is nearby on a small\par
rock.  We find a cute little cub, NALA, being given a bath\par
(a cat kind of bath) by her mom, SARAFINA.  Nala is not\par
enjoying the experience - as her mother\'b4s tongue more or\par
less rearranges her face.\par
\par
Simba trots in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, Nala!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (flatly)\par
\tab     Hi, Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Come on!  I just heard about this\par
\tab     great place!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     I\'b4m kind of in the middle of a bath.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI (O.S.)\par
\tab     And it\'b4s time for yours.\par
\par
Sarabi picks up Simba by the scruff and lifts him up to the\par
ledge she is on.  She starts to lick/bathe him.  He\par
protests.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Mo-om!\par
\par
He tries to wriggle free.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Would you hold still?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Mom, you\'b4re messing up my mane!\par
\par
Sarabi continues to bathe him, cat-style.  He reacts.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Wee... Yuck!\par
\par
He wriggles free and falls off to the ground below.  He\par
stands up and gives himself a quick clean-up once-over,\par
finishing up with his armpits.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Okay, okay.  I\'b4m clean.\par
\tab\tab    (then)\par
\tab     Can we go now?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Where are we going, anyway?  It\par
\tab     better not be any place lame.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No, it\'b4s really cool.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     So where is this "really cool"\par
\tab     place?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oh...\par
\tab\tab    (lying)\par
\tab     around the waterhole.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (unimpressed)\par
\tab     The \ul waterhole\ulnone ?  What\'b4s so great\par
\tab     about the waterhole...?\par
\par
Trying to make her take the bait...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (thru teeth)\par
\tab     I\'b4ll show you when we \ul get\ulnone  \ul there\ulnone .\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (getting it)\par
\tab     Ohhhh.\par
\tab\tab    (to Sarafina)\par
\tab     Mom, can I go?\par
\par
Sarafina looks to Sarabi for the verdict.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARAFINA\par
\tab     I don\'b4t know.  Sarai, what do you\par
\tab     think?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Well...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA/NALA\par
\tab\tab    (thru cheesy\par
\tab\tab     grins)\par
\tab     Pleeeez?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     It\'b4s alright with me...\par
\par
Simba and Nala make a break for it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     As long as Zazu goes with you.\par
\par
Simba and Nala freeze in their tracks, crestfallen.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Not Zazu.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     DISSOLVE TO:\par
\par
SEQ. 4.2  ("CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING")\par
\par
EXT. A PLAIN - A SHORT TIME LATER\par
\par
Zazu flaps on ahead of the two cubs, calling back:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Step lively!  The sooner we get to\par
\tab     the waterhole, the sooner we can\par
\tab     leave!\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND NALA\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     So where\'b4re we \ul really\ulnone  goin\'b4?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (on the Q.T.)\par
\tab     An elephant graveyard.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Wow!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Shhhh..\par
\tab\tab    (indicating)\par
\tab     Zazu...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Right.  How\'b4re we gonna ditch the\par
\tab     dodo?\par
\par
Simba raises an eyebrow, then grins and leans in to huddle.\par
We hear the sounds of their conspiratorial WHISPERING:\par
\par
Zazu sees them tete-a-tete and flies to them.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Just \ul look\ulnone  at you two!  Little seeds\par
\tab     of romance blossoming in the\par
\tab     savannah!  Your parents will be\par
\tab     thrilled.  What with your being\par
\tab     betrothed and all.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Be-what?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     You and Nala are betrothed!\par
\tab     Intended!  Affianced!\par
\par
Simba and Nala look at each other, shrugging a "Huh?"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   Nala\par
\tab     Meaning...?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     One day you two are going to be\par
\tab     married!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4m gonna marry \ul her\ulnone ?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     No -- \ul me\ulnone .  Yes "\ul her\ulnone ," you\par
\tab     chuckleheaded little oik.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yuck!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Euwww!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I can\'b4t marry her.  She\'b4s my \ul friend\ulnone .\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Yeah.  It\'b4d be too weird.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeah.  Forget it.  We don\'b4t have to\par
\tab     get married if we don\'b4t want to.\par
\tab\tab    (to Nala)\par
\tab     Deal?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Deal!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Sorry to bust your bubble, but you\par
\tab     two turtle doves have no choice.\par
\tab     It\'b4s a tradition going back\par
\tab     generations.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Well, when I\'b4m king, that\'b4ll be the\par
\tab     first thing to go.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Not so long as I\'b4m around.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     In that case, you\'b4re fired.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Nice try.  But only the king can do\par
\tab     that.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Well, he\'b4s the future king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     So you have to do what I tell you!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     \ul Not\ulnone  \ul yet\ulnone  I don\'b4t, you puny puff of\par
\tab     pre-pubescent fuzz.  And with an\par
\tab     attitude like that, I\'b4m afraid you\par
\tab     will be a pretty pathetic king,\par
\tab     indeed!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Not the way I see it!\par
\par
SONG:  "I JUST CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING"\par
\par
Simba punces Zazu playfully:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
I\'b4M GONNA BE A MIGHTY KING SO ENEMIES BEWARE!\par
\par
Zazu jumps backwards up onto a log and falls into a knot-\par
hole.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
I\'b4VE NEVER SEEN A KING OF BEAST WITH QUITE SO LITTLE HAIR\par
\par
Zazu plucks a hair from Simba\'b4s nonexistent mane.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
I\'b4M GONNA BE THE MANE EVENT LIKE NO KING WAS BEFORE\par
I\'b4M BRUSHING UP ON LOOKING DOWN,  I\'b4M WORKING ON MY ROAR\par
\par
He ROARS in Zazu\'b4s face -- in the process, blowing/spitting\par
in Zazu\'b4s eye.  Zazu grabs for something to blow his nose\par
in, unaware he\'b4s tugged an elephant\'b4s ear:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
THUS FAR A RATHER UNINSPIRING THING\par
\par
The elephant uses his trunk like a golf club and knocks Zazu\par
out of frame.  He bounces across a stream -- like a skipping\par
stone.  A reflection of flamingoes shatters and the birds\par
burst into flight.\par
\par
Simba and Nala race in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
OH I JUST CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING!\par
\par
Zazu wades through, holding up his feathers like and old\par
aunt holding up her skirt at the beach.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (talking)\par
\tab     You\'b4ve rather a long way to go,\par
\tab     young master, if you think I\'b4m going\par
\tab     to stand by while you run around\par
\tab     like a snot-nosed...\par
\par
Simba and Nala trafe off making faces behind Zazu\'b4s back --\par
when Zazu turns to look at one, the other is making the rude\par
face.  He finally catches them in the act.  They run circles\par
around the old bird and leave him behind in a puddle.\par
\par
     SIMBA (singing)\tab\tab\tab ZAZU  (speaking)\par
NO-ONE SAYING DO THIS -\tab\tab    When I said that I -\par
NO-ONE SAYING BE THERE-\tab\tab    What I meant was that the -\par
NO-ONE SAYING STOP THAT -\tab    What you don\'b4t realise is\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab   that sometimes -\par
NO-ONE SAYING SEE HERE -\tab    Now see here!\par
FREE TO RUN AROUND ALL DAY -\tab    That\'b4s definitely out -\par
FREE TO DO IT \ul ALL\ulnone  MY WAY\par
\par
Zazu ducks to avoid an ostrich running through frame.  Simba\par
and Nala ride ostriches that run away from Zazu.\par
\par
He flies off, reaching the ostrich-riding cubs, and while\par
flying backwards, talks in their face:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
I THINK IT\'b4S TIME THAT YOU AND I ARRANGED A HEART TO HEART\par
\par
He CRASHES into a rhino rump and is flattened.  The kids\par
race by:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
KINGD DON\'b4T NEED ADVICE FROM LITTLE HORNBILLS FOR A START.\par
\par
Zazu falls to the ground and sits on a little perch --\par
unaware that he is floating on a log down a stream... headed\par
for a waterfall:\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
IF THIS IS WHERE THE MONARCHY IS HEADED, COUNT ME OUT\par
OF SERVICE, OUT OF AFRICA, I WOULDN\'b4T HANG ABOUT\par
\par
Zazu disappears over the waterfall. He flies back up, irked:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
THIS CHILD IS GETTING WILDLY OUT OF WING\par
\par
Zebra stripes fill the screen.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
OH I JUST CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING!\par
\par
Simba and Nala are saluted by two lines of Zebras.  Zazu\par
comes flapping after them, and the Zebras and trap him\par
between their legs.\par
\par
Simba and Nala zip in and out of animals\'b4 legs.  Zazu tries\par
to catch them.  Their heads pop in and out from behind legs.\par
\par
Simba stands on a giraffe\'b4s head.  He orders the animals.\par
They obey.  Zazu gets caught underfoot.\par
\par
     SIMBA (singing)\tab\tab\tab     ZAZU (screaming)\par
EVERYBODY LOOK LEFT -\tab\tab      Aaaaaaa...eek\par
EVERYBODY LOOK RIGHT -\tab\tab      Ooooo...Ow\par
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK I\'b4M...\par
\par
Giraffes stand in a semi-circle.  Simba steps from head to\par
head -- like he\'b4s moving across stepping stones.\par
\par
Now it\'b4s a cacophony of animal movement, all building\par
African "Bushy" Berkley style - until Zazu gets caught\par
between two animals\'b4 rear ends.\par
\par
     SIMBA (singing)\tab\tab\tab     ZAZU (screaming)\par
STANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT\tab      Not yet!\par
\par
Simba whispers to a hippo, who whispers to a giraffe, who\par
whispers to a monkey:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Ditch the Dodo.\par
\par
Zazu gets nabbed by the monkeys, and take him up into a\par
tree.\par
\par
Alligators open their mouths, revealing the birds inside are\par
singing.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ANIMAL CHORUS\par
LET EVERY CREATURE GO FOR BROKE AND SING\par
LET\'b4S HEAR IT IN THE HERD AND ON THE WING\par
IT\'b4S GONNA BE KING SIMBA\'b4S FINEST FLING\par
\par
Giraffes toss Simba and Nala into the air "Beach Blanket\par
Bingo"-style.\par
\par
Zazu is being held captive by a monkey family.\par
\par
Simba and Nala are at the top of a \'b440s-style sculptured\par
stack of animals.  Poor Zazu is supporting the whole mass.\par
He can\'b4t balance any longer.  The sculpture starts to wabble\par
-- sending Simba and Nala flying.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
OH I JUST CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING!\par
\par
Finally free of Zazu, Simba and Nala make their break for\par
it... as the tower of animals tumbles.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
OH I JUST CAN\'b4T WAIT TO BE KING!\par
\par
All that remains is one very plump thino.  From below it WE\par
HEAR:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (V.O.)\par
\tab     I beg your pardon, Madam.  Get off!\par
\tab\tab    (meekly)\par
\tab     Simba?...  Nala?\par
\par
SEQ. 5  (HYENA CHASE)\par
\par
EXT. TOP OF A RIDGE - DAY\par
\par
Simba and Nala run in LAUGHING at their success.  They are\par
jubilant.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     All-right!  It worked!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     We lost him!\par
\par
They "High Five" each other.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I am a genius!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Hey, genius -- it was my idea!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeah, but I pulled it off!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     \ul With\ulnone  \ul me\ulnone .\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oh yeah?!\par
\par
Simba playfully leaps for Nala and they tussle.  She flips\par
him.  He lands with a THUD! on his back and tries to get up,\par
but Nala holds him there a beat...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Pinned ya!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, let me up!\par
\par
She does.  He tries to flip her.  She flips him again -- and\par
they \ul tumble down the hill\ulnone  until...\par
\par
EXT. ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Nala lands on top of Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Pinned ya again!\par
\par
They are suddenly interrupted by GEOTHERMIC STEAM PLUMES.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BOTH\par
\tab     Gasp!\par
\par
The steam clears, revealing:\par
\par
AN ELEPHANT SKULL\par
\par
huge, terrifying.  Simba and Nala both let out GASPS of joy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BOTH\par
\tab     Whoooa!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     This is it!  We made it!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (impressed)\par
\tab     Wow!  It\'b4s really creepy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeah.  Isn\'b4t it great?!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (conspiratorial)\par
\tab     We could get in big trouble.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (gleeful)\par
\tab     I know.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     I wonder if its brains are still in\par
\tab     there.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     C\'b4mon, let\'b4s go check it out.\par
\par
Simba is about to climb in one of the eye sockets.  Zazu\par
swoops in to chide:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Wrong, my little royal pain.  The\par
\tab     only checking-out you will do will\par
\tab     be to check out of here.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oh, man...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     We\'b4re way beyond the boundary of the\par
\tab     Pride Lands.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Look.  Banana-Beak is scared!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     It\'b4s \ul Mister\ulnone  Banana-Beak to you,\par
\tab     Fuzzy.\par
\tab\tab    (sternly)\par
\tab     And right now we are all in very\par
\tab     real danger.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (bravado)\par
\tab     Danger?  Ha!  I walk on the wild\par
\tab     side.  I laugh in the face of\par
\tab     danger\par
\tab\tab    (swagger)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!\par
\par
From inside the skull (and much louder), hideous HYENA\par
LAUGHING follows rapid-fire:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENA VOICES\par
\tab     HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE!!!\par
\par
Simba, Nala and Zazu react to the sound... then the sight of\par
THREE HYENAS slinking oozily out of the skull\'b4s eyes:\par
BANZAI, a male hyena; SHENZI, a female hyena; and a third\par
hyena, ED -- who doesn\'b4t speak but just LAUGHS.  (He\'b4s the\par
Harpo of hyenas)  They are three punks who get tripped up in\par
their own laughs.  They slink around the cubs.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Well, well, well, Banzai.  What have\par
\tab     we got here?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hmmm... I don\'b4t know, Shenzi.  What\par
\tab     do you think, Ed?\par
\par
Ed LAUGHS his signature laugh.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   Ed\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Just what I was thinkin\'b4.  A trio of\par
\tab     trespassers.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     And quite by accident, let me assure\par
\tab     you.  A simple navigational error.\par
\par
Zazu starts to fly, to lead the cubs to safety, but Shenzi\par
slaps at Zazu\'b4s tailfeathers, pinning him to the ground.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Whoa-whoa... Wait, wait, wait.  We\par
\tab     ain\'b4t been properly introduced.\par
\par
Freeing his tailfeathers:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (proudly)\par
\tab     I, madam, am the king\'b4s majordomo.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Whoo-weee!  A Major Dumbo!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab\tab    (circling Simba)\par
\tab     And that would make you...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (puffed up)\par
\tab     The future king.\par
\par
Royally mocking him:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI/SHENZI\par
\tab     Oooooo...oooooo... king!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Then I guess we have to give you the\par
\tab     royal treatment!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Puh.  You can\'b4t do anything to me.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Er... \ul technically\ulnone , they can. We \ul are\ulnone\par
\tab     on their land.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (to Zazu)\par
\tab     But \ul they\ulnone  sneak onto our land \ul all the\ulnone\par
\tab     \ul time\ulnone !\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (to hyenas)\par
\tab     My dad told me about you.  You\'b4re\par
\tab     nothing but slobbering, mangy,\par
\tab     stupid poachers!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (whispering)\par
\tab     Ix-nay on the oopid-stay.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hey!  Who you callin\'b4 "oopid-stay"?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Oh, my-my-my.  Look at the sun.\par
\tab     Time to \ul go\ulnone .\par
\par
The hyenas block Zazu, Nala and Simba, then circle, licking\par
their chops.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (suddenly folksy)\par
\tab     What\'b4s the hurry?  We\'b4d love you to\par
\tab     stick around for dinner.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah.  We could have whatever\'b4s\par
\tab     "lion" around.\par
\tab\tab    (amused)\par
\tab     Get it?  Lion around!\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Heh-heh-heh.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Oh, man!  I don\'b4t know when the last\par
\tab     time was I had lion cubs!\par
\par
Banzai grabs Simba\'b4s tail.  Ed goes to bite it, but Simba\par
slaps him away.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Wait-wait-wait!  \ul I\'b4m\ulnone  having the lion\par
\tab     cubs.\par
\par
While the hyenas are wrapped up in their argument, Simba,\par
Nala and Zazu sneak away, unnoticed...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
You will not.  You can have the bird.\par
\par
Ed notices the exit and frantically tries to get Banzai and\par
Shenzi\'b4s attention.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Don\'b4t you give me the bird!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Alright-alright!  We\'b4ll split the\par
\tab     bird.  But I get the wings.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Oh, sure.  And I get stuck with the\par
\tab     bill.\par
\par
Ed is between them, acting out the exit of Simba et al,\par
vocalizing like a dog whimpering.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Okay -- we\'b4ll split the bill.\par
\par
He\'b4s in Shenzi\'b4s face, trying to get her attention:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (to Ed)\par
\tab     What???\par
\par
Banzai sees the fleeing trio.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hey!  Did we order this dinner to\par
\tab     go?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     No.  Why?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     \'b4Cause there it goes!\par
\par
Sure enough, our three are some distance away, beating a\par
hasty retreat.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Get \'b4em!\par
\par
The hyenas chase their dinner.\par
\par
WITH THE CUBS\par
\par
racing from their pursuers.  Simba notices Zazu isn\'b4t with\par
them.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Did we lose \'b4em?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Where\'b4s Zazu?\par
\par
WITH THE HYENAS\par
\par
LAUGHING, holding Zazu by his wings, like he\'b4s a puppet\par
marching toward a thermal vent:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     So the little majordomo bird\par
\tab     hippity-hopped all the way to the\par
\tab     birdie boiler.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (panicked)\par
\tab     Oh, no!  Not the birdie boiler!\par
\par
ZOOM!  A plume of steam LAUNCHES Zazu out of frame.  He\par
screams:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Aaaaaaa!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Bye-bye, birdie!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!\par
\par
Simba calls to them:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Why don\'b4t you pick on somebody your\par
\tab     own size!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Great idea!\par
\tab     [ALTS:\par
\tab     If you insist.\par
\tab     Dead on.\par
\tab     Yeah.  You!  ]\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oops!\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND NALA\par
\par
Running.\par
\par
A THERMAL VENT\par
\par
shoots up like a curtain.  The cubs put on the brakes.  Then\par
the hyena trio appears.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI/BANZAI/ED (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     Boo!\par
\par
The cubs scramble away, running toward:\par
\par
A HUGE ELEPHANT SKULL\par
\par
They scale it.  It is very slippery.  They can\'b4t get\par
footing.  The cubs fall off and slide down in a long, long,\par
long spine that hangs down a steep incline.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA/NALA\par
\tab\tab    (screaming)\par
\tab     Aaaaaaaa!\par
\par
THE CUBS\par
\par
land in a bone bile.  They dash up a hill covered in bones.\par
\par
TOP OF HILL\par
\par
Nala slips.  She can\'b4t gain her footing.  She panics.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Simba!  Help me!\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
runs and SWIPES SHENZI.  She sees red and YOWLS:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Owww!\par
\par
She chases after Simba.\par
\par
THE CUBS\par
\par
race along.  Their path is blocked:\par
\par
ANGLE - A DEAD END\par
\par
The cubs\'b4 only option is to climb an elephant carcass.  As\par
they do, the dry bones give way.  Simba and Nala fall.  The\par
rib cage SNAPS DOWN, imprisoning them behind bone bars.\par
\par
The Hyenas menace toward them, LAUGHING.  Simba and Nala\par
tremble in fear.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab\tab    (wild laugh)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-\par
\tab\tab    (when;coldly)\par
\tab     Here, kitty-kitty-kitty...\par
\par
Simba musters all his courage and tries to roar.  All that\par
comes out is a pathetic squeak.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     rr-rr...?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (mocking)\par
\tab     That was it?\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Ah-ha-ha-ha.  Do it again!  Come on.\par
\par
The hyenas LAUGH menacingly.  Simba tries desperately to\par
roar again, but all that come out is:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     rrr...\par
\par
His meek little "rrr" suddenly EXPLODES in an O.S.:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   A LION\'b4S VOICE (O.S.)\par
\tab     ROAR!\par
\par
The Hyenas freeze.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI & BANZAI\par
\tab     Huh?\par
\par
WHAM!  A huge lion paw sweeps INTO FRAME, sending the hyenas\par
flying.  Reveal Mufasa.  The hyenas cower.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Ow! Hey! Ouch!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hey! Ow! oh! Ouch! Stop! Please!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Silence!\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     If you ever come near my son\par
\tab     again...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Son?  Son?  This is your son?  Oh,\par
\tab     man, we didn\'b4t know.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (to Banzai)\par
\tab     Did you know that?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Me?  No,  Did you?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (exasperated)\par
\tab     No.  Of cource not.\par
\par
They both turn to Ed:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI/SHENZI (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     Ed?\par
\par
Ed nods "yes" and WE HEAR:\par
\par
SFX: THE RATTLE OF ED\'b4S BRAINS.  He is interrupted by\par
Mufasa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     ROAR!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Tootles!\par
\par
The Hyenas run off, YIP-YIP-YIP-YIPPING.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Dad... I...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     You deliberately disobeyed me!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Dad, I\'b4m... I\'b4m sorry.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (fuming)\par
\tab     Let\'b4s go home.\par
\par
Mufasa leads the way, Zazu flapping behind him.  PAN TO\par
REVEAL:  Simba following, hangdog.  Nala is with him and\par
shoots him an "It\'b4s okay" look, adding:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (whispered)\par
\tab     I thought you were very brave.\par
\par
He just continues on, his head drooped.\par
\par
ANGLE - A ROCKY LEDGE ABOVE THEM\par
\par
Reveal Scar\'b4s shadow.  He\'b4s taking this all in.  It turns\par
away and slinks out of frame.\par
\par
SEQ. 6 (SIMBA & DAD)\par
\par
EXT. PRIDE LANDS - SUNSET\par
\par
Mufasa walks ahead, leading Simba, Zazu and Nala home.\par
Simba has a dejected look as he tries to keep up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (O.S.)\par
\tab\tab    (sternly)\par
\tab     Zazu!\par
\par
Zazu flaps forward to the king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Sire, I feel simply awful about\par
\tab     this...\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Although I must point out that\par
\tab     babysitting...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (interrupting)\par
\tab     It wasn\'b4t your fault.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     ...is not part of my... I beg\par
\tab     pardon?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     I said, it wasn\'b4t your fault.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (then aback)\par
\tab     Oh.  Well.  Yes.  Of cource.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Zazu!  Take Nala home.  I have to\par
\tab     teach my son a lesson.\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
hears this and sinks into the grass.\par
\par
WITH ZAZU AND MUFASA\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Very good, Sire.\par
\par
Zazu nods and flies to the cubs.\par
\par
WITH ZAZU AND THE CUBS\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Come, Nala.\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\par
Very stiff-upper-lip:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (RAF Commander)\par
\tab     Good luck.\par
\par
Zazu and Nala take off.  Simba doesn\'b4t move.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Simba!\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
edging closer to his father.  Hit little paw lands in one of\par
the enormous paw prints Mufasa left.  His is dwarfed by\par
Mufasa\'b4s immense print.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND MUFASA\par
\par
Simba sits beside his dad.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba, I\'b4m very disappointed in you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I know.  I\'b4m sorry.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (sternly)\par
\tab     You could have been killed!  And\par
\tab     what\'b4s worse, you put Nala in\par
\tab     danger!\par
\par
Mufasa turns to see the little cub cowering in fear.  Simba\par
starts to cry as he speaks:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I was just trying to be brave, like\par
\tab     you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     I\'b4m only brave when I have to be.\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\tab\tab    (softening)\par
\tab     being brave doesn\'b4t mean you go\par
\tab     looking for trouble.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     But you\'b4re not scared of anything.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     I was, today.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You were?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Yes.  I thought I might lose you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oh.  I guess even kings get scared,\par
\tab     huh?\par
\par
Mufasa pulls Simba close.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     C\'b4mere, you.\par
\par
Then he starts to tickle his cub.  Both romp, LAUGHING and\par
GROWLING playfully.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA/SIMBA\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha... grfff... ha-ha...\par
\par
They stop.  There is a moment:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Dad?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Hmm?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     We\'b4re pals, right.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Right.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     And we\'b4ll always be together.\par
\tab     Right?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba, let me tell you something my\par
\tab     father told me:  Look at the stars.\par
\par
Simba looks up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     The great kings of the past look\par
\tab     down on us from those stars.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Really?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Yes.  So whenever you feel alone,\par
\tab     just remember that those kings will\par
\tab     always be there to guide you.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     And so will I.\par
\par
They stare at the stars in silence, dwarfed by the infinity\par
that surrounds them.\par
\par
SEQ. 7 ("BE PREPARED")\par
\par
EST. SHOT - HYENA LAIR - NIGHT\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI (O.S.)\par
\tab     Oh, man.  That lousy Mufasa.  I\par
\tab     won\'b4t be able to sit for a week.\par
\par
Ed LAUGHS wildly.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED (O.S.)\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee!\par
\par
WITH SHENZI, BANZAI AND ED\par
\par
still licking their wounds -- but Ed LAUGHS.  Banzai rubs\par
his butt.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     It\'b4s not funny, Ed.\par
\par
Ed LAUGHS even harder.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     HEE-HEE-HEE...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hey, shut up!\par
\par
Ed is HYSTERICAL.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE!\par
\par
Banzai pounces on him, and they fight.\par
\par
MISC. GRUMBLING, GROWLING, GNASHING OF TEETH.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Banzai, will you guys knock it off?\par
\par
They stop fighting.  Ed idiotically chews his own leg.\par
Saliva hangs from Banzai\'b4s jaw.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     \ul He\ulnone  started it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Look at you guys!  No wonder we\'b4re\par
\tab     dangling at the bottom of the food\par
\tab     chain.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Oh, man, I hate dangling.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Yeah.  If it weren\'b4t for those\par
\tab     lions, we\'b4d be running the joint.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Man, I hate lions.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     They\'b4re pushy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     And hairy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     And stinky.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     And, man, are they...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI/BANZAI (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     uggg-\ul lee\ulnone !\par
\par
All LAUGH and enjoy themselves.\par
\par
ANGLE - SCAR\par
\par
on the upper ride and calling down:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh, surely we lions are not all \ul that\ulnone\par
\tab     bad.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
All GASP... until they recognize Scar.  Then they HEAVE\par
SIGHS of relief.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab\tab    (underwhelmed)\par
\tab     Oh, Scar.  It\'b4s just you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (whew)\par
\tab     Yeah, we were afraid it was somebody\par
\tab     important.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (coldly)\par
\tab     I see.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     You know -- Like Mufasa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Uh-huh.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Now \ul that\'b4s\ulnone  power.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     \ul Tell\ulnone  me about it.  I just \ul hear\ulnone  that\par
\tab     name, I shudder.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab\tab    (playing along)\par
\tab     "Mufasa."\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (shuddering)\par
\tab     Brrrrr!\par
\tab\tab    (then, rapidly)\par
\tab     Do it again!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     "Mufasa!"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (shuddering)\par
\tab     Brrrrrr!\par
\par
Ed laughs wildly.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     "Mufasa-Mufasa-Mufasa!"\par
\par
Shenzi goes wild, gleefully SHUDDERING and SHIVERING:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Burrrrr-burrrr-burrrr.  It just\par
\tab     tingles me!\par
\par
Ed laughs louder.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (under his breath)\par
\tab     I am surrounded by idiots.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Now \ul you\ulnone , Scar -- You\'b4re one of \ul us\ulnone .\par
\tab     You\'b4re our pal.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (with loathing)\par
\tab     Charmed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Ooh, I like that.  He\'b4s not king,\par
\tab     but he\'b4s still so proper.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Hey, did\'b4ja bring us anything to\par
\tab     eat, Scar old buddy, old pal?\par
\tab     Did\'b4ja-did\'b4ja-did\'b4ja?\par
\par
Scar considers what to do with the scrap of carrion he\'b4s\par
carryin\'b4.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I don\'b4t think you really \ul deserve\ulnone\par
\tab     this.  I practically gift-wrapped\par
\tab     those cubs for you, and you couldn\'b4t\par
\tab     even dispose of them.\par
\par
He tosses them the hunk of meat.  They dive into it,\par
voraciously.  SOUNDS OF CHEWING, MUNCHING, SLURPING.  They\par
speak with their mouths full.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Well, ya know, it wasn\'b4t like they\par
\tab     was exactly \ul alone\ulnone , Scar.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah, what were we supposed to do,\par
\tab     kill Mufasa?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Precisely.\par
\par
The hyenas just keep on eating.  More SOUNDS OF their\par
CHEWING, MUNCHING, SLURPING.  As...\par
\par
SONG:  "BE PREPARED"\par
\par
Scar jumps down, scattering hyenas as he lands.  He walks\par
through the steam vents.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF\par
\tab\tab    RETENTION\par
\par
He circles Ed and whacks the bone out of his mouth.  Ed\par
stands at attention.  Scar continues circling Ed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG\'b4S BACKSIDE\par
\tab     BUT THICK AS YOU ARE, PAY ATTENTION\par
\tab     MY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRIDE\par
\par
Scar waves his paw in front of Ed\'b4s glazed-over eyes.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     IT\'b4S CLEAR FROM YOUR VACANT\par
\tab\tab    EXPRESSIONS\par
\tab     THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ALL ON UPSTAIRS\par
\par
Two hyenas stare down from a ledge and share a joke.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     BUT WE\'b4RE TALKING KINGS AND\par
\tab\tab    SUCCESSIONS\par
\tab     EVEN YOU CAN\'b4T BE CAUGHT UNAWARES\par
\par
Scar startles the bejesus out of the two hyenas who fall\par
down and land on steam vents.  Scar exits and the steam\par
vents erupt, sending the gyenas into orbit.  Then back into\par
frame.\par
\par
Scar appears in frame and dances up a ramp.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     SO PREPARE FOR THE CHANCE OF A\par
\tab\tab    LIFETIME\par
\tab     BE PREPARED FOR SENSATIONAL NEWS\par
\tab     ITS TIPTOEING NEARER\par
\par
He tiptoes to a higher level.  Shenzi asks:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     And where do we feature?\par
\par
He pinches her cheek.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Just listen to teacher\par
\tab     I KNOW IT SOUNDS SORDID\par
\tab     BUT YOU\'b4LL BE REWARDED\par
\tab     WHEN AT LAST I AM GIVEN MY DUES!\par
\tab     AND INJUSTICE DELICIOUSLY SQUARED\par
\tab     BE PREPARED!\par
\par
He mounts to a higher level, kicking bone-chewing Ed -- who\par
tumbles down the rocks and crashes in a bone pile.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah!  Be prepared.  We\'b4ll be\par
\tab     prepared!\par
\tab\tab    (confused)\par
\tab     For what?\par
\par
Scar sits on a rock pinnacle.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     For the death of the King.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Is he sick?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (throttling him)\par
\tab     No, fool!  We are going to kill him.\par
\tab     And Simba, too.\par
\par
He drops Banzai -- who falls out of frame... and back into\par
frame between Shenzi and Ed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Great idea!  Who needs a king?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ALL HYENAS\par
\tab\tab    (chanting)\par
\tab     NO KING, NO KING!    LA LA LA LA LA!\par
\par
The hyenas dance around and sing like idiotic children.\par
Scar is on a ledge above them.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Idiots!  There will be a King!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     But you said...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I will be King!  Stick with me and\par
\tab     you\'b4ll never go hungry again!\par
\par
Scar towers over a gathering throng of hyenas.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI & SHENZI\par
\tab     Yay, all right!  Long live the\par
\tab     King!!\par
\par
Hyena CHEERING.  Steam fills the screen.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ALL HYENAS\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!\par
\par
The steam evaporates, revealing rows of jackbooted, goose-\par
stepping storm trooper hyenas.\par
\par
Scar observes from above.  Their shadows cross his face.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     IT\'b4S GREAT THAT WE\'b4LL SOON BE\par
\tab\tab    CONNECTED\par
\tab     WITH A KING WHO\'b4LL BE ALL TIME\par
\tab\tab    ADORED\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     OF COURSE, QUID PRO QUO, YOU\'b4RE\par
\tab\tab    EXPECTED\par
\tab     TO TAKE CERTAIN DUTIES ON BOARD\par
\tab\tab    (draws a murderous\par
\tab\tab     claw across his\par
\tab\tab     throat)\par
\tab     THE FUTURE IS LITTERED WITH PRIZES\par
\tab     AND THOUGH I\'b4M THE MAIN ADDRESSEE\par
\tab     THE POINT THAT I MUST EMPHASIZE IS\par
\par
Leaping into the midst of the hyenas.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     YOU WON\'b4T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!\par
\par
The ground begins to crack open.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR & SHENZI & BANZAI\par
\tab     SO PREPARE FOR THE COUP OF THE\par
\tab\tab    CENTURY\par
\par
More steam vents shoot up as the earth shakes and spits.\par
Scar leaps onto a pillar of rock, which begins to rise.\par
\par
     SCAR\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab      HYENAS\par
BE PREPARED FOR THE MURKIEST SCAM\tab OOOOOO, LA-LA-LA!\par
METICULOUS PLANNING\tab\tab\tab WE\'b4LL HAVE FOOD!\par
TENACITY, SPANNING\tab\tab\tab LOTS OF FOOD\par
DECADES OF DENIAL\tab\tab\tab\tab WE REPEAT\par
IS SIMPLY WHY I\'b4LL\tab\tab\tab ENDLESS MEAT\par
BE KING UNDISPUTED\tab\tab\tab AAAAAAAAH!\par
RESPECTED, SALUTED\tab\tab\tab AAAAAAAAH!\par
AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM\tab\tab AAAAAAAAH!\par
\par
While Scar and his pillar of rock continues to thrust up out\par
of the surrounding ground, the hyenas dance demonically.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     YES MY TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE\par
\tab\tab    BARED\par
\tab     BE PREPARED!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR & HYENAS\par
\tab     YES OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE\par
\tab\tab    BARED\par
\tab     BE PREPARED!\par
\par
Hyenas dance and dismember skeletons.  One hyena plays the\par
vibes on a rib cage.\par
\par
On Scar\'b4s evil laugh, we pull back, through the length of a\par
rib cage, and see him ranting atop his pillar, high above\par
the whole, lurid, Hieronymus Bosch carnival-in-hell.\par
\par
SWQ. 10 (STAMPEDE/MUFASA\'b4S DEATH)\par
\par
EXT. PLATEAU - THE FOLLOWING DAY\par
\par
Two dots are down below in a tremendous gore.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (O.S.)\par
\tab     Now you wait here.  Your father has\par
\tab     a marbelous surprise for you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (O.S.)\par
\tab     What is it?\par
\par
EXT. FLOOR OF THE GORE - A SHORT TIME LATER\par
\par
Scar is with Simba under a tree.  Simba sits on a rock.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     If I told you, it wouldn\'b4t be a\par
\tab     surprise now, would it?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (sweetly shrewd)\par
\tab     If you tell me -- I\'b4ll still \ul act\ulnone\par
\tab     surprised.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (tsk-tsk-tsking)\par
\tab     You are such a naughty boy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (man-to-man)\par
\tab     Come on, Uncle Scar...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     No-no-no.  This is just for you and\par
\tab     your dad.  You know, a sory of\par
\tab     father-son thing.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (a real pal)\par
\tab     Well, I\'b4d better go get him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4ll go with you!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     \ul NO!\ulnone\par
\tab\tab    (sweetly)\par
\tab     No, no.\par
\par
Scar starts to go.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Just stay on this rock.  You\par
\tab     wouldn\'b4t want to end up in another\par
\tab     mess like you did with the hyenas.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You know about that?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Simba -- \ul everyone\ulnone  knows about that.\par
\par
Simba looks mortified.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Really?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Mmm-mm.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Now be a good lad and prove you can\par
\tab     do one thing right:  Stay on this\par
\tab     rock and wait for your surprise.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Right!\par
\par
Scar starts to leave.  Simba calls:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Hey, Uncle Scar -- will I like the\par
\tab     surprise?\par
\par
Scar turns back to Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Simba, it\'b4s \ul to\ulnone  \ul die\ulnone  \ul for\ulnone .\par
\par
Scar trots off.  Simba centers himself on the rock.  He\par
looks around for his father.  He waits.\par
\par
EXT. A LEDGE ABOVE - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
A herd of hundreds of WILDEBEEST grazes.  Thru their legs we\par
see Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.\par
\par
We hear a stomach RUMBLE.\par
\par
WITH THE HYENA TRIO\par
\par
Shenzi glares at Banzai.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Shut up!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     I can\'b4t help ip.  I\'b4m so hungry... I\par
\tab     \ul gotta\ulnone  have a wildebeest.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Stay put.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Can\'b4t I just pick off one of the\par
\tab     little sick ones?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     No!  We wait for the signal from\par
\tab     Scar.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
A chameleon enters frame left, crawling on a long branch.\par
The chameleon\'b4s weird eye movement catches Simba\'b4s\par
attention.  They eye each other.  As the chameleon climbs\par
from the branch onto the rock, Simba reaches for it.  He\par
misses the chameleon and gets hit with the branch.  The\par
chameleon moves across a black part of the rock and turns\par
black.  \ul Simba steps off the rock.\ulnone   He holds a leaf over the\par
funny creature... which makes it turn green.  Simba LAUGHS.\par
\par
ANGLE - SCAR\par
\par
giving the signal.\par
\par
WITH THE HYENAS\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Look!  There he is!  Let\'b4s go.\par
\par
They slink toward the grazing wildebeest.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
He holds his paw near the chameleon -- who changes color as\par
it crawls up Simba\'b4s arm.  It nears Simba\'b4s face and bites\par
him on the nose.  He recoils, YELPING:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeee-owwww!\par
\par
SOUNDS:  Simba\'b4s scream echoing off the canyon walls.  Then\par
the THUNDERING of houndreds of wildebeest approaching.\par
\par
ANGLE - TOP  OF THE GORGE\par
\par
WILDEBEEST cascade down into the gorge - running directly\par
toward Simba.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
Simba sees the WILDEBEEST flood down into the gorge - a\par
\ul STAMPEDE\ulnone  that thunders directly toward him.\par
\par
Simba runs for his life.\par
\par
WITH THE STAMPEDE\par
\par
The Hyena Trio nips at the hooves of the Wildebeest as the\par
final group approaches the edge of the ridge and slipps out\par
of sight over and down into the gorge.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
running deeper into the gorge.\par
\par
EXT. TOP OF GORGE - ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Zazu, riding along on Mufasa\'b4s back, notices dust rising\par
from below in the gorge.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Look, Sire!  The herd is on the\par
\tab     move.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Odd...\par
\par
Scar emerges from the bluff below, calling to his brother:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Mufasa!  Quick!  Stampede!  In the\par
\tab     gorge!  Simba\'b4s down there!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba?\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
Running full out.  Barely ahead of the wildebeest.  Simba\par
scurries up to the branch of a dead tree.\par
\par
WITH MUFASA, ZAZU AND SCAR\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     I\'b4ll fly ahead, Sire!\par
\par
ZAZU\'b4S POV - FLYING\par
\par
looking down, over the herd, he sees Simba clinging to a\par
branch.  Simba franatically calls:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Zazu!  Help me!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Your father is on the way!  Hold on!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hurry!\par
\par
WITH MUFASA AND SCAR\par
\par
They leap down onto a lower ledge.  Zazu zooms in, directing\par
Mufasa\'b4s attention toward Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     There!  On that tree.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Hold on, Simba!\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
The branch he\'b4s clinging to starts to give way.  It dips.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Aaaaah!\par
\par
Simba tries more desperately to hold on.\par
\par
WITH MUFASA\par
\par
WE TRUCK with Mufasa as he plunges into the gorge and\par
battles his way upstream through the oncoming wildebeest\par
\par
WITH ZAZU AND SCAR\par
\par
From their vantage above the gorge.  Zazu hovers.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Scar, this is awful!  I\'b4ll go back\par
\tab     for help.\par
\par
Scar BATS Zazu against a rock.  SPLAT! Zazu\'b4s out cold.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Uuumph!\par
\par
ANGLE - SIMBA\par
\par
as a wildebeest CRASHES into the branch he clingc to.  Simba\par
flips into the air.\par
\par
MUFASA\par
\par
leaps in and catches his son.  Mufasa carries Simba and\par
runs.  A wildebeest hits him, and Simba tumbles out of\par
Mufasa\'b4s mouth -- into the midst of the herd.\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
dodges wildebeest.  Mufasa races in and pulls Simba out.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Mufasa runs and places Simba on a ledge above the trouble.\par
\par
Simba is safe.  But a wildebeest knocks Mufasa back into the\par
flow.  Mufasa disappears under the army of galloping\par
wildebeest.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Ahhh!  Ohhh!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Dad!\par
\par
\ul Mufasa is out of Simba\'b4s view, so he does not witness the\par
following\ulnone :\par
\par
WITH THE STAMPEDE\par
\par
Mortally wounded, Mufasa makes a valiant leap up a steep\par
incline.  He climbs up loose rock that gives way.  He\par
struggles up the incline and climbs just beneath a rocky\par
overhang.  He digs his claws in and dangles.\par
\par
ANGLE - SCAR\par
\par
looking down at his brother, who clings for his life.\par
\par
MUFASA\par
\par
Calls to Scar:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Scar, help me!  Brother -- help me?\par
\par
SCAR AND MUFASA\par
\par
Unmoved, Scar glares at Mufasa.  Hold a beat.  Then Scar\par
DIGS his claws into Mufasa\'b4s forearms, \ul pulls him closer\ulnone  and\par
whispers:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Long live the king.\par
\par
Scar releases his grip.  Mufasa slides down the steep\par
incline to his death.\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
runs over the rise JUST IN TIME TO SEE Mufasa disappear into\par
the thundering wildebeest.  He does not see Scar.  He cries:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Noooooooo!\par
\par
Simba runs down into the dust-filled gorge.\par
\par
IN THE GORGE\par
\par
Still choked with dust kicked up by the stampede.  Simba\par
searches for his father.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Dad!?\par
\par
He hears a SOUND and turns to look:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Dad?...\par
\par
But it is only a stray Wildebeest that runs off. Its\par
movement draws Simba\'b4s gaze to the form of his lifeless\par
father.\par
\par
ANGLE - MUFASA\par
\par
Simba rushes to his father.\par
\par
He nuzzles him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (panic building)\par
\tab     Dad?...\par
\par
Nothing.  Again.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (more panic)\par
\tab     Dad?... Come on.\par
\par
He tries to raise Mufasa\'b4s powerful arm.  It flops to the\par
ground.  Panicked, Simba runs away a few paces.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Help!  Somebody!  Anybody?\par
\par
Then he runs back to his dad.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (more panic)\par
\tab     Dad, you gotta get up.  Come on,\par
\tab     Dad, stop playing.  Dad, we gotta go\par
\tab     home.  Please?\par
\par
He isn\'b4t sure what to do.  He starts to SOB, moves very\par
close to Mufasa and then nuzzles his father and lies down\par
beside the great lion.  We hold on SOBBING Simba.\par
\par
ANGLE - SCAR\par
\par
emerging through the settling dust.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
SOBBING into his father\'b4s mane.  Scar looms over him and\par
takes advantage of the moment.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (O.S.)\par
\tab     Simba.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     What have you done?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (sob/explaining)\par
\tab     There were wildebeests... He tried\par
\tab     to save me... It was an accident.  I\par
\tab     didn\'b4t mean for it to...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Of course you didn\'b4t.  No one ever\par
\tab     means for these things to happen.\par
\tab     But the king is dead.  If it weren\'b4t\par
\tab     for you, he\'b4d still be alive.  Oh,\par
\tab     what will your mother think?\par
\par
Simba sobs harder.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What am I gonna do?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Run away, Simba.  Run!  Run away and\par
\tab     never return.\par
\par
Simba tears off.  We FOLLOW HIM.\par
\par
WITH SCAR\par
\par
as Shenzi, Banzai and Ed emerge from the dust.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Kill him.\par
\par
Shenzi and Banzai take off.  Ed follows.\par
\par
EXT. BOX CANYON - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Simba runs in -- and evades the hyenas.\par
\par
TRACKING WITH THE HYENAS\par
\par
Following Simba who runs to a cliff wall and climbs into a\par
crevasse.  They\'b4re right on his tail.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
He realizes he\'b4s being chased by the hyenas.\par
\par
Reaching the edge.  It drops off to a flat plain that folds\par
out to the horizon.  Simba has to make a choice.  He leaps\par
over the edge and rolls uncontrollably down to the bottom.\par
\par
WITH THE HYENA TRIO\par
\par
Jumping over the same ledge.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
Landing in thorny brush.  Simba GASPS and GROANS.\par
\par
WITH THE HYENAS\par
\par
bouncing down the hill, slavering, YIPPING - realizing what\par
they\'b4re headed for.  Their eyes bug.  SFX:  SLAMMING ON\par
BRAKES sound as the Hyenas SCREECH to a stop.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Whoa...whoa...WHOA!\par
\par
SFX:  CRUNCH! of thorns digging into flesh as Banzai lands\par
in the thorny brush with an OOFF!  He bounces back up,\par
HOWLING.  He\'b4s covered with thorns.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Eeeeyiiike!!  Yike-yike-yike!  Ow-\par
\tab     oooo-eeee!\par
\par
Shenzi and Ed think this is hysterical and LAUGH.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI AND ED\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Hee, hee, hee!\par
\par
ANGLE - SIMBA RUNNING OFF\par
\par
running flat out.\par
\par
WITH THE HYENAS\par
\par
They\'b4re separated from Simba by the heavy, painful thicket.\par
Shenzi orders Banzai:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Hey!  There he goes!\par
\par
As Banzai pulls out a thorn:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     So go get him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     No way I\'b4m going in there.\par
\tab\tab    (muttering)\par
\tab     What you want me to come out looking\par
\tab     like you -- cactus-butt?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     But we gotta finish the job.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Well, he\'b4s as good as dead out\par
\tab     there, anyway.  And if he does come\par
\tab     back, we\'b4ll kill him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah.\par
\tab\tab    (yelling to Simba)\par
\tab     You hear that?  If you ever come\par
\tab     back -- we\'b4ll \ul kill\ulnone  you!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\'b4S ECHO\par
\tab     Kill you! Kill you! Kill you! Kill\par
\tab     you!\par
\par
ANGLE - THE FLATLANDS\par
\par
WE HEAR the hyenas WICKED LAUGHS ECHO across the wasteland.\par
In the far distance, WE SEE young prince Simba run for his\par
life.\par
\par
SEQ. 8  (SCAR LIES TO THE PRIDE)\par
\par
EXT. PRIDE ROCK - SUNDOWN\par
\par
Scar wipes a tear from his eye.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     All that I have I would gladly give\par
\tab     not to be here today.  Mufasa\'b4s\par
\tab     death is a terrible tragedy.  But to\par
\tab     lose Simba -- who had barely begun\par
\tab     to live?  For me, it is a deep,\par
\tab     personal loss.\par
\par
The lionesses grieve.  Zazu wipes a tear from his eye.  Nala\par
buries her face against her mem.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     So it is with a heavy heart that I\par
\tab     assume the throne.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     We must never forget the great\par
\tab     Mufasa and our beloved Simba, and\par
\tab     the brave deed that was done this\par
\tab     day... Yet out of the ashes of this\par
\tab     tragedy, we shall rise to greet the\par
\tab     dawning of a new era -- A new order\par
\tab     of peace and prosperity...\par
\par
Shadows of hyenas appear on Pride Rock.  A dazed Zazu\par
squawks:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Oh my -- Hyenas!\par
\par
The lionesses mourning turns to fear, murmuring "hyenas!"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Scar!  \ul Do\ulnone  \ul something!\ulnone\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (ignoring it)\par
\tab     ...A new order of peace and\par
\tab     prosperity in which lion and hyena\par
\tab     come together in a great and\par
\tab     glorious future!\par
\par
From all corners of the Pride lands, an serpentine invasion\par
of hyenas creeps onto the land.  The lionesses are silent.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     FADE TO BLACK\par
\par
SEQ. 9  (SIMBA\'b4S EXILE/TIMON & PUMBAA)\par
\par
Simba crosses the parched sand.  He slips down a sand dune.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     TIME DISSOLVE TO:\par
\par
EXT. FARTHER INTO DESSERT - LATER\par
\par
A sand storm fills the screen.  Simba emerges, fighting\par
against the strong winds.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     TIME DISSOLVE TO:\par
\par
EXT. EDGE OF SAVANNAH - DAY\par
\par
Simba, looking near death, trudges across the hot, dry\par
inhospitable wastes.  Heat waves distort what we see.  A\par
shadow passes over Simba.  He looks up TO SEE:\par
\par
ANGLE - SKY\par
\par
A half dozen BUZZARDS fly high in the heat-white sky.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
The effort was too much.  His knees buckle and he falls to\par
the ground in a faint.\par
\par
BUZZARDS\'b4 POV - CIRCLING\par
\par
Looking down at Simba.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
Coming to, then slowly continuing his march on.\par
\par
The buzzards encircle the cub.  He puts up a valiant fight,\par
but it\'b4s too much for his weakened condition.  He faints.\par
The buzzards are about to dine when WE HEAR:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Eeeee-yaaaaa!\par
\par
In gallops a lumpy, big-hearted, perceptive but slow-witted\par
warthog (PUMBAA).  Riding on his back, his trusty, hyper\par
pal, a meerkat (TIMON).  They charge the buzzards - who\par
scatter.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BUZZARDS\par
\tab\tab    (chaotic\par
\tab\tab     squawking)\par
\tab     Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack.\par
\par
Simba is still out cold.  Pumbaa trots over to him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (yelling)\par
\tab     Get out-get out-get out of here!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I love this!  Bowli\'b4n for Buzzards!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha!  Gets \'b4em every time.\par
\tab     Okay, let\'b4s go!\par
\par
Pumbaa checks out Simba.  He\'b4s a little shaken up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (re cub)\par
\tab     Uh-oh.\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Hey, Timon, ya better come look.\par
\par
As Timon dashes over...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     I think it\'b4s still alive.\par
\par
Then Timon approaches very gingerly.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Ooooo.\par
\tab\tab    (then:)\par
\tab     Alrightie... What do we have here?\par
\tab\tab    (lifting a paw)\par
\tab     Jeeze, it\'b4s a lion!  Run, Pumbaa!\par
\tab     Move it!\par
\par
Timon scrambles up Pumbaa for safety.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Aw, Timon -- It\'b4s just a little\par
\tab     lion.  Look at him.  He\'b4s so cute\par
\tab     and all alone.  Can we keep him?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Pumbaa, are you nuts?  You\'b4re\par
\tab     talking about a lion!  Lions eat\par
\tab     guys like us!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Aw, we can\'b4t turn back on him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Wanna bet?  Who\'b4s the brains in this\par
\tab     outfit?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (stumped)\par
\tab     Uhhhhhhhh...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     My point exactly!\par
\par
Timon zips over to the unconscious Simba to demonstrate:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Look at him:\par
\tab\tab    (lifts an eyelid)\par
\tab     Shifty little eyes...\par
\tab\tab    (lifts Simba\'b4s lip\par
\tab\tab     to reveal teeth)\par
\tab     Sharp fangs...  He\'b4s a \ul carnivore\ulnone !\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh, come on, Timon.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Read my lips:  car-nee-vorrr!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     But he\'b4s so little.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     He\'b4s gonna get bigger!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Maybe he\'b4ll be on our side.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     That\'b4s the stupidest thing I ever\par
\tab     heard.  The things that come out of\par
\tab     your mouth!\par
\tab\tab    (light bulb)\par
\tab     Hey!  I\'b4ve got it!  What if he\'b4s on\par
\tab     our side?\par
\tab\tab    (resolved)\par
\tab     Ya know, havin\'b4 a lion around might\par
\tab     not be such a bad idea!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     So we\'b4re keepin\'b4 him?\par
\par
Pumbaa scoops Simba up and carries him toward the jungle.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Pffft!  Of course!  Keep up with the\par
\tab     program.  Phew!  I\'b4m burnin\'b4 up.\par
\tab     Let\'b4s go hit the waterhole, Pumbaa.\par
\tab     I need a drink.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     DISSOLVE TO:\par
\par
EXT. EDGE OF JUNGLE\par
\par
Timon and Pumbaa watch:\par
\par
UNCONSCIOUS SIMBA - CLOSE\par
\par
His eyelids flutter open.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     You okay, kid?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (disoriented)\par
\tab     I... guess so.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     You nearly died.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     I saved you.\par
\par
Pumbaa snorts at him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab     (adding)\par
\tab     Well, Pumbaa helped.  A little.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Thanks for your help.\par
\par
Simba gets up and starts to leave.  Timon calls after him:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Hey, where ya goin\'b4?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Nowhere.\par
\par
Simba looks forlorn as he walks away.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Gee.  He looks blue.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I\'b4d say brownish-gold.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     No-no-no.  I mean he\'b4s depressed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh.\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     Kid, what\'b4s eatin\'b4 ya?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (to Pumbaa)\par
\tab     Nothin\'b4.  He\'b4s as the top of the\par
\tab     food chain.\par
\tab\tab    (no response)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha...\par
\tab\tab    (fading)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-food chain...\par
\tab\tab    (fading)\par
\tab     Ha-ha... Yeah...\par
\tab\tab    (then:)\par
\tab     So!  Where ya from?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Doesn\'b4t matter.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (elated)\par
\tab     Ah, you\'b4re an outcast!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     An outcast.  That\'b4s great!  So\'b4re\par
\tab     we!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Whad\'b4ja do, kid?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Something terrible.  But I don\'b4t\par
\tab     want to talk about it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Good!  We don\'b4t want to hear about\par
\tab     it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (going to Simba)\par
\tab     Ya know, kid, in times like this my\par
\tab     buddy Timon here says:  You gotta\par
\tab     put your behind in your past.\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (confused)\par
\tab     Uhhh... I mean...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (interrupting)\par
\tab     No-no-no!  Amateur!  Lie down before\par
\tab     you hurt yourself.\par
\tab\tab    (so Simba)\par
\tab     It\'b4s:  You gotta put your \ul past\ulnone\par
\tab     \ul behind you\ulnone .  Ya know: take life one\par
\tab     day at a time.  No past, no future.\par
\tab     Hakuna Matata!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (slowly)\par
\tab     Ha-ku-na  Ma-ta-ta.\par
\tab\tab    (explaining)\par
\tab     It means "no worries."\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (testimonial)\par
\tab     Yup.  Two little words that\'b4ll\par
\tab     change your life.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Really?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Uh-huh.  They changed mine...\par
\par
SEQ. 9.1  (SONG:  "HAKUNA MATATA")\par
\par
Out of nowhere, a bright spotlight shines on Timon.  Very\par
dramatically Timon talks his testimonial.  Then segues into\par
song -- where he demonstrates how he didn\'b4t conform with the\par
meercat colony he lived in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MEERCAT\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     (WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MEERCAT)\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     I WAS WORKIN\'b4 IN THE COLONY PAYIN\'b4\par
\tab\tab    MY DUES\par
\tab     ACCEPTIN\'b4 WITHOUT QUESTION THE\par
\tab\tab    PREVAILING VIEWS\par
\tab     THAT A MEERCAT\'b4S LIFE WAS ONE LONG\par
\tab\tab    GRIND\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMNAA\par
\tab     THAT SOUNDS ROUGH\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     DIGGIN HOLES, STANDIN\'b4 GUARD TIL IT\par
\tab\tab    CROSSED MY MIND\par
\par
    TIMON\tab\tab      PUMBAA\par
I WAS WRONG\tab\tab   (HE WAS WRONG)\par
AND ALL ALONG\tab   (ALL ALONG)\par
ALL THAT I NEEDED\tab   (WHAT DID\'b4JA NEED?)\par
WAS TO HAVE HEEDED  (SING IT, TIMON)\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   CHORUS\par
HAKUNA MATATA!  WHAT A WONDERFUL PHRASE\par
HAKUNA MATATA!  AIN\'b4T NO PASSING CRAZE\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
DITTO!\par
\tab\tab\tab   CHORUS\par
IT MEANS NO WORRIES AND THE REST OF YOUR DAYS\par
TAKE OUT PROBLEM-FREE PHILOSOPHY\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hakuna Ma... Does that really work?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha. Oh does it work?  Oh\par
\tab     that\'b4s rich.  Oh, Pumbaa, tell him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Listen to me, kid. Listen.  Sit down\par
\tab     there.  I got a story, too!\par
\par
Pumbaa launches into his tail of woe -- showing how his\par
special aroma made him an outcast.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     WHEN I WAS A YOUNG WARTHOG...\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     (WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG WARTHOG)\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I FOUND MY AROMA LACKED CERTAIN\par
\tab\tab    APPEAL\par
\tab     I COULD CLEAR THE SAVANNAH AFTER\par
\tab\tab    EVERY MEAL\par
\tab     I\'b4M A SENSITIVE SOUL THOUGH I SEEM\par
\tab\tab    THINK-SKINNED\par
\tab     AND IT HURT THAT MY FRIENDS NEVER\par
\tab\tab    STOOD DOWNWIND\par
\par
   PUMBAA\tab\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
AND OH THE SHAME\tab\tab   (OH HE WAS ASHAMED)\par
TRIED CHANGIN\'b4 MY NAME\tab   (YOU CAN\'b4T REMEMBER THE ONE YOU\'b4VE\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab GOT)\par
AND I GOT DOWNHEARTED EVERYTIME THAT I...\par
\par
Timon "shushes" Pumbaa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Hey! Pumbaa!  Not in front of the\par
\tab     kids!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh.  Sorry.\par
\par
[ALT:\par
IT WAS ALL TOO CLEAR\par
THERE WAS AN ATMOSPHERE\tab     ]\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   CHORUS\par
HAKUNA MATATA!  WHAT A WONDERFUL PHRASE\par
HAKUNA MATATA!  AIN\'b4T NO PASSING CRAZE\par
IT MEANS NO WORRIES FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS\par
TAKE OUR PROBLEM-FREE PHILOSOPHY\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
\par
While MUSIC noodles:\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE - A SHORT TIME LATER\par
\par
Timon and Pumbaa leads Simba through the lush surroundings.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Well, kid, are you with us?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I guess so.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Then right this way!\par
\par
Timon pulls back a huge leaf, revealing Timon and Pumbaa\'b4s\par
bachelor pad.  It is a jungle paradise.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Welcome to our humble home.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You live here?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     We live wherever we want.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Yup!  Home is where your rump rests.\par
\par
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE JUNGLE - MOMENTS LATER\par
\par
Timon stands next to a log.  Pumbaa BURPS.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (burping)\par
\tab     Urrrrp... Gee, I\'b4m starved!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4m so hungry, I could eat a whole\par
\tab     zebra!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     We\'b4re fresh out of zebra.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Any antelope?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Nuh-uh.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hippo?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     No, no.  Listen kid, if you\'b4re gonna\par
\tab     live with us, you\'b4re gonna have ta\par
\tab     eat like us.\par
\par
Timon gestures to the log:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     This looks like a good spot to\par
\tab     rustle up some grub.\par
\par
They lift a log, revealing millions of insects.  Timon\par
scoops up some.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What\'b4s that?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     A grub.  What\'b4s it look like?\par
\par
Timon pops the grub in his mouth.  Simba recoils in disgust.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Mmmm!  Tastes like chicken.\par
\par
Pumbaa slurps a big wormy thing, commenting:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Slimy, yet satisfyin\'b4.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     You\'b4re gonna love it here.\par
\par
While Timon collects a sampler of bugs which he eats and\par
places on a leaf he uses as an attractive serving tray:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     This is the great life -- No rules,\par
\tab     no responsibilities...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (re a bug)\par
\tab     Oooo...The little cream-filled king.\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     And best of all, no worries!\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     Well, kid?...\par
\par
Timon offers Simba the platter of bugs.  He thinks a moment.\par
Then caves:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Oh well...  Hakuna Matata!\par
\par
Simba eats a bug.  Not bad.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     That\'b4s it!  Hakuna Matata.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ALL THREE\par
\tab     Hakuna Matata.\par
\par
During the final chorus, the trio dances and plays through\par
various landscapes.  In each one we see Simba has grown --\par
until he is a mane-toting adolescent.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   CHORUS\par
 (speaking)\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
IT MEANS NO WORRIES FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS\par
TAKE OUR PROBLEM-FREE PHILOSOPHY\par
  (Pumbaa scats while Timon sings)\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA MATATA!\par
HAKUNA ...\par
\par
SEQ. 9.2  (UNDER THE STARS)\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT\par
\par
At the close of the song, we find Timon, Pumbaa and\par
adolescent Simba lying on their backs under the night sky,\par
looking up at the stars.  It\'b4s like a campfire scene with\par
campfire buddies.\par
\par
They are silent for a moment.  Then out of the blue:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (wondrous)\par
\tab     Timon?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Yeah?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Ever wonder what those sparkly dots\par
\tab     up there are?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Pumbaa, I don\'b4t wonder.  I \ul know\ulnone .\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh.  What are they?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     They\'b4re fireflies.  Fireflies that\par
\tab     got stuck up on that big bluish\par
\tab     black thing.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh, gee -- I always thought they\par
\tab     were balls of gas, burning billions\par
\tab     of miles away.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Pumbaa, with you everything\'b4s gas.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Simba, what do you think?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Well... uh... Nah!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Aw, c\'b4mon, Simba.  We told you ours.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Na...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     C\'b4mon.  Give.  Give.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Come on.  We told \'b4ja ours.  Please?\par
\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Well... somebody once told me the\par
\tab     great kings of the past are up there\par
\tab     -- watching over us.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Really?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Ya mean a bunch of royal dead guys\par
\tab     are watchin\'b4 us?\par
\par
Timon laughs it off.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Ha-ha-ha-ha... That\'b4s the craziest\par
\tab     thing I ever heard!\par
\par
Everybody LAUGHS uproariously.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Who told you something like that?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Ya.  Pretty dumb, huh?\par
\par
FULL SCREEN - STARRY SKY\par
\par
pan down to:\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
Atop a nearby hill, he gazes up at the starry sky, a distant\par
look in his eye.  Then he asks:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Are you really there?\par
\par
There is no response.  He SIGHS and then tries to block it\par
all out of his "mantra:"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Hakuna Matata.\par
\par
He flops down.  The force of the impact sends milkweed\par
airborne across the night sky.\par
\par
THE JUNGLE CANOPY - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
The airborne pieces of milkweed travel through the air...\par
\par
SEQ. 12 (RAFIKI GETS SIMBA)\par
\par
POLLEN\par
\par
moves across the landscape... finally approaching a tree.\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
An baboon HAND POPS into frame.  It collects the wind-borne\par
objects and snaps shut.  REVEAL\par
\par
RAFIKI\par
\par
the wose old baboon we met at Simba\'b4s Presentation sits in\par
the branch of a tree.  He clutches what he\'b4s just caught and\par
dives down into the tree.\par
\par
RAFIKI\'b4S CAVE - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Rafiki takes a hollow tortoise shell and tosses in what he\par
just collected.  He cracks open a gourd.  As he "reads" the\par
contents, he idly takes a bite out of one half of the gourd.\par
MUMBLES and then LAUGHS\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Simba!...\par
\par
He goes to a painting of a lion cub - that has the same\par
marking on his forehead that Rafiki placed on Simba at his\par
Presentation.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\par
He scurries to get his walking stick.  Then he returns to\par
the wall painting ans smears something from one of his\par
gourds around the head of the cub.  Now the cub has a mane.\par
Rafiki laughs joyfully.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     It\'b4s time.\par
\par
He grabs his walking stick and runs out.\par
\par
SEQ. 15 (SIMBA AND NALA REUNITE)\par
\par
EXT. EDGE OF THE JUNGLE - DAY\par
\par
Timon and Pumbaa walk toward us, singing:  (SONG:  "THE LION\par
SLEEPS TONIGHT")\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     A WEEM A WEP\par
\tab     A WEEM A WEP\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE,\par
\tab     THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     A WEEM A WEP\par
\tab     A WEEM A WEP\par
\par
Pumbaa notices a fat, juicy bug and follows it out of frame.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE,\par
\tab     THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT.\par
\par
Timon doesn\'b4t hear Pumbaa\'b4s bass line.  But he\'b4s lost in his\par
own groove.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     I can\'b4t hear ya, buddy.\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Back me up.\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     AH WHEEE-EEE-EEE-EEE-EEE\par
\tab     AH PUMBAAH HUH WAY\par
\tab     AH WHEEE-EEE-EEE-EEE-EEE\par
\tab     AH PUMBAAH MUH...\par
\tab\tab    (realizing he\'b4s\par
\tab\tab     gone)\par
\tab     Pumbaa?...Pumbaa?\par
\par
EXT. A TREE TRUNK - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Still HUMMING the "Ah-Whee-Muh-Way" tune, Pumbaa stalks the\par
bug.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (humming)\par
\tab     MM-MM-MM-MM-MM-MM.\par
\par
It lands on a tree stump.  Pumbaa quickly hides behind a\par
tree.  Then he cautiously stalks the bug... and gets stuck\par
over the stump.  He hears a CRACK in the distance.  He\par
listens, then calls:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Timon?\par
\par
There is no response, so he resumes his bug hunt.  He comes\par
eye to eye with the bug.\par
\par
PUMBAA\'b4S POV\par
\par
Rack Focus to reveal:\par
\par
A YOUNG LIONESS IN THE BRUSH\par
\par
REVERSE ANGLE - ON PUMBAA\par
\par
Scared to death.  The lioness leaps into frame.  A chase\par
ensues, Pumbaa SQUEALING in fear. They run toward the\par
jungle.\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
The lioness chases Pumbaa around a tree.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Squeeeeeal!\par
\par
WITH TIMON\par
\par
who heard the squeal.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Pumbaa?  Pumbaa?\par
\par
THE CHASE\par
\par
Pumbaa runs inder an arched root.  His butt is too big to\par
get through, so he gets stick.  Timon runs into frame.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (to Pumbaa)\par
\tab     Hey, what\'b4s goin\'b4 on?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     She\'b4s gonna eat me!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Huh?\par
\tab\tab    (trying to free\par
\tab\tab     him)\par
\tab     Urfff!  Why do I always have to save\par
\tab     your...\par
\par
Timon SEES the Lioness leaping for them.  He freezes,\par
screaming:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Aaaaa.\par
\par
As the Lioness leaps, Simba (now in adolescent) jumps into\par
frame and knocks her down.  Timon takes a peek and sees the\par
lions face off.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (to Pumbaa)\par
\tab     Don\'b4t worry, buddy.  I\'b4m here for\par
\tab     you.  Everything\'b4s gonna be okay.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Hey, what\'b4s happenin\'b4?\par
\par
Timon calls out:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     He\'b4s got her.  Oh no!  She\'b4s got\par
\tab     him.  Wow!  Check out that move.\par
\tab     He\'b4s movin\'b4 like a champ.  Get her!\par
\tab     Bite her head!\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Oh, ow!  That\'b4s gotta hurt.  Go for\par
\tab     the jugular...The \ul jugular\ulnone !\par
\tab\tab    (to Pumbaa)\par
\tab     See, I told ya he\'b4d come in handy.\par
\par
With that, Nala flips Simba on his back and pins him to the\par
ground -- the same way she did as a cub.  She holds Simba\par
there a beat.  Simba thinks he recognizes her.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Nala?\par
\par
Nala backs away in fear/shock.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     It\'b4s me -- Simba.\par
\par
She steps back, unsure.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     ... Simba?\par
\par
Simba gives her a reassuring smile.  Nala realizes it is\par
\ul Simba\ulnone  and screams with amazement/glee:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Aaaaaa!\par
\par
Timon and Pumbaa witness this in disbelief.   Dialogue\par
overlaps.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     How did \ul you\ulnone ...?  Where did you...?\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     WOW!!!!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Where did you come from?\par
\par
Simba gets tongue-tied, falters, finally saying:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     It\'b4s great to see ya!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Oh, it\'b4s great to see you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Hey!  What\'b4s goin\'b4 on here?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What are you doing here?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     What do you mean what am I doing\par
\tab     here?  What are \ul you\ulnone  doing here?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I live here!\par
\par
Timon tries again.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     HEY! -- WHAT\'b4S GOIN\'b4 ON HERE?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Timon, this is Nala.  She\'b4s my best\par
\tab     friend.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Friend?  Friend??!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Yeah.\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     Hey, Pumbaa!\par
\par
Pumbaa extricates himself from the root with a POP!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Come over here.\par
\tab\tab    (introducing)\par
\tab     Nala, this is Pumbaa.  Pumbaa --\par
\tab     Nala.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Pleased to make your acquaintance!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     The pleasure\'b4s all mine.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Yeah, it\'b4s nice to m...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (stopping himself)\par
\tab     Whoa, whoa, whoa!  Time out!  Let me\par
\tab     get this straight.  You know her.\par
\tab     She knows you.  But she wants to eat\par
\tab     him.  And everybody\'b4s okay with\par
\tab     this?  Did I \ul miss\ulnone  something?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Relax, Timon.\par
\par
There is a moment.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Wait \'b4til everyone finds out you\'b4ve\par
\tab     been \ul here\ulnone  all this time!... And your\par
\tab     mother!  What will she think?\par
\par
Simba looks panic-stricken.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     She doesn\'b4t have to know.  Nobody\par
\tab     has to know.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Of course they do!  Everyone thinks\par
\tab     you\'b4re dead.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     They do?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Yes. Scar told us about the\par
\tab     stampede.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (cagey/suspicious)\par
\tab     What else did he tell you?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     What else matters?  You\'b4re alive!\par
\tab     And that means...\par
\tab\tab    (oh, my God)\par
\tab     You\'b4re the king!\par
\par
Simba is taken aback.  Timon leaps up:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     "King?"\par
\tab\tab    ("oh, go on")\par
\tab     Pfffff!  Lady, have \ul you\ulnone  got your\par
\tab     lions crossed!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     No, he \ul is\ulnone  the rightful king.\par
\par
Pumbaa believes and is in awe.  He moves respectfully toward\par
Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     The king!  Your Majesty...\par
\par
Pumbaa bows reverently and kisses Simba\'b4s paw.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Stop ip...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I gravel at your feet.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     It\'b4s not "gravel", it\'b4s \ul grovel\ulnone .  And\par
\tab     \ul don\'b4t\ulnone !  He\'b4s not the king.\par
\tab\tab    (to Simba)\par
\tab     Are ya?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Simba!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No, I\'b4m not the king.  Maybe I was\par
\tab     gonna be -- But that was a long time\par
\tab     ago.\par
\tab\tab    (upbeat)\par
\tab     Look.  Things change.  I\'b4m finished\par
\tab     with all that.  I don\'b4t think about\par
\tab     it any more.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Let me get this straight.  You\'b4re\par
\tab     the king... and you never told us?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Remember, Timon, "Put your past\par
\tab     behing you?"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Well this is different!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Look, Timon.  I\'b4m still the same\par
\tab     guy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     But with power!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Stop it.  I\'b4m not a king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab\tab    (atta boy)\par
\tab     Yes you are!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     And we\'b4re all in this together.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (to Timon/Pumbaa)\par
\tab     Could you guys excuse us for few\par
\tab     minutes?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Hey, whatever \ul she\ulnone  has to say, she\par
\tab     can say it in front of us.  Right,\par
\tab     Simba?\par
\par
Simba gestures for them to leave.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Maybe you better go.\par
\par
Timon throws up his arms and stomps off with Pumbaa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (fuming to Pumbaa)\par
\tab     Ya think ya know a guy...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Come on, Timon.  After all, he \ul is\ulnone\par
\tab     the king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     And what are we? The short subjects!\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND NALA - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Simba looks at the duo exiting, commenting:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Timon and Pumbaa -- You\'b4ll learn to\par
\tab     love \'b4em.\par
\par
The reality of the situation finally hits Nala.  She looks\par
at Simba, and her eyes well up with tears.  Simba has never\par
dealt with anything like this; so he isn\'b4t sure of what to\par
do.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     What?... What is it?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     It\'b4s like you\'b4re back from the dead.\par
\tab     You don\'b4t know how much this could\par
\tab     mean to everyone... what it means to\par
\tab     me.\par
\par
Overcome with emotion, Nala turns away, embarrassed by her\par
tears.  Now Simba is at even more of a loss.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey, it\'b4s okay.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (then:)\par
\tab     I\'b4ve really missed you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4ve missed you, too.\par
\par
There is a moment between them.\par
\par
SEQ. 15.1  (COMIC LOVE SONG)\par
\par
ANGLE - TIMON & PUMBAA\par
\par
Spying on Simba and Nala from behind a fern.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     I tell ya, Pumbaa, this stinks.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Oh.  Sorry.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Not you.  \ul Them\ulnone .  Him; her; alone.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     What\'b4s wrong with that?\par
\par
While Simba shows Nala around -- in a series of lush,\par
romantic settings, Timon and Pumbaa comment:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab     TIMON (to PUMBAA)\par
IF I SAID I LOVED YOU\tab  (PUMBAA: Huh?)\par
HAD YOU ON MY BRAIN\tab  (PUMBAA: Hey!)\par
\par
Timon pinches Pumbaa\'b4s cheeks.  Pumbaa pulls away.  Timon\par
climbs on Pumbaa\'b4s back and perches on his head.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (TO PUMBAA)\par
IT WOULD MEAN A ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE\par
HAD RENDERED ME INSANE   (PUMBAA: Yup)\par
\par
Timon jumps off Pumbaa\'b4s nose -- to clarify\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (TO PUMBAA)\par
THAT\'b4S ONLY AN EXAMPLE\par
IT DON\'b4T APPLY TO US\tab  (PUMBAA: Phew!)\par
\par
LONG SHOT - NALA AND SIMBA\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
BUT OVER THERE IT\'b4S A DIFFERENT STORY\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
AND ONE WE MUST DISCUSS\par
\par
ANGLE - TIMON AND PUMBAA\par
\par
singing their lament.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BOTH\par
OH CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?\par
ALL THE SIGNS ARE THERE\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
SOME FIREFLIES AND TONS OF TENDERNESS\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
DISASTER IN THE AIR\par
\par
LONG SHOT - SIMBA AND NALA AT THE WATERFALL\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
AND IF HE FALLS IN LOVE TONIGHT  (PUMBAA: Oh no!)\par
IT CAN BE ASSUMED\tab\tab\tab    (PUMBAA: What)\par
\par
Timon hides behind a tree on the bank.  Pumbaa slides down\par
the tree into frame.  Nala and Simba weave in and out of the\par
waterfall.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
HIS CAREFREE DAYS WITH US ARE HISTORY\par
\tab\tab\tab   BOTH\par
IN SHORT OUR PAL IS DOOMED\par
\par
They hug and burst into tears.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON/PUMBAA\par
\tab     Waaaaaaa....\par
\par
SEQ. 15.3 (SIMBA & NALA ARGUE)\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE WITH SIMBA AND NALA - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (very "up")\par
\tab     Isn\'b4t this a great place?  Nala,\par
\tab     you\'b4re gonna love it here.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     It is beautiful...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     But I don\'b4t understand something --\par
\tab     You\'b4ve been alive all this time.\par
\tab     Why didn\'b4t you come back to Pride\par
\tab     Rock?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (very casual)\par
\tab     Well, I just needed to get out on my\par
\tab     own... live my own life.  And I did!\par
\tab     And it\'b4s great!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     We\'b4ve really needed you at home.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No one needs me.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Yes we do.  You\'b4re the king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Nala, we\'b4ve been through this.  I\'b4m\par
\tab     not the king.  Scar is.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Simba, he let the hyenas take over\par
\tab     the Pride lands.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (genuine)\par
\tab     What?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     I didn\'b4t know how to tell you.\par
\tab     Everything\'b4s destroyed.  There\'b4s no\par
\tab     food, no water.  Simba, if you don\'b4t\par
\tab     do something soon, everyone will\par
\tab     starve.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I can\'b4t go back.\par
\par
Simba starts to exit.  Nala goes with him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Why?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You wouldn\'b4t understand.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     What wouldn\'b4t I understand?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No, no, no... It doesn\'b4t matter.\par
\tab     Hakuna Matata.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     What?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hakuna Matata.  It\'b4s what I learned\par
\tab     out here.  Sometimes bad things\par
\tab     happen,\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (interrupting)\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (driving on)\par
\tab     and there\'b4s nothing you can do about\par
\tab     it.  So why worry?\par
\par
Simba turns away from Nala.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Because it\'b4s your responsibility!\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Simba, doesn\'b4t the Pride mean\par
\tab     anything to you?  Doesn\'b4t your\par
\tab     mother mean anything to you?\par
\par
He turns to her:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What about you?  You left.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     I left to find help.  And I found\par
\tab     you!  Don\'b4t you understand?  You\'b4re\par
\tab     our only hope.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Sorry.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     What\'b4s happened to you?  You\'b4re not\par
\tab     the Simba I remember.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You\'b4re right.  I\'b4m not.  Now are you\par
\tab     satisfied?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     No.  Just disappointed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You know, you\'b4re starting to sound\par
\tab     like my father.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Good.  At least one of us does.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Listen!  You think you can just show\par
\tab     up and tell me how to live my life?\par
\tab     You don\'b4t even know what I\'b4ve been\par
\tab     through.\par
\par
Simba turns and leaves.  Infuriated, Nala calls:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Then tell me!\par
\par
SEQ. 16  ("TO BE OR NOT TO BE"/REFLECTING POOL/MUFASA\'b4S\par
GHOST)\par
\par
EXT.  JUNGLE - NIGHT - A SHORT TIME LATER\par
\par
Lost in though, Simba sits on a rock and stares up at the\par
twinkling sky.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I don\'b4t care what anybody says.  I\par
\tab     won\'b4t go back.  What would it prove,\par
\tab     anyway?  It won\'b4t change anything --\par
\tab     You can\'b4t change the past.\par
\tab\tab    (re stars)\par
\tab     You told me you\'b4d always be there\par
\tab     for me -- but you\'b4re not.  There\'b4s\par
\tab     nothing out there.  There\'b4s nothing\par
\tab     to believe in anymore.  Nothing.\par
\tab     Nothing.\par
\par
He sits quietly.  He is interrupted by an odd little tune.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\'b4S VOICE\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     ASANTE SANA.  SQUASH BANANA.\par
\tab     WE WE NUGU.  MI MI APANA.\par
\par
Up in the nearby tree, he sees the silhouette of a figure -\par
whose angles match those of the gnarled branches.  Simba\par
moves away in search of solitude.\par
\par
EXT. FALLEN TREE TRUNK - MOMENTS LATER\par
\par
Simba rests on a fallen tree trunk that bridges a stream -\par
which reflects the stars and Simba\'b4s melancholy look.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Sigh...\par
\par
PLOP!  a stone lands in the water below.  Then:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab RAFIKI\'b4S VOICE\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     ASANTE SANA.  SQUASH BANANA.\par
\tab     WE WE NUGU.  MI MI APANA.\par
\par
Simba calls up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Come on!  Will ya cut it out?\par
\par
Simba walks away again.  Rafiki follows.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Can\'b4t cut it out.  It\'b4ll grow right\par
\tab     back!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Would you stop following me?\par
\par
Rafiki continues to shadow him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Who are you?\par
\par
Rafiki comes right up to Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     The question is:  who are you?\par
\par
Simba thinks a moment.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (a sigh, then:)\par
\tab     I thought I knew.  Now I\'b4m not so\par
\tab     sure.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     I know who you are.  Shhh.. Come\par
\tab     here.  It\'b4s a secret.\par
\par
Simba leans his ear toward Rafiki.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     ASANTE SANA.  SQUASH BANANA.\par
\tab     WE WE NUGU.  MI MI APANA.\par
\par
While Rafiki continues singing:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Enough already!\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     What is that supposed to mean,\par
\tab     anyway?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     It means you\'b4re a baboon, and I\'b4m\par
\tab     not!\par
\tab\tab    (laughing)\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I think you\'b4re a little confused.\par
\par
Simba begins to exit.  Rafiki\'b4s finger pokes Simba in the\par
nose.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Wrong!  I\'b4m not the one who\'b4s\par
\tab     confused.  You don\'b4t even know who\par
\tab     you are.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     And I suppose \ul you\ulnone  know?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Sure do.  You\'b4re Mufasa\'b4s boy.  Bye.\par
\par
Simba is in shock.  Rafiki scoots away.  Simba chases after\par
him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey!  Wait!\par
\par
LONG SHOT - PLAINS\par
\par
Simba\'b4s silhouetted form races up the hill.\par
\par
EXT. HILL TOP - LATER\par
\par
Rafiki sits calmly, guru-style on the top of a hill.\par
Huffing and puffing, Simba finishes his climb up to Rafiki.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You knew my father?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Correction.  I \ul know\ulnone  your father.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I hate to tell you this, but my\par
\tab     father died a long time ago.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Nope.  Wrong again.\par
\par
Rafiki walks toward thick jungle underbrush, calling back to\par
Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     He\'b4s alive!  I\'b4ll show him to you.\par
\tab     You follow old Rafiki.  He knows the\par
\tab     way.\par
\par
Rafiki disappears through a small opening of a bower.  Simba\par
goes over and looks in.  He considers a moment, then\par
disappears inside.\par
\par
INT. JUNGLE - NIGHT\par
\par
Dark, dense foliage.  Simba tries to keep up with agile,\par
fast-moving Rafiki who calls back:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Hurry up!  Don\'b4t dawdle!  Mufasa\'b4s\par
\tab     waiting!\par
\par
Rafiki dashes through the trees, hanging branches and vines.\par
Simba has a hard time following.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Hey!  Whoa!  Wait!... Wait a\par
\tab     second!... Would you slow down!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Come on-come on!\par
\tab     ASANTE SANA.  SQUASH BANANA.\par
\tab     WE WE NUGU.  MI MI APANA.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Wait.  Will you wait?  Wait a\par
\tab     second.\par
\par
Rafiki seems to be gone.  Simba presses on through the thick\par
underbrush.  He looks up and sees Rafiki in a tree.  Then\par
Rafiki is gone.  Baffled, Simba continues on.  Until:\par
\par
Rafiki\'b4s hand pushes up in Simba\'b4s face.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Stop!\par
\par
Rafiki approaches a curtain of tall reeds.  He parts them,\par
directing Simba:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Shhhh... Look down there.\par
\par
EXT. REFLECTING POOL - NIGHT\par
\par
Simba anxiously, cautiously looks in a pool of water.  He\par
sees the REFLECTION OF A LION.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     That\'b4s not my father.  It\'b4s just my\par
\tab     reflection.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     No...\par
\par
Rafiki directs Simba\'b4s line of vision.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Look \ul harder\ulnone ...\par
\par
ANGLE - REFLECTING POOL\par
\par
The lion reflection changes to a reflection of Mufasa\'b4s\par
image.  Simba gasps.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     You see -- He lives in you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\par
Simba looks up to see where the Voice is coming from.  He\par
knows it belongs to his dad.  Something magical starts to\par
happen:  The image of Mufasa begins to build itself.  At\par
first it is frightening.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Father?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Simba, have you forgotten me?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No!   How could I?\par
\par
The ghost\'b4s presence starts to become the atmosphere - big,\par
colorful, full of magic light.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     You have forgotten who you are, and\par
\tab     so, have forgotten me.\par
\par
The vision becomes more warm and loving.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Look inside yourself, Simba.  You\par
\tab     are more than what you have become.\par
\tab     You must take your place in the\par
\tab     Circle of Life.\par
\par
We are now comfortable with the image.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     How can I go back.  I\'b4m not who I\par
\tab     used to be.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Remember who you are... You are my\par
\tab     son and the one true king.\par
\par
The vision starts to fade...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Remember who you are...\par
\par
and fade...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No!  Please!  Don\'b4t leave me!\par
\par
and fade...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Remember...\par
\par
and fade...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Father...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   MUFASA\par
\tab     Remember... Remember...\par
\par
The vision is gone.\par
\par
PULL BACK to show Simba under a huge field of stars.\par
\par
SEQ. 17  (WHO\'b4S THE MONKEY?)\par
\par
EXT. JUNGLE GLADE - LATER THAT NIGHT\par
\par
We hear:  SNORLING.\par
\par
ANGLE - TIMON AND PUMBAA\par
\par
SNORLING continues.  Timon rises and falls from frame.  WIDEN\par
TO REVEAL:  Timon is curled up on Pumbaa\'b4s tummy and rises\par
and falls with each of Pumbaa\'b4s SNORES.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Nala enters frame and nudges Timon.  Timon smiles.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Psst... Wake up.\par
\par
Timon opens his eyes drowsily and sees:\par
\par
A HUGE LIONESS FACE\par
\par
looming over him.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Timon leaps out of frame.  He SCREAMS in fear:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Aaaaa!\par
\par
Pumbaa awakens and catches Timon\'b4s panic and SCREAMS with\par
Timon:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA & TIMON (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     Aaaaaa!\par
\par
Nala tries to calm them.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     It\'b4s okay.  It\'b4s okay.  It\'b4s me.\par
\par
They stop screaming.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Don\'b4t \ul ever\ulnone  \ul do\ulnone  \ul that\ulnone  \ul again\ulnone .\par
\tab\tab    (under breath)\par
\tab     Carnivores.  Oy!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Have you guys seen Simba?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     I though he was with you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     He was.  But now I can\'b4t find him.\par
\tab     Where is he?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I don\'b4t know.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     He\'b4s gotta be someplace.\par
\par
From up in a nearby tree, comes Rafiki\'b4s LAUGH.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   RAFIKI\par
\tab     Ha, ha.  Ha, ha.\par
\tab\tab    (then)\par
\tab     You won\'b4t find him here.  The king\par
\tab     has returned.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab\tab    (amazed/excited)\par
\tab     I can\'b4t believe it.  He\'b4s really\par
\tab     gone back.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Gone back?   What do you mean?\par
\tab\tab    (to Rafiki)\par
\tab     Hey!\par
\par
But Rafiki is gone.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     What\'b4s goin\'b4 on here?  Who\'b4s the\par
\tab     monkey?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Simba\'b4s gone back to challenge Scar.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Who?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Scar.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Who\'b4s got a scar?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     No-no-no  -- It\'b4s his uncle.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     The monkey\'b4s his uncle?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     No.  Simba\'b4s gone back to challenge\par
\tab     his uncle to take his place as king.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON & PUMBAA/ TOGETHER\par
\tab\tab    (dawning)\par
\tab     Ohh-hhh...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (panicked)\par
\tab     You mean Simba\'b4s marchin\'b4 off into\par
\tab     the jaws of death?\par
\tab\tab    (sobbing)\par
\tab     Oh, simba... My pal... My buddy...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab\tab    (angry)\par
\tab     That idiot!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     You don\'b4t understand, Timon.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     I don\'b4t understand?  \ul I\ulnone  don\'b4t\par
\tab     understand?  \ul Youuu\ulnone  don\'b4t understand.\par
\par
Nala starts to leave.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Hey!  Where are you goin\'b4?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     I\'b4m going with him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     I\'b4m goin\'b4, too.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Not you, too!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Yup!  It\'b4s about responsibility.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab\tab    (world crashing)\par
\tab     But what about Hakuna Matata?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Timon, there comes a time in life\par
\tab     when one must take fate into one\'b4s\par
\tab     own hands.  And like Simba, who\par
\tab     marches off into the face of death,\par
\tab     I too, go to meet my destiny...as\par
\tab     his faithful friend.\par
\par
Pumbaa exits.  Timon thinks a beat, then rants:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Fine!  Good!  Who needs ya!\par
\tab\tab    (kid-like)\par
\tab     Now \ul I\'b4m\ulnone  king of the jungle!\par
\tab\tab    (looks around)\par
\tab     Where\'b4s my scepter?\par
\par
SEQ. 17.1 (PRE-BATTLE BONDING)\par
\par
CLOSE-UP - SIMBA\'b4S FEET\par
\par
running across desert.\par
\par
LONG SHIT - SAND DUNE\par
\par
As Simba crosses, a breeze erases his tracks.\par
\par
FULL SHOT - SUN\par
\par
DOWN ANGLE - SIMBA\par
\par
running across cracked earth.  His shadow is huge.\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
crests a rise, races downhill and exits -- Large storm\par
clouds roll in behind him.\par
\par
CLOSE-UP - GROUND\par
\par
Simba\'b4s paw enters frame.  TRUCK OUT to see Simba walk\par
through the desolate land.\par
\par
EXT. CLIFF\par
\par
Simba enters to see:\par
\par
EXT. SAVANNAH - DUSK\par
\par
Parched earth.  The horizon filled with a sea of dried\par
bones.  No plant life.  In the distance -- Pride Rock.\par
\par
REVERSE ANGLE - SIMBA\par
\par
horrified at the devastation.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     What has he done?  What have I done?\par
\par
Nala enters frame and stops near Simba.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Nala...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Simba...\par
\par
They nuzzle.  The enormity of Simba\'b4s task hits him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     This isn\'b4t going to be easy.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     We\'b4ll see it through to the end.\par
\tab     Together.\par
\par
There is a moment.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (from their youth)\par
\tab     Deal?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   NALA\par
\tab     Deal.\par
\par
Pumbaa trots in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Deal me in, too!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Pumbaa ?!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     At your service, Your Kingship!\par
\tab\tab    (speech time)\par
\tab     I don\'b4t know what\'b4s gonna happen out\par
\tab     there -- All I know is we\'b4re goin\'b4\par
\tab     into this thing together!\par
\par
Timon trots in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Not without me, ya won\'b4t.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA/NALA/PUMBAA (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     Timon?!!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     What?  You think I\'b4m gonna let you\par
\tab     get killed without my help?\par
\tab\tab    (then:)\par
\tab     Okay, Your Worship.\par
\tab\tab    (saluting)\par
\tab     What\'b4ll it be?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4m thinkin\'b4... I\'b4m thinkin\'b4.\par
\par
And they all head toward Pride Rock.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (exasperated)\par
\tab     Oh -- must I do \ul everything\ulnone ?!\par
\par
Scar exits.\par
\par
ANGLE - A ROCK\par
\par
Two hyenas in f.g. fight over a bone.  One of them flies\par
against the rock.  Simba, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa peek out,\par
surveying the area.  Timon is having second thoughts.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Jeeze, look at all those... teeth.\par
\tab     Are you sure this is such a good\par
\tab     idea?\par
\par
The hyena gets up.  Everybody ducks behind the rock but\par
Timon.  Simba\'b4s paw POPS UP into frame and pushes Timon down\par
behind the rock, just as the hyena looks up.  The hyena\par
exits.\par
\par
The quartet\'b4s heads pop up.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Maybe we should try tomorrow.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     Timon!\par
\par
There is a beat.  Simba assesses the situation.  He nods:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Now.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Oh well, Hakuna Ma...\par
\tab\tab    (throwing arms up)\par
\tab     Forget-about-it!\par
\par
LONG SHOT\par
\par
Hyenas everywhere.\par
\par
ANGLE - A ROCK\par
\par
Timon and Pumbaa soft-shoe into frame.  They "play"\par
vaudeville-style to a sea of hyenas... whom they pretend\par
aren\'b4t there.  Timon tries his best to mask his jitters.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Say, Pumbaa -- havn\'b4t you put on a\par
\tab     few pounds?\par
\par
SEQ. 18  (SIMBA ARRIVES AT PRIDE ROCK)\par
\par
WIDE SHOT - PRIDE ROCK (LATE AFTERNOON)\par
\par
Truck in past a hoard of hyenas.\par
\par
INT. SCAR\'b4S CAVE - DAY (CONTINUOUS)\par
\par
Scar reclines, gnawing on a bone.  A bedraggled Zazu,\par
imprisoned under an animal rib cage, PATHETICALLY SINGS.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I\'b4VE SEEN\par
\tab     NOBODY KNOWS MY SORROW...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh, Zazu -- lighten up.  Sing\par
\tab     something with a little bounce in\par
\tab     it!\par
\par
Zazu looks miffed, then finally gives it the old college try\par
-- but without much conviction.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     IT\'b4S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL\par
\tab     IT\'b4S A SMALL...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     No!  Anything but that!\par
\par
Zazu starts again, deadpan.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (singing)\par
\tab     I\'b4VE GOT A LOVERLY BUNCH OF\par
\tab\tab    COCONUTS (DEEDLE-DEE)\par
\tab     THERE THEY ARE A STANDING IN A ROW,\par
\tab\tab    (BUMB-DA-BUMP)\par
\tab     BIG ONES, SMALL ONES\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR/ZAZU (TOGETHER)\par
\tab     SOME AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD ...\par
\tab     GIVE EM A TWIST\par
\tab     A FLICK OF THE WRIST...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (under breath)\par
\tab     I would never have had to do this\par
\tab     for Mufasa.\par
\par
Scar leaps off his pedestal.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (exploding)\par
\tab     \ul What\ulnone ?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (meekly)\par
\tab     Nothing.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (livid)\par
\tab     You know the law!  Never, \ul ever\ulnone\par
\tab     mention that name in my presence. I\par
\tab     am the king!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab\tab    (back pedaling)\par
\tab     Yes, Sire.  You are the king.\par
\tab\tab    (vamping)\par
\tab     I... uh... only mention it to...\par
\tab     illustrate the differences in your\par
\tab     royal managerial approaches.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh... Go on.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Wel...\par
\tab\tab    ("Mu-fa-sa")\par
\tab     "Mm-mm-mm"\par
\tab\tab    (ironic butter-up)\par
\tab     was a great king.  But you, Sire --\par
\tab     you \ul re-define\ulnone  the word "king."\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (savoring it)\par
\tab     ...Continue...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ZAZU\par
\tab     Only you could rule the Pride as...\par
\tab     only... \ul you\ulnone ... do.\par
\par
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed run in.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Hey, Boss!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     We got a bone to pick with you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh.\par
\tab\tab    (to Zazu)\par
\tab     Just when you were warming up.\par
\tab\tab    (aloof, to hyenas)\par
\tab     What is it?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab\tab    (chummy)\par
\tab     Scar, you know we love you, and\par
\tab     you\'b4re the kingliest of kings, but\par
\tab     there is one teensie problem.\par
\tab\tab    (urgent)\par
\tab     It\'b4s dinner time, and we done run\par
\tab     outta entrees.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah.  And there\'b4s no food, eather.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Well, how about it, Scar?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I\'b4m the king, not the cook!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab\tab    (under his breath)\par
\tab     And I thought things were bad under\par
\tab     Mufasa.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (exploding)\par
\tab     What did you say?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     I said "Mu-"...\par
\par
Shenzi shoves him.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     ... -urf.  I said "Que pasa!"\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Good.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Yeah.  But we\'b4re still hungry.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     It\'b4s the lionesses job to do the\par
\tab     hunting!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Yeah.  But they won\'b4t go hunt.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SHENZI\par
\tab     Make \'b4em. You\'b4re the big cheese.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Whose got some cheese?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     You noticed!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Why, I bet you could feed a family\par
\tab     of four!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   PUMBAA\par
\tab     At least!\par
\tab\tab    (a beat)\par
\tab     Picture me rollin\'b4 in butter.\par
\tab     Roley-poley, roley-poley, roley-\par
\tab     poley.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND NALA - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
As the hyenas\'b4 attention is diverted by Timon and Pumbaa,\par
they pass behind them.\par
\par
WITH TIMON AND PUMBAA - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Okay, my roley-poley buddy, I say\par
\tab     it\'b4s time we turn into FAST FOOD!\par
\par
And they run off, pursued by the hyenas.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
as he heard:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (O.S.)\par
\tab\tab    (calling)\par
\tab     SA-RAAA-BIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\'b4S ECHO\par
\tab     Sarabi-Sarabi-Sarabi!!!\par
\par
SIMBA\'b4S POV\par
\par
Of Sarabi walking the gauntlet from the back of the crowd to\par
the front -- head held high.  Nobody moves.  The hyenas\par
stare at her ominously.  An eerie wind SHOOOSHES across the\par
plain.\par
\par
WITH SCAR AND SARABI\par
\par
The wind whips Scar\'b4s mane.  Lightning strikes in the\par
distance.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Yes, Scar?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Where is your hunting party?\par
\tab     They\'b4re not doing their job.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Scar, there is no food.  The herds\par
\tab     have moved on.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     No!  They\'b4re just not looking hard\par
\tab     enough.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     It\'b4s over, Scar.  There is nothing\par
\tab     left.  We have only one choice.  We\par
\tab     must leave Pride Rock.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     We\'b4re not going anywhere.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Then you are sentencing us to death.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Then so be it.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     You can\'b4t do that.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I am the king, and I can do whatever\par
\tab     I want!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     If you were half the king Mufasa\par
\tab     was, you would never do...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     I AM TEN TIMES THE KING MUFASA WAS!\par
\par
Scar strikes Sarabi, and she falls.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\'b4S ECHO\par
\tab     Mufasa-Mufasa-Mufasa...\par
\par
Heat lightning flashes.  The thunder becomes a ROAR.\par
\par
SEQ. 19  (THE FIGHT)\par
\par
EXT. PRIDE ROCK - DUSK\par
\par
The ROAR continues.  Heat lightning illuminates the shadowy\par
FIGURE of a LION.  It is Simba -- who has witnessed Scar\'b4s\par
treachery.  Simba charges down the rock.\par
\par
SCAR\par
\par
skitters away in fear:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Mufasa? -- No! -- It can\'b4t be.\par
\tab     You\'b4re dead!  Go away.  Go!  Leave\par
\tab     me alone!\par
\par
Simba stands near his mother.  Sarabi lifts her head...\par
unsure of who the stranger is.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab\tab    (groggy)\par
\tab     Mufasa?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     No.  It\'b4s me.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab\tab    (weakly)\par
\tab     Simba... You\'b4re alive.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4m home.\par
\par
Scar regains his confidence.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Simba!\par
\tab\tab    (nervois laugh)\par
\tab     Simba.  I\'b4m a little surprised to\par
\tab     see \ul you\ulnone  --\par
\tab\tab    (glares at hyenas)\par
\tab     \ul alive\ulnone .\par
\par
ANGLE - SHENZI, BANZAI & ED\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENA TRIO\par
\tab     Gulp!\par
\par
And they duck behind a rock.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND SCAR\par
\par
Simba silently stalks Scar -- who backs away.  Scar tries to\par
hold him off:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Stroke of bad timing your showing up\par
\tab     when you did.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I\'b4d say I\'b4m right on time.\par
\par
Simba lunges at Scar.  They tussle.  Scar gets away.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Oh, Simba -- You must understand.\par
\tab     The pressure of ruling a kingdom...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab\tab    (interrupting)\par
\tab     Are no longer yours.\par
\par
Simba leaps for him again.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Step down, Scar.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab\tab    (patronizing)\par
\tab     Oh.  Well, I would, of course.  But\par
\tab     there is one little problem.\par
\par
WE HEAR eerie laughter of the hyenas.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS (O.S.)\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     ZIP PAN:\par
TONS OF HYENAS\par
\par
rush in, LAUGHING violently.  They are all over Simba -- who\par
desperately treis to fight them off.\par
\par
ANGLE - SARABI\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SARABI\par
\tab     Simba!\par
\par
SURROUNDING FLATLANDS - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Lightning strikes closer to Pride Rock, igniting the land.\par
\par
WITH SCAR AND SIMBA\par
\par
The hyenas pulverize Simba.  Scar finally shouts an order:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Enough!\par
\par
The hyenas immediately stop and part down the center.\par
\par
Scar cooly walks through the parted crowd -- toward Simba --\par
who is weakened by his injuries and dangerously near the\par
edge of the promontory.  Simba struggles to keep from\par
sliding off the rock to his death.  Loose stones give way,\par
causing him more trouble.  Scar looms in for the kill.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Poor pathetic Simba. Ever since you\par
\tab     were a cub, wherever you went,\par
\tab     disaster followed.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Step down, Scar.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Always rushing headlong into trouble\par
\tab     -- But "Daddy" was always there to\par
\tab     save you.  As I recall, "Daddy" died\par
\tab     trying to save you.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     It was an accident.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     And that\'b4s why you run away?\par
\tab\tab    (to Sarabi)\par
\tab     Not very kingly, eh, Sarabi?\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     I was wrong.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     You were \ul always\ulnone  wrong.  And look\par
\tab     where you are now.  But this time...\par
\tab     "Daddy" isn\'b4t here to save you.\par
\par
Simba slips back off the promontory and SCREAMS:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Aaaaaa!\par
\par
He dangles off the edge of the rock, his claws losing their\par
hold with each passing second.\par
\par
Simba doesn\'b4t know it, but he is in the exact same position\par
his father was before his death.  Scar savors the moment.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Now this looks familiar.  Where have\par
\tab     I seen this before?  Let me think...\par
\tab\tab    (brightening)\par
\tab     Oh, Yes -- I remember!  That\'b4s just\par
\tab     the way your father looked before I\par
\tab     killed him.\par
\par
Simba ROARS and leaps for Scar, hitting him like a freight\par
train.  They fight.  Simba flips Scar.  The hyenas freeze\par
while Simba holds Scar down:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     You killed him!  All this time, I\par
\tab     hated myself -- when you\'b4re the one\par
\tab     who did it!\par
\par
Scar calls to his army:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Help me, you idiots!\par
\par
Scar\'b4s legions rally around him.  Scar and Simba fight\par
through the crush of hyenas.\par
\par
WE HEAR:  the lionesses ROAR.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     ZIP PAN TO:\par
\par
NALA AND THE LIONESSES\par
\par
ready to leap into the fight.\par
\par
ANGLE - THE HYENAS\par
\par
bug-eyed, as the lionesses run in and start driving them\par
off.  One hyena gets tossed airborne.  It is Banzai.\par
\par
WITH BANZAI\par
\par
airborne -- He flies in:\par
\par
INT. SCAR\'b4S CAVE - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
He crashes into Zazu\'b4s ribcage prison, smashing it, freeing\par
Zazu.\par
\par
EXT. CAVE - MOMENTS LATER\par
\par
Banzai runs out -- with Zazu WILDLY PECKING him.  Banzai\par
screams in pain:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     Ow! Oo! Ow! Oo! Ow! Oo! Ow! Oo!\par
\par
Ed runs to help Banzai.\par
\par
WITH BANZAI AND ED\par
\par
They\'b4ve got Zazu.  Banzai leers:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Hasta la vista, Birdie!\par
\par
REVERSE ANGLE\par
\par
Timon, aboard a charging Pumbaa, runs in, war whooping:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   TIMON\par
\tab     Eeeee-yaaaaa!\par
\par
TOP OF HILL\par
\par
Pumbaa and Timon butt the hyenas off the cliff.\par
\par
BANZAI AND ED - LONG SHOT\par
\par
catapulting through the smokey sky.  As they tumble:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   ED\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   BANZAI\par
\tab     It\'b4s \ul not\ulnone  funny, Ed.\par
\par
WITH TIMON, PUMBAA AND ED\par
\par
Watching the hyenas fly toward a flaming tree.\par
\par
BANZAI AND ED\par
\par
hit the burning tree.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA\par
\par
Breaking free of the fighting hyenas.\par
\par
Simba looks around the area.  There is no sign of Scar.\par
\par
LIGHTNING FLASH\par
\par
reveals Scar, sneaking up Pride Rock.\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
runs after Scar -- through flames and smoke up the steep\par
incline.\par
\par
EXT. TOP OF PRIDE ROCK - MOMENTS LATER\par
\par
Simba emerges from a wall of flame -- his mane smoking.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Murderer!\par
\par
EXT. TOP OF PRIDE ROCK - DUSK\par
\par
Scar cowers at the edge of the promontory.  Simba stalks\par
him.\par
\par
ANGLE - SHENZI\par
\par
Unseen by both Scar and Simba, she creeps up behind them.\par
\par
ANGLE - SIMBA AND SCAR\par
\par
Scar tries to calm Simba by being his same old, in-control,\par
manipulative self.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Simba, you don\'b4t understand.  It\par
\tab     wasn\'b4t me.  I didn\'b4t kill your\par
\tab     father.  It was the hyenas.  They\'b4re\par
\tab     evil.  They\'b4ll stop at nothing.  I\par
\tab     was outnumbered.  I had to say that.\par
\par
ANGLE - SHENZI\par
\par
Reacting to the betrayal.  That\'b4s it.  She\'b4s gone.\par
\par
WITH SIMBA AND SCAR\par
\par
Simba is neutral.  We aren\'b4t sure what he thinks about\par
Scar\'b4s new information.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Simba-Simba, \ul they\ulnone  are the enemy-  I\par
\tab     am your family.  Now that you\'b4re\par
\tab     back... Together, we can defeat\par
\tab     them!  We\'b4ll start right now!  Come,\par
\tab     come -- Tell me -- What shall I\par
\tab     do?\par
\par
Old advice resonates:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SIMBA\par
\tab     Run away, Scar.  Run.  Run away and\par
\tab     never return.\par
\par
Simba lets Scar up.  Scar starts to slink off.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     Yes.  Of course.  As you with...\par
\tab     Your... \i Majesty\i0 .\par
\par
Scar LUNGES for Simba.  Simba moves quickly and flaps him\par
with the  signature "Nala flop" -- sending Scar over the\par
edge of Pride Rock.\par
\par
ANGLE - BASE OF PRIDE ROCK\par
\par
Scar lands in the smoldering embers.  He sees:\par
\par
ANGLE - PACK OF HYENAS\par
\par
emerging from the flames, walking toward Scar, YIPING:\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!\par
\par
SCAR\par
\par
smiles...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR\par
\tab     My friends.\par
\par
The number of hyenas increases. Their LAUGHTER becomes an\par
eerie/menacing choir.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-\par
\tab     hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!\par
\par
THE HYENAS\par
\par
eyes glaring, advance on Scar.\par
\par
SCAR\par
\par
his eyes widen; his smile melts into a look of horror.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     No! ... No! ... No!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-\par
\tab     hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee...\par
\par
ANGLE - SHADOW ON THE WALL\par
\par
The hyenas leap on Scar.  He SCREAMS.\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   SCAR (CONT\'b4D)\par
\tab     Aaaaaaaa!\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab   HYENAS\par
\tab     Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-\par
\tab     hee-hee-hee-hee-hee...\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Flames spread closer and closer and fill the screen... until\par
the laughter is extinguished.\par
\par
SEQ. 20  (EPILOGUE/CIRCLE OF LIFE REPRISE)\par
\par
(MUSIC:  "CIRCLE OF LIFE")\par
\par
LONG SHOT - PRIDE ROCK - MOMENTS LATER\par
\par
Rain falls, drenching the flames.\par
\par
NALA\par
\par
helps Sarabi up.\par
\par
TIMON, PUMBAA AND ZAZU\par
\par
stand with the lionesses.  Nala and Sarabi reunite.  All\par
look up to see:\par
\par
SIMBA\par
\par
Limping, slowly making his way through the rain up Pride\par
Rock.\par
\par
SIMBA - CLOSE\par
\par
looks out over his kingdom.\par
\par
SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Simba lets out a magnificent ROAD.\par
\par
LIONESSES\par
\par
look up from below and answer back with JOYOUS ROARS.\par
\par
PRIDE ROCK - LONG SHOT\par
\par
rainy, grey.  In the foreground, an acacia tree blackened\par
and damaged by the fire...\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     MATCH DISSOLVE TO:\par
\par
PRIDE ROCK - LONG SHOT\par
\par
brilliant, flourishing.  In the foreground, the acacia tree\par
in full bloom.\par
\par
Herds of animals have gathered.\par
\par
SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS\par
\par
Simba looks out over his kingdom.  He turns and looks at:\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Rafiki, Sarabi and Nala -- who cradles their newborn CUB.\par
Nala and Simba nuzzle.\par
\par
ZAZU\par
\par
presents Timon and Pumbaa -- who approach the newborn cub\par
and bow reverently.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Timon presents a banana leaf-wrapped gift to the newborn.\par
It is a bug -- that promptly flies away.  Darn.\par
\par
Simba laughs.\par
\par
RAFIKI\par
\par
anoints the newborn cub with goop from his gourds.\par
\par
FULL SHOT\par
\par
Rafiki sprinkles dust over the cub.  The cub SNEEZES.  So\par
does Simba.  Nala gives Simba an affectionate look and a\par
kiss.\par
\par
Rafiki ever so carefully picks up the newborn cub.  Rafiki\par
and Simba share a glance.   Then Simba and Nala.\par
\par
SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK\par
\par
Rafiki carries the cub to the edge of Pride Rock.\par
\par
Rafiki holds the cub up for all to see.\par
\par
FADE TO BLACK\par
\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab THE END\f1\par
}