The Lion King Page #14

SCAR:

Simba-Simba, they are the enemy, I am your family. Now that you're back -- Together, we can defeat them! We'll start right now! Come, come -- Tell me -- What shall I do?

Old advice resonates:

SIMBA:

Run away, Scar. Run. Run away and never return.

Simba lets Scar up. Scar starts to slink off.

SCAR:

Yes. Of course. As you wish -- Your -- Majesty.

Scar LUNGES for Simba. Simba moves quickly and flips him with the signature "Nala flip" -- sending Scar over the edge of Pride Rock.

ANGLE - BASE OF PRIDE ROCK

Scar lands in the smoldering embers. He sees:

ANGLE - PACK OF HYENAS

emerging from the flames, walking toward Scar, YIPING:

HYENAS:

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

SCAR smiles.

SCAR:

My friends.

The number of hyenas increases. Their LAUGHTER becomes an eerie/menacing choir.

HYENAS:

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

THE HYENAS eyes glaring, advance on Scar.

SCAR his eyes widen; his smile melts into a look of horror.

SCAR:

No! No! No!

HYENAS:

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-shee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee.

ANGLE - SHADOW ON THE WALL

SCAR:

Aaaaaaaa!

HYENAS:

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee.

FULL SHOT:

Flames spread closer and closer and fill the screen, until the laughter is extinguished.

SEQ. 20 (EPILOGUE/CIRCLE OF LIFE REPRISE)

MUSIC:
"CIRCLE OF LIFE"

LONG SHOT - PRIDE ROCK - MOMENTS LATER

Rain falls, drenching the flames.

NALA helps Sarabi up.

TIMON, PUMBAA AND ZAZU stand with the lionesses. Nala and Sarabi reunite. All look up to see:

SIMBA Limping, slowly making his way through the rain up Pride Rock.

SIMBA - CLOSE

looks out over his kingdom.

SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS

Simba lets out a magnificent ROAR.

LIONESSES look up from below and answer back with JOYOUS ROARS.

PRIDE ROCK - LONG SHOT

rainy, grey. In the foreground, an acacia tree blackened and damaged by the fire.

MATCH DISSOLVE TO:

PRIDEROCK - LONG SHOT

brilliant, flourishing. In the foreground, the acacia tree in full bloom.

Herds of animals have gathered.

SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK - CONTINUOUS

Simba looks out over his kingdom. He turns and looks at:

FULL SHOT:

Rafiki, Sarabi and Nala -- who cradles their newborn CUB. Nala and Simba nuzzle.

ZAZU presents Timon and Pumbaa, who approach the newborn cub and bow reverently.

FULL SHOT:

Timon presents a banana leaf-wrapped gift to the newborn. It is a bug, that promptly flies away. Darn.

Simba laughs.

RAFIKI anoints the newborn cub with goop from his gourds.

FULL SHOT:

Rafiki sprinkles dust over the cub. The cub SNEEZES. So does Simba. Nala gives Simba an affectionate look and a kiss.

Rafiki ever so carefully picks up the newborn cub. Rafiki and Simba share a glance. Then Simba and Nala.

SUMMIT OF PRIDE ROCK

Rafiki carries the cub to the edge of Pride Rock.

Rafiki holds the cub up for all to see.

FADE TO BLACK:

THE END:

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