The Lion King Page #6

They're pushy.

BANZAI:

And hairy.

SHENZI:

And stinky.

BANZAI:

And, man, are they --

SHENZI/BANZAI (TOGETHER)

uggg-leee!

All LAUGH and enjoy themselves.

ANGLE - SCAR

on the upper ridge and callin down:

SCAR:

Oh, surely we lions are not all that bad.

FULL SHOT:

All GASP until they recognize Scar. Then they HEAVE SIGHS of relief.

BANZAI:

underwhelmed

Oh, Scar. It's just you.

SHENZI:

whew

Yeah, we were afraid it was somebody important.

SCAR:

coldly

I see.

BANZAI:

You know, Like Mufasa.

SCAR:

Uh-huh,

BANZAI:

Now that's power.

SHENZI:

Tell me about it. I just hear that name, I shudder.

BANZAI:

playing along

"Mufasa."

SHENZI:

shuddering

Brrrrr!

then, rapidly

Do it again!

BANZAI:

"Mufasa!"

SHENZI:

shuddering

Brrrrrr!

Ed laughs wildly.

ED:

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee.

BANZAI/

"Mufasa-Mufasa-Mufasa!"

Shenzi goes wild, gleefully SHUDDERING and SHIVERING:

SHENZI:

Burrrrr-burrrr-burrrr. It just tingles me!

Ed laughs louder.

SCAR:

under his breath

I an surrounded by idiots.

BANZAI:

Now you. Scar -- You're one of us. You're our pal.

SCAR:

with loathing

Charmed.

SHENZI:

Ooh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so proper.

BANZAI:

Hey, did'ja bring us anything to eat, Scar old buddy, old pal? Did'ja-did'ja-did'ja?

Scar considers what to do with the scrap of carrion he's carryin'.

SCAR:

I don't think you really deserve this. I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for you, and you couldn't even dispose of them.

He tosses them the hunk of meat. They dive into it, voraciously. SOUNDS OF CHEWING, MUNCHING, SLURPING. They speak with their mouths full.

SHENZI:

Well, ya know, it wasn't like they was exactly alone. Scar.

BANZAI:

Yeah, what were we supposed to do, kill Mufasa?

SCAR:

a beat

Precisely.

The hyenas just keep on eating. More SOUNDS OF their CHEWING, MUNCHING, SLURPING. As --

SONG:
"BE PREPARED"

Scar jumps down, scattering hyenas as he lands. He walks through the steam vents.

SCAR:

I KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF RETENTION

He circles Ed and whacks the bone out of his mouth. Ed stands at attention. Scar continues circling Ed.

SCAR:

ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG'S BACKSIDE BUT THICK AS YOU ARE, PAY ATTENTION MY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRIDE

Scar waves his paw in front of Ed's glazed-over eyes.

SCAR:

IT'S CLEAR FROM YOUR VACANT

EXPRESSIONS:

THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ALL ON UPSTAIRS

Two hyenas stare down from a ledge and share a joke.

SCAR:

BUT WE'RE TALKING KINGS AND SUCCESSIONS EVEN YOU CAN'T BE CAUGHT UNAWARES

Scar startles the bejesus out of the two hyenas who fall down and land on steam vents. Scar exits and the steam vents erupt, sending the hyenas into orbit. Then back into frame.

Scar appears in frame and dances up a ramp.

SCAR:

SO PREPARE FOR THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME BE PREPARED FOR SENSATIONAL NEWS A SHINING NEW ERA IS TIPTOEING NEARER

He tiptoes to a higher level. Shenzi asks:

SHENZI:

And where do we feature?

He pinches her cheek.

SCAR:

Just listen to teacher I KNOW IT SOUNDS SORDID BUT YOU'LL BE REWARDED WHEN AT LAST I AM GIVEN MY DUES! AND INJUSTICE DELICIOUSLY SQUARED BE PREPARED!

He mounts to a higher level, kicking bone-chewing Ed, who bumbles down the rocks and crashes in a bone pile.

BANZAI:

Yeah! Be prepared. We',11 be prepared!

confused

For what?

Scar sits on a rock pinnacle.

SCAR:

For the death of the King.

BANZAI:

Is he sick?

SCAR:

throttling him

No, fool! We are going to kill him. And Simba, too.

He drops Banzai, who falls out of frame and back into frame between Shenzi and Ed.

SHENZI:

Great idea! Who needs a king?

ALL HYENAS:

chanting

NO KING, NO KING! LA LA LA LA LA!

The-hyenas dance around and sing like idiotic children. Scar is on a ledge above them.

SCAR:

Idiots! There will be a King!

BANZAI:

But you said --

SCAR:

I will be King! Stick with me and you'll never go hungry again!

Scar towers over a gathering throng of hyenas.

BANZAI & SHENZI

Yay, all right! Long live the King!!

Hyena CHEERING, steam fills the screen.

ALL HYENAS:

laughing

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

The steam evaporates, revealing rows of jackbooted, goose stepping storm trooper hyenas.

Scar observes from above. Their shadows cross his face.

HYENAS:

singing

IT'S GREAT THAT WE'LL SOON BE CONNECTED WITH A KING WHO'LL BE ALL TIME ADORED

SCAR:

OF COURSE, QUID PRO QUO, YOU'RE EXPECTED TO TAKE CERTAIN DUTIES ON BOARD

draws a murderous claw across his throat

THE FUTURE IS LITTERED WITH PRIZES AND THOUGH I'M THE MAIN ADDRESSEE THE POINT THAT I MUST EMPHASIZE IS

Leaping into the midst of the hyenas.

SCAR:

YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!

The ground begins to crack open.

SCAR & SHENZI & BANZAI

SO PREPARE FOR THE COUP OF THE CENTURY

More steam vents shoot up as the earth shakes and splits. Scar leaps onto a pillar of, rock, which begins to rise.

SCAR:

BE PREPARED FOR THE MURKIEST SCAM METICULOUS PLANNING TENACITY, SPANNING DECADES OF DENIAL IS SIMPLY WHY I'LL BE KING UNDISPUTED RESPECTED, SALUTED AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM

HYENAS:

OOOOOO, LA-LA-LA! WE'LL HAVE FOOD! LOTS OF FOOD WE REPEAT ENDLESS MEAT AAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAH!

While Scar and his pillar of rock continues to thrust up out of the surrounding ground, the hyenas dance demonically.

SCAR:

YES MY TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED

BE PREPARED!

SCAR & HYENAS

YES OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED BE PREPARED!

Hyenas dance and dismember skeletons. One hyena plays the vibes on a rib cage.

On Scar's evil laugh, we pull back, through the length of a rib cage, and see him ranting atop his pillar, high above the whole, lurid, Hieronymus Bosch carnival-in-hell.

SEQ. 10 (STAMPEDE/MUFASA'S DEATH)

EXT. PLATEAU - THE FOLLOWING DAY

Two dots are down below in a tremendous gorge.

SCAR (O.S.)

Now you wait here. Your father has a marvelous surprise for you.

SIMBA (O.S.)

What is it?

EXT. FLOOR OF THE GORGE - A SHORT TIME LATER

Scar is with Simba under a tree. Simba sits on a rock.

SCAR:

If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise now, would it?

SIMBA:

sweetly shrewd

If you tell me — I'll still act surprised.

SCAR:

tsk-tsk-tsking

You are such a naughty boy.

SIMBA:

man-to-man

Come on, Uncle Scar --

SCAR:

No-no-no. This is just for you and your dad. You know, a sort of father-son thing.

SCAR:

a real pal

Well, I'd better go get him.

SIMBA:

I'll go with you!

SCAR:

No!

sweetly

No, no.

Scar starts to go.

SCAR:

Just stay on this rock. You wouldn't want to end up in another mess like you did with the hyenas.

SIMBA:

You know about that?

SCAR:

Simba -- everyone knows about that.

Simba looks mortified.

SIMBA:

Really?

SCAR:

Мmm-mm.

SCAR:

a beat

Now be a good lad and prove you can do one thing right: Stay on this rock and wait for your surprise.

SIMBA:

Right!

Scar starts to leave. Simba calls:

SIMBA:

Hey, Uncle Scar, will I like the surprise?

Scar turns back to Simba.

SCAR:

Simba, it's to die for.

Scar trots off. Simba centers himself on the rock, looks around for his father. He waits.

EXT. A LEDGE ABOVE - CONTINUOUS

A herd of hundreds of WILDEBEEST grazes- Thru their legs we see Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.

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