The Wizard Of Oz Page #12

LION:

You're right -- I am a coward.

MCU -- Lion -- Camera shooting past Dorothy -- Lion crying -- speaks --

LION:

I haven't any courage at all. I even scare

myself. Look at the circles under my eyes.

MS -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow -- Dorothy and Lion -- they speak -- Lion

crying --

LION:

I haven't slept in weeks.

TIN MAN:

Why don't you try counting sheep?

LION:

That doesn't do any good -- I'm afraid of 'em.

SCARECROW:

Oh, that's too bad. Don't you think the

Wizard could help him, too?

DOROTHY:

I don't see why not. Why don't you come

along with us? We're on our way to see the

Wizard now. To get him a heart.

TIN MAN:

And him a brain.

DOROTHY:

I'm sure he could give you some courage.

MCU -- Lion -- Camera shooting past Dorothy --

LION:

Well, wouldn't you feel degraded to be seen

in the company of a cowardly lion? I would.

CS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man and Scarecrow -- Camera shooting past Lion at

right f.g. --

DOROTHY:

No, of course not.

MCS -- Tin Man -- Dorothy -- Scarecrow and Lion --

LION:

Gee, that's -- that's awfully nice of you.

My life....

MLS -- Dorothy and Group -- Dorothy puts Toto down -- Lion Sings as the

four walk and dance along brick road to right -- CAMERA TRUCKS with them --

LION:

...has been simply unbearable.

DOROTHY:

Oh.

LION:

(sings)

Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy

When you're born to be a sissy,

Without the vim and verve.

But I could show my prowess --

Be a lion not a mou-ess --

If I only had the nerve

I'm afraid there's no denyin'

I'm just a dande-lion --

A fate I don't deserve.

I'd be brave as a blizzard --

TIN MAN:

(sings)

I'd be gentle as a lizard --

SCARECROW:

(sings)

I'd be clever as a gizzard --

DOROTHY:

(sings)

If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve.

CS -- Tin Man and Scarecrow sing -- CAMERA PANS to right to Dorothy and

Lion --

SCARECROW:

(sings)

Then I'm sure to get a brain --

TIN MAN:

(sings)

A heart --

DOROTHY:

(sings)

A home --

LION:

(sings)

The nerve.

MLS -- Scarecrow -- Tin Man -- Dorothy and Lion sing as they dance forward

along brick road -- CAMERA TRUCKS ahead --

ALL:

(sing)

Oh, we're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

We hear he is a whiz of a Wiz

If ever a Wiz there was....

LS -- Dorothy -- Lion -- Tin Man and Scarecrow dance down brick road to

b.g. -- all exit --

ALL:

(sing)

...If ever, oh ever, a Wiz there was

The Wizard of Oz is one because

Because, because, because, because, because

Because of the wonderful things he does!

We're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!

Camera on Crystal -- the images of Tin Man -- Dorothy -- Scarecrow and

Lion in crystal as they march along arm in arm -- CAMERA TRUCKS back

showing the Witch and Nikko looking into crystal -- Witch laughs -- CAMERA

PANS her left to table -- she mixes poison -- CAMERA PANS her to right to

Crystal -- She holds poison over the crystal -- waves her hand over it --

the images of group fade out -- Poppy Field fades in -- CAMERA TRUCKS

forward on Crystal --

WITCH:

A-hah!

(laughs)

So! You won't take warning, eh? All the

worse for you, then. I'll take care of you

now instead of later! Hah! When I gain

those ruby slippers, my power will be the

greatest in Oz! And now, my beauties!

Something with poison in it, I think. With

poison in it, but attractive to the eye --

and soothing to the smell!

(laughs)

Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

LS -- Poppy Field -- CAMERA PANS up -- then PANS left over field -- to

edge of forest -- Dorothy -- Scarecrow -- Lion and Tin Man coming forward

out of forest --

MCS -- Dorothy -- Lion -- Tin Man and Scarecrow all looking o.s. --

Dorothy speaks --

DOROTHY:

There's Emerald....

ELS -- Shooting over Poppy Field to towers of Emerald City -- Dorothy and

Group in f.g. --

DOROTHY:

...City! Oh, we're almost there at last!

At last!

MCS -- Dorothy -- Lion -- Tin Man and Scarecrow -- they speak --

DOROTHY:

It's beautiful, isn't it? Just like I knew

it would be. He really must be a wonderful

Wizard to live in a City like that!

LION:

Well, come on, then. What are we waiting

for?

SCARECROW:

Nothing! Let's hurry!

LS -- Dorothy -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow and Lion run to b.g. thru poppy

field --

DOROTHY:

Yes -- let's run!

LION:

Yes.

MLS -- Tin Man -- Scarecrow -- Dorothy and Lion running forward thru Poppy

Field -- CAMERA TRUCKS right --

MS -- Tin Man and Scarecrow running thru poppies -- CAMERA TRUCKS right --

both gesture --

SCARECROW:

Come on -- come on --

TIN MAN:

Hurry -- hurry --

MS -- Dorothy and Lion running thru poppies -- CAMERA TRUCKS right --

MS -- Dorothy running to right -- staggers a little -- slows down --

ELS -- Scarecrow and Tin Man running forward thru poppy field -- Lion in

b.g. -- Dorothy enters in far b.g. -- Scarecrow and Tin Man stop on hill --

call and gesture

SCARECROW:

Oh! Oh, come on, come on!

TIN MAN:

Look -- you can see it here. It's wonderful!

SCARECROW:

Emerald City!

MLS -- Dorothy running slowly to right -- CAMERA PANS her to Lion -- Tin

Man and Scarecrow -- Dorothy staggers -- puts her hand to her head --

DOROTHY:

Oh -- Oh -- what's happening? What is it?

MCU -- Dorothy puts her hand to her head -- speaks --

DOROTHY:

I can't run anymore. I'm so....

CS -- Tin Man and Scarecrow --

DOROTHY o.s.

...sleepy.

SCARECROW:

Here -- give us your hands, and we'll pull

you....

MLS -- Dorothy and Group --

SCARECROW:

...along.

DOROTHY:

Oh, no -- please. I have to rest for just

a minute. Toto!

CS -- Toto lying among poppies --

DOROTHY o.s.

Where's Toto --

MLS -- Dorothy and Group -- Dorothy lies down among the poppies --

SCARECROW:

Oh, you can't rest now -- we're nearly there!

MCU - Lion yawns and speaks -

LION:

What did she -- do that for?

The images of Lion - Tin Man - Scarecrow and Dorothy in Crystal - they

speak - CAMERA TRUCKS back showing Witch and Nikko standing near crystal -

Witch laughs and speaks - the images fade out - Nikko exits - CAMERA

TRUCKS forward on Witch -

SCARECROW:

Hey, Dorothy!

TIN MAN:

Dorothy!

LION:

Dorothy!

TIN MAN:

Dorothy! You can't sleep here! You can't

sleep in the middle of a field!

WITCH:

(laughs)

Call away! Call away! She won't hear any of

you again! And there's nothing you can do

about it, either.

(laughs)

Bring me my wishing cap! I'll call the

Winged Monkeys to fetch me those slippers!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! It worked very

smoothly!

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

MLS -- Lion -- Tin Man and Scarecrow -- Dorothy lying in poppies -- Lion

starts to cry -- Scarecrow speaks -- holds the Lion up -- Lion drops as

Tin Man and Scarecrow start to pick up Dorothy --

TIN MAN:

(crying)

Oh - oh, poor Dorothy!

SCARECROW:

Don't cry -- you'll rust yourself again!

LION:

Comin' to think of it, forty winks wouldn't

be bad.

SCARECROW:

Don't you start it, too!

TIN MAN:

Oh! We ought to try and carry Dorothy.

SCARECROW:

I don't think I could, but we could try.

TIN MAN:

Let's.

SCARECROW:

Yes.

TIN MAN:

Oh -- now look at him! This is terrible!

SCARECROW:

Here, Tin Man -- help me.

CS -- Dorothy as Scarecrow tries to lift her --

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