Lion King 1
Lion King 2
This is the Semi-Official ASCII Version of the Lion King Script,
originally cast into textual form by Phil Pollard of JMU, and re-edited
several times into the form you see here by Brian Tiemann (FDCMuck Timon)
of Caltech. This is your guarantee of quality, that what you see here on
your screen is as close to what was presented in the movie as is humanly
possible. -BT
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The Cast
In alphabetical order, with translations of the names where applicable:
Banzai [Skulk, Lurk] : Most quick-tempered of the Hyenas. Best with
comebacks. Offsets Shenzi and Ed quite well.
(Cheech Marin)
Ed : The stupidest Hyena. Has a Bill the Cat stare.
Noted by warts on the tongue. Too stupid or slow to lie at the
right time.
(Jim Cummings)
Kiara : Simba's and Nala's cub. She completes the Circle.
Mufasa : Current King of the Pride Lands. Well-built lion. Thick mane.
Brown eyes. Biiig kitty. Father of Simba. Elder brother of Scar.
(James Earl Jones)
Nala : Friend and companion of Simba. She can pin Simba in a fight. As
an adult she and Simba fall in love, prolonging a tradition they
had refused as cubs.
(Niketa Calame / Moira Kelly)
(Singing: Laura Williams / Kristle Edwards)
Pumbaa [Simpleton] : A well-padded warthog and friend of Timon. A
little slow, but when he catches on, it's surprising what he
can do. Has a flatulence problem.
(Ernie Sabella)
Rafiki [Friend] : A mandrill whose role is of a mystical shaman.
Outwardly he appears to be crazy, but in reality he is very wise.
(Robert Guillaume)
Sarabi [Mirage] : Mother of Simba. Wife of Mufasa. Leader of the
lionesses.
(Madge Sinclair)
Sarafina : Nala's mother. Friend of Sarabi.
(Zoe Leader)
Scar : Younger brother of Mufasa. Uncle of Simba. Well-chiseled,
bony features. Flat black matted mane. Aspires to be King of
Pride Rock by deceit, due to his thin size and weak stature.
His claws are always partly extended. Has a vertical scar across
his right eye that presumably accounts for his name.
(Jeremy Irons)
Shenzi [Uncouth] : Female of the Hyena trio. Major attitude. Probably
the smartest and deals the best with Scar. Most even temper.
(Whoopi Goldberg)
Simba [Lion] : The cub of Mufasa. Soon to be King of Pride Rock.
Initially a cub, later an adult. Brown eyes. As an adult, he's
not as well-built as his father was, presumably from growing up
on a diet of insects... Friend of Pumbaa and Timon.
(Jonathan Taylor Thomas / Matthew Broderick)
(Singing: Jason Weaver / Joseph Williams)
Timon : An outcast meerkat; a friend of Pumbaa. Very self-reliant,
quite a fast talker (like a used car salesman). Stands about 6" tall.
(Nathan Lane)
Zazu : The King's loyal servant. A hornbill, which is a large-beaked bird.
(Rowan Atkinson)
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The Script
{Open, black screen}
{Start nature sound effects}
{Cue Castle screen}
{Fade to black}
{Cue lion roar in the background, calling the animals to gather
to Pride Rock for the Ceremony.}
[THE CIRCLE OF LIFE]
[ MS: Male Singer
BS: Background Singer
FS: Female Singer (lead) ]
{Sunrise on African grassland (lightly treed), in time with
opening chant to The Circle of Life}
MS: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
BS: Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
{Various shots of animals raising their heads at the sunrise:
rhinos, antelope, a cheetah, meerkats, storks...}
MS: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
BS: Sithi uhhmm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Ingonyama
MS: Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
BS: Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place]
{repeats 5}
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se-to-kwa!)
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)
{repeats 1}
{The Circle of Life ground forms in the BS's and holds its
pattern for eight bars. It is a non-chordal BS part. The
progressions are in the medium ranges of the strings.
Various pans and camera views of African animals, all
moving. Coinciding with the FS pickup in the eighth bar,
we first view the giraffes, panning to a long shot of all
the animals in their procession}
[The Circle of life text]
FS: From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
{Camera is panning and jumping to elephants, zebras, ants,
birds, storks, etc... }
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
{When the "The Circle of Life" is mentioned the long-
distance pan centers on Pride Rock where all the animals
are gathering. Mufasa is on Pride Rock. Long camera arc to
Mufasa and Zazu.}
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
{Zazu bows to Mufasa, who smiles and nods at him}
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
{Appearance of Rafiki, the mandrill. He passes between
ranks of animals, who bow to him; he then climbs Pride Rock
to where Mufasa is standing.}
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
{Rafiki and Mufasa embrace.}
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
{Decrescendo in BS. FS drops out. Pan Flute takes simple
lead.}
{Mufasa leads Rafiki over to Sarabi, who is holding Simba}
{Rafiki puts the juice and sand he collects on Simba's
brow-- a ceremonial crown. He then picks Simba up and
ascends to the point of Pride Rock. Mufasa and Sarabi
follow. With a crescendo in the music and a restatement of
the refrain, Rafiki holds Simba up for the crowd to view.}
FS: It's The Circle of Life
{The crowd starts howling, stamping, etc... }
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
{The clouds part and a sunbeam highlights Rafiki and Simba
on Pride Rock.}
Till we find our place
{The crowd bows down, one by one.}
On the path unwinding
{Camera slowly zooms out to a striking panoramic view
of the Presentation.}
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
{Bass drum hit (fff) and immediate switch to black screen
with title "The Lion King" in blood-red caps.}
[Mouse / Challenge Scene]
{Cue mouse sounds}
{Visual fade into mouse in cave}
{Mouse comes out and starts preening in the light. Begins
sniffing. Becomes frightened. Suddenly a large lion paw
swoops down and catches him.}
{Cue the Scar theme (dissonant, slow, reed theme). Fade in
slowly and up full during speech}
{Camera switch to Scar holding the squeaking and
struggling mouse in his paw. He talks to it while playing
with it}
Scar: Life's not fair, is it? You see I -- well, I... shall
never be King. {exhale lightly} And you... shall never
see the light of another day. {closed-mouth laughter.
Starts to place the mouse on his extended tongue} ...
Adieu... {quiet laugh}
Zazu : {Interrupting} Didn't your mother ever tell you not
to play with your food?
Scar: {Light sigh. The mouse is under his paw.} What do you want?
Zazu: I'm here to announce that King Mufasa is on his way. {bows}
...So you'd better have a good excuse for missing the
ceremony this morning.
{The mouse runs away from Scar}
Scar: Oh now look, Zazu; you've made me lose my lunch.
Zazu: Hah! You'll lose more than that when the King gets
through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a
hernia.
Scar: Oooh... I quiver with FEAR.
{On "FEAR" Scar crouches down and is baring his teeth at
Zazu.}
Zazu: {Very concerned} Now Scar, don't look at me that
way... HELP!
{Scar quickly pounces on the bird, catching him in his mouth.}
Mufasa: {Almost immediately and off-camera} Scar! ...
Scar: {Mouth full} Mm-hmm?
Mufasa: Drop him.
Zazu: {Speaking from Scar's mouth} Impeccable timing, your
majesty.
{Scar spits the bird out, covered with saliva}
Zazu: {Slimed} Eyyccch.
Scar: {Sarcastically overjoyed} Why! If it isn't my big
brother descending from on high to mingle with the
commoners.
Mufasa: Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of
Simba.
Scar: {Faking astonishment} That was today? Oh, I feel
simply awful.
{He turns and start scraping his claws on the rock wall.
Zazu cringes at the sound.}
Scar: {Admiring his claws} ...Must have slipped my mind.
Zazu: Yes, well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's
brother, you should have been first in line!
{Scar clicks his teeth at Zazu, who has flown near his
face. Zazu takes cover behind Mufasa's foreleg. Scar bends
down to speak to him.}
Scar: Well, I was first in line... until the little hairball
was born.
Mufasa: {Lowering his head and meeting Scar eye to eye}
That "hairball" is my son... and your future king.
Scar: Ohh, I shall practice my curtsy.
{Scar turns away and starts to exit}
Mufasa: {Warning} Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar: {Looking back} Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps YOU shouldn't
turn YOUR back on me.
Mufasa: {Roars and literally jumps in front of Scar, baring
his teeth for the first time} Is that a challenge?
Scar: Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Zazu: Pity! Why not?
Scar: {Looking at Zazu} Well, as far as brains go, I got
the lion's share. But, when it comes to brute strength
{looking at Mufasa} ...I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end
of the gene pool.
{Exit Scar}
Zazu: {Deep sigh} There's one in every family, sire... Two
in mine, actually. {perches on Mufasa's shoulder} And
they always manage to ruin special occasions.
Mufasa: What am I going to do with him?
Zazu: He'd make a very handsome throw rug.
Mufasa: {Chiding} Zazu!
Zazu: And just think! Whenever he gets dirty, you could
take him out and BEAT him.
{They exit, chuckling. Pan out into open savannah.}
[Painting Scene]
{Rise in music-- "This Land" track-- with theme stated in
African flute, it broadens eventually with chorus and full
orchestra. We see a rainstorm gently crossing the savannah.
Multiplane camera approach to Rafiki's baobab tree. Camera
switch to inside the tree. Rafiki is doing hand paintings on
the wall. We see he is completing a lion cub.}
Rafiki: {Mutters to himself, in which the word "Simba" can be
heard} Hmmm... Ah heh heh heh heh heh... {completing the
ceremonial crown in the painting} Simba.
{Horns and brass close theme in a stately manner with a
decrescendo. Fade to black keeping the painting of the cub
as a crossover to the fade in of Pride Rock in early
morning}
[The Sunrise / Pouncing Scene]
{Simba is seen coming out on the rock. He runs back into
the cave and leaps over several of the lionesses, accidentally
jumping on a few.}
Simba: Dad! Daad! Come on, Dad, we gotta go. Wake up!
Random Lioness: Oomph!
Simba: Sorry! ...Oop.
{Simba starts to wake Mufasa}
Simba: Dad? Daad. Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad--
Sarabi: {Over Simba's endless noise of "Dad"s, sleepily}
Your son... is awake...
Mufasa: {Also sleepily} Before sunrise, he's YOUR son.
Simba: Dad? Daad! Come on, Dad! {tugs at Mufasa's ear.} Daa-- Whoa!
{He loses his grip on Mufasa's ear, and slips and crashes into
something off camera. He then comes running back on screen and
butts Mufasa. Mufasa sleepily eyes his son.}
Simba: You promised!
Mufasa: {Seeing his son's impatience} Okay, okay. I'm up.
I'm up.
Simba: Yeah!
{Mufasa yawns a well-recorded lion yawn. Mufasa and Sarabi
follow Simba up to the top of Pride Rock. Simba rubs up
against Sarabi; she nudges him ahead and stays behind. Departing
shot of her, with a loving expression. The sunrise illuminates the
top of Pride Rock impressively. Both Simba and Mufasa are on the
point. Cue music.}
Mufasa: Look, Simba. Everything the light touches is our
kingdom.
Simba: Wow.
{The camera revolves around them, during Mufasa's speech, from a reverse
view to a frontal shot.}
Mufasa: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the
sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here,
and will rise with you as the new king.
Simba: And this will all be mine?
Mufasa: Everything.
Simba: Everything the light touches. {Simba looks all
around. He views the rip-rap canyon to the north} What
about that shadowy place?
Mufasa: That's beyond our borders. You must never go there,
Simba.
Simba: But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
Mufasa: Oh, there's more to being king than... getting your
way all the time.
{Mufasa starts back down the rock}
Simba: {Awed} There's more?
Mufasa: {Chuckles} Simba...
{Camera switch. Mufasa and Simba are out walking on the
savannah.}
Mufasa: Everything you see exists together, in a delicate
balance. As king, you need to understand that balance,
and respect all the creatures-- from the crawling ant
to the leaping antelope.
Simba: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our
bodies become the grass. And the antelope eat the
grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle
of Life.
Zazu: {Lights on a nearby rock} Good morning, sire!
Mufasa: Good morning, Zazu.
Zazu: Checking in... with the morning report.
Mufasa: Fire away.
Zazu: Well! The buzz from the bees is that the leopards
are in a bit of a spot...
{Zazu's speech will continue through without stop. Simba's
and Mufasa's conversation is the focus.}
Mufasa: {Distracted} Oh, really?
{Simba, uninterested in Zazu, pounces at a grasshopper and
misses}
Zazu: {Continuing, not noticing Mufasa's lack of
enthusiasm} ... And the baboons are going ape over
this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're
above it all...
Mufasa: {To Simba} What are you doing, son?
Simba: {Disappointedly looking in his empty paws} Pouncing.
Mufasa: Let an old pro show you how it's done.
Zazu: ...The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I
told the elephants to forget it, but they can't...
Mufasa: Zazu, would you turn around?
Zazu: Yes, sire. {Continuing immediately} The cheetahs are
hard up, but I always say ...
Mufasa: {Whispering} Stay low to the ground.
Zazu: Cheetahs never prosper...
Simba: {Whispering} Okay, stay low to the ground, right... yeah...
Zazu: {Realizing something is amiss} What going on?
Mufasa: A pouncing lesson.
Zazu: Oh very good. Pouncing. {Realizing} Pouncing!?!
Oh no, sire, you can't be serious...
{Mufasa motions for Zazu to turn back around.}
Zazu: Oh... this is so humiliating.
Mufasa: {Still whispering} Try not to make a sound.
Zazu: What are you telling him, Mufasa? {Looking around
uneasily-- Simba and Mufasa seem to have disappeared.}
Mufasa? Simba?
{Simba does a full pounce leaving Zazu stunned on the
ground}
Mufasa: Ha ha ha ha ha. That's very good. Ha ha ha...
{A gopher emerges under Zazu.}
Gopher: Zazu!
Zazu: {Exasperated} Yes?
Gopher: {Saluting} Sir. News from the underground.
Mufasa: {To Simba} Now, this time--
Zazu: {Interrupting and with urgency} Sire! Hyenas! In
the Pride Lands!
Mufasa: {Serious now} Zazu, take Simba home.
Simba: Oh, Dad, can't I come?
Mufasa: {Curtly} No, son.
{Mufasa heads off at a full gallop}
Simba: I never get to go anywhere.
Zazu: Oh, young master, one day you will be king; then you
can chase those slobbering mangy stupid poachers from
dawn until dusk.
{They head off. Camera pulls back to wide view of
savannah.}
[Scar Tricks Simba Scene]
{Camera change to Scar on his overhanging rock ledge.
We see Scar pace once and kick an old bone off the edge.}
{Enter Simba}
Simba: Hey Uncle Scar! Guess what!
Scar: I despise guessing games.
Simba: I'm going to be king of Pride Rock.
Scar: {Sarcastically} Oh goody.
Simba: {Looking out over the edge of the rock} My dad just
showed me the whole kingdom; {greedily} and I'm going
to rule it all. Heh heh.
Scar: Yes. Well... forgive me for not leaping for joy.
Bad back, you know.
{Scar flops down on his side.}
Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar? When I'm king, what will that make
you?
Scar: A monkey's uncle.
Simba: Heh heh. You're so weird.
Scar: You have NO idea. ...So, your father showed you the
whole kingdom, did he?
Simba: Everything.
Scar: He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the
northern border...?
Simba: {Disappointed} Well, no... he said I can't go there.
Scar: And he's absolutely right. It's far too dangerous.
Only the bravest lions go there.
Simba: Well, I'm brave! What's out th--
Scar: {Interrupting} No, I'm sorry, Simba, I just can't
tell you.
Simba: Why not?
Scar: Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well-
being of my favorite nephew.
{Scar rubs and pats Simba's head}
Simba: {Snorts sarcastically} Yeah, right, I'm your only nephew.
Scar: All the more reason for me to be protective... An
elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince...
{faking surprise} Oops!
Simba: {Enthusiastic} An elephant what? Whoa.
Scar: {Faking dismay} Oh dear, I've said too much... Well, I
suppose you'd have found sooner or later, you being SO
clever and all... {pulling Simba near} Oh, just do me
one favor-- promise me you'll never visit that dreadful
place.
Simba: {Thinks} No problem.
Scar: There's a good lad. You run along now and have
fun. And remember... it's our little secret.
{Simba leaves the rock, Scar walks away with an evil smile.
Menacing music.}
[Bath Scene - Intro to Water Hole Scene]
{Simba is running down the slope of the bottom part of
Pride Rock. He runs down towards two lionesses (Sarabi
and Sarafina). Sarafina is giving Nala a bath. Music is
light, almost jazzy. Pan flute lead.}
Simba: Hey, Nala.
Nala: Hi, Simba.
Simba: Come on. I just heard about this great place.
Nala: {Through clenched teeth} Simba! I'm kind of in the
middle of a bath.
Sarabi: And it's time for yours.
{Simba tries (too late) to escape; Sarabi bends
down and grabs him. She proceeds to give the struggling
cub a bath.}
Simba: Mom! ...Mom. You're messing up my mane.
{Sarabi smiles.}
Simba: Okay, okay, I'm clean. Can we go now?
Nala: So where are we going? It better not be anyplace
dumb.
Simba: No. It's really cool.
Sarabi: So where is this "really cool" place?
Simba: Oh. {thinks} Uh... around the water hole.
Nala: The water hole? What's so great about the water
hole?
Simba: {Whisper} I'll SHOW you when we GET there.
Nala: {Whisper} Oh. {Normal} Uh... Mom, can I go with
Simba?
Sarafina: Hmm... What do you think, Sarabi?
Sarabi: Well...
Nala and Simba: {through broad, forced grins} Pleeeease?
Sarabi: It's all right with me...
{Nala and Simba are overjoyed}
Nala: All right!
Simba: Yeah!
Sarabi: ...As long as Zazu goes with you.
{Simba and Nala stop dead in their celebration}
Simba: No. Not Zazu.
[Water Hole Scene]
{Camera is at a ground angle slightly behind the cubs
walking towards the water hole. Zazu is visible in the sky
overhead.}
Zazu: Step lively. The sooner we get to the water hole,
the sooner we can leave.
{Camera angle changes to the cubs from an immediate real
view}
Nala: {Whisper} So where we really going?
Simba: {Whisper} An elephant graveyard.
Nala: Wow!
Simba: {Whisper} Shhh! Zazu.
Nala: {Whisper} Right. So how are we gonna ditch the dodo?
{Camera switch to just above Zazu. We hear the cubs
whispering back and forth below}
Simba: {Whispering} Oh, I know how we can--
Zazu: {Flying down} Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds
of romance blossoming in the savannah. Your parents
will be thrilled... {He lands in front of them} ...what
with your being betrothed and all.
Simba: Be-what?
Zazu: Betrothed. Intended. Affianced.
Nala: Meaning...?
Zazu: {As though holding on to his coat lapels} One day,
you two are going to be married!
Simba: Yuck!
Nala: Ewww.
Simba: I can't marry her. She's my friend.
Nala: Yeah. It'd be too weird.
Zazu: Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but you two turtle-
doves have no choice. It's a tradition...
{Simba mimics Zazu during these last words}
Zazu: ...going back generations.
Simba: Well, when I'm king, that'll be the first thing to go.
Zazu: Not so long as I'm around.
{Start fading in intro to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"}
Simba: Well, in that case, you're fired.
Zazu: Hmmm... Nice try, but only the king can do that. {Pokes
Simba's nose}
Nala: Well, he's the future king.
Simba: Yeah. {Thumping Zazu's chest} So you have to do
what I tell you.
Zazu: Not yet I don't. And with an attitude like that, I'm
afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king
indeed.
Simba: Hmph. Not the way I see it.
{Full song, colors change to wild pop-African. Background
abruptly becomes surreal, brightly-colored cartoon style.}
Simba: I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!
Zazu: Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
{Plucks Simba's hair where mane would be}
With quite so little hair
{Simba gets a mane of leaves}
Simba: I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
{Climbs a log}
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR
{On "ROAR" he shouts at Zazu, startling him backwards into
a puddle}
Zazu: {Drying on what appears to be a hanging towel}
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
{Camera pulls back; reveals the "towel" as the ear of a red
elephant which hits Zazu with its trunk as with a golf club,
sending him skipping like a stone across a shallow pool of
water; the cubs follow immediately.}
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu: {Speaking} You've rather a long way to go, young master,
if you think...
{For this verse Zazu is making quick spoken-part replies
to each line. Simba and Nala are on each side of Zazu; as
he turns to talk to one, the other makes faces at him.}
Simba: No one saying do this
{Zazu: Now when I said that, I--}
Nala: No one saying be there
{Zazu: What I meant was...}
Simba: No one saying stop that
{Zazu: Look, what you don't realize...}
Simba and Nala: No one saying see here
{Zazu: Now see here!}
Simba: Free to run around all day
{Simba and Nala are now riding ostriches}
{Zazu: Well, that's definitely out...}
Simba: Free to do it all my way!
Zazu: {Flying ahead of the cubs, looking back to speak to them
and so not paying attention ahead}
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart
{Flies into a rhino}
Simba: Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
{Lights on a branch}
Zazu: If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about... aagh!
{The camera pulls back to reveal Zazu has lighted on a log
being washed towards a waterfall. It disappears over the
edge. Zazu yells in surprise, but quickly reappears flying
towards and through the camera.}
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
{The cubs trot up a corridor of zebras standing at attention;
when Zazu follows, they all turn and raise their tails; Zazu
covers himself with a wing.}
{Nala and Simba dance about under a moving herd of elephants
while the African flute leads a short instrumental sequence.
Zazu flies overhead, looking for them. Simba ends up standing
on a giraffe's head.}
Everybody look left {Zazu squawks as the herd tramples him}
Everybody look right
{Simba hops up a ladder of giraffe heads}
Everywhere you look I'm
{Sliding down a giraffe's neck into theatrical pose}
Standing in the spotlight!
Zazu: {Speaking, but in strict time} Not yet!
Chorus: Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
{The Chorus of hippos, anteaters, antelopes, giraffes, etc.
forms a pyramid with the cubs on top}
Simba & Chorus: Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't wait to be king!
Oh I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!
{The pyramid topples leaving the rhino sitting on Zazu}
Zazu: {Muffled} I beg your pardon, madam, but... GET OFF! ...
Simba? Nala?
[Elephant Graveyard - Hyena Scene]
{Camera change to Simba and Nala making their way away
from Zazu. They are laughing.}
Simba: All right, it worked!
Nala: We lost 'im.
Simba: {Arrogantly} I... am a genius.
Nala: Hey, Genius, it was my idea.
Simba: Yeah, but I pulled it off.
Nala: With me!
Simba: Oh yeah? ...Rrarr!
{Simba jumps at Nala; they tussle quickly. Nala ends on
top and pins Simba with her forepaws, producing a
resounding thump.}
Nala: Ha. Pinned ya.
Simba: {Annoyed} Hey, lemme up.
{Nala turns away smiling. Simba looks at her and jumps at her
again. They tussle, rolling down a short hill. She pins him
again in the same position with another thump.}
Nala: Pinned ya again.
{A geyser makes a loud noise nearby, ejecting steam.
The camera pulls back to a view of the surroundings that
the cubs have just noticed. Mostly in grays, we see a dark
craggy vale filled with skeletons of elephants. Eerie
music.}
Simba: This is it. We made it.
{They look over the edge of the ledge they are on. A large
bull elephant skull is nearby. The camera follows to survey the
entire bleak view.}
Simba and Nala: Whoa!
Nala: It's really creepy.
Simba: Yeah... Isn't it great?
Nala: {Relishing her naughtiness} We could get in big
trouble.
Simba: {Enjoying it also} I know, huh.
Nala: {Looking at the skull} I wonder if its brains are
still in there.
Simba: {Walking towards the skull} There's only one way to
know. Come on. Let's go check it out.
{Simba walks towards the mouth of the skull. Zazu flaps
suddenly up in front of them, emitting a sharp squawk of
"Wrong!" and giving the audience a start.}
Zazu: The only checking out you will do will be to check
out of here.
Simba: Aw, man.
Zazu: We're way beyond the boundary of the Pride Lands.
Simba: Huh. Look. Banana Beak is scared. Heh.
Zazu: {Poking Simba in the nose} That's Mr. Banana Beak to you,
fuzzy. And right now we are all in very real danger.
{Simba has moved nearer to the entrance of the skull}
Simba: Danger? Hah! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in
the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha!
{Following Simba's confident laughter we hear more
laughing from inside the skull. Simba runs back and hides
behind Nala and Zazu. Three hyenas emerge from the skull's
eyes and mouth.}
Shenzi: Well, well, well, Banzai. What have we got here?
Banzai: Hmm. I don't know, Shenzi. Uh... what do you think,
Ed?
Ed: {Crazy laughter}
{They circle around the cubs and Zazu.}
Banzai: Yeah, just what I was thinking. A trio of
trespassers!
Zazu: And quite by accident, let me assure you. A simple
navigational error. Eh heh heh...
Shenzi: Whoa, whoa, wait wait wait... I know you.
{peering close into the camera} You're Mufasa's
little stooge.
Zazu: I, madam, am the king's majordomo.
Banzai: {Looking at Simba} And that would make you...?
Simba: The future king.
Shenzi: Do you know what we do to kings who step out of
their kingdom?
Simba: Puh. You can't do anything to me.
Zazu: Uhh... technically, they can. We are on their land.
Simba: But Zazu, you told me they're nothing but
slobbering mangy stupid poachers.
Zazu: {Aside, surreptitiously, to Simba} Ix-nay on the
oopid-stay...
Banzai: Who you callin' "oopid-stay?!?"
Zazu: {Harried} My, my, my. Look at the sun. {starts to
try to hasten the cubs away} It's time to go!
Shenzi: What's the hurry? We'd looove you to stick around
for dinner.
Banzai: Yeaaaah! We could have whatever's... "lion" around! {In
the background} Get it? Lion around! {laughs}
Shenzi: Oh wait, wait, wait. I got one, I got one. Make
mine a "cub" sandwich. Whatcha think?
{Peals of uncontrollable laughter. Ed jumps up and starts
gesticulating and jabbering.}
Shenzi: What? Ed? What is it?
Banzai: {Looking where Ed is pointing} Hey, did we order
this dinner to go?
Shenzi: No. Why?
Banzai: 'Cause there it goes!
{Camera view to the cubs running off; they stop after a
bit. Quick camera jump showing Zazu being caught in
mid-flight.}
Nala: Did we lose 'em?
Simba: I think so. Where's Zazu?
{Camera switch. The hyenas have Zazu near a steam vent.
Banzai is holding the bird.}
Banzai: The little majordomo bird hippity-hopped all the
way to the birdie-boiler. {He walks Zazu to the vent
and stuffs him into it, plugging it up.}
Zazu: Oh no. Not the birdie-boiler. {It shoots him off in
a puff of steam}
{The hyenas start laughing hysterically}
Simba: {Now near the hyenas} Hey! Why don't you pick on
somebody your own size?
Shenzi: Like... you?
Simba: Oops.
{The hyenas start chasing the cubs. They dart around behind
them and poke their heads through an active methane vent.}
Shenzi, Banzai, Ed: BOO! {laughter}
{The hyenas chase the cubs up and over the skull and the cubs
slip away by sliding down the spine. They shoot off the end of the
spine and land on a hillside of bones.}
Nala: Simba!
{Simba turns around and is horrified to see Nala slipping back down
the pile.}
Nala: Aaaaiee!
{Simba runs bravely back and claws Shenzi across the cheek, drawing
blood and distracting her while Nala escapes. Shenzi becomes enraged;
the Hyenas pursue the cubs quickly and corner them in a cave.}
************** CUT LINES *********************************
{For a reason unknown to me, the following line was cut.
It appeared on story boards and even in the promotional
pamphlet for the movie [as well as on the first series of
collector's cards -BT]. It must have been cut fairly late
in production.}
Shenzi: Look, boys! A king fit for a meal!
**********************************************************
Banzai: {Entering the cave, taunting} Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
{Simba tries to roar. He produces a nice medium yowl.}
Shenzi: Oo-hoo... that was it? Hah. Do it again... come on.
{Simba opens his mouth to roar again, but we hear a full-
grown lion roar.}
Shenzi, Banzai, Ed: Huh?!
{Mufasa charges the hyenas from camera left and knocks them about
until they are cringing under him.}
Shenzi: Oh, please, please. Uncle. Uncle.
Banzai: Ow. Ow. Ow.
Mufasa: {Half roar} Silence!
Banzai: Oh, we're gonna shut up right now.
Shenzi: Calm down. We're really sorry.
Mufasa: If you ever come near my son again...
Shenzi: Oh this is... this is your son?!?
Banzai: Oh, your son?
Shenzi: Did you know that?
Banzai: No... me? I-I-I didn't know it. No. Did you?
Shenzi: No! Of course not.
Banzai: No.
Shenzi and Banzai: Ed?
Ed: {Stupidly nods yes}
{Mufasa roars}
Banzai: Toodles!
{With a gunshot sound they disappear. Zazu lights in front of
Mufasa, giving him a "that'll show 'em" nod... but then withers
under Mufasa's angry glare.}
Simba: {Approaching his father} Dad, I...
Mufasa: You deliberately disobeyed me.
Simba: Dad, I'm... I'm sorry.
Mufasa: {Stern} Let's go home.
{They all start walking out of the Burial Grounds, the
cubs bent down in shame.}
Nala: {Whispering} I thought you were very brave.
{The camera steadily pans up one of the walls of the cave.
It stops on a horrifying image of Scar, standing on a ledge
where he had been watching the cubs' near-demise.}
[Disciplinary - Stars Scene]
{Camera switch to out on the savannah. The cubs are still
walking in a shamed manner behind Mufasa. Zazu is flying
between.}
Mufasa: {Still stern} Zazu?
Zazu: {Flying forward and lighting in front of Mufasa, his
trepidation showing} Yes, sire?
Mufasa: {Stern} Take Nala home. I've got to teach my son a
lesson.
{The camera views the cubs. Simba crouches lower in the
grass as if to hide. Zazu flies back to the cubs.}
Zazu: Come, Nala. Simba... {puts his wings on Simba's
shoulders, gives a heavy sigh, and then a reassuring pat}
Good luck.
{Zazu and Nala leave. The camera view is of Simba in the
foreground with Mufasa facing away from the camera in the
background.}
Mufasa: {Calling, still very stern, not looking at Simba}
Simba! {The word reverberates in the night air.}
{Simba slowly turns and walks towards his father. The
camera follows him forward. Ominous yet sad music. Simba
steps into a depression. Looking down he sees that his
forepaw fits inside just the palmprint of his father's
paw. A very tense moment for Simba. It comes across to the
audience that his father could easily do much, much more
than discipline Simba. [It also comes across that Simba has
some rather big shoes to fill, so to speak, and is only now
realizing his true position. -BT] Simba is harshly reminded
of how small and young he is compared to his father. He looks
up and, quite courageously, continues to come forward.}
{Mufasa thinks silently for a few moments, not looking at his
son. Then, finally, he turns to him.}
Mufasa: Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.
Simba: {Very quietly and sadly} I know.
Mufasa: {Continuing} You could have been killed. You
deliberately disobeyed me. And what's worse, you put
Nala in danger!
Simba: {Bordering on crying, voice cracks} I was just
trying to be brave like you.
Mufasa: I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba... being
brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.
Simba: But you're not scared of anything.
Mufasa: I was today.
Simba: {Disbelieving} You were?
Mufasa: Yes... {bends down close to Simba} I thought I might lose you.
Simba: Oh. {Lightening slightly} I guess even kings get
scared, huh?
Mufasa: Mm-hmm.
Simba: {Whispering conspiratorially} But you know what?
Mufasa: {Whispering back} What?
Simba: I think those hyenas were even scareder.
Mufasa: {Gentle laugh} 'Cause nobody messes with your dad.
Come here, you.
{Mufasa has bent down. He picks Simba up and starts
giving him a noogie.}
Simba: Oh no, no... Aaagh! Errrggh!
{Music rises as Simba and Mufasa tussle playfully for a
brief while.}
Simba: Oh, come here... {as Mufasa runs away} Hah! Gotcha!
{They end up with Mufasa laid down and Simba
on his head}
Simba: Dad?
Mufasa: Hmm?
Simba: We're pals, right?
Mufasa: {Gentle laugh} Right.
Simba: And we'll always be together, right?
Mufasa: {Sitting up, Simba now on his shoulder} Simba... Let
me tell you something that my father told me... Look
at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on
us from those stars.
Simba: {Awed} Really?
Mufasa: Yes... So whenever you feel alone, just remember
that those kings will always be there to guide you ...
And so will I.
[Be Prepared Scene]
{Camera switch from stars to Hyena cave. As we move into the
cave, we first hear Banzai's voice and eventually see
Banzai and Ed together with Shenzi to the side.}
Banzai: Man, that lousy Mufasa! I won't be able to sit for
a week! {We notice numerous scratches on Banzai's
rear}
Ed: {Laughs}
Banzai: It's not funny, Ed.
Ed: {Tries to stop laughing, but bursts out worse}
Banzai: Hey, shut up!
Ed: {Can NOT stop laughing}
{Banzai tackles Ed; they start fighting.}
Shenzi: Will you knock it off!
{Banzai stops. Ed continues, biting himself in the leg.}
Banzai: Well, he started it!
Shenzi: Look at you guys. No wonder we're dangling at the
bottom of the food chain.
Banzai: {With drool dangling from his mouth} Man, I hate
dangling.
Shenzi: Shyeah? You know, if it weren't for those lions,
we'd be runnin' the joint.
Banzai: Yeah. Man, I hate lions.
Shenzi: So pushy.
Banzai: And hairy.
Shenzi: And stinky.
Banzai: And man, are they...
Shenzi and Banzai: UuuugLY! {laughter}
Scar: {From his perch we saw in the Hyena chase} Oh,
surely we lions are not all THAT bad.
Banzai: Ohh. {relieved from the surprise} Oh, Scar, it's
just you.
Shenzi: We were afraid it was somebody important.
Banzai: Yeah, you know, like Mufasa.
Shenzi: Yeah.
Scar: I see.
Banzai: Now that's power.
Shenzi: Tell me about it. I just hear that name and
I shudder.
Banzai: Mufasa.
Shenzi: {Shivering} Ooooh. ... Do it again.
Banzai: Mufasa.
Shenzi: Ooooh!
Banzai: Mufasa. Mufasa! Mufasa!
Shenzi: {Builds up hysterical laughter} ...Oooh! It tingles me.
Scar: I'm surrounded by idiots.
Banzai: Not you, Scar; I mean, you're one of us. I mean,
you're our pal.
Scar: {Sarcastic} Charmed.
Shenzi: Ohh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so
proper.
Banzai: Yeah. Hey, hey. Did ya bring us anything to eat,
Scar, old buddy, old pal? Huh? Did-ya-did-ya-did-ya?
Scar: I don't think you really deserve this. {Holds out a
zebra haunch.} I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for
you. {Drops leg to Hyenas} And you couldn't even
dispose of them. {Intro fade-in on Be Prepared}
Shenzi: {Chewing with full mouth} Well, ya know. It wasn't
exactly like they was alone, Scar.
Banzai: Yeah. What are we supposed to do-- {swallow} kill
Mufasa?
Scar: Precisely.
{The three hyenas pause from eating and look up at Scar
questioningly.}
{Three-top flutter to coincide with Scar's
leaps down to the Hyenas.}
************** CUT LINES *********************************
{Due to plot adjustment, the intro lines to the music
track Be Prepared were cut. They were originally a
monologue of Scar trying to decide on using the Hyenas or
not. These were cut presumably to allow for the earlier
entrapment of the cubs being credited to Scar. The monologue
does, however, appear on the soundtrack.}
Scar: {Spoken over what is now faded intro}
I never thought hyenas essential.
They're crude and unspeakably plain.
But maybe they've a glimmer of potential
If allied to my vision and brain.
**********************************************************
{Scar walks calmly through sheets of flame and gas into the
camera over the opening bit of the song}
Scar: {Full song}
{Scar paces slowly around Ed, who is chewing on the remnants
of the zebra leg}
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
{He angrily swats the bone away; Ed comes to abrupt attention}
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
{Waving his paw in front of Ed's blank eyes to make his point;
Ed's tongue lolls out}
But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares
{Shenzi and Banzai are laughing on a ledge behind him; on
"you," Scar turns and leaps at them, throwing them backward
onto a pair of geysers, which then erupt, throwing the two
hyenas into the air.}
{In the next verse, Scar is strutting theatrically along a
ledge which runs around back to the floor.}
So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
Shenzi:
And where do we feature?
Scar: {Grabbing Shenzi's cheek}
Just listen to teacher
{Shenzi rubs her cheek, which is now bruised red}
I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
{Scar leaps up beside Ed, who is again chewing on the bone,
and here kicks him off the ledge}
Be prepared!
{The three hyenas land in a pile of bones and are submerged;
they reappear, each with a different horned skull on his
head.}
{Spoken}
Banzai: Yeah, Be prepared. Yeah-heh... we'll be prepared, heh.
...For what?
Scar: For the death of the king.
Banzai: Why? Is he sick?
{Scar grabs Banzai by the throat}
Scar: No, fool-- we're going to kill him. Simba too.
{Dropping Banzai back onto the floor}
Shenzi: Great idea! Who needs a king?
Shenzi (and then Banzai): {Sing-song voices, dancing around Banzai}
No king! No king! la--la-la--la-laa-laa!
Scar: Idiots! There will be a king!
Banzai: Hey, but you said, uh...
Scar: I will be king! ...Stick with me {triumphant, toothy grin}, and
you'll never go hungry again!
Shenzi and Banzai: Yaay! All right! Long live the king!
{Camera reveals hundreds of more hyenas in the shadows.}
All Hyenas: Long live the king! Long live the king!
{Full song again}
{Scar's army of hyenas is goose-stepping across the floor
of the cave, now stylized into a Nazi-esque quadrangle}
Hyenas: {In tight, crisp phrasing and diction}
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
{Motions a slice across the neck}
The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
{Leaps off his rock throne to single out one hapless hyena}
You won't get a sniff without me!
{That hyena slips and falls into a fiery crevice}
{Throughout the next verse, the entire horde of hyenas joins
in dancing boisterously, leaping along the tops of rock
pillars, shaking animal skeletons in the light, one playing
a rib cage/xylophone.}
{The paranthetical parts are the hyenas' counterpoint singing}
So prepare for the coup of the century
(Oooh!)
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Oooh... La! La! La!) {rear ends punctuating}
Meticulous planning
(We'll have food!)
Tenacity spanning
(Lots of food)
Decades of denial
(We repeat)
Is simply why I'll
(Endless meat)
Be king undisputed
(Aaaaaaah...)
Respected, saluted
(...aaaaaaah...)
And seen for the wonder I am
(...aaaaaaah!)
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)
Be prepared!
All (Even Ed, who can be heard growling and snarling an
approximation of the lines):
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
{Close with a fill-in and a fade-out. Scar and the hyenas are
laughing evilly. Drum roll rises to a crash coinciding with the
panoramic opening of the next scene.}
[Stampede Scene]
{Camera switch to a view of a large canyon. Cloud shadows scroll slowly
over the landscape.}
Scar: Now you wait here. Your father has a marvelous
surprise for you.
{Camera switch to bottom of the gully. Scar and Simba are
near a rock, underneath a small tree.}
Simba: Oooh. What is it?
Scar: If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, now would
it?
Simba: If you tell me, I'll still act surprised.
Scar: Ho ho ho. You are such a naughty boy.
Simba: Come on, Uncle Scar.
Scar: No-no-no-no-no-no-no. This is just for you and your daddy.
You know, a sort of... father-son... thing.
{Through Simba's expression, we see that he resents Scar's dismissive
attitude, but soon shrugs it off.}
Scar: Well! I'd better go get him.
Simba: I'll go with you.
Scar: {Loud, snapping tone} No! {regaining composure} Heh heh heh.
No. Just stay on this rock. You wouldn't want to end up in
another mess like you did with the hyenas...
Simba: {Shocked} You know about that?
Scar: Simba, everybody knows about that.
Simba: {Meek and embarrassed} Really?
Scar: Oh, yes. Lucky Daddy was there to save you, eh? {clearly
enjoying himself; he puts a paw on Simba's shoulder} Oh...
and just between us, you might want to work on that little
roar of yours. Hmm?
{Scar starts to pull away}
Simba: Oh... Okay...
{Scar pats Simba roughly on the head, then moves off.}
Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar, will I like the surprise?
Scar: {Turning back over his shoulder} Simba, it's to DIE for.
{The camera slowly pans up the side of the gorge away from
Scar and Simba. After a distance of rock, we reach the
edge and view on the plain a very large herd of
wildebeest; the size of the herd comes across with a striking
computer-generated parallax pan. The camera then focuses in on the
hyenas (Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed), who are waiting off of the edge
of the herd, hidden under a rock arch.}
Banzai: {Stomach growls}
Shenzi: Shut up.
Banzai: I can't help it. I'm so hungry... {jumping up} I
gotta have a wildebeest!
Shenzi: Stay put.
Banzai: Well... can't I just pick off one of the little sick ones?
Shenzi: No! We wait for the signal from Scar.
{Camera switch to Scar mounting a rock in view of the hyenas}
Shenzi: There he is... {making an evil, almost humorous face}
let's go.
{Camera switch back to Simba}
Simba: Little roar. Puh!
{A lizard walks past Simba. He growls at it.}
Simba: Rarrr!
{The lizard has no reaction to this first attempt. Simba then
jumps down and tries again.}
Simba: Rrrraowr-nh!
{For the third attempt, Simba moves closer again and inhales
deeply.}
Simba: RAOWR!
{The lizard skitters off screen. Simba's roar echoes around the canyon.
Shot of Simba lifting his ears to relish the echo. The echo is
soon eclipsed, however, by a low rumble. Simba looks
down and sees pebbles jumping. Cue the very sinister "To Die For"
music. We see the herd coming over the lip of the gorge. Dramatic
multi-layer camera pull up to Simba's terrified face. Simba takes
off in front of the herd.}
{Cut to the rim of the gorge, where the Hyenas are seen chasing
the wildebeest herd, nipping at their heels to drive them over
the edge. Camera switch to Mufasa and Zazu a short distance from
the canyon.}
Zazu: Oh look, sire; the herd is on the move.
Mufasa: Odd...
{Scar runs up, out of breath}
Scar: Mufasa. Quick. Stampede. In the gorge. Simba's down
there!
Mufasa: Simba?
{Camera switch to Simba. He is running and climbs up a
dead tree. Zazu flies ahead of Mufasa and Scar, down into
the canyon. He spots Simba.}
Simba: {Clinging precariously to a tree} Zazu! Help me!!
Zazu: Your father is on the way! Hold on!
Simba: {Losing grip} Hurry!
{Mufasa and Scar are on the lower ledges of the gorge.
Zazu flies back to Mufasa and points out where Simba is.}
Zazu: There! There! On that tree!
Mufasa: Hold on, Simba!
{In the gully, a wildebeest rams the tree Simba's on,
nearly breaking it.}
Simba: Ahhhh!
{Mufasa runs out into the herd, joining the stampede.}
Zazu: Oh Scar, this is awful. What will we do? What will
we do? Hah ... I'll go back for help, that's what I'll
do, I'll go back for he--oomph!
{Scar backhands Zazu into a rock wall, knocking him out.
Scar then follows Mufasa's progress from the lip of the
gorge, his shadow cast mysteriously from the bottom of the
gully {!}. Mufasa runs with the herd till slightly past the
tree. He whips around the front of some wildebeest and
runs into the herd towards Simba's tree. He gets rammed
head-first once, throwing him to the ground. A wildebeest
hits Simba's tree, throwing Simba into the air. Mufasa gets
up in time to catch Simba in the air with his mouth. He
gets hit again and accidentally throws Simba. Simba dodges
a few oncoming wildebeest. Mufasa runs by with the herd
and grabs Simba. He jumps up to a near rock ledge and sets
Simba down, but is immediately struck by a wildebeest and
carried off into the stampede.}
Simba: DAD!
{Simba watches in horror as he cannot find his father in
the swirling mass of wildebeest below him. At the last
second, Mufasa leaps out of the herd and starts to climb
with great difficulty up the sheer rock slope. Simba
turns and starts to climb up to the top of the gorge. Out
of Simba's sight, Mufasa reaches a point right below a
ledge where he can't climb due to the steepness. His claws are
scraping and his back paws have no traction. Above him on
the ledge is Scar.}
Mufasa: Scar! Broth-- {slips, barely hangs on} Brother! Help me!
{Scar looks disdainfully down, and then suddenly latches
onto Mufasa's forepaws with claws extended. Mufasa roars,
primarily from the sudden pain of Scar's claws, but no doubt also
due to the sudden flash of realization. His expression slowly
changes to one of horror as he recognizes Scar's intent.}
Scar: {Slowly and evilly} Long live the king.
{Scar throws his brother backwards. Mufasa free-falls,
back first. The camera follows Mufasa down from under him,
then from above him, showing the stampede raging below.}
Mufasa: Aaaaaaahh!
{Camera suddenly focuses in on Simba, who is watching his
father hit the ground. No sound effects of the hit. No
view of it either. Mufasa and Simba's screams mingle.}
Simba: Nooooooo!
{The herd passes. Everything is clouded by dust. Simba
bounds to the canyon floor. Mufasa is nowhere to be
seen.}
Simba: {Cough} Dad!!
{We hear a sound}
Simba: {Quietly} Dad?
{We see a stray wildebeest run past, the source of the
sound. The wildebeest curves around a log further down the
gully. Under the log is Mufasa, laying on his side. He is
not moving or breathing. Simba approaches the body. Sad
musical theme. Again we notice how small Simba really is.}
Simba: {Hopefully} Dad? ...Dad, come on. {He rubs up
against Mufasa's cheek. The head merely rolls back in
place after the rub} You gotta get up. {He places both
forepaws on his father's cheek and pushes} Dad. We gotta go
home. {He tugs at Mufasa's ear. Again the head limply
moves back in place. Simba runs off a bit, obviously
very scared.} HEEEEELP! Somebody! {His voice reverberates
hollowly off the sides of the gorge.} Anybody... help.
{He cries. Simba turns back to the body. He nuzzles up under the
limp paw so that his father is embracing him. Pause for effect.}
{Where the music would resolve, we hit a minor chord as
the image of Scar advancing appears through the dust.}
Scar: Simba. ...What have you done?
Simba: {Jumps back, crying} There were wildebeests and he
tried to save me... it was an accident, I... I didn't
mean for it to happen.
Scar: {Embracing Simba, yet still distant} Of course, of
course you didn't. No one... ever means {pulls Simba
closer; Simba hides his face on Scar's foreleg} for
these things to happen. ...But the king IS dead. {looking
with mock regret at Simba) And if it weren't for you, he'd
still be alive. {Simba is crushed, believing his guilt.
Another thought "occurs" to Scar.} Oh! What will your
mother think?
Simba: {Sniffing} What am I gonna do?
Scar: Run away, Simba. Run... Run away and never return.
{Simba runs off blindly, obviously broken. Slight pause,
for the audience to catch its emotional breath. Music ends.
The three hyenas appear behind Scar.}
Scar: Kill him.
{The hyenas take off after him; Scar stands motionless.
Simba is chased up the entire length of the gully. He
reaches the lip only to see a sheer drop on the other
side. Having no choice he jumps and tumbles down into a
patch of briars below. The hyenas pursue the entire way.
When the are running down towards the briars, Banzai sees
them and recoils.
Banzai: Whoa!!
{After skidding extensively, Banzai manages to stop just above
the brambles. He heaves a sigh of relief. Then Shenzi and Ed run
into him, propelling him into the bushes.}
Banzai: Yeow! {Jumping back out of the bushes}
{Shenzi and Ed are laughing}
Shenzi: {Seeing Simba emerge from the far side of the
briars into the desert} Hey-- There he goes! There he goes!
Banzai: {Removing thorns} So go get 'im.
Shenzi: There ain't no way I'm going in there. What, you
want me to come out there looking like you? Cactus
Butt?
Banzai: {Spitting out thorns into Ed's laughing face; Ed
lets out a small yelp of pain} We gotta finish the job.
Shenzi: Well, he's as good as dead out there anyway. And
IF he comes back, we'll kill him.
Banzai: {Shouting} Yeah! you hear that? If you ever come
back, we'll kill ya!!!
{"Kill ya" echoes off as we see Simba still running into the
desert. The Hyenas make their way off the cliffs back to
the Pride Lands.}
[Address and Depaint Scene]
{Camera change to Scar addressing the lionesses by the
moon on Pride Rock.}
Scar: Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy; but to lose
Simba, who had barely begun to live...
{Camera pans around the lionesses. Some of them, with Zazu, are
comforting Sarabi, who bends her head in extreme pain. Nala is
rubbing against her mother's paw, crying.}
Scar: ...For me it is a deep personal loss. So it is with a
heavy heart that I assume the throne. Yet, out of the
ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to greet the
dawning of a new era... {The hyenas start emerging, casting
eerie green shadows and laughing hollowly} ...in
which lion and hyena come together, in a great and
glorious future! {Scar ascends Pride Rock as the hyenas
appear in full force.}
{The camera pans to Rafiki who is shaking his head in the
distance. The scene changes with Rafiki in the same position.
He is in his tree house. After wiping away a tear, he
reaches up and rubs his hand across the cub painting,
smearing it. The camera changes. The painting, smeared, is
overlaid on Simba laying out in the hot desert sun.}
[Buzzards - Intro to Hakuna Matata Scene]
{Buzzards are circling the cub's body. One descends, then
all. They circle around it. With a blast of music, Timon
riding Pumbaa appears and dives into the midst of the
buzzards. They slap and kick the buzzards all away.}
Timon: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaahh! Get out! Get out! Get
outta here! Whoo!
Pumbaa: I love it! Bowling for buzzards!
Timon: {Laughing, dusting himself off} Gets 'em every time.
Pumbaa: {Looking at Simba} Uh-oh. Hey Timon. You better
come look. I think it's still alive.
Timon: Ewww...
{Timon walks to the front of Simba. He is lying with his
paw over his face.}
Timon: All righty, what have we got here? {he smells
Simba}
{He tries to lift Simba's paw. He can't. He gets under it
and with a great push gets it above his head. He sees
Simba's face.}
Timon: Jeez, it's a lion! {Jumping up on Pumbaa} Run,
Pumbaa! Move it!
Pumbaa: Hey, Timon. It's just a little lion. Look at him.
He's so cute, and all alone! Can we keep him?
Timon: {Yelling into Pumbaa's ear, which creates a reverberating
effect} Pumbaa, are you nuts? We're talking about a lion.
Lions eat guys like us.
Pumbaa: But he's so little.
{He leans over to regard Simba, and accidentally dumps Timon
from his head.}
Timon: He's gonna get bigger.
Pumbaa: {Seen from Timon's point of view on the ground, with a
huge nose) Maybe he'll be on our side.
Timon: A--huh! That's the stupidest thing I ever heard. Maybe
he'll b-- ...Hey, I got it! What if he's on our side?
You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad
idea.
Pumbaa: So we keeping 'im?
Timon: Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?
{Pumbaa scoops Simba up on his tusks}
Pumbaa: Uhhh...
Timon: My point exactly. Jeez, I'm fried. Let's get out of
here and find some shade.
{Pumbaa trots off with Timon on his back and carrying Simba.}
[Hakuna Matata Scene]
{Camera switch to Pumbaa, Timon, and Simba near a pool of
water and oasis. Simba has been laid near the water. Timon
splashes some water in Simba's face. Simba stirs.}
Timon: You okay, kid?
Simba: I guess so.
Pumbaa: You nearly died.
Timon: I saved you.
Pumbaa: {Snorts at Timon}
Timon: Well, uh, Pumbaa helped. A little.
Simba: {Dully} Thanks for your help.
{Simba heads off quietly back out towards the desert.}
Timon: Hey, where you going?
Simba: Nowhere.
Timon: {Watching Simba, talking to Pumbaa} Gee. He looks
blue.
Pumbaa: I'd say brownish-gold.
Timon: No, no, no, no. I mean he's depressed.
Pumbaa: Oh.
{Pumbaa trots up to Simba}
Pumbaa: Hey kid, what's eatin' ya?
Timon: Nothing; he's at the top of the food chain!
Ahhhhhhha ha haaa! The food cha-haain! {Pumbaa and Simba
stare at him silently} Ha ha hum... ahem. {Realizing his
joke flopped} So, where you from...?
Simba: Who cares? I can't go back.
Timon: Ahh. You're an outcast! That's great, so are we.
Pumbaa: What'cha do, kid?
Simba: Something terrible. But I don't wanna talk about it.
Timon: Good. We don't wanna hear about it.
Pumbaa: {To Timon} Come on, Timon. {To Simba} Anything we
can do?
Simba: Not unless you can change the past.
Pumbaa: You know, kid, in times like this my buddy Timon
here says, "You got to put your behind in your past..."
Timon: {Waving arms} No. No. No.
Pumbaa: I mean...
Timon: Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourself. {to Simba}
It's "You got to put your past behind you." Look, kid. Bad
things happen, and you can't do anything about it, right?
Simba: Right.
Timon: {Pokes Simba's nose} Wrong! When the world turns its back
on you, you turn your back on the world.
Simba: Well, that's not what I was taught.
Timon: Then maybe you need a new lesson. Repeat after me.
{Clears throat} Hakuna Matata.
Simba: {Still lethargic} What?
Pumbaa: Ha-ku-na Ma-ta-ta. It means "No worries."
{Full Song, no fade in except in marimba chords}
Timon:
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Pumbaa:
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
Timon:
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
{Timon pulls Simba over to a green bush and leans him back on it.}
Both:
It's our problem-free
Philosophy
Timon: {Filing down one of Simba's claws}
Hakuna Matata!
{Spoken section over background}
Simba: Hakuna matata?
Pumbaa: Yeah, it's our motto.
Simba: What's a motto?
Timon: Nothing! What's a motto with you? Ahh ha ha ha...
Pumbaa: {Laughing} You know, kid-- These two words will
solve all your problems.
Timon: That's right! Take Pumbaa for example.
{Back into song}
Timon:
Why, when he was a young warthog...
Pumbaa: {Italian counter-tenor range}
When I was a young wart hoooog!
Timon: {Speaking, cleaning ear} Very nice.
Pumbaa: Thanks!
Timon: {Singing}
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
Pumbaa:
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
{Timon: He was ashamed!}
Thoughta changin' my name
{Oh, what's in a name?}
And I got downhearted
{How did you feel?}
Ev'rytime that I...
Timon: {Speaking} Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
Pumbaa: {Speaking} Oh... sorry.
{String pizzicato. Simba looks into the camera, surprised.}
{Simba watches with growing interest as Timon hoists Pumbaa into a
vine loop above his head, where he begins swinging.}
Pumbaa and Timon:
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
Simba: {After becoming more and more enthusiastic, he finally
joins in singing, a spotlight falling on him.)
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
Timon: {Not singing, doing a vaudeville knee-slide up to Simba}
Yeah, sing it, kid!
Simba and Timon:
It's our problem-free ...........
Pumbaa: {Landing next to them, with a flatulent sound}
..................... philosophy...
All three:
Hakuna Matata!
{Timon pulls back a fern leaf, revealing a beautiful view
of a rift-jungle. Waterfalls and rugged terrain make a
beautiful view. Harp runs accentuate the scene.}
Timon: Welcome... to our humble home.
Simba: You live here?
Timon: We live wherever we want.
Pumbaa: Yep. Home is where your rump rests. Heh!
Simba: It's beautiful.
Pumbaa: {Loud raunchy belch} I'm starved.
Simba: I'm so hungry I could eat a whole zebra.
{Timon is rather disturbed by Simba's want for meat-- a little
bit taken aback and a little bit I-knew-this-would-happen.}
Timon: Eeeahhah. We're fresh out of zebra.
Simba: Any antelope?
Timon: Na ah.
Simba: {A bit desperate} Hippo?
Timon: Nope. Listen, kid; if you live with us, you have to
eat like us. Hey, this looks like a good spot to
rustle up some grub.
{Timon has stopped in front of a log. Pumbaa forces it up
with his snout, revealing many insects. Timon picks one up.}
Simba: Eeew. What's that?
Timon: A grub. What's it look like?
Simba: Eeew. Gross.
Timon: {Eating, mouth full} Mmmm. Tastes like chicken.
{Pumbaa slurps up a large worm from the ground. Both
Timon and Pumbaa are feasting on bugs by now.}
Pumbaa: {Slurping} Slimy, yet satisfying.
Timon: {Grabbing a bug} These are rare delicacies. Mmmm.
{Crunches} Piquant, with a very pleasant crunch.
Pumbaa: You'll learn to love 'em.
Timon: I'm telling you, kid, this is the great life. No
rules. No responsibilities. {pokes his hand into a knothole--
many bugs scramble out} Oooh! The little cream-filled kind.
{munch} And best of all, no worries.
{Timon has been collecting bugs on a leaf. He offers it to
Simba. Simba picks out a grub.}
Timon: Well, kid?
Simba: Oh well-- Hakuna Matata. {He eats}
{Sick music}
Simba: {Looking more cheerful} Slimy, yet satisfying.
Timon: That's it!
{The bugs fly off the leaf in a colorful flutter.}
{The scene switches to all three crossing a log, walking
and tossing their heads to the music. With a steady build
in the music, a change occurs. We see the image of young
Simba become an adolescent Simba, with a partial mane. And
then again, Simba becomes a full grown adult. While the
chanting of the title is happening, the camera is panning at
the low level (6" off ground) where all the interaction
between Pumbaa, Timon, and Simba as a cub had been
occurring. First we see Timon, and then Pumbaa. The camera
continues panning at a low angle to where the cub Simba
would fit. Instead we see the adult Simba's paw come down.
An immediate back up for a full view of a big Simba.}
Pumbaa and Timon: {Chanting to music} Hakuna matata,
hakuna matata, hakuna matata.
Simba: {Adult voice now.}
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
All three:
It's our problem-free
Philosophy
Simba:
Hakuna Matata
{All three dive off of the log into a pond. First, Timon
jumps in doing a cannonball, and makes a small splash.
Then Pumbaa, doing a swan dive, makes a small splash too.
Finally Simba swings out on a vine (gripped in his teeth).
Before he can dive, the vine breaks under his weight. The
resulting splash is big enough to wash Pumbaa and Timon
ashore.}
Hakuna Matata
{Simba joins Timon and Pumbaa on shore. The song breaks
into gentle jazz voice improvisations on the words "Hakuna
Matata." We see a rear view of Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba
boogeying off into the forest to the beat of "Hakuna Matata."}
[Zazu Sings Scene]
{The camera switches to a far view of Pride Rock. Almost
all of the coloring is in gray. Most of the plants and
trees appear to be dead. We can hear Zazu's first line and
then the scene switches to a view of Zazu and Scar. Zazu
is in a cage made of some animal's ribcage, singing.
Scar is laying out on a rock picking his teeth with a
bone.}
Zazu:
Nobody knows
The trouble I've seen
Nobody knows
My sorrow...
Scar: Oh Zazu, do lighten up. {He tosses the bone at Zazu
and it clatters against the cage} Sing something with
a little... bounce in it.
Zazu: {Thinks a moment}
It's a small world after all...
Scar: {Interrupting, almost shouting} No! No. Anything but
that!
Zazu: {Thinks, then holds up a feather as a tune comes to him.}
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
(diddely-dee-dee)
There they are a-standing in a row...
{Scar is enjoying this and starts to join in}
Zazu and Scar: Big ones, small ones, some as big as your
head...
Zazu: {While Scar continues} Oh... I would never have had to do
this for Mufasa.
Scar: {Quick and angry} What? What did you say?
Zazu: Oh, nothing!
Scar: You know the law: Never, ever mention THAT name in
my presence. I... am... the KING!
{Scar shoves his muzzle between the ribs of Zazu's cage on the
last line. His breath blows Zazu up against the wall.}
Zazu: Yes, sire. You ARE the king. I... I... Well, I only
mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your
royal managerial approaches. {Nervous laugh}
Banzai: {Offstage} Hey Boss!
Scar: Oh, what is it this time?
Banzai: We got a bone to pick with you.
Shenzi: {To Banzai} I'll handle this. {To Scar} Scar,
there's no food, no water...
Banzai: Yeah, it's dinner time, and we ain't got no
stinkin' entrees.
Scar: {Exasperated} It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting...
{makes helpless gesture}
Banzai: Yeah, but they won't go hunt.
Scar: Oh... eat Zazu.
Zazu: Oh, you wouldn't want me. I'd be so tough and gamey
and... eeww...
Scar: Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous. All you need is a
little garnish.
Banzai: {To Shenzi} I thought things were bad under
Mufasa.
Scar: {Quick and angry again} What did you say?
Banzai: I said Muf...
{Shenzi is smiling at Scar and thwaps Banzai to remind him.}
Banzai: I said, uh... "Qué pasa?"
Scar: Good. Now get out.
{The hyenas start out but then pause}
Banzai: Mm... yeah, but-- we're still hungry.
Scar: Out!
{They run off; Ed lets loose a crazy laugh}
[Second Star Scene]
{The camera switches to a view of the jungle. We hear a
monstrous belch reverberate across the landscape. The
camera switches to Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba lying on their
backs looking at the stars.}
Timon: Whoah. Nice one, Simba.
Simba: Thanks. Man, I'm stuffed.
Pumbaa: Me too. I ate like a pig.
Simba: Pumbaa-- you are a pig.
Pumbaa: Oh. Right.
{All three sigh deeply, in unison. Gentle music fades in.}
Pumbaa: Timon?
Timon: Yeah?
Pumbaa: Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up
there?
Timon: Pumbaa. I don't wonder; I know.
Pumbaa: Oh. What are they?
Timon: They're fireflies. Fireflies that uh... got stuck up
in that big... bluish-black... thing.
Pumbaa: Oh. Gee. I always thought that they were balls of
gas burning billions of miles away.
Timon: Pumbaa, wit' you, everything's gas.
Pumbaa: Simba, what do you think?
Simba: Well, I don't know...
Pumbaa: Aw come on. Give, give, give .. Well, come
on, Simba, we told you ours... pleeeease?
Timon: Come on, come on... give, give..
{Cue "Lea Halalela" theme.}
Simba: {Reluctantly} Well, somebody once told me that the great
kings of the past are up there, watching over us.
Pumbaa: {Awed, either genuinely or mockingly} Really?
Timon: You mean a bunch of royal dead guys are watching
us? {tries to keep composure, then...} Pbbb.
{Timon breaks out laughing. Pumbaa joins in. Simba does
half-heartedly.}
Timon: Who told you something like that? What mook made
that up?
Simba: Yeah. Pretty dumb, huh?
Timon: Aw, you're killing me, Simba.
{The music rises again. Simba looks back up at the stars.
He quietly gets up and leaves.}
Timon: Was it something I said?
[Discovery Scene]
{The music continues. Simba walks out on a ledge and
looks up at the stars. He then collapses to lay on the
edge of the ledge. Milkweed floss is stirred into the air
by his flop. The camera follows its path. It crosses the
desert. Next we see Rafiki's hand snatch some it out of
the air. He sniffs it, grunts, and bounds down into his
tree. He pours the milkweed into a turtle shell, sifts
it around, and then eats from the same kind of fruit he
anointed Simba with. Examining the milkweed floss again,
realization dawns on his face.}
Rafiki: Simba? He's- he's alive? He he- he's alive! {He laughs}
{Rafiki grabs his staff. Laughing in delight, he picks up some
paint and puts a mane on the smeared lion image on the wall.}
Rafiki: It is time!
["In the Jungle" Scene]
{The camera switches to a jungle scene. We hear Pumbaa
singing the familiar bass to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
Timon joins in as they walk towards the camera. A Capella.}
Pumbaa: {Singing}
Ohi'mbube
Ohi'mbube
{etc.....}
Timon: {Singing}
In the jungle
The mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight.
In the jungle
The mighty jungle
{Pumbaa turns to follow a bug; he fades out.}
The lion sleeps...
{Speaking} I can't hear you, buddy, back me up!
{Pumbaa has faded out, having followed the bug stage left. The
following line is in full and good falsetto.}
A-WEEEE-ee-EE-ee ba-Pum-ba-bum-ba-way
{Realizing Pumbaa is not there}
A-Pumbaa?
Pumbaa?
{Camera switch to Pumbaa following the bug. He is still
humming the bass. He stalks the bug up to a log, theatrically
hiding behind a tree. When he tries to jump over the log he gets
stuck momentarily and looks back.}
Pumbaa: {Spooked} Timon? {Looks around, then shrugs}
{He jumps over the log. As he views the bug at close range,
the camera (at his viewpoint) switches focus from it to a
pair of green eyes out in the grass. The camera closes up
on a lioness getting ready to jump.}
Pumbaa: YEEEEAAAHHH!
{He runs, with the lioness in hot pursuit. The lioness,
with teeth and claws bared, chases Pumbaa around at high
speed. Camera switch to Timon.}
Timon: {Hearing the noise of the chase} Pumbaa?
{Pumbaa runs near Timon and gets stuck under the root of a
tree by trying to squeeze through.}
Timon: Pumbaa! Pumbaa! Hey, what's goin' on?
Pumbaa: SHE'S GONNA EAT ME!
Timon: Huh?
{Timon gets up on the branch and sees the lioness charging
at full speed towards them. He gets down and tries to help
push Pumbaa out from under the root.}
Timon: {Seeing the lioness} Woah! ... Jeez! Why do I always have
to save your AAAAAA!
{On the AAAAAA!, Timon sees the lioness was about to
close on Pumbaa and he is in the line of attack. At the
last minute, Simba bounds over Pumbaa and catches the
lioness head on at full force. They start fighting
savagely.}
Timon: {To Pumbaa} Don't worry, buddy. I'm here for ya.
Everything's gonna be okay. {To Simba} Get her! Bite
her head! Go for the jugular. The jugular! {to Pumbaa}
See, I told you he'd come in handy.
{The lions tangle for a bit more. The fight becomes a
wrestling. The lioness flips Simba and pins him with a
loud thump. Simba is startled by this. The lioness is still
baring her teeth. Simba, however, is very surprised and
no longer threatening.}
Simba: Nala?
{She immediately backs off and looks at Simba, examining him.}
Simba: Is it really you?
Nala: Who are you?
Simba: It's me. Simba.
Nala: Simba? {Pause for realization} Whoah!
{Simba and Nala run together and greet each other. The
greetings are enthused and run over each other.}
Nala: Well how did you.. where did you come from... it's
great to see YOU...
Simba: Aaah! How did you... who... wow... this is cool... it's
great to see you...
{Camera view of Timon who is completely baffled by this
sudden change}
Timon: Hey, what's goin' on here?
Simba: {Still to Nala} What are you doing here?
Nala: What do you mean, "What am I doing here?" What are
you doing here?
Timon: HEY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE!?!?!
Simba: Timon, this is Nala. She's my best friend.
Timon: {Thoroughly confused} Friend?!?
Simba: Yeah. Hey, Pumbaa, come over here.
{Pumbaa gets himself unstuck.}
Simba: Nala, this is Pumbaa. Pumbaa, Nala.
Pumbaa: Pleased to make your acquaintance.
Nala: The pleasure's all mine.
Timon: How do you do.. Whoa! Whoa. Time out.. Lemme get
this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she
wants to eat him. And everybody's... okay with this?
DID I MISS SOMETHING?!?
Simba: Relax, Timon.
Nala: Wait till everybody finds out you've been here all
this time! And your mother... what will she think?
Simba: {Misunderstanding} She doesn't have to know. Nobody has to know.
Nala: Well, of course they do. Everyone thinks you're dead.
Simba: They do?
Nala: Yeah. Scar told us about the stampede.
Simba: He did? Well... {beginning to see something} what else
did he tell you?
Nala: What else matters? You're alive. And that means...
You’re the king.
Timon: King? Pbbb. Lady, have you got your lions crossed.
Pumbaa: King? Your Majesty! I gravel at your feet. {Noisily
kisses Simba's paw}
Simba: Stop it.
Timon: {To Pumbaa} It's not "gravel." It's "grovel." And
DON'T-- he's not the king. {to Simba} Are ya?
Simba: No.
Nala: Simba?
Simba: No, I'm not the king. Maybe I was gonna be, but...
that was a long time ago.
Timon: Let me get this straight. You're the king? And you
never told us?
Simba: Look, I'm still the same guy.
Timon: {Enthusiastic} But with power!
Nala: {Apologetic} Could you guys... excuse us for a few minutes?
Timon: Hey, {taps Pumbaa} whatever she has to say, she can
say in front of us. Right, Simba?
Simba: Hmm. Maybe you'd better go.
Timon: {Aghast, then resigned} It starts. You think you know a guy...
{Pumbaa and Timon pad off. Pumbaa sighs.}
Simba: Timon and Pumbaa. You learn to love 'em.
{Nala has her head bowed down sadly.}
Simba: What? ...What is it?
Nala: {Quietly} It's like you're back from the dead. You
don't know how much this will mean to everyone. {Pained
expression} ...What it means to me.
Simba: Hey, it's okay.
Nala: {Rubbing under Simba's chin, purring} I've really
missed you.
Simba: {Startled by Nala's boldness for an instant, then
reciprocating} I've missed you too.
["Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Scene]
{They are rubbing heads. We hear Timon sigh; camera
switch to show them watching from the bushes.}
Timon: {Heavy sigh} I tell you, Pumbaa, this stinks.
Pumbaa: Oh. Sorry.
Timon: Not you. Them! Him. Her. Alone.
Pumbaa: What's wrong with that?
{Singing}
{Parenthetical part is spoken by Pumbaa.}
Timon:
I can see what's happening
(What?)
And they don't have a clue
(Who?)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
(Oh.)
{In a sarcastic mock-French accent}
Ze sweet caress of twilight
{Back to normal, but still sarcastic}
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air
{The scene passes from Timon and Pumbaa to Simba and Nala
in front of a waterfall.}
FS:
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
{After walking around each other, taking in each other's movements,
they stop to drink at the water.}
Simba:
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me
Nala:
He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?
{During the Chorus the following occurs: Simba looks at
Nala, smiles, and runs off stage. He runs back on stage,
grabs a vine in his mouth and splashes into the middle of
the pond. Nala looks out over the still water. Suddenly
Simba lunges up under her and pulls her in the pond
playfully. She immediately comes out dripping and miffed.
When Simba comes out, she pushes him back in. The scene
switches to them tussling. They end up play fighting.
After tumbling down a hillside, Simba ends up pinning
Nala for a first. She gives him a tiny lick, resembling a
kiss. Simba looks startled and stares at Nala. Close-up
of Nala, as she stares back with a seductive smile. Close-up
of Simba, whose expression changes from a surprised one to
a comprehending one.. The two rub heads (a cat-style hug)
as the last lyrics are sung.}
Chorus:
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are
{Camera switches back to a tearful Timon and Pumbaa.}
Timon:
And if he falls in love tonight {Pumbaa sniffs}
It can be assumed
{Timon hugs Pumbaa, tearfully.}
Pumbaa:
His carefree days with us are history
Timon and Pumbaa:
In short, our pal is doomed
{They let loose crying full force.}
[Hammock Scene]
Simba: Isn't this a great place?
Nala: It is beautiful. But I don't understand something.
You've been alive all this time. Why didn't you come
back to Pride Rock?
Simba: {Climbing into a "hammock" of hanging vines} Well,
I just needed to... get out on my own. Live my own
life. And I did. And it's great. {He sounds almost as
if trying to convince himself as well as Nala.}
Nala: {Voice catching, as though barely under control} We've
really needed you at home.
Simba: {Quieter} No one needs me.
Nala: Yes, we do! You're the king.
Simba: Nala, we've been through this. I'm not the king.
Scar is.
Nala: Simba, he let the hyenas take over the Pride Lands.
Simba: What?
Nala: Everything's destroyed. There's no food. No water.
Simba, if you don't do something soon, everyone will
starve.
Simba: I can't go back.
Nala: {Louder} Why?
Simba: You wouldn't understand.
Nala: What wouldn't I understand?
Simba: {Hastily} No, no, no. It doesn't matter. Hakuna Matata.
Nala: {Confused} What?
Simba: Hakuna Matata. It's something I learned out here.
Look, sometimes bad things happen...
Nala: Simba!
Simba: (Continuing, irritated) ...And there's nothing you can do
about it. So why worry?
{Simba starts away from Nala, walking on a fallen tree. Nala
trots back up to him.}
Nala: Because it's your responsibility!
Simba: Well, what about you? YOU left.
Nala: I left to find help! And I found YOU. Don't you
understand? You're our only hope.
Simba: Sorry.
Nala: What's happened to you? You're not the Simba I
remember.
Simba: You're right. I'm not. Now are you satisfied?
Nala: No, just disappointed.
Simba: You know, you're starting to sound like my father.
{Walking away again}
Nala: Good. At least one of us does.
{Simba is obviously cut by the comment about his father;
he tears into Nala with his words.}
Simba: {Angry} Listen, you think you can just show up and
tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what
I've been through!
Nala: I would if you would just tell me!
Simba: Forget it!
Nala: Fine!
{Simba walks off. Camera switch to Simba pacing in a field.}
Simba: She's wrong. I can't go back. What would it prove,
anyway? It won't change anything. You can't change the
past.
{He looks up at the stars.}
You said you'd always be there for me! But you're not.
And it's because of me. It's my fault. It's my fault.
{He bows his head, choking back tears. The camera backs to
a far view and then zooms over to Rafiki in a nearby tree.
We hear his chant. Just for fun, I've included its translation.}
Rafiki's Chant: Translation:
Asante sana! [Thank you very much!]
Squash banana! [Squash banana!]
We we nugu! [You're a BABOON,]
Mi mi apana! [And I'm not!]
{Simba seems slightly annoyed by the chant. He moves away.
Rafiki, elated by the sight of Simba, follows him.
Simba lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the
water; Rafiki, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again.}
Simba: Come on, will you cut it out?
{Rafiki, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.}
Rafiki: Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back! {laughs}
{Simba starts walking away. Rafiki follows.}
Simba: Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me?
Who are you?
Rafiki: {In front of Simba, then right in his face.} The
question is: Whooo... are you?
Simba: {Startled, then sighing} I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure.
Rafiki: Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a
secret.
{He pulls Simba's head over to whisper into his ear. He
starts his chant into Simba's ear and laughs.}
Asante sana!
Squash banana!
We we nugu!
Mi mi apana!
Simba: Enough already. what's that supposed to mean,
anyway?
Rafiki: It means you are a baboon-- and I'm not. {laughs}
Simba: {Moving away} I think... you're a little confused.
Rafiki: {Magically in front of Simba again} Wrong. I'm not the
one who's confused; you don't even know who you are.
Simba: {Irritated, sarcastic} Oh, and I suppose you know?
Rafiki: Sure do; you're Mufasa's boy.
{Simba is surprised by this revelation. Rafiki disappears
off stage right.}
Bye!
{Cue music: "Lala" theme.}
BS: We sangoma ngi velelwe [Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain]
Simba: Hey, wait!
{Simba chases after him. When we catch up. Rafiki is in a
meditative lotus position on a rock.}
You knew my father?
Rafiki: {Monotone} Correction-- I know your father.
Simba: I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time
ago.
{Rafiki leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area.}
Rafiki: Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And
I'll show him to you. You follow old Rafiki, he knows
the way. Come on!
{Rafiki leads Simba through the brush. Simba has trouble
keeping up due to his size. The music slips into African
chant.}
Rafiki: Don't dawdle. Hurry up!
Simba: Hey, whoa. Wait, wait.
Rafiki: Come on, come on.
Simba: Would you slow down?
{Rafiki is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Simba,
laughing hollowly and whooping. Simba struggles to keep up.
Suddenly, Rafiki appears with his hand held up right into
Simba's face.}
Rafiki: STOP!
{Rafiki motions to Simba near some reeds.}
Shhh.
{He parts the reeds and points past them with his staff.}
Look down there.
{Simba quietly and carefully works his way out. He looks
over the edge and sees his reflection in a pool of water
He first seems a bit startled, perhaps at his own mature
appearance, but then realizes what he's looking at.}
Simba: {Disappointed sigh} That's not my father. That's just
my reflection.
Rafiki: Noo. Look harder.
{Rafiki motions over the pool. Ripples form, distorting Simba's
reflection; they resolve into Mufasa's face. A deep rumbling noise
is heard.
You see, he lives in you.
{Simba is awestruck. The wind picks up. In the air the
huge image of Mufasa is forming from the clouds. He
appears to be walking from the stars. The image is ghostly
at first, but steadily gains color and coherence.}
Mufasa: {Quietly at first} Simba . . .
Simba: Father?
Mufasa: Simba, you have forgotten me.
Simba: No. How could I?
Mufasa: You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten
me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what
you have become. You must take your place in the
Circle of Life.
Simba: How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
{Shot of cloud-Mufasa, with glowing yellow eyes. He is framed
in swirling clouds, radiating golden light.}
Mufasa: Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one
true king.
{Close up of Simba's face, bathed in the golden light, showing
a mixture of awe, fear, and sadness. The image of Mufasa starts
to fade.}
Remember who you are.
{Mufasa is disappearing rapidly into clouds. Simba runs into
the fields trying to keep up with the image.}
Simba: No. Please! Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Father!
Mufasa: Remember...
Simba: Don't leave me.
Mufasa: Remember . . .
{Simba is left out in the fields. There is just a cloud
left where his father's image was. The wind tosses the grass
restlessly. Rafiki approaches.}
Rafiki: What was THAT? {laughs} The weather-- Pbbbah!
Very peculiar. Don't you think?
Simba: Yeah. Looks like the winds are changing.
Rafiki: Ahhh. Change is good.
Simba: Yeah, but it's not easy. I know what I have to do.
But, going back means I'll have to face my past. I've
been running from it for so long.
{Rafiki whacks Simba on the head with his staff.}
Oww! Jeez-- What was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter; it's in the past! {laughs}
Simba: {Rubbing head} Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it,
you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
{He swings at Simba with his staff again. This time Simba
ducks.}
Hah, you see! So what are you going to do?
Simba: First, I'm gonna take your stick.
{Simba tosses Rafiki's staff to the side.}
Rafiki: No, no, no, no! Not the stick!
{As Rafiki picks up his staff, Simba starts running off.}
Hey, where are you going?
Simba: {Shouting back} I'm going back!
Rafiki: Good! Go on! Get out of here! {laughs, hoots, n'
hollers. As he holds his staff above his head, a few
shooting stars zing across the sky. Music rises into
celebratory "Busa" theme:}
BS: Busa le lizwe {I actually hear this line as "This land, invincible."}
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land]
Sabusa le lizwe [You shall rule this land]
Sabusa le lizwe [You shall rule this land]
Sabusa le lizwe [You shall rule this land]
Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land]
[Timon and Nala Scene]
{Camera switch to Timon and Pumbaa sleeping. Timon is
curled up on Pumbaa; Pumbaa is lying on his back. Both are
snoring. In his snore, Pumbaa occasionally mumbles
"Grubs, grubs." Nala approaches and taps Timon with a paw.}
Nala: Hey. Hey, wake up.
{Timon wakes up and see a huge lion face in his view. He
starts screaming and Pumbaa joins in.}
Nala: It's OK. Whoa, whoa. It's OK. It's ME.
Timon: Don't ever do that again! Carnivores, oy!
Nala: Have you guys seen Simba?
Timon: {Holding a hand to his head} I thought he was with you.
Nala: He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?
{We hear Rafiki's laugh; he's sitting in a tree above them.}
Rafiki: Ho, ho, ho, ho. You won't find him here. Ha ha.
The king... has returned.
Nala: {Quietly} I can't believe it. {louder, amazed} He's
gone back.
Timon: Gone back? What do you mean? {Looks where Rafiki
was; Rafiki is now gone} Hey! What's goin' on here?
Who's the monkey?
Nala: Simba's gone to challenge Scar.
Timon: Who?
Nala: Scar.
Pumbaa: Who's got a scar?
Nala: {Shaking head} No, no, no. It's his uncle.
Timon: The monkey's his uncle?
Nala: No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take
his place as king.
Timon and Pumbaa: Ohhh.
[Running Scene]
{With accompanying music (a restatement of the "Busa" theme),
we see a far shot of Simba charging full speed across the
desert. A layover is faded in of Simba's feet pounding the sand.}
[Ledge Scene]
{Simba slowly crosses the desolated land. He reaches
the lip of a cliff and looks out over his former home. Mostly
lacking in life, it is painted in grays. Seeing the desolation,
a look of determination, even fury, appears on Simba's face.}
Nala: Simba, wait up! {She trots up next to him on the ledge}
...It's awful, isn't it?
Simba: I didn't want to believe you.
Nala: What made you come back?
Simba: I finally got some sense knocked into me. And I've
got the bump to prove it. Besides, this is my kingdom.
If I don't fight for it, who will?
Nala: I will.
Simba: It's gonna be dangerous.
Nala: {Quoting young Simba} Danger? Ha! I laugh in the
face of danger. Ha ha ha ha.
Timon: I see nothing funny about this.
Simba: Timon? Pumbaa? What are you doing here?
Pumbaa: {Bowing on one foreleg} At your service, my liege.
Timon: Uh. We're going to fight your uncle... for this?
Simba: Yes, Timon; this is my home.
Timon: Ffh. Talk about your fixer-upper. Well, Simba, if
it's important to you, {bows} we're with you to the end.
{Simba smiles appreciatively. Nice scene with the four
of them on the ledge viewing the work ahead of them.}
[Hula scene]
{Camera switches to Simba. Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa
sneaking up to the edge of Pride Rock. From behind a log,
they observe close up the hordes of hyenas.}
Timon: Hyenas. I hate hyenas. {To Simba, whispering} So
what's your plan for gettin' past those guys?
Simba: Live bait.
Timon: Good idea. {Realizing} Heeey.
Simba: Come on, Timon-- you guys have to create a diversion.
Timon: {Incredulous} What do you want me to do? Dress in drag
and do the hula?
{Camera switch to Timon in a hula outfit. The music sung
is The Hawaiian War Chant much like the Spike Jones
arrangement. Pumbaa is set up like a roast pig, even with
an apple in his mouth. Jungle drum riff.}
Luau!
If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat
Eat my buddy Pumbaa here because he is a treat
Come on down and dine
On this tasty swine
All you have to do is get in line
{Parenthetical parts are Pumbaa singing; the apple is at his feet.}
Aaaare you achin'
(Yup, yup, yup)
Foooor some bacon?
(Yup, yup, yup)
Heeee's a big pig
(Yup, yup)
You could be a big pig too.
Oy!
{The run off screaming to lead some of the hyenas away.
Simba and Nala make it by.}
Simba: Nala, you find my mother and rally the lionesses.
{determinedly} I'll look for Scar.
[Confrontation Scene]
{Simba is making his way up Pride Rock. Scar calling his
mother causes him to pause and watch.}
Scar: SARABI!
{Sarabi ascends Pride Rock. The hyenas snap at her heels.
She only glares disdainfully at them.}
Sarabi: Yes, Scar?
Scar: Where is your hunting party? They're not doing their
job.
Sarabi: {Calmly} Scar, there is no food. The herds have moved on.
Scar: No. You're just not looking hard enough.
Sarabi: It's over. There is nothing left. We have only one
choice. We must leave Pride Rock.
Scar: We're not going anywhere.
Sarabi: Then you have sentenced us to death.
Scar: Then so be it.
Sarabi: {Disgusted, amazed} You can't do that.
Scar: I'm the king. I can do whatever I want.
Sarabi: If you were half the king Mufasa was you would nev--
{Scar hits Sarabi, knocking her to the ground.}
Scar: I'm ten times the king Mufasa was!
{Simba appears on the ledge, growling loudly. He leaps out
and runs to his mother. Scar mistakes Simba as Mufasa
and is understandably frightened.}
Mufasa? No. You're dead.
{Sarabi awakens at her son's nudge, but mistakes him as
Mufasa as Scar did.}
Sarabi: Mufasa?
Simba: No. It's me.
Sarabi: {Delighted} Simba? You're alive? {Confused} How
can that be?
Simba: It doesn't matter; I'm home.
Scar: {Confused} Simba...? {back in form} Simba! I'm a
little surprised to see you, {giving the hyenas above
him an angry look} alive...
{On the word "alive," Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed gulp audibly
and slink into the shadows.}
Simba: {As Sarabi looks on with some pride} Give me one good
reason why I shouldn't rip you apart.
Scar: {Backing into a wall, apologetic} Oh, Simba, you must
understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom...
Simba: ...Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.
Scar: Oh, oh, ye-- Well, I would, heh, naturally, heh--
however, there is one little problem. You see them?
{pointing to the horde of hyenas on the rocks above}
They think I'M king.
{Nala appears with the rest of the lionesses.}
Nala: Well, we don't. Simba is the rightful king.
Simba: The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or
fight.
Scar: Oh, must it all end in violence? I'd hate to be
responsible for the death of a family member. Wouldn't
you agree, Simba?
Simba: That's not gonna work, Scar. I've put it behind me.
Scar: Eh, but what about your faithful subjects? Have they put
it behind them?
Nala: Simba, what is he talking about?
Scar: {Delighted} Ahh, so you haven't told them your little secret.
Well, Simba, now's your chance to tell them. Tell them
who is responsible for Mufasa's death!
{Scar's last line causes the lionesses to start. All are
concentrating on Simba.}
Simba: {Steeling himself, then taking a step forward} I am.
{Sarabi approaches her son.}
Sarabi: {With much grief} It's not true. Tell me it's not true.
Simba: {Regretfully} It's true.
Scar: You see! He admits it! Murderer!
{Lightning crashes behind Scar's head to punctuate the line.}
Simba: No. It was an accident.
{Scar walks around and around Simba as he accuses him; very nicely
done animated rotation.}
Scar: If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive.
It's your fault he's dead; do you deny it?
Simba: No.
Scar: {Severely} Then... you're... guilty.
Simba: No. I'm not a murderer.
Scar: Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time,
Daddy isn't here to save you. And now EVERYONE.. KNOWS...
WHY!
{Scar has been backing Simba up the length of Pride Rock.
After his last sentence, Simba slips over the edge and is
clinging to the ledge by his forepaws. Lightning strikes
below, igniting a fire.}
Nala: Simba!
{Scar sits back and pretends to think.}
Scar: Now this looks familiar. Hmm. Where have I seen
this before? Let me think. Hmmm... hmmm. Oh yes,
I remember. This is just the way your father looked
before he died.
{Scar grabs Simba with his claws as he did Mufasa. He
whispers into Simba's ear.}
And here's MY little secret: I killed Mufasa.
{Simba has a quick memory flash back to that fateful
instant. His voice blends with his younger voice in the
scream of when his father died. In one giant leap he
lunges up and pins Scar on his back. Scar is caught completely
by surprise and is understandably very nervous and shaken.}
Simba: NoooooOOOO! ...Murderer!
Scar: No, Simba, please.
Simba: Tell them the truth.
Scar: Truth? But truth is in the eye of the beholdllgkkk!
{Simba starts to choke Scar.}
All right. All right. {quietly, venomously} I did it.
Simba: So they can hear you.
Scar: {Grudgingly, but clear} I killed Mufasa!
{Nala starts towards Scar, the hyenas attack Simba in a
wall of teeth. The lionesses join in. We see Pumbaa and
Timon come in. Pumbaa is charging with Timon riding him.
Hyenas are flying everywhere.}
Pumbaa: Heeeyyyy-yaaaaah!
Timon: 'Scuse me. Pardon me. Comin' through. Hot stuff. Whoo!
{Bowling strike sound effect as hyenas fly. Rafiki whacks a
hyena off Simba. Camera switch to him; with a battle scream,
he joins the fray. As a bit of comic relief, Rafiki is fighting
in kung-fu "B-movie" style, complete with cheesy sound effects.}
Rafiki: {As he hits various hyenas} WwwA! Hozah! Hazoww!
Yaa! Yah! hhyEEOOWww!
{Camera switch to Timon running from Shenzi. He runs into
the cave. Zazu spots him. Timon runs into his cage for
safety from the hyenas.}
Zazu: Let me out! Let me out!
Timon: Let me in! Let me in! {To the hyenas, pleading}
...Ple-he-hease don't eat me.
{Pumbaa appears at the cave's entrance.}
Pumbaa: Problem?
Banzai: Hey, who's the pig?
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?
Timon: Uh oh. They called him a pig.
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?!
Timon: Shouldn't 'a done that.
Pumbaa: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!?
Timon: Now they're in for it.
Pumbaa: They CALL me... MIIISTER PIG! AAAAAHHH...
{Pumbaa charges and drives the hyenas off.}
Timon: Take that! And that! {etc.}
Banzai: Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ...
Pumbaa: Take that! And that! {etc.} You yellow belly...
Zazu: Take that, you stupid... {etc.}
{They start the Arsenio Hall "Ooh, ooh" chant. The scene
switches to Simba chasing Scar up to the high point of
Pride Rock. Scar runs up to the edge and sees the sheer
drop. Simba leaps up to confront him at the cliff-like
edge. Scar is very apprehensive, seeing he is cornered and
at Simba's mercy.}
Simba: {Quietly, severely} Murderer.
Scar: Simba, Simba. Please. Please have mercy. I beg you.
Simba: You don't deserve to live.
Scar: But, Simba, I am... ah... {unsure of his tactic} family.
It's the hyenas {regaining composure} who are the real enemy.
It was their fault-- it was their idea!
{Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are in the background. They
overhear and back away growling at Scar's betrayal.}
Simba: Why should I believe you? Everything you ever told
me was a lie.
Scar: What are you going to do? You wouldn't kill your old
Uncle...? {ingratiating grin}
Simba: No, Scar. I'm not like you.
Scar: {Greatly relieved} Oh, Simba, thank you. You are truly
noble. I'll make it up to you, I promise. How can I, ah,
prove myself to you? Tell me; I mean, anything.
Simba: {Gravely, with deep anger} Run. Run away, Scar. And
never return.
Scar: Yes. Of course. As you wish... {looking down and seeing
a pile of hot coals} ...your Majesty! {Scar swipes the coals
into Simba's face. With a cry of surprise and pain, Simba
paws the coals away as Scar leaps and attacks.}
{There is a fight in slow motion. Both Scar and Simba land heavy
blows. Simba gets knocked on his back. Scar leaps through the
flames at him. Simba gathers courage and uses Scar's momentum in a
"throw" similar to Nala's fighting tactics to send him flying over the
edge. Scar tumbles to the bottom. He weakly gets up. He sees Banzai,
Shenzi, and Ed approaching and smiles. Ed has a very angry look on his
face.}
Scar: Ahh, my friends.
Shenzi: Frie-he-hends? I thought he said we were the enemy!
Banzai: Yeah, that's what I heard.
Banzai and Shenzi: Ed?
Ed: {Laughs evilly}
Scar: {Very nervous} No. L-L-L-Le-Le-Le-Le-Let me explain. No.
You don't understand. No! I didn't mean for... No, No!
Look, I m sorry I called you... No! NOO!
{The camera moves away and we can only see the shadows as
the horde of hyenas closes on and devours Scar. Rain opens
up and douses the fire. Simba comes down and greets his
mother and Nala. Rafiki motions for Simba to ascend Pride
Rock as king. Simba starts up and pauses to hug Rafiki as
his father did.}
Rafiki: It is time.
{Very majestically, he ascends through the rain. Music is strong.
Through a hole in the clouds we can see a patch of stars. One bright
star shines out briefly.}
Mufasa: Remember . . .
{Simba's expression gains confidence and strength. He roars.
The lionesses roar in reply. Time switch to the savannah in
full bloom again. Cue "Busa" theme:}
BS: Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Bus-busa ngo xolo [Rule, rule with peace]
{Obscured verse}
MS: Se-fi-le
Baba ti-tabo
Maye babo
Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land]
BS: {Obscured verse}
MS: He!
Se-fi-le
Busa Simba! Busa Simba! [Rule Simba! Rule Simba!]
Ubuse ngo xolo [You must rule with peace]
Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love]
Ubuse ngo xolo [You must rule with peace]
Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love]
Ubuse ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
{Simba, Timon, Pumbaa, and Nala are on Pride Rock. Zazu flies
up to the point. Timon, of course, is shaking his arms in the
classic victory sign. All the groups of herds are there and
making noise as in the presentation of Simba.}
BS: Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
MS: (ngw' enamabala-wa)
Full Chorus:
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Circle of... Liiife
{Rafiki appears, holding Kopa. He lifts her to present
him to the crowd. Bass drum hit and black out to title in
red lettering as in the beginning. The Circle is completed.}
{BOOM}
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Last revision: 4/3/97
(Long live Hans Zimmer! -BT)
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
The Presentation of Kiara
{Sunrise over the Pride Lands. Animals of all types make their way to
Pride Rock: Elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, antelope, hippos-- all
very much as in the opening of The Lion King.}
[ He Lives In You ]
BS:
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
MS:
Night
And the spirit of life
Calling
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
MS:
Mamela
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
MS:
And a voice
With the fear of a child
Answers
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
MS:
Oh, mamela
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
{Rafiki is standing on the tip of the Pride Rock promontory, exhorting
the animals gathering below him.}
RAFIKI:
Ubukhosi bo khokho
We ndodana ye sizwe sonke
MS:
Wait
There's no mountain too great
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
MS:
Hear the words and have faith
BS:
Oh, oh, iyo
MS:
Have faith
BS:
Hela hey mamela x4
{Mufasa appears in the clouds; Rafiki is blown by the wind, and he
gestures to all the gathered animals below, who bow down before the
image.}
CHORUS:
He lives in you
He lives in me
He watches over
Everything we see
Into the water
Into the truth
In your reflection
He lives in you
{On "In your reflection", a giraffe looks up, and Zazu flies in towards
Pride Rock. Simba and Nala are there; Rafiki takes Kiara from Nala's
mouth and holds her up before the assembled crowd. The animals all
cheer, and Simba and Nala are blown by the wind from the approving
figure of Mufasa.}
{third verse repeats}
{chorus repeats}
{Kiara struggles playfully in Rafiki's grip. After much cheering from
the crowd, he lowers her to be nuzzled by Nala. Timon and Pumbaa stand
nearby.}
TIMON:
Ah, Pumbaa-- look at that little guy. A chip off the old block! And you
gotta know who's gonna raise 'im...
PUMBAA:
His parents?
TIMON:
{pause} Okay sure, get technical. But who's gonna teach him the really
important stuff? Like how to belch? {burp} And dig for grubs? {jumps
down} I'm telling ya, buddy... it's gonna be like old times. You, me...
and the little guy.
RAFIKI:
{chuckles} It is a girl.
TIMON:
...Girl.
TIMON and PUMBAA:
Girl?!
TIMON:
Oy!
{Timon and Pumbaa collapse in a dead faint. Cut to title.}
Another Cub
{Thunder and wind. Camera passes some calmly grazing antelope; we close
on Rafiki's tree.}
RAFIKI:
Asante sana
Squash banana
We we nugu
Mi mi apana!
{We see he is painting on the trunk of the tree: a new cub, with the
ceremonial mark across the forehead, next to the old drawing of Simba}
{laughs} Ahh, Kiara...
{Wind blows Rafiki's hair wildly, signifying Mufasa's presence}
Ooh, Mufasa! Such a day this has been! Princess Kiara's birth...
another Circle of Life is complete, and the Pride's future is once
again secure.
{Wind blows at the paintings, scattering some of the markings}
Aaah! Stop it, stop it, stop it! Mufasa-- look what you are doing! The
Circle is broken now. Why do you--
{He pauses, understanding}
Ooh... there is trouble in the Pride Lands. {he looks toward the edge
of the painting, at a rough black lion figure} There is another cub?
Hmm... where could this be? {realization comes to him with a puff of
wind} In the Outlands...
{Camera switches to the Outlands, slowly zooming in. The landscape is a
barren desert, with strange rock formations everywhere. Rafiki's voice
continues in narrative.}
But that is where Simba banished Scar's followers. Including his most
loyal... Zira.
{An insect lands on the ground; immediately, Kovu appears, pouncing.}
KOVU:
Rrrah!
{Kovu opens his paws to reveal the insect, buzzing; he smiles and opens
his paws, releasing it to fly away.}
ZIRA:
Kovu!
{Camera switches to Zira, who is supervising. She snatches the insect
from the air and smashes it to the ground.}
Don't let it go. What's the matter with you?
KOVU:
But Mother! He wasn't hurting anyone--
ZIRA:
There is no room for weakness here, my son. Remember... Scar took you
in and accepted you as his own son.
{Zira has moved close and pulled Kovu against her. Kovu seems
doubtful.}
KOVU:
But he wasn't my father.
ZIRA:
No... but he chose you to become the next King. When you rule, we shall
no longer be forced to live in these dry, barren, disgusting, pathetic,
termite-infested Outlands!
{Zira is swatting at the ground, railing against fate. Kovu looks down,
in quiet agreement. Suddenly, Nuka and Vitani come bounding in from
off-screen, fighting to be the first back with the news.}
NUKA and VITANI:
Mother! Mother! Mother!
{Nuka and Vitani are speaking over one another, trying to get the first
word in.}
NUKA:
We were there-- in the Pride Lands. We saw the whole thing!
VITANI:
At Pride Rock. We saw everything!
NUKA and VITANI:
We saw Simba's cub!
ZIRA:
What? Vitani-- what did you see?
VITANI:
Simba's new cub is a girl!
ZIRA:
A girl! {laughs} Scar, my beloved... did you hear that? This couldn't
be more perfect.
NUKA:
Who's she talking to?
VITANI:
Ssshhh. Scar.
NUKA:
{gasps} Where? Where?
VITANI:
Scar's dead... genius.
ZIRA:
Yes! Because of Simba... if not for him, Scar would still be King. And
I, Zira-- his loving, devoted Queen!
NUKA:
You know, speaking of kings... I was thinking, since I am the oldest...
maybe I should be King! Huh?
ZIRA:
Uh? Don't be a fool, Nuka.
NUKA:
Heh heh... just a thought.
{Nuka has rolled over subserviently on his back.}
ZIRA:
Kovu is the chosen one. We must fulfill Scar's dying wish, and train
Kovu to become King.
NUKA:
Oh... yeah.... oh, yeah. I can do that!
{Zira climbs up on a rock point to gaze out over the land. The others
follow.}
ZIRA:
Look... at the Pride Lands, my pets. So green... so inviting. That is
our home... that is where we belong. And soon, my beloved Scar... we
shall reclaim your kingdom.
"Who Does She Remind You Of?"
{Camera zooms slowly back to Pride Rock, where Kiara is playing at
Simba's paws atop Pride Rock, gazing down over the side.}
KIARA:
Wow.
{She giggles continuously, and Simba catches her as she comes near the
edge.}
SIMBA:
Whoah. Where do you think you're going in such a hurry?
{Kiara wriggles in Simba's grasp as he moves her to safety.}
KIARA:
Daddy! Let go!
{She keeps giggling as she tries to escape}
SIMBA:
Well, I just want you to be careful.
{She pounces after a butterfly; Simba steps on her tail to pin her
down.}
Kiara... are you listening? Accidents can happen. You could easily get
hurt, or stepped--
{Kiara says this well-practiced line along with Simba, and finishes it
for him.}
KIARA:
...Hurt, or stepped on, or even get lost.
SIMBA:
And remember,... I want you to stay in sight of Pride Rock at all--
KIARA:
At all times, I know. {She's testy at the repetitive warning; she
continues reciting} And if I see any strangers, don't talk to them.
Come straight home. Okay, okay. Can I go now? Please?
{Nala and Zazu enter. Simba exchanges a glance with Nala, reminiscent
of when they played out this same scene as cubs}
SIMBA:
Hmm. Very funny.
NALA:
{laughs gently} Mind your father, Kiara.
KIARA:
{giggles} Yes, mom.
SIMBA:
And stay away from the Outlands.
ZAZU:
Nothing there but a bunch of backstabbing, murderous Outsiders!
SIMBA:
Zazu's right... you can't turn your back on them.
{Kiara is curious.}
KIARA:
Really? How come?
SIMBA:
Mmm... never mind. Just run along now.
KIARA:
But Dad, I--
SIMBA:
You'll understand someday. Go on.
KIARA:
Dad...
{He runs a paw over her, then nudges her off; she resumes giggling and
runs off down Pride Rock.}
SIMBA:
And stay on the path I've marked for you!
NALA:
{chuckles} Simba. Who does she remind you of? Hmm?
SIMBA:
{cluelessly} Huh? What? Who?
NALA:
She's just like you were when you were young.
SIMBA:
Exactly. Do you realize the dangers we put ourselves in?
{She tackles Simba and puts him on his back.}
NALA:
You mean the dangers YOU put us in.
{They chuckle and nuzzle for a few moments, then Nala gets up.}
NALA:
She'll be fine.
{She moves off. Simba waits till she is out of earshot.}
SIMBA:
Hey, Timon. Pumbaa. Come here.
{Timon enters, on Pumbaa's back.}
TIMON:
Good morning, mon Capitan.
SIMBA:
I want you to keep a close watch on Kiara. You know she's bound to run
off.
TIMON:
No worries, Simba. We're on her like stink on a warthog!
PUMBAA:
Hey!
TIMON:
It's the hard truth, Pumbaa. Live with it.
SIMBA:
Guys, I'm counting on you. Danger could be lurking behind every rock.
{Timon looks quizzically at Simba, then takes him mock-seriously.}
TIMON:
Ah hah. {He and Pumbaa begin looking theatrically from side to side,
scanning behind every rock...}
{Camera shifts out to the open savannah. Kiara is walking through the
tall grass, chasing a butterfly.}
KIARA:
Hey! Wait! Come back! I just wanna play! {She sees the butterfly land,
and crouches to attack} Ahhh... the mighty hunter has cornered her
prey. {snarls} Errrrh!
{Kiara's pounce takes her up the side of a small rise, from which she
can see a distance into the Outlands.
KIARA:
Whoah... cool! The Outlands! I wonder what's out there...
{A rustling in the grass behind her draws Kiara's attention. She turns,
and the grass separates.}
KIARA, TIMON, and PUMBAA:
Eeeeek! {squeals of fright and surprise}
{Kiara is frightened backwards, and falls off the far side of the knoll
into a pool below. Pumbaa gets set to leap after her; Timon jumps off
just as he throws himself into the pool.
PUMBAA:
Oooh, don't worry, Kiara-- Uncle Pumbaa's comin'!
TIMON:
Oh, no... ohh... uh... uh... let's see, uh... {he goes in-character as
though talking to Simba} Gee, Simba. The good news is, we found your
daughter. The bad news is, we dropped a warthog on her. Is... there a
problem with that?
PUMBAA:
{looking from side to side in the water} Kiara? Kiara?
TIMON:
Pumbaa! Let me define "babysitting"!
PUMBAA:
{He finds Kiara underneath him, spluttering, and he gets off.} Sorry.
Now, Princess Kiara... as Simba's daughter, you know better than to go
off all alone. You could have been hurt!
KIARA:
But... but...
TIMON:
Hurt! Oh... Simba would kill us! You didn't slip a disc, did you?
KIARA:
B-but--
{Timon checks to make sure Kiara is intact}
TIMON:
Catch a fever? Get a hangnail?
{Timon is examining her claws; she pulls her paw away.}
KIARA:
Nnngh! Timon...
TIMON:
I had one once.
PUMBAA:
Very painful.
TIMON:
Excruciating!
{Timon is holding a fern branch over Kiara's head, shading her.}
TIMON:
Darling... with your complexion, you should stay out of the sun. {She
swats the branch away} Whaaat? Do you wanna wrinkle?
KIARA:
Would someone please just listen to me?
TIMON:
I'm sorry; I wasn't listening. Did you say something, Princess?
KIARA:
I'm not just a princess, you know. That's only half of who I am!
PUMBAA:
Oh, uh... who's the other half?
KIARA:
Uh... well, I, uh... um...
TIMON:
Well, while you're figuring it out, let's eat. {He snaps his fingers,
and Pumbaa lifts up a log} Grubs!
PUMBAA:
The other white meat!
TIMON:
{offering a leaf-full of grubs to Kiara} And so high in protein!
KIARA:
Eww! Gross!
TIMON:
No? How 'bout you, big boy?
PUMBAA:
{sniff} Aaah. Love grubs!
TIMON:
Not like...
TIMON and PUMBAA:
Love!
{Timon tosses a bug into Pumbaa's mouth; he crunches and coughs on it a
little, then hiccups and spits the fragments back onto the leaf,
coating them all with saliva.}
TIMON:
{grossed out} Ohhh.. you always do that! You take a bite out of every
one, and then put it back. It drives me crazy!
PUMBAA:
But you can't tell from the outside which are the real slimy ones!
TIMON:
Slimy? Pumbaa... my corpulent compadre. It's the crunchy ones that make
the meal!
PUMBAA:
Slimy!... Slimy!... Slimy!... Slimy!... Slimy!... Slimy!... Slimy!...
Less filling!... Less filling!... Less filling!... Less filling!...
TIMON:
Crunchy!... Crunchy!... Crunchy!... Crunchy!... Crunchy!... Crunchy!...
Crunchy!... Tastes good!... Tastes good!... Tastes good!... Tastes
good!...
{Kiara wanders off while they argue. She crosses a river on a log, and
tumbles off-- directly into Kovu, bowling him over. He snarls at her
confrontationally, and continues growling.}
KOVU:
Who are you, Pridelander?
{Kiara does not answer, but keeps jumping from side to side, staying
facing Kovu at all times. Kovu keeps growling menacingly, but
eventually his curiosity gets the better of him.}
KOVU:
What are you doing?
KIARA:
My father says to never turn your back on an Outsider!
KOVU:
You always do what Daddy says?
KIARA:
No!
KOVU:
Bet you do. Bet you're Daddy's little girl! Ha ha! {he moves away,
hopping on logs across the river} An Outsider doesn't need anybody. I
take care of myself!
KIARA:
{awed, following him across} Really? Cool!
{Kovu looks back at Kiara, and notices a huge crocodile rising up
behind her with its mouth gaping}
KOVU:
Wuhh... waaaahh!
KIARA:
{turns and sees the crocodile} Aaaaahhh! Run! {The crocodile's teeth
crunch just behind them} This way!
{They narrowly escape, leaping from rock to rock across the river and
out of the reach of the crocodiles' jaws as more and more rise up out
of the water. They rest on two unmoving "stones" further down, and
begin to pant and giggle.}
KOVU:
That was a close one.
KIARA:
Yeah...
{The stones they are sitting on rise up and reveal themselves as more
crocodile heads.}
KOVU and KIARA:
Whooaaahhh...
{Kiara runs up a tree limb, getting out of reach; however, Kovu runs
past her, leaping from crocodile to crocodile down the river.}
KIARA:
Hey.. what about me?
KOVU:
You gotta take care of yourself!
I'll distract them. Run!
{Kovu slips off the last crocodile into the water; as he comes up,
gasping for air, the crocodiles loom over him.}
KIARA:
{swiping at crocodiles from her branch} Look out!
{Kovu is paralyzed by fright; the gaping mouth in front of him is
suddenly clamped shut by Kiara leaping on top of it.}
KIARA:
Move it!
{The two cubs scramble up a branch and up onto the bank, out of reach
of danger. From the top, they pant and rest for a few moments, then
move back to look over the edge. The crocodiles are massing below,
furious at being cheated of their meal.}
KIARA:
I did it... I did it! {she "thhppbbts" the crocodiles below}
KOVU:
Hah!
{The cubs move back from the edge and recount their adventure.}
KIARA:
Whoah, man-- did you see the size of those teeth? They were goin'
"Rrrarrarrarr" .... {rolls over on her back and laughs} He was just
totally eatin' you up right there, and I jumped on his head-- and I
bopped him so good--
{The camera moves back so that we can see from next to Zira, crouching
in the grass some distance away.}
KIARA:
We make such a good team! And you... you were really brave!
KOVU:
Yeah... you were pretty brave too. My name's Kovu.
KIARA:
I'm Kiara.
{She crouches down playfully, waving her tail; she reaches out and bats
him}
KIARA:
Tag! You're it!
{She jumps back, laughing; instead of chasing, Kovu just looks at her
silently. She tries again.}
KIARA:
Tag! You're it! You're it!
{Still no response; he just stares at her.}
KIARA:
Hello? You run, I tag... get it? What's the matter? Don't you know how
to play?
{Getting an idea, she crouches down and goes back to playing his style,
with bared teeth and growls. He gets the idea and mock-growls back, but
suddenly he finds himself growling at Simba's leg. Simba roars, and
Zira jumps out of the grass and roars back.}
SIMBA:
Zira.
ZIRA:
Simba!
{Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa arrive behind Simba, with other lionesses.}
ZIRA:
Nala.
NALA:
Zira.
TIMON:
Timon, Pumbaa. Great. Now that we all know each other.. GET OUTTA OUR
PRIDE LANDS!
ZIRA:
Your Pride Lands? {she snarls, making Timon leap backwards over
Pumbaa's head in fear} These lands belonged to Scar.
SIMBA:
I banished you from the Pride Lands! Now you and your young cub... get
out!
ZIRA:
Oh... haven't you met my son, Kovu? He was hand-chosen by Scar to
follow in his pawprints... and become King!
TIMON:
Pbbb! That's not a king... that's a fuzzy maraca!
ZIRA:
Kovu was the last born before you exiled us to the Outlands, where we
have little food, less water...
SIMBA:
You know the penalty for returning to the Pride Lands!
ZIRA:
But the child does not! However... if you need your pound of flesh...
here.
{She nudges Kovu toward Simba, daring him to show either ruthlessness
or cowardice.}
SIMBA:
Take him and get out. We're finished here.
{Simba picks up Kiara in his teeth. Zira walks over to Simba and looks
down at a terrified Kiara.}
ZIRA:
Oh no, Simba... we have barely begun.
{She glares wickedly at Kiara, then turns and picks up Kovu in her
jaws. He and Kiara watch each other dangle as they move apart.}
KIARA:
Bye...
KOVU:
Bye...
{Simba and the lionesses move off over the ridge, back toward the Pride
Lands, while Zira takes Kovu back to the Outlands. Once within sight of
Pride Rock, Nala looks back at Simba.}
NALA:
Simba?
SIMBA:
{clears his throat, with Kiara still in his mouth}
{Nala smiles back at him, understanding that it's time for The Talk.
She and the rest of the pride move off back home. Simba drops Kiara,
who grins ingratiatingly up at him; he glares sternly back. She looks
at the ground, sighing.}
SIMBA:
Kiara, what did you think you were doing? You could have been killed
today.
KIARA:
But Daddy, I-- I didn't mean to disobey--
SIMBA:
I'm telling you this because I love you. I don't wanna lose you.
KIARA:
I know...
SIMBA:
If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. One day I won't
be here... and I need you to carry on in my place. You are part of the
great Circle of--
KIARA:
Circle of Life. I know.
SIMBA:
Exactly. And you need to be careful. As future Queen--
KIARA:
But what if I don't wanna be Queen? It's no fun.
SIMBA:
That's like saying you don't want to be a lion. It's in your blood...
as I am. We are part of each other.
{He smiles and playfully shoves her off the rock.}
[ We Are One ]
{Simba grins back down at her, and they nuzzle as Simba begins
singing.}
SIMBA:
As you go through life you'll see
There is so much that we
Don't understand
{A mother bird sternly prevents one of her chicks from trying to fly; a
wildebeest calf gets up for the first time as they watch.}
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned
But you'll see every day
That we'll never turn away
When it seems all your dreams come undone
{Monkeys grooming each other, hippos jumping and playing.}
We will stand by your side
Filled with hope and filled with pride
We are more than we are
We are one
{Kiara sings to her reflection in the river during her verse. A fish
jumps out of the water and into her reflection at "The way I am?"}
KIARA:
If there's so much I must be
Can I still just be me
The way I am?
Can I trust in my own heart
Or am I just one part
Of some big plan?
{Wind blows during this verse by Simba, underscoring the reference to
Mufasa's spirit.}
SIMBA:
Even those who are gone
Are with us as we go on
Your journey has only begun
Tears of pain, tears of joy
One thing nothing can destroy
Is our pride, deep inside
We are one
{They run through groups of curiously unafraid animals, many with their
young, as they approach Pride Rock.}
We are one, you and I
We are like the earth and sky
One family under the sun
{Running back up Pride Rock. He indicates it to her.}
All the wisdom to lead
All the courage that you need
You will find when you see
We are one
SIMBA:
As long as you live here, it's who you are. {he hugs her and licks her
side, lifting her body off the ground. She seems unconvinced} You'll
understand someday.
A bird flutters by her, circles, and flies off over the Pride Lands
into the sun. Kiara looks sadly thoughtful for a second, and then turns
to face the sun. Sitting down, she looks at the ground for a second,
ears flat, but then looks towards the sun, ears erect. Fade to black.}
New Hope for the Outlanders
{Outlands. Vitani is tugging on a root, growling. Nuka approaches from
behind.}
NUKA:
{muttering to himself} Kovu, Kovu, Kovu. Scar wasn't even his father.
He just took him in. {he turns his attention to Vitani} Oh hey, Vitani.
Where's the little termite, Kovu? {sarcastically} The "chosen one".
{Nuka touches the root with a claw; it snaps, and Vitani tumbles
backward. Nuka guffaws.}
VITANI:
Nuka! Where's Kovu? Did you leave him out there on his own again?
NUKA:
Hey-- it's every lion for himself out here. That little termite's gotta
learn to be on his own.
{Nuka is ridden with vermin and termites. He is continually scratching
himself.}
VITANI:
Mother's gonna be mad. She told you to watch him!
NUKA:
Oh, who cares? I should've been the chosen one. {he begins scratching
his back against the tree trunk} I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm
the smartest-- Ooogh! These termites! {he starts rolling around,
scratching every place he can find on his body}
{Vitani looks self-satisfied at Nuka's condition.}
NUKA:
{scooting along on his rear} I could be a leader, if she'd just give me
a chance!
VITANI:
Yeah right. Why don't you tell that to her?
NUKA:
Yeah? Don't think I won't!
VITANI:
Oh yeah? {chuckles} Here's your chance.
{Zira walks slowly by Nuka, carrying Kovu in her mouth. She ignores
Nuka entirely.}
NUKA:
What? Oh... Mother! Mother, hi! {laughs nervously} Mother, I caught
some field mice for your dinner, I left 'em by the, um... by the...
okay.
{Zira drops Kovu. Vitani pounces next to him.}
VITANI:
Hey, Kovu. You wanna... fight? {She mock-snarls; he looks earnest.}
ZIRA:
{turning to Nuka, who becomes visibly frightened} You were supposed to
be watching him!
KOVU:
It's not his fault! I went off on my own!
{Zira turns on Kovu, backing him along the ground with her words.}
ZIRA:
What were you doing?
KOVU:
N-nothing!
ZIRA:
Who has made us Outsiders?
KOVU:
Simba!
ZIRA:
Who killed Scar?
KOVU:
Simba!
ZIRA:
And what have I told you about them?
KOVU:
Sorry, mother! ...Sh-she didn't seem so bad. I thought we could be--
ZIRA:
Friends? You thought you'd get to the daughter. And Simba would welcome
you with open arms? What an idea! ... {she reconsiders} What an idea!
You brilliant child-- I'm so proud of you! {She kneads the frightened
Kovu with unsheathed claws} You have the same conniving mind that made
Scar so... powerful.
NUKA:
Yecch.
{Zira glares and snarls at Nuka, then picks up Kovu. She carries him
into a cave, as Nuka glowers.}
NUKA:
{disgustedly} Ugh. The "chosen one".
{Zira carries Kovu into their "den", and deposits him in a hollow tree
trunk; he lands with a grunt.}
ZIRA:
I now see the path to our glorious return to power!
KOVU:
But I don't want--
ZIRA:
Hush! Hush, my little one. You must be exhausted.
[ My Lullaby ]
ZIRA:
Sleep, my little Kovu
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you're big and strong
You will be a king
{Zira tucks Kovu in.}
KOVU:
Good night...
ZIRA:
Good night, my little prince. Tomorrow, your training intensifies.
{Zira's dancing in this scene is very reminiscent of Scar's in "Be
Prepared". She leaps up onto rocks to emphasize lines, and punctuates
her graphic points by beating up on Nuka. Lionesses leap as she musters
her forces.}
ZIRA:
I've been exiled, persucuted
Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did
I get a little tense
But I dream a dream so pretty
That I don't feel so depressed
'Cause it soothes my inner kitty
And it helps me get some rest
The sound of Simba's dying gasp
His daughter squealing in my grasp
His lionesses' mournful cry
That's my lullaby
Now the past I've tried forgetting
And my foes I could forgive
Trouble is, I knows it's petty
But I hate to let them live
NUKA:
So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Simba up a tree
ZIRA:
Oh, the battle may be bloody, but that kind of works for me
The melody of angry growls
A counterpoint of painful howls
A symphony of death, oh my!
That's my lullaby
Scar is gone... but Zira's still around
To love this little lad
Till he learns to be a killer
With a lust for being bad!
NUKA:
Sleep, ya little termite!
Uh-- I mean, precious little thing!
VITANI:
One day when you're big and strong
ZIRA:
You will be a king!
The pounding of the drums of war
The thrill of Kovu's mighty roar
NUKA:
The joy of vengeance
VITANI:
Testify!
ZIRA:
I can hear the cheering
NUKA and VITANI:
Kovu! What a guy!
ZIRA:
Payback time is nearing
And then our flag will fly
Against a blood-red sky
That's my lullaby!
{Fade to black.}
Kiara's First Hunt
{Scene opens on Rafiki's tree. He is doing a new picture of Kiara as
she grows into adulthood.}
RAFIKI:
Oh, Mufasa... every day Kiara grows more beautiful, into a Queen that
will someday make us all very proud. {He paints a mane on Kovu, next to
Kiara.} But this cub Kovu grows stronger. And Zira fills his heart with
hate. I am very worried, Mufasa. Things are not going well.
{Wind blows, rattling Rafiki's gourds.}
RAFIKI:
Hmm? You have a plan?
{One gourd falls, splitting in half. Rafiki holds up the two halves
against the painting of Kiara and Kovu, and brings them together until
they join.}
RAFIKI:
What? Kovu... Kiara... together? This is the plan? {yells} Are you
crazy? This will never work! Oh, Mufasa, you been up there too long.
Your head is in the clouds!
{Wind blows hard at Rafiki}
RAFIKI:
Okay, okay, okay! Okay! All right-- okay! I don't think this is going
to work... but I trust you. I just hope you know what you are doing!
{Camera trucks back, upwards, away from Rafiki. Scene shifts to Zira's
rocky home, where the grown Kovu is sitting on a rock while Zira slinks
around him.}
ZIRA:
You are ready! {chuckles} Nice... very nice. You have the same
blackness in your soul that Scar had. What is your destiny?
KOVU:
I will avenge Scar... take his place in the Pride Lands.
ZIRA:
Yes! What have I taught you?
KOVU:
Simba is the enemy.
ZIRA:
And what must you do?
KOVU:
I must kill him!
{Lionesses roar in reply. Scene switches back to Pride Rock, where
Kiara is emerging to take part in her first hunt. Nala is walking
towards Simba, who is sitting at the end of the assembled lionesses. He
looks quite worried and sad, but he sighs gently and forces a smile
when Nala reaches him.}
RANDOM LIONESSES:
Wow, her first hunt! You must be so proud, Nala. Here she is!
{Kiara emerges from over a hill on the trail. She looks at Rafiki, who
is standing next to the path. She looks worried until Rafiki speaks to
her.}
RAFIKI:
Kiara.
{Zazu alights nearby. Timon and Pumbaa embrace goofily.}
RANDOM LIONESSES:
Good luck, Kiara! She'll be great. Her first hunt! You can do it! It's
your day, Kiara. My, how you've grown! Good luck, Kiara!
{Nala and Kiara nuzzle. Simba is looking vaguely glum.}
NALA:
You'll do just fine.
KIARA:
Daddy... you have to promise to let me do this on my own. Promise?
{Simba glances at Nala, who raises her eyebrows at him. He rolls his
eyes upward acquiescently.}
SIMBA:
All right... I promise.
{They rub heads; Timon and Pumbaa break into tears. Kiara looks back,
and then runs off into the fields. Simba moves surreptitiously over to
Timon and Pumbaa.}
SIMBA:
{quietly} Make sure she doesn't get hurt.
{Timon and Pumbaa begin humming in a show of nonchalance, and sidle
away off the rock until they drop over the side and out of view.}
{Kiara is hunting. Trying to be quiet, she steps on a branch, which
cracks and sends a herd of antelope running. Kiara runs frustratedly
after them. Scene switches to a burst of steam; we are back in the
Elephant Graveyard. Nuka and Vitani are standing on a ledge.}
NUKA:
Yeecch. This place is even creepier since the hyenas ran off.
VITANI:
{mouth full of kindling} Mmmh. Gee.
NUKA:
{annoyed} I'm not scared, okay?
{They jump down next to one of the spouts; Vitani drops the kindling
against the edge.}
NUKA:
I just don't know why we have to be here, that's all. If Kovu was so
special, why does he need us?... I never even had a CHANCE! Yaaah! {he
gets his butt burned by a jet of hot gas from the ground}
{Vitani watches him with amusement, then her face lights up as the near
spout bursts, lighting the sticks ablaze.}
VITANI:
That's it! Now come on... Kiara has started her hunt. We have to move
quickly.
{Nuka grabs his burning stick, and leans his head over the vent's edge;
it goes off, scorching his face.}
NUKA:
Oooh! Fire! {he laughs crazily and bounds off after Vitani.}
{Scene switches to the open fields, where Timon and Pumbaa are
following after Kiara. We see Pumbaa's tail sticking up above the
grass. Timon rises up next to it, sees the tail, yelps in surprise, and
ducks back down. The two cross a clearing military-fashion, sniffing
the air, and they dart from tree to tree with SWAT-team-style "Hup!
Hup! Hup!" noises. Timon leaps into a hollow log and gestures as though
with a two-way radio.}
TIMON:
Tango-Charley-Alpha. What's your position?
PUMBAA:
{confused} Uhhh... Upright... {now smiling} head turned slightly to the
left... tail erect.
TIMON:
Why do I bother? {he scans the horizon, framing Kiara in his fingers}
Ah hah.
{Kiara is stalking the antelope again. She carefully steps over some
stones with her front feet, but knocks them over with her hind feet,
alerting the antelope into running yet again. She jumps up and gives
chase as the herd turns and dashes away from her, directly toward Timon
and Pumbaa, who shriek in fright.}
TIMON:
This must be where the deer and the antelope play!
{The antelope pass; Timon and Pumbaa shriek again when they turn and
see Kiara standing there, panting. Timon recovers and chuckles guiltily
as Kiara recovers her breath, panting.}
KIARA:
{sternly} Timon... what are you doing here?
TIMON:
Uh... shopping! We thought a nice pelt for the den... some throw
pillows, {Pumbaa nods in the background} a little potpourri...
KIARA:
My father sent you. After he promised to let me do this on my own-- he
lied!
TIMON:
No... he just doesn't want you to get hurt!
KIARA:
I should have known he'd never give me a real chance.
{Kiara runs past them, still breathing hard.}
KIARA:
I'll do this on my own. Away from the Pride Lands!
TIMON:
Hey! Wait! Come back! Oh... who can keep track of her? Kiara-- come
back! {He hops up on Pumbaa, and they run after her-- but she's far
ahead already.} Oh... she's gone again! Somebody's gotta tie a
boomerang around her neck! Somebody's gotta get a beeper for this kid!
{Scene switches to where Kiara has run, toward the edge of the Pride
Lands. Nuka and Vitani are standing above, with their flaming sticks.}
NUKA:
Let's light fire! {they run down the slope, Nuka laughing madly} Roasty
toasty princess... roasty toasty princess... {he lights the grass in
several places, hopping around in circles. Soon he is standing in the
center of the circle of flames} Hey, is it hot in here, or is that just
me? {realizes} Fire! Yowww!
{Nuka rockets into the air and lands a good distance away, where he
resumes laughing maniacally.}
VITANI:
{growls at him from off-screen} Grr... come on! {she drags him off}
{Scene switches to the antelope grazing in the valley, along with
various birds. The antelope spook at something near Kiara, and they
turn and begin to gallop off. Kiara gives chase. Soon, though, she
notices the fire burning on the horizon, and the antelope turn and run
back in her direction. She panics, turns, and begins to run back the
way she came; antelope and birds follow her. Scene changes to a high
knoll above the flames, where Zira and Kovu sit watching.}
ZIRA:
The plan is in motion. {pauses} Go!
{Kovu runs down the slope, toward Pride Rock. Camera switches to Pride
Rock, where Simba is pacing with Zazu several steps away.}
ZAZU:
Don't worry, Simba. She'll be fine. What could happen?
{Simba looks up and gasps as he sees the smoke rising.}
SIMBA:
No... no! Kiara! {he turns to Zazu} Zazu! Fly ahead. Find her!
{Kiara is following a pair of zebras away from the flames, but finds
herself trapped and hemmed in on all sides, choking on the thick smoke.
She sees a high stone overhang above the flames; she leaps up and tries
to climb up the side, but she falls unconscious upon reaching the top.
Kovu appears from the smoke and looms over her; she wakes for a moment
and sees him baring his teeth down at her, then loses consciousness
again. Kovu grabs the nape of her neck and throws her body on top of
his, and begins to carry her away from the fire. He leaps across chasms
with flames roaring, and then tumbles with Kiara down a slope into a
pool of water, where Kiara begins to sink. Kovu dives for her and drags
her to shore. Zazu, flying overhead, watches the event.}
ZAZU:
{gasps} I must tell Simba!
{Zazu flies back to Pride Rock. Kovu drags Kiara to shore, and she
wakes up, gasping for breath.}
KIARA:
Where am I?
KOVU:
You're safe... in the Pride Lands.
KIARA:
{bewildered} The Pride Lands... no! Why did you bring me here? Who do
you think you are?
KOVU:
I think I'm the one who just saved your life!
KIARA:
Look! I had everything under control!
KOVU:
Not from where I'm standing.
KIARA:
Then move downwind.
{The lions confront each other. Kiara begins jumping from side to side,
as she had done in their earlier encounter as cubs. Soon Kovu's
interest is piqued.}
KOVU:
What are you doing?
KIARA:
{recognizing him} Kovu?
SIMBA:
{off-screen} Kiara!
{Simba and the lionesses from Pride Rock arrive. Simba jumps in front
of Kiara, snarling and growling.}
NALA:
Kiara! You're all right.
SIMBA:
Kiara! {he begins snarling at Kovu}
KIARA:
Father... how could you break your promise?
SIMBA:
It's a good thing I did. I almost lost you. No more hunts for you; not
ever!
KIARA:
But I was doing just fine! Even before Kovu--
SIMBA:
Kovu? {he roars at Kovu again}
NALA:
{surprised at his ferocity} Simba? {Simba glares at Nala, who is now
off-screen}
{Rafiki has arrived, and is standing on the hillside behind Simba.}
RAFIKI:
Hey! You! How dare you save the King's daughter?
SIMBA:
You saved her? Why?
KOVU:
I humbly ask to join your pride.
SIMBA:
{immediately} No! You were banished with the other Outsiders.
KOVU:
I have left the Outsiders. I am a rogue. Judge me now, for what I am...
or am I to be blamed for a crime I didn't commit?
{Simba snarls and paces around. Nala looks hard at him.}
NALA:
Simba... you owe him your daughter's life.
ZAZU:
Mmm... yes, sire. Clearly we are in his debt... and royal protocol
demands that all debts be paid. Though in this case you might want to
make an exception.
{Simba paces a few moments more, then comes to a decision.}
SIMBA:
Hmmm. My father's law will prevail. For now, I reserve judgment. We'll
see who you really are.
{Kovu smiles inwardly and looks sidelong at Kiara, who smiles back at
him. Zazu turns his back on Kovu.}
ZAZU:
Hmph! Riffraff.
{Zazu flies off. All make their way back to Pride Rock, with Kovu
walking behind Simba and growling to himself.}
An Unwelcome Stranger
{As night falls over Pride Rock, Simba notices Kovu about to go into
the inner cavern with the lionesses; he jumps in front of Kovu with a
growl and intimidates him away from the cavern opening as he goes
inside. Kovu walks out onto the rocks to sleep. Kiara goes out to speak
to him.}
KIARA:
Hey... uh, thanks for saving me today.
KOVU:
What kind of hunter are you, anyway-- Princess? You almost got yourself
killed out there.
KIARA:
What?
KOVU:
You wouldn't last three days on your own.
KIARA:
{provoked} Oh... and I suppose you could teach me?
KOVU:
Heh... yeah.
{Simba shouts from the cavern entrance.}
SIMBA:
Kiara!
KIARA:
Coming! {She turns back to Kovu.} All right-- impress me. We start at
dawn.
{Kiara walks back to the cavern; Kovu continues speaking to himself.}
KOVU:
{chuckles} I look forward to it.
{The camera pulls back to where Nuka and Zira sit watching from a
nearby hill.}
NUKA:
Oh... oh... d-d-did you see that?! He let her go! If that were me--
ZIRA:
Hush. The fire-rescue worked perfectly, and Simba fell for it. Now, the
closer Kovu gets to the daughter, the closer he gets to Simba! And once
he has Simba alone... rraaagh! {she emphasizes her point by swatting a
young tree from its trunk}
{Camera shifts to Pride Rock, midnight. Simba is dreaming of the moment
when his father died. He is at the top of the ledge, reaching down for
Mufasa, who is just out of reach.}
MUFASA:
Simba! Simba! Help me!
SIMBA:
Father!
{Scar is above Simba, laughing on the rocks against the moonlight.}
SIMBA:
Dad... just... a little... farther...
{Scar latches on to Simba's upper foreleg with his claws.}
SCAR:
Gotcha! ...Trust me.
MUFASA:
Simba!
{Mufasa slides down and into the gorge.}
SIMBA:
Noooo!
{Simba turns on Scar, above him; Scar, laughing, slowly morphs into
Kovu.}
SIMBA:
Kovu...?
{Kovu suddenly lets go, throwing Simba down after Mufasa. He is still
laughing. At the moment of impact, he wakes, panting. He looks around
in fright, calms himself, and goes back to sleep next to Nala.}
{The next morning. Simba stretches, and then descends to the valley
floor, where he walks slowly toward the water hole. Kovu is above him,
hiding behind a rock; his teeth and claws are bared, ready to strike.
Suddenly, Kiara jumps in front of him, from around the front of the
rock.}
KIARA:
G'morning! {laughs} I'm ready for my first lesson.
{Kovu is stunned; he takes several moments to disguise his previous
mindset and intentions.}
KIARA:
{Kiara is jumping around on her pawtips, very frisky} Surprised ya,
huh?
{Kovu looks back toward the water hole; Simba is gone.}
KIARA:
{laughing} Hey, c'mon. Let's go!
{Kovu is still dumbstruck. After one last glance after his lost
opportunity, he turns and follows Kiara.}
{Scene switch. Kovu is attempting to teach stealth to Kiara. We hear
her saying "Ow" in the underbrush a few times; Kovu is smiling
bemusedly to himself.}
KOVU:
{anticipating the pounce} Three... two... {rolls his eyes} one... {he
ducks}
KIARA:
Gotcha!
{Kiara leaps full over Kovu's evasion, and tumbles over on the ground.
Kovu steps over to her head, looking down at her.}
KIARA:
{slightly embarrassed} You could hear me... huh?
KOVU:
Only... a lot. You're still breathing too hard. Relax... feel the earth
under your paws... so it doesn't shift and make noise. {Kiara follows
his example. A flock of birds interrupts them, alighting beyond a
nearby hill} Ssshh. Watch the master... and learn.
{Kovu runs silently down into a gully, then up the other side. Leaping
over the ridgetop, he pounces with claws fully extended right down on
top of Timon, who is foraging for bugs there.}
TIMON:
Aaaahhhh!
{Kovu freezes in the position in which he hits the ground, with his
mouth open; he skids to a halt with Timon between his forelegs.}
TIMON:
Don't eat me! Please! I... I... I never really met your tyrant. I mean,
uh-- Scar. Scar. Oh, heck of a guy. A little moody, but, I...
KIARA:
Timon! What are you doing here?
TIMON:
Kiara! Thank goodness! Ohh! Hey... for once, we're not following ya.
This just happens to be the best smorgasbord in the Pride Lands. Bugs
everywhere! {he indicates the field of bugs, with the flock of birds
eating contentedly away} But, you don't call for a reservation, and--
yeesh! {turning toward the birds Get outta here, ya scavengers. Go on!
Shoo! Shoo!
{Timon tries to scare away the birds; he waves his arms at one
unconcerned bird, who bites Timon's nose.}
TIMON:
{in pain, nose glowing red} Oh!... oh!... oh.
{Pumbaa rushes down the hill, and back up, scattering birds, who come
back to land right where they were. Kiara watches with amusement, Kovu
with bewilderment. Camera switches back to Pumbaa, who is standing with
a dozen or so birds sitting on his back.}
PUMBAA:
Ohh... Timon, I'm getting tired. I gotta lose some pounds!
TIMON:
{trying to scare the birds off Pumbaa} Shoo! Go on! Shoo! Shoo!
{Kiara and Kovu trot back down the hill, Kiara laughing.}
PUMBAA:
Hey! Maybe he can help. Ya think?
TIMON:
Shoo! {he manages to scare the last bird off Pumbaa's tail} Oh! Yeah...
there's an idea. Right. Let the vicious Outsider-- Hey! Wait! I have an
idea! {he jumps down off of Pumbaa} What if he helps?
PUMBAA:
What?
TIMON:
{to Kovu} You wanna lend a voice? Huh? {not getting through to him}
Grrr. Guh... Roar! Work with me!
KIARA:
Like this. {she roars, scattering the birds}
TIMON:
Wooo hoo! C'mon, do it again! Do it again!
{Kovu roars this time, sending the birds into a rout.}
TIMON:
Yee-haa!
{Kiara and Kovu run down the hill, sending birds flying in every
direction. Kovu is still clueless.}
KOVU:
Why are we doing this? What's the point of this training?
KIARA:
{laughing} Training? This is just for fun!
KOVU:
{as though he's never heard the word before} Fun?
{Timon and Pumbaa run by; Timon is hanging on to a bird's leg, getting
carried up into the air.}
TIMON:
Ya gotta get out more often. Fun! Yeee-haa! Ha ha ha ha... Woooo-hoo!
KOVU:
{slowly getting the idea} Yeee-haa! Yeee-haaa!
{The group runs down between a row of rocks; it is blocked at the end
by a number of rhinos.}
TIMON:
That's it, Pumbaa! Oh, boy!
KOVU:
Yeeeee-haaa!
{They notice the rhinos and come skidding to a halt; they notice the
birds all sitting on top of the rhinos' heads.}
KIARA:
Uh-oh.
BIRDS:
{thhhpppbbt!}
{The lions, Timon, and Pumbaa turn tail and run back the way they came;
the rhinos are in hot pursuit.}
TIMON:
{to Pumbaa, as Pumbaa turns a corner using the edge of a small
overhang} Hang rhino!
{The lions turn sideways into a crevice in the rocks, where they hide
while the rhinos pass by. They're laughing with delight as the camera
trucks in.}
KOVU:
What a blast!
PUMBAA:
Oh... sorry.
TIMON:
{giving Kovu a noogie} You're okay, kid...
KOVU:
{to Timon, caught off guard} Hey!
TIMON:
...You're okay.
{They now try to squeeze out of the crevice. Amid "'Scuse me, pardon
me" from Timon, Kiara's muzzle brushes up against Kovu's. They look at
each other, both quite embarrassed.}
KIARA:
Um... s-sorr-- uh...
{Timon and Pumbaa have extricated themselves and are some way up the
pathway.}
TIMON:
Hey! Are you two comin' or what?
{The lions walk off, side by side and laughing. Purrs soon mix with
their laughter.}
Upendi
{Scene switch; Kiara and Kovu are lying on their backs, watching the
clouds and giggling.}
KOVU:
See that? See that? Look at that! It's really pretty.
KIARA:
What? Oh yeah! Um-- look... there's one that looks like a baby rabbit.
See the fluffy tail?
KOVU:
Yeah... hey! There's one that looks like two lions killing each other
for a scrap of meat!
{Kovu laughs; this isn't Kiara's cup of tea, and she grimaces.}
KOVU:
Ah, I've never played this before.
KIARA:
Really? My father and I used to do this all the time. He says all the
great Kings of the past are up there.
KOVU:
You think Scar is up there?
{They look at each other; Kovu gets up and moves off.}
KOVU:
No one here thinks he's very great... do they?
He wasn't my father, but he was still... {he sighs gently} part of me.
KIARA:
My father said there was a... a darkness in Scar that he couldn't
escape.
KOVU:
Maybe there's a darkness in me too.
{Kiara puts her paw on Kovu's, and they nuzzle. The camera trucks back,
and we see Simba watching from a hill some distance away. He addresses
the sky.}
SIMBA:
Father... I am lost. Kovu is one of them. Scar's heir. How can I accept
him?
{Nala approaches from behind.}
NALA:
Simba?
SIMBA:
I was... seeking counsel from the Great Kings.
NALA:
Did they help?
SIMBA:
{sighs} Silent as stars. My father would never--
NALA:
Oh, Simba... you want so much to walk the path expected of you. Perhaps
Kovu does not.
SIMBA:
{surprised} What? How do you know what--
NALA:
{chuckles} I can see them down there just as easily as you can. Get to
know them and see.
{She turns and walks off; after a moment of hesitation, Simba follows.
Camera moves back down to Kiara and Kovu. She is nuzzling him, but he
pulls away clearing his throat.}
KIARA:
What's wrong?
KOVU:
Nothing.
KIARA:
Kovu...
KOVU:
It's just that... my whole life I've been trained to... {he stops}
Nothing. I gotta go. {turns and walks off}
KIARA:
Kovu-- wait.
{Kovu pauses a moment, and looks back at Kiara's face, staring back at
him; he looks away and moves to continue, but is stopped by Rafiki's
finger pointing up from the grass.}
RAFIKI:
And where are you going?
KOVU:
Nuhh... nowhere.
RAFIKI:
{springing up} That's what you think!
{Rafiki slips under Kovu and vanishes in the grass.}
KOVU:
{confused} Who was that?
KIARA:
Uh... {amused, slightly apologetic} friend of the family.
{Kovu looks back and finds Rafiki lying on his back. Rafiki slips off
and darts away, tugging Kovu's tail and laughing.}
RAFIKI:
Come on! You follow old Rafiki; he knows the way!
KOVU:
{hesitating} The way where?
RAFIKI:
You follow-- you'll see! Hurry now!
KIARA:
{giggling} Kovu, c'mon!
{The lions run after Rafiki, who is swinging Tarzan-like from tree to
tree and laughing eerily.}
KOVU:
Where's he taking us?
{Rafiki lowers himself from above their heads}
RAFIKI:
To a special place in your heart... called Upendi!
[ Upendi ]
{He pushes their muzzles together. As he narrates the song, monkeys of
various types dance to illustrate it. Hundreds of animals of all kinds
surround them, sweeping the lions up in the spirit. The scene takes on
the appearance of a Tunnel of Love, with the two lions being swept down
a jungle stream with the matchmaking Rafiki orchestrating the
atmosphere.}
RAFIKI:
There's a place where the crazy moon
Makes the monkeys sing and the baboons swoon
And the sultry scent of the lotus bloom
Will carry you away
Where the hippos swing from the jungle vines
And the rhino rhumba in a conga line
And the pink flamingoes are intertwined
As the stars come out to play
In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two
To make it true
Your heart will lead you there
KIARA:
Where is it?
RAFIKI:
No place you don't take with you...
You better watch your step 'cause the path is steep
Better hold your breath cause the water's deep
It's a long way down over Lovers' Leap
But falling's half the fun!
In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two
To make it true
Your heart will take you there
You can beat the bush like there's no tomorrow
From Tanganyika to Kilimanjaro
But you'll find Upendi wherever you are
Oh underneath the sun
KIARA:
Upendi-- it means "love", doesn't it?
RAFIKI:
Welcome to Upendi!
RAFIKI and CHORUS:
In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two
To make it true
Your heart will take you there
KIARA:
Upendi!
RAFIKI and CHORUS:
Down In Upendi
Way down
In Upendi!
{The last few lines repeat and fade away. The song ends with Kiara and
Kovu still singing the words "In Upendi". They are alone out on the
savannah again.}
KOVU:
Good night...
KIARA:
Good night.
{Kiara walks off to the main cavern, and Kovu goes back to his standing
stone on the promontory; Simba appears in the direction Kiara is
walking, and he approaches Kovu.}
SIMBA:
It's... kinda cold tonight, huh? Come on.
{Vitani watches from a distance as the two lions make their way back
into the cavern.}
VITANI:
{hushed, to herself} Get him! What are you waiting for? Kovu, get him!
{She lies down and stares with despair as she realizes Kovu is not
going to attack Simba. She hisses and jumps up, rushing back to report
to Zira. Scene changes back to Zira's location.}
ZIRA:
{snarling} You're sure?
VITANI:
Affirmative. I saw it with my own eyes.
ZIRA:
Kovu cannot betray us!
{Fade to black.}
Deception and Disgrace
{Reopen on Pride Rock, with Kovu walking out onto the promontory.}
KOVU:
Okay-- I have to tell her today. Oh... where do I start? "Kiara... Zira
had a plot-- and I was part of it. But I don't wanna be, because-- it's
because I love you. {sighs} Oh, she'll never believe me. But I gotta
try.
{He goes into the cavern, where Kiara and Simba are waking up.}
KOVU:
Kiara... I need to talk to you.
SIMBA:
{sternly} Kiara... I don't want you talking with him. {softening} I
want to talk with him.
{Kiara's face brightens; Simba winks at her, and he and Kovu go out
onto the promontory and down onto the savannah. Scene switch to where
they are walking through the newly burnt section of the Pride Lands.}
SIMBA:
Scar couldn't let go of his hate... and in the end, it destroyed him.
KOVU:
I've... never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.
SIMBA:
Fire is a killer. Sometimes, what's left behind can grow better than
the generation before...
{He puts his paw down and raises some dust; when he lifts it, a young
plant is there. The two lions lean down, head to head.}
SIMBA:
...If given the chance.
{We hear an evil chuckle from the dust surrounding them. Kovu gasps as
he realizes what's happening. Many dark lionesses appear from the
clouds of dust, surrounding them. The lionesses' eyes glow a bright,
sinister yellow.}
KOVU:
No... oh, no... no....
ZIRA:
Why, Simba...
SIMBA:
Zira.
ZIRA:
What are you doing out here, and-- so alone? {the lionesses encircle
Simba and Kovu} Well done, Kovu... just like we always planned.
SIMBA:
{turning on Kovu} You.
KOVU:
No! I didn't have anything to do with this!
ZIRA:
Attack!
KOVU:
No!
{The lionesses attack. Simba is fighting off several at once. Kovu
tries to help Simba, but is battered off by a lioness and falls to the
side, hitting his head on a rock. Simba is thrown to the bottom of a
ravine; lionesses slide down the slope towards him.}
ZIRA:
Yes! We've got him!
{Vitani and the other lionesses attack again, forcing Simba to flee
down the canyon.}
ZIRA:
Remember your training! As a unit!
{Simba is trapped; he tries to climb up the walls of the canyon, using
the piled-up logs to gain purchase; Kovu is above him on the ledge.}
KOVU:
Simba!
ZIRA:
Get him! Kovu! Get him! Do it now!
{Nuka jumps from the crowd}
NUKA:
I'll do it-- for you, Mother! {he bounds up the logs, laughing} Mother-
- are you watching? {softly, to himself} I'm doing it for you... and
I'm doing it for me!
{Nuka chases Simba up a slope with several broken logs strewn across
it. Just as Simba reaches the top, Nuka grabs his ankle.}
NUKA:
This is my moment of glory!
{The log on which Nuka has his rear paw breaks, causing Nuka to lose
his grip on Simba's ankle and begin to fall. Simba reaches the top, but
the pile of logs rolls down the slope with Nuka among them; they all
land in a heap at the bottom of the ravine. Nuka lies trapped under a
large log. He looks up to the top of the slope to see one final log
rapidly falling in his direction. He grimaces, terrified, as the log
hits him. Kovu rushes down to help free Nuka, but he is swatted aside
by Zira, who pulls enough logs aside to see Nuka's face.}
ZIRA:
Nuka...
NUKA:
{gasping for air and coughing} I'm sorry, Mother... I tried...
ZIRA:
Ssshh.
NUKA:
Well... I finally got your attention, didn't I...
{Zira smiles tenderly at him and cradles his face in her paw.}
NUKA:
Didn't I...
{Nuka dies. Vitani appears next to Zira on the edge of the logs.}
VITANI:
Nuka...
{Scene switch to the middle of the Pride Lands, where Simba is walking
wearily back to Pride Rock. Kiara sees him from a distance off.}
KIARA:
Father... {realizing} Father! Zazu, get help!
ZAZU:
{flying off} Oh yes! Help... at once! Of course!
{Simba is walking with great pain. Kiara, Timon, and Pumbaa reach him.}
KIARA:
Father...?
TIMON:
Simba! Talk to me! What happened?
SIMBA:
{Simba coughs, wheezing, having a hard time speaking} Kovu... {a
painful breath of air} Ambush...
{Simba collapses on his side, groaning in pain.}
KIARA:
No...
{Timon grabs Simba's tail and hugs it; Pumbaa hoists Simba on his back,
and they start to drag him back to Pride Rock.}
TIMON:
It's all right, buddy... we're here for you.
{Scene switches back to the Outlands, where the lionesses are gathered
in a memorial to Nuka.}
ZIRA:
Scar... watch over my poor Nuka. {she turns on Kovu} You!
{Zira swats Kovu across the face with outstretched claws.}
KOVU:
Eeaugh!
{Kovu looks away in pain, but soon turns his head, glaring at Zira. She
recoils at the sight, shocked; Kovu now has a scar over his left eye
just like Scar's. Zira recovers quickly.}
ZIRA:
{menacingly} What have you done?
KOVU:
I-I-I didn't mean to... it-it-it wasn't my fault, I... {forcefully} I
did nothing!
ZIRA:
Exactly! And in doing so, you betrayed your pride... betrayed Scar!
KOVU:
{shouting} I want nothing more to do with him!
ZIRA:
You cannot escape it! Nuka is dead because of you!
KOVU:
No.
ZIRA:
You've killed your own brother!
KOVU:
No!
{Kovu turns and runs out from among the pride, many of whom are
growling and snarling at his departure.}
ZIRA:
Let him go. Simba has hurt me for the last time... now he's corrupted
Kovu! Listen to me... Simba is injured and weak. Now is the time to
attack! We will take his entire kingdom... by force!
{The Outsiders all snarl and roar in reply. Scene switch back to Pride
Rock, where Simba is just waking up.}
KIARA:
Daddy... it can't be true.
{Camera shifts down to the valley floor, where the animals are all
gathered.}
CHEETAH:
It's Kovu. What's he doing here?
GIRAFFES:
That's Kovu.
RANDOM ANIMALS:
Look at that scar... I can't believe he's here. That's Kovu?
KIARA:
Kovu!
{Simba snarls and jumps forward, cutting her off. Kovu approaches down
the narrow aisle between the congregated animals.}
RANDOM ANIMALS:
I never trusted him... It's the Outsider... it's that little
troublemaker...
TIMON:
Why I oughtta... let me at 'im! Let me at 'im! {to Pumbaa} Here; hold
me back.
PUMBAA:
Okay!
TIMON:
{held back by the tail} Let me at 'im! Let me at 'im!
PUMBAA:
Okay! {he lets go of Timon's tail}
TIMON:
{lurching forward; turning back to Pumbaa} I think you're missing the
basic point here.
PUMBAA:
Uh...
RANDOM ANIMALS:
What's he doing here?... He doesn't belong here... Look at that scar on
his face... He looks just like Scar...
SIMBA:
Why have you come back?
KOVU:
Simba... I had nothing to do with--
SIMBA:
You don't belong here.
KOVU:
Please... I ask your forgiveness.
KIARA:
Daddy, please... listen to him!
SIMBA:
{to Kiara} Silence! {to Kovu} When you first came here, you asked for
judgment...
RANDOM ANIMALS:
Give him what he deserves!
SIMBA:
...And I pass it now.
RANDOM ANIMALS:
Kick him out! That's right! Judgment day is here!
SIMBA:
Exile!
KIARA:
No!
RANDOM ANIMALS:
Exile him! Exile! Exile!
KIARA:
No! ...Kovu!
[ One Of Us ]
{Kovu is driven from Pride Rock at hornpoint.}
ANIMALS:
Deception
Disgrace
Evil as plain as the scar on his face
ZEBRAS:
Deception (An outrage!)
ANIMALS:
(He can't change his stripes!)
GIRAFFES:
Disgrace (For shame!)
ANIMALS:
(You know these Outsider types!)
HIPPO:
He asked for trouble the moment he came
ANIMALS:
(See you later, agitator!)
ZEBRAS:
Deception (An outrage!)
ANIMALS:
(Just leave us alone!)
GIRAFFES:
Disgrace (For shame!)
ANIMALS:
(Traitor, go back with your own!)
HIPPO:
He asked for trouble the moment he came
ANIMALS:
(See you later, agitator!)
ANIMALS:
Born in grief
Raised in hate
Helpless to defy his fate
Let him run
Let him live
But do not forget
What we cannot forgive
And he is not one of us
He has never been one of us
He is not part of us
Not our kind
{Kovu is hounded from the Pride Lands. As he runs, he sees his
reflection in a pool change to that of Scar.}
Someone once lied to us
Now we're not so blind
For we knew he would do what he's done
And we know that he'll never be one of us
ANTELOPE:
He is not one of us
ANTELOPE:
Deception
ZEBRA:
Disgrace
ANTELOPE:
Deception
ZEBRA:
Disgrace
ANTELOPE:
Deception
{repeats}
{He wanders into the desert; the overlaid images are of Kiara weeping
and of Simba's face turning away. Rafiki watches Kovu leave, from a
distance.}
RAFIKI:
Oohh...
Love Will Find a Way
{Scene switches back to Pride Rock. Simba is standing at the tip of the
promontory, staring off into the distance.}
KIARA:
Father... please reconsider!
SIMBA:
You will not go anywhere without an escort from now on.
KIARA:
No! That's not--
SIMBA:
He used you to get to me!
KIARA:
No! He loves me... for me!
SIMBA:
Because you are my daughter! You will not leave Pride Rock. You will
stay where I can keep an eye on you... away from him.
KIARA:
You don't know him!
SIMBA:
I know he's following in Scar's pawprints... and I must follow in my
father's.
KIARA:
You will never be Mufasa!
{Simba is stung, but silenced... Kiara breaks down and runs back to her
den to lie down, sobbing. She sees a stream of light shining through a
hole in the wall. Determined, she pushes her way through the wall, then
runs down away from Pride Rock, searching for Kovu. She tracks the same
path Kovu took while fleeing Pride Rock, but cannot find him.}
KIARA:
Kovu? Kovu...
{She walks through the stream Kovu walked through, looking down at her
reflection. Curiously, only half of her body is clear. She continues
looking through a cave, calling his name}
KIARA:
Kovu...
[ Love Will Find a Way ]
{The song is sung by voice-overs. Kiara reflects on Kovu and their time
together, all they have seen and been through.}
KIARA:
In a perfect world
One we've never known
We would never need to face the world alone
They can have the world
We'll create our own
I may not be brave or strong or smart
But somewhere in my secret heart
{Kiara looks up at the sky, seeing their rabbit and two lions in the
sky, remembering}
I know
Love will find a way
Anywhere I go
I'm home
If you are there beside me
{She moves to a log overhanging the stream. She sits down on it,
depressed. When she opens her eyes and peers at her reflection, she
sees that it is, again, only half clear.}
Like dark turning into day
Somehow we'll come through
Now that I've found you
Love will find a way
{Kiara is sitting on a high knoll, with her head bowed. The scene moves
to Kovu, who is approaching Kiara from behind her.}
KOVU:
I was so afraid
Now I realize
Love is never wrong
And so it never dies
{Kiara turns and notices Kovu.}
There's a perfect world
Shining in your eyes
KIARA and KOVU:
And if only they could feel it too
The happiness I feel with you
{They come together and nuzzle lovingly.}
They'd know
Love will find a way
Anywhere we go
We're home
If we are there together
Like dark turning into day
Somehow we'll come through
Now that I've found you
Love will find a way
I know love will find a way
{Two butterflies flutter around Kovu and Kiara. Kovu brightens up at
the sight of them, and laughing, rushes off after them, with Kiara in
pursuit. They wrestle briefly, then catch sight of themselves in a
reflection.}
KOVU:
Hey, look... we are one. {he smiles at Kiara}
KIARA:
{she smiles back, then realizes what Kovu just said and looks shocked}
What?
KOVU:
Let's get outta here. We'll run away together! And start a pride... all
our own.
KIARA:
{chuckles} Kovu... we have to go back.
KOVU:
You're kidding. But we're finally together!
KIARA:
Our place is with our pride. If we run away, they'll be divided
forever.
{Kovu considers, but doesn't seem entirely convinced.}
KOVU:
Race you back!
{They run off together, laughing.}
The Reunited Pride
{Scene switches back to the Outlanders, crossing a river on the way to
attack Pride Rock.}
{Scene switches again; now back at Pride Rock, where Timon and Pumbaa
are talking.}
TIMON:
I can't believe we lost her again. This is the eight thousandth time!
PUMBAA:
Ooh!
TIMON:
I thought you were gonna watch her!
PUMBAA:
Me? You were gonna watch her!
TIMON:
I thought you were gonna watch her!
PUMBAA:
No, you were gonna watch her!
TIMON:
You were gonna watch her!
PUMBAA:
Aah, watch this! {he leaps onto Timon}
TIMON:
Oww! Take that, you creepy warthog! Say it! Say it!
PUMBAA:
Aaah! Aaah!
{Timon and Pumbaa are all-out wrestling when Simba approaches. When he
speaks, they leap to attention.}
SIMBA:
What are you doing?
TIMON:
Good question! Now let me ask one.
PUMBAA:
Hippo-thetically...
TIMON:
Very hypo-thetical, there's this guy...
PUMBAA:
But he's not a lion...
TIMON:
No! No, he's not a lion... yeesh. {Simba is looking amused} Definitely
not a lion. And, uh... uh... his daughter, um, say... vanished.
SIMBA:
Kiara is gone?
{Zazu flies into shot.}
ZAZU:
Sire! The Outsiders are on the attack... heading this way! It's war!
SIMBA:
Zazu! Find Kiara! We'll assemble the lionesses. Move! Now!
{A storm gathers as the two prides close on the field of battle; rain
mats Simba's mane as he advances. Prey animals skitter away from
between the advancing lions. Buzzards circle overhead. Kiara and Kovu
rush home as fast as they can. The two prides face each other across
the field; when all are assembled, Timon and Pumbaa moon the
Outsiders.}
TIMON and PUMBAA:
Nah nah nah nah nah nah!
ZIRA:
It's over, Simba! I have dreamed of nothing else for years!
TIMON:
Boy... does she need a hobby.
SIMBA:
Last chance, Zira: Go home.
ZIRA:
I am home!
{Lightning flashes and thunder cracks.}
ZIRA:
Attack!
{The two opposing lines advance toward each other, first walking, then
picking up speed until they hit at a full run. Zira coaches her pride
from a high rock.}
ZIRA:
Go for the eyes! Break his jaw! Hit him low! Get them! Do what you
must!
{Kiara and Kovu approach from a distance, but the dust of the battle is
already rising; they're worried, but they rush towards the battlefield
at full speed anyway.}
PUMBAA:
What do we do? What do we do?
TIMON:
There's only one thing we can do, Pumbaa: "When the going gets tough,
the tough get going." That's our motto!
PUMBAA:
I thought our motto was "Hakuna Matata"!
TIMON:
Pumbaa, stop living in the past! This is the sequel. We need a new
motto!
{Timon and Pumbaa run screaming into the battle, trying to appear as
menacing as they can. They are stopped short by a snarling lioness;
they turn and run back the way they came.}
TIMON:
Like I said: Let's get going!
{Kovu and Kiara run down an embankment covered with fallen logs; Kovu
nearly slips, but catches onto one of the logs and jumps down safely.
The logs begin shifting.}
{Vitani appears on a ledge above Nala.}
VITANI:
Where's your pretty daughter, Nala?
NALA:
Vitani!
{Vitani leaps down onto Nala; the two roll down the hill, fighting
fiercely.}
{Timon and Pumbaa are being chased by a number of lionesses. They get
backed up against a wall, surrounded; Pumbaa puts his face to the wall
and covers his eyes. Timon looks around, panicking, and finally sees a
way out; he jumps up on Pumbaa's back, bends Pumbaa's tail, cocks it,
and holds it like a gun.}
TIMON:
Don't anybody move! This thing's loaded. I'll let you have it!
{The enemy lionesses all shriek and turn tail, fleeing over the
horizon.}
TIMON:
Yeah! Yeah... talk about your winds of war!
{Back on the battlefield, Zira is laughing as she views the battle
turning in her favor.}
ZIRA:
Simba... {jumps down} you're mine!
{She and her two backup lionesses approach Simba, who is fighting off
several enemies at once. The lionesses part, making way for Zira and
Simba to fight one-on-one. Just as they are about to land the first
blows, Kiara and Kovu leap into the scene, and stand between the two
enemies.}
SIMBA:
Kiara?
ZIRA:
Kovu! {he stares at her, his eyes narrowing at her mention of his name}
...Move.
SIMBA:
Stand aside.
KIARA:
Daddy, this has to stop.
ZIRA:
{to Kovu} You're even weaker than I thought. Get out of the way!
KOVU:
You'll never hurt Kiara... or Simba. Not while I'm here.
ZIRA:
{gasp}
SIMBA:
Stay out of this!
KIARA:
A wise King once told me, "We are one." I didn't understand what he
meant... now I do.
SIMBA:
But... they...
KIARA:
Them... us. Look at them... they are us. What differences do you see?
Aren't we all part of the Circle of Life?
{Simba pauses; the battle has stopped. As Simba and Kiara look at one
another, the clouds part and the rain stops. Finally, Simba and his
daughter nuzzle.}
ZIRA:
Vitani... now!
VITANI:
No, Mother! Kiara's right. {she walks over to Simba's side, turning
around to face Zira} Enough. {Zira's other lionesses look shocked}
ZIRA:
If you will not fight... then you will die as well.
{Some of Zira's lionesses begin to move over onto Simba's side. Zira's
eyes begin to panic as her whole pride leaves her.}
ZIRA:
Wh-wha... Where are you going? Get back here!
SIMBA:
Let it go, Zira. It's time to put the past behind us.
ZIRA:
{now alone} I'll never let it go!
{More logs pile up in the river, forming a dam.}
ZIRA:
This is for you, Scar!
{Zira leaps at Simba, but Kiara catches her in mid-flight and rolls
over with her; the two lionesses tumble down the embankment.}
SIMBA:
Kiara!
KOVU:
Kiara!
{Simba jumps down the slope, trying desperately to reach Kiara, but she
and Zira have already fallen too far for him to catch up. Kiara manages
to catch a hold on the ledge, slowing her descent enough for her to
jump onto a small ledge. Zira clings to the rocks some distance below
Kiara, hanging by her front paws.}
NALA:
Hold on, Kiara!
{The dam of logs breaks; the river suddenly begins to swell to many
times its normal flow.}
NALA:
Simba! Simba-- the river!
{The river is rapidly rushing to fill the canyon. Simba leaps from rock
face to rock face, trying to reach Kiara. Below, Zira hangs
precariously from the rock face. Kiara is above on the ledge.}
KIARA:
Zira! Give me your paw!
{Zira swipes at Kiara, growling. She slips further down the rock face;
she glances at the tumbling water and logs below.}
ZIRA:
Ahh... ahhh...
KIARA:
Zira, come on... I'll help you...
{She slides further down the rock wall, scrabbling for traction on the
rock, but is unable to climb up. A change comes over Zira's face; she
grins slowly up at Kiara.}
ZIRA:
No. ...Never!
{She lets go, and falls back-first into the churning water below. The
water and logs carry her under, and the flow in the canyon gradually
subsides.}
{Kovu looks down where his mother fell, closes his eyes, and lets out a
sigh.}
{Simba is waiting on the rocks near Kiara.}
SIMBA:
Kiara...
KIARA:
Daddy... I tried...
NALA:
Kiara... oh.
PUMBAA:
Wow... that was really brave!
TIMON:
Yeee-haaa!
{Kiara and Kovu approach each other.}
KIARA:
Kovu...
KOVU:
Oh, Kiara.
SIMBA:
Kovu... I was wrong. You belong here.
{Kiara leans into Kovu.}
SIMBA:
Let's go home... all of us.
{The two prides slowly walk back to Pride Rock, with "We Are One"
playing in the background. Rafiki blesses the union of Kiara and Kovu
with a gesture of his staff.}
PUMBAA:
I love moments like this.
TIMON:
Yeah...
TIMON and PUMBAA:
...Love. Not like... love!
{Zazu isn't amused. Timon and Pumbaa burst into tears. Zazu shields
himself with his wings.}
{Simba and Nala lead the procession through the rest of the pride,
flanking them with bowed heads; Kiara and Kovu follow. Both couples
make their way to the tip of the Promontory; first Simba roars, and
then Kovu does. Finally all four roar together. The rest of the pride
roars in answer.}
{The clouds part, and Simba is illuminated by a sunbeam; we hear the
voice of Mufasa from the clouds.}
MUFASA:
Well done, my son. {the spirit of Mufasa circles around Simba}
{Rafiki smiles and nods as the prophecy comes to completion.}
MUFASA:
We are one.
{Cut to black}
THE END
Stinger
{Outlands. Timon and Pumbaa are chowing down on bugs.}
PUMBAA:
Hakuna Matata!
TIMON:
Outlands, shmoutlands... this place is better than Disneyland!
{A bug flies into shot and flits from side to side like Tinker-Bell in
the traditional Disney transition-out sequence.}
THE END