The Lion King Page #16

ANGLE - TOP OF THE GORGE

WILDEBEEST cascade down into the gorge, running directly toward Simba.

WITH SIMBA:

Simba sees the WILDEBEEST flood down into the gorge, a STAMPEDE that thunders directly toward him.

Simba runs for his life.

WITH THE STAMPEDE

The Hyena Trio nips at the hooves of the Wildebeest as the final group approaches the edge of the ridge and spills put of sight over and down into the gorge.

WITH SIMBA:

running deeper into the gorge.

EXT. TOP OF GORGE - ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT - CONTINUOUS

Zazu, riding along on Mufasa's back^. notices dust rising from below in the gorge.

ZAZU:

Look, Sire! The herd is on the move.

MUFASA:

Odd --

Scar emerges from the bluff below, calling to his brother:

SCAR:

Mufasa! Quick! Stampede! In the gorge! Simba's down there!

MUFASA:

Simba?

WITH SIMBA:

Running full out. Barely ahead of the wildebeest. Simba scurries up to the branch of a dead tree.

WITH MUFASA, ZAZU AND SCAR

ZAZU:

I'll fly ahead, Sire!

ZAZU'S POV - FLYING

looking down, over the herd, he sees Simba clinging to a branch. Simba frantically calls:

SIMBA:

Zazu! Help me!

ZAZU:

Your father is on the way! Hold on!

SIMBA:

Hurry!

WITH MUFASA AND SCAR

They leap down onto a lower ledge. Zazu zooms in, directing Mufasa's attention toward Simba.

ZAZU:

There! On that tree.

MUFASA:

calling

Hold on, Simba!

WITH SIMBA:

The branch he's clinging to starts to give way. It dips.

SIMBA:

Aaaaah!

Simba tries more desperately to hold on.

WITH MUFASA:

WE TRUCK with Mufasa as he plunges into the gorge and battles his way upstream through the oncoming wildebeest.

WITH ZAZU AND SCAR

From their vantage above the gorge. Zazu hovers.

ZAZU:

Scar, this is awful! I'll go back for help.

Scar BATS Zazu against a rock. SPLAT! Zazu's out cold.

ZAZU:

Uuumph!

ANGLE - SIMBA

as a wildebeest CRASHES into the branch he clings to. Simba flips into the air.

MUFASA leaps in and catches his son. Mufasa carries Simba and runs. A wildebeest hits him, and Simba tumbles out of Mufasa's mouth, into the midst of the herd.

SIMBA dodges wildebeest. Mufasa races in and pulls Simba out.

FULL SHOT:

Mufasa runs and places Simba on a ledge above the trouble.

Simba is safe. But a wildebeest knocks Mufasa back into the flow. Mufasa disappears under the army of galloping wildebeest.

MUFASA:

Ahhh! Ohhh!

SIMBA:

Dad!

Mufasa is out of Simba's view, so he does.not witness the following:

WITH THE STAMPEDE

Mortally wounded, Mufasa makes a valiant leap up a steep incline. He climbs up loose rock that gives way. He struggles up the incline and climbs just beneath a rocky overhang. He digs his claws in and dangles.

ANGLE - SCAR

looking down at his brother, who clings for his life.

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