The Lion King Page #17

MUFASA:

Calls to Scar:

MUFASA:

Scar, help me! Brother -- help me?

SCAR AND MUFASA:

Unmoved, Scar glares at Mufasa. Hold a beat. Then Scar DIGS his claws into Mufasa's forearms, pulls him closer and whispers:

SCAR:

Long live the King.

Scar releases his grip. Mufasa slides down the steep incline to his death.

SIMBA runs over the rise JUST IN TIME TO SEE Mufasa disappear into the thundering wildebeest. He does not see Scar. He cries:

SIMBA:

Noooooooo!

Simba runs down into the dust-filled gorge.

IN THE GORGE:

Still choked with dust kicked up by the stampede. Simba searches for his father.

SIMBA:

Dad!?

He hears a SOUND and turns to look:

SIMBA:

Dad?

But it is only a stray Wildebeest that runs off. Its movement draws Simba's gaze to the form of his lifeless father.

ANGLE - MUFASA

Simba rushes to his father.

He nuzzles him.

SIMBA:

panic building

Dad?

Nothing. Again.

SIMBA:

sore panic

Dad? Cone on.

He tries to raise Mufasa's powerful am. It flops to the ground. Panicked, Simba runs away a few paces.

SIMBA:

calling

Help! Somebody! Anybody?

Then he runs back to his dad.

SIMBA:

more panic

Dad, you gotta get up. Come on, Dad, stop playing. Dad, we gotta go home. Please?

He isn't sure what to do. He starts to SOB, moves very close to Mufasa and then nuzzles his father and lies down beside the great lion. We hold on SOBBING Simba.

ANGLE - SCAR

emerging through the settling dust.

WITH SIMBA:

SOBBING into his father's mane. Scar looms over him and takes advantage of the moment.

SCAR (O.S.)

Simba.

FULL SHOT:

SCAR:

What have you done?

SIMBA:

sob/explaining

There were wildebeests -- He tried to save me -- It was an accident. I didn't mean for it to.

SCAR:

Of course you didn't, No one ever means for these things to happen. But the king is dead, If it weren't for you, he'd still be alive. Oh, what will your mother think?

Simba sobs harder.

SIMBA:

What аm I gonna do?

SCAR:

Run away, Simba. Run! Run away and never return.

Simba tears off. We FOLLOW HIM.

WITH SCAR as Shenzi, Banzai and Ed emerge from the dust.

SCAR:

Kill him.

Shenzi and Banzai take off. Ed follows.

EXT. BOX CANYON - CONTINUOUS

Simba runs in and evades the hyenas.

TRACKING WITH THE HYENAS

Following Simba who runs to a cliff wall and climbs into a crevasse. They're right on his tail.

WITH SIMBA:

He realizes he's being chased by the hyenas.

Reaching the edge. It drops off to a flat plain that folds out to the horizon. Simba has to make a choice. He leaps over the edge and rolls uncontrollably down to the bottom.

WITH THE HYENA TRIO

Jumping over the same ledge.

WITH SIMBA:

Landing in thorny brush. Simba GASPS and GROANS.

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