The Elephant's Graveyard-scene

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: Uh? Hehe uh haha!

{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: Pah. You can't do anything 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: {Hurried} 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.}

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{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!

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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: { nods yes}

{Mufasa roars}

Banzai: Tootles!

{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.}

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