Movie – THE LION KING

CAST

Mufasa – LARTEN

Sarabi - ARRA

Simba – DARREN

Narla - DEBBIE

Scar – STEVE

Shenzi – GANNEN

Banzai – R.V.

Timone – KURDA

Pumba – VANCHA

Rafiki – SEBA

Zazu - MIKA

DIRECTOR – MR. DESMOND TINY

CAMERA MAN – GAVNER PURL

COSTUME AND MAKE-UP – EVANNA

(note: movie scenes are never shot in chronological order)

1

Darren studied the script.

"Ok so… I hit him?" he said, pointed at Gannen, who was wrestling with his animal ears.

"Pretty much." Said Mr. Tiny. "You can hit him hard if you want, it'll be more authentic that way. Well actually you scratch him."

"Erm.. ok." Gulped Darren.

"Gannen!" Mr. Tiny roared at the Vampaneze, "You chase Darren up the slope trying to get at Debbie, then Darren hits you and you growl menacingly at the camera, got it?"

The Vampaneze grunted in reply, now tugging at his hyena tail.

"Right, positions – Debbie, Darren, Gannen, R.V. and any random hyena extra, I don't care which. We all ready? Ok, ACTION!"

Darren and Debbie launched themselves at the bone covered slope, scrambling up it as the three Vampaneze/hyenas closed in on them.

Darren was just nearing the top when Kurda screamed:

"Simba!"

Darren turned to see the girl falling down the slope, accidentally on purpose, as Gannen bounded up behind him.

He shot back down and lunged at Gannen, aiming to slap him lightly, but his momentum was propelling him so hard that his hand smacked into Gannen's face harder than he'd intended, his sharp nails leaving three deep scratches across his left cheek.

Meaning to carry on with the take, he grabbed Debbie and they scrambled back up the slope as the camera zoomed in on Gannen.

"Cut!" Yelled Mr. Tiny. "That was fabulous! Well done Darren! I didn't expect you to be so vindictive but it came off excellently! And then close up on you Gannen was wonderful! Such pure rage! Fabulous! And Gannen stop scowling, it's not that bad – and even if it is no one cares. Ironic injury though."

Darren cringed apologetically in Gannen's direction.

Gannen glared at him, rubbing spit into the three cuts on his face. "You just wait until there's no one else around…" he growled.

Darren squeaked and hid behind Kurda.

2

"And if it weren't for you he'd still be alive." Said Steve, then gasped. "Oh…What will you mother think?

Darren recoiled, a look of horror on his face. "What will I do?"

"Run away Simba." Whispered Steve, leaning down to Darren's level. "Run away and never return!"

Darren ran and left Steve sitting there.

And sitting there.

And sitting there.

"HYENAS!" Roared Mr. Tiny.

"You shoutin' man?" yelled R.V. from across the studio.

"YES I AM!" Screamed the short man. "YOU EMANT TO BE ON STAGE! R.V., GANNEN AND THAT RANDOM EXTRA!"

"The extras gone to take a sh-"

"I DON'T CARE! GET ANOTHER ONE!"

3

"Run away Simba." Whispered Steve, leaning down to Darren's level. "Run away and never return!"

Darren ran and left Steve sitting there and, on cue for once, Gannen, R.V. and a random Vampaneze/hyena extra appeared out of the mist.

"Kill him." Ordered Steve with no emotion.

Outside of the take, Darren locked expressions with Gannen, who grinned sadistically.

The three Vampaneze ran past the camera.

"Cut!"

"HELP!" Darren yelped and ran out of the door and down the Hall, Gannen hot on his heels, brandishing the stick he'd grabbed off Seba as he ran past.

4

"This stinks." Gasped Kurda.

"Oh sorry…" said Vancha.

"No, it REALLY STINKS! What is that?! Gods Vancha when was the last time you had a BATH?!"

Vancha squealed and curled into a ball, then started rocking back and forth, shivering.

"What's wrong with you?" asked Kurda.

"Don't say B-A-T-H when Vancha's around!" Yelled Gannen from the other side of the studio. "It gives him nightmares!"

"Oh…" said Kurda, patting the quivering Vancha on the head. "Sorry Vancha."

5

"Waddaya want me to do?! Dress in drag an' do the hula?!" Screamed Kurda in exasperation.

Vancha whistled suggestivly. "Yea! Come on Kurda! Get you Hula skirt out babe!"

Kurda hit him over the head with his script.

6

"Now this looks familiar…" Steve read off the script. "Oh yes I remember! This was just the way you father looked before he died!"

Darren studied the stage directions.

"Hanging off a cliff above a raging fire… Steve above me… HANG ON A MINUTE!"

"Problems?" inquired Mr. Tiny innocently.

"Are you trying to make a point or something?" raged Darren.

"What are you talking abo- oh." Said Steve, reading it himself. "Oh I like thiiiiiis. I like this a lot!"

"Isn't this running a little to close to reality?" snapped Darren.

Mr. Tiny shrugged. "The more realistic the better, you know how to act better." He added with and evil smile.

Darren scowled, and Steve grinned.

7

"Ah… My friends." Said Steve in relief.

"Friends?" asked Gannen, surprised and wicked in one. "I thought he said we were the enemy?!"

"Yea…" mused R.V. "That's what I heard…"

Steve went pale as they advanced on him.

"No.. no you don't understand.. no… no! NOOOOOOOOOO!" He screamed, as both Vampaneze pounced and began to tickled him mercilessly.

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

…because my little sister was watching lion king…