The Lion King (1994)
Jeremy Irons: Scar
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Quotes
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Scar : I'm surrounded by idiots.
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Young Simba : Hey, Uncle Scar! Guess what?
Scar : I despise guessing games.
Young Simba : I'm gonna be King of Pride Rock.
Scar : Oh, goody!
Young Simba : My dad just showed me the whole kingdom, and I'm gonna rule it all!
[laughs]
Scar : Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.
[flops on his side]
Young Simba : Hey, Uncle Scar. When I'm king, what'll that make you?
Scar : A monkey's uncle.
Young Simba : [laughs] You're so weird.
Scar : You have no idea.
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Zazu : [singing] Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. / Nobody knows my sorrow.
Scar : Oh, Zazu, do lighten up. Sing something with a little bounce in it.
Zazu : [singing] It's a small world after all
Scar : No, no! Anything but that!
Zazu : [singing] I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts. / Dee-dee-dee-dee, / There they a-standing in a row.
Zazu , Scar : [Scar joins in] Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Zazu : [whispering] I would never have had to do this with Mufasa.
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Scar : [after forcing Simba to the edge of a cliff while a fire burns below] Now this looks familiar. Where have I seen this before? Hm, let me think. Oh, yes, I remember! This is just the way your father looked before he died.
[He claws Simba's paws the same way he did to Mufasa]
Scar : And here's 'my' little secret...
[whispering]
Scar : I killed Mufasa!
Young Simba : [In a flashback] Nooooo!
Adult Simba : [leaps back up and pounces on him] Nooo! Murderer!
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Mufasa : Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar : Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
Mufasa : [growls, runs to stand before him] Is that a challenge?
Scar : Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Zazu : Pity. Why not?
Scar : Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But, when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.
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Scar : [bellowing] Sarabiiiii!
[echoes and reechoes; we soon see Sarabi walking through the pack of hyenas, trying to snap at her; Simba looks on as Sarabi approaches]
Sarabi : Yes, Scar?
Scar : Where is your hunting party? They're not doing their job.
Sarabi : 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 : 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...
Scar : [knocks Sarabi unconscious] I'm *eleven* times the king Mufasa was!
[Lightning flashes and illuminates a snarling Simba]
Scar : Mufasa! No! You're dead!
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Zazu : Well, as slippery as your mind is, as the King's brother *you* should've been first in line.
Scar : [Scar threatens to bite, Zazu retreats toward Mufasa] Well, I was first in line, until the little hairball was born.
Mufasa : That hairball is my son. And *your* future king.
Scar : Oh, I shall have to practice my curtsy.
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Scar : Now, you wait here. Your father has a marvelous surprise for you.
Young Simba : Oooh, what is it?
Scar : If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise now, would it?
Young Simba : If you tell me, I'll still act surprised.
Scar : Ho ho ho! You are such a naughty boy.
Young 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. Well, I'd better go get him.
Young Simba : I'll go with you.
Scar : No.
[regaining composure]
Scar : No. Just stay on this rock. You wouldn't want to end up in another mess like you did with the hyenas.
Young Simba : You know about that?
Scar : Simba, everybody knows about that.
Young Simba : Really?
Scar : Oh, yes. Lucky Daddy was there to save you, eh? Oh, and just between us, you might want to work on that little roar of yours, hmm?
Young Simba : Oh, okay. Hey, Uncle Scar, will I like this surprise?
Scar : Simba, it's to die for.
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Scar : Ah, 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.
Adult Simba : [pause] I am.
Sarabi : [whispering] It's not true. Tell me it's not true.
Adult Simba : It's true.
Scar : You see? He admits it! Murderer!
Adult Simba : No! It was an accident.
Scar : If it weren't for you Mufasa would still be alive. It's your fault he's dead! Do you deny it?
Adult Simba : No.
Scar : Then, you're guilty.
Adult Simba : No, I'm not a murderer!
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Scar : Simba, Simba, please. Please have mercy, I beg you.
Adult Simba : You don't deserve to live.
Scar : But, Simba, I... am... family. It's the hyenas who are the real enemy. It was their fault. It was their idea!
Adult 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...?
Adult Simba : No, Scar. I'm not like you.
Scar : 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 anything, anything.
Adult Simba : Run. Run away, Scar. And never return.
Scar : Yes. Of course. As you wish,
[Scar's words turn into a snarl]
Scar : your Majesty!
[throws embers in Simba's face]
Adult Simba : Aaah!
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Adult Simba : Tell them the truth.
Scar : Truth? But truth is in the eye of the behold...
Scar : [Simba chokes him, he whispers] All right. All right. I did it.
Adult Simba : So they can hear you.
Scar : I killed Mufasa!
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Scar : So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?
Young Simba : Everything.
Scar : He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border?
Young Simba : 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.
Young Simba : Well, I'm brave. What's out there?
Scar : I'm sorry, Simba, I just can't tell you.
Young Simba : Why not?
Scar : Simba, Simba, I'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew.
Young Simba : 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. Oops!
Young Simba : An elephant what? Whoa!
Scar : Oh, dear, I've said too much. Well, I suppose you'd have found out sooner or later, you being so clever and all. Just do me one favor. Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place.
Young Simba : No problem.
Scar : There's a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember, its our little secret.
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Scar : Mufasa's death was a terrible tragedy. But to lose Simba, who had barely begun to live... 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 in which lion and hyena come together in a great and glorious future.
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Mufasa : [above the stampeding wildebeest] Scar! Broth-brother, help me!
Scar : [Scar puts his claws into Mufasa's paws] Long live the King.
[throws him into the stampede]
Mufasa : Aaaaah!
Young Simba : [as the Camera zooms out] Nooooooooo!
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Adult Simba : Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart.
Scar : Oh, Simba, you must understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom...
Adult Simba : Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.
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Banzai : Hey, Boss.
Scar : Oh, what is it this time?
Banzai : We got a bone to pick with you.
Shenzi : I'll handle this. Scar, there's no food, no water.
Banzai : Yeah. It's dinner time and we ain't got no stinking entrées.
Scar : It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting.
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...
Scar : Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous. All you need is a little garlic.
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Scar : Surely we lions are not all that bad.
Shenzi : 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 : Ooooh! Do it again!
Banzai : Mufasa!
Shenzi : Ooooh!
Banzai : Mufasa! Mufasa! Mufasa!
Shenzi : Ooooh!
[breaks into laughter]
Shenzi : It tingles me!
Scar : I'm surrounded by idiots.
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Zazu : I'm here to announce that King Mufasa's on his way, so you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning.
Scar : [sees the mouse scampering off] Oh, now look, Zazu. You made me lose my lunch.
Zazu : Ha! You'll lose more than that when the king gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia...
Scar : [approaches him menacingly] Oooh... I quiver with fear!
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Young Simba : What am I gonna do?
Scar : Run. Run away, and never return.
[Simba leaves and hyenas come out of the mist]
Scar : Kill him.
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Sarabi : Mufasa?
Adult Simba : No. It's me.
Sarabi : Simba? But how...?
Adult Simba : It doesn't matter. I'm home.
Scar : Simba? Simba! Well, it sure is a surprise to see you...
[turns to the hyenas]
Scar : ...*alive*!
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Scar : [Scar and the Hyenas approach him, leading him to the edge of a cliff] Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again, but this time, Daddy isn't here to save you, and now everyone knows why!
[Simba falls back, but hangs desperately onto the edge]
Nala : Simba!
[Lightning strikes the ground below, causing a fire to start up]
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Scar : [singing] I know that your powers of retention / Are as wet as a warthog's backside / But thick as you are, / Pay attention! / My words are a matter of pride / It's clear from vacant expressions / The lights are not all on upstairs / But we're talking kings and successions / Even *you* can't be caught unawares!
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Scar : [singing] Of course, / Quid pro quo, / You're expected / To take certain duties on board / The future is littered with prizes / And though I'm the main addressee / The point that I must emphasize is...
[Leaps in front of a hyena]
Scar : YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!
[hyena falls into a volcano]
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Banzai : Yeah, be prepared. We'll be prepared. For what?
Scar : For the death of the king.
Banzai : Why, is he sick?
Scar : No, fool, we're going to kill him. And Simba, too.
Shenzi : Great idea. Who needs a king?
Banzai , Shenzi : [singing and dancing around Ed] No king, no king, la la la la la la...
Scar : Idiots! There will be a king!
Banzai : Hey, but you said...
Scar : I will be king! Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again.
Banzai , Shenzi : Yeah! All right! Long live the king!
[other hyenas join in]
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Scar : Simba. What have you done?
Young Simba : There were wildebeests, and he tried to save me. It was an accident. I didn't mean for it to happen.
Scar : Of course. Of course you didn't. No one ever means for these things to happen. But the king is dead. And if it weren't for you, he'd still be alive.
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Scar : [to the hyenas as Simba was running away] Kill him.
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Scar : [about the hyenas] They think I'm the King.
Nala : Well, we don't. Simba's the rightful king.
Adult Simba : The choice is yours, Scar. Either step down or a fight.
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Zazu : As the king's brother, you should have been first in line.
Scar : Well, I was first in line, until the little hairball was born.
Mufasa : That hairball is my son and your future king.
Scar : [Begins walking away] Oh, I shall practice my curtsy!
Mufasa : Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar : Oh, no Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
Mufasa : [growls and runs in front of Scar's path] Is that a challenge?
Scar : Temper temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Zazu : Pity. Why not?
Scar : Well as far as brains go I got the lion's share. But when it comes to brute strength, 'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool
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Adult Simba : [sternly] Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip apart.
Scar : [nervously] Oh, Simba. You must understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom...
Adult Simba : [interrupts] Are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.
Scar : Well, I would, naturally. However, there is one little problem. You see them?
[points up to the hyenas as they have their scary faces]
Scar : They think I'm king.
Nala : [enters the scene] Well, we don't. Simba's the rightful king.
Adult 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?
Adult Simba : That's not gonna work, Scar. I've put it behind me.
Scar : But what about your faithful subjects? Have they put it behind them?
Nala : Simba, what is he talking about?
Scar : Ah, 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.
Adult Simba : I am.
Sarabi : [walks to Simba] It's not true. Tell me it's not true.
Adult Simba : It's true.
Scar : You see? He admits it! Murderer!
Adult Simba : No! it was an accident.
Scar : If it weren't for you, Mufasa would still be alive. It's your fault he's dead! Do you deny it?
Adult Simba : No.
Scar : Then you're guilty.
Adult Simba : No, I'm not a murderer!
Scar : [starts backing Simba] Oh, Simba, you're in trouble again, but this time, daddy isn't here to save you, and now, everyone knows why!
[Simba slips over the edge and is clinging to the ledge by his forepaws]
Nala : [shocked] Simba!
[lightning strikes below, igniting a fire]
Scar : [starts thinking] Now, this looks familiar. Hmm, where have I seen this before? Let me think. Oh, yes, I remember. This is just the way your father looked before he died.
[grabs Simba with his claws]
Scar : And here's my little secret.
[whispers in his ear]
Scar : I killed Mufasa.
Adult Simba : [flashes back of Mufasa falling in a stampede] No!
[lunges up and pins Scar on his back]
Adult Simba : Murderer!
Scar : No, Simba, please.
Adult Simba : Tell them the truth.
Scar : Truth? But truth is in the eye of the behold...
[Simba starts choking him]
Scar : All right. All right.
[quietly]
Scar : I did it.
Adult Simba : So, they can hear you.
Scar : I killed Mufasa!
