JUNGLE BOOK - Scene inserts
INSERT - Dialogue during track: Trust In Me (Instrumental)... INSERT pg 21 after song: Colonel Hathi March INSERT pg 22 -- add after “forgets” BEFORE track,... INSERT pg 23 - Change lines between Bagheera and Mowgli after “... INSERT pg 24 - Baloo ENTERS INSERT pg 26 -- change Baloo’s lines just before The Bare Necessities… INSERT pg 35 -- Replace dialogue after Monkey Business INSERT pg 52 - Vultures INSERT pg 62 -- Poor Bear INSERT pg 62 - SONG: My Own Home - Before “...
NOTES & QUICK FIXES TO ADD TO YOUR SCRIPT Pg 10 - Mowgli: Oh go away and leave me alone. [after Kaa’s 1st line] - Bagheera (eyes closed): I should, but I’m not. Now please go to sleep. Pg 11 - After “let me go” -- Mowgli:That hurts! Hey! Ba--Bagh-- [Kaa covers his mouth] Pg 18 - Bagheera - “has sworn to kill you” (replace “he want’s to hurt you”) Pg 19 - Bagheera - “Shere Khan” (replace “tigers”) Pg 24 - MOwgli -- cross out dialogue on this page. USE INSERT pg 24 Pg 48 - Monkeys STAY. King Louie EXITS. Pg 50 - Mowgli’s Dream. NEW TRACK: Jungle Beat Pg 51 - Change Baloo line: Are you out of your mind? I promised him he could stay here in the Jungle with me! [pause] But you’re right, Baggy. He’s not safe here. I’ll tell him in the morning. Pg 52 - NEW TRACK “Hey Watcha Wanna Do” instrumental for Vulture scene Pg 56 - That’s What Friends Are For -- sung by Vultures only. Jungle not needed. Pg 59 - Replace “TWFAF pt 2 with NEW TRACK: Tiger Fight
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Bagheera Introduction (British) [Track: Trust in Me (Instrumental) with AERIALISTS]
Bagheera: Many strange legends are told in these jungles in india. But none as strange as the story of a young boy named mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by an unfamiliar sound. It was a sound never heard before in this part of the jungle.
(baby cry) Bagheera reacts to a small basket (with baby inside)
Jungle Creature: It was a mancub! Had he known how deeply I was to be involved, Bagheera would have obeyed his first impulse and walked away!
Bagheera: This mancub would have to have nourishment and without a mothers’ care, soon he would perish. And then it occurred to me. A family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs.
(baby cry). Wolves appear.
Jungle Creature: Over time Bagheera would often stop by to see how the mancub was getting along.
He was the favourite of all the wolf cubs in the pack.
And then, one night, the wolfpack elders met at council rock because a fierce tiger, Shere Khan, had returned to the jungle and they feared for the boys safety.
[INSERT: WOLVES script]
Bagheera (to audience): Even the strength of the pack, was no match for the Tiger.
It was at that moment that I decided to take Mowgli to a nearby man village where I knew he would be safe.
And that my friends, is how our journey into Jungle Book begins…
[SONG: Prologue]
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WOLVES
I NSERT - Dialogue during track: Trust In Me (Instrumental)
BAGHEERA: One night, the wolf pack elders met at Council Rock. Because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting was to change the man-cub's entire future.
AKELA: Shere Khan will surely kill the boy and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? [wolves nod]
AKELA: Now it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama! Come over here, please.
RAMA MAMA: Yes, Akela?
AKELA: The Council has reached its decision. Man-cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once. Even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger.
RAMA MAMA: But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle.
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HATHI (British. Forgetful)
I NSERT pg 21 after song: Colonel Hathi March
HATHI: Company, halt!
BABY ELEPHANT (to Mowgli): That means stop.
HATHI: Company, left face!
WINEFRED: March, march, march. My feet are killing me.
HUMPHREY: I'm puttin' in for a transfer to another herd.
HATHI: Silence in the ranks! [sees sloppy line of elephants] Dress up that line. [Aside to Winefred] Pull it in, Winifred. [to elephants] Inspection! Arms!
(Elephants straighten up)
HATHI: (to Humphrey): Tsk-tsk-tsk. Dusty muzzle. Soldier, remember in battle that trunk can save your life. Take good care of it, my man.
HUMPHREY: Yes, Sir!
HATHI: Very good, carry on. [Hathi looks at CLYDE who is chewing on some grass] Ahem. Hmm. Clyde. Let's have a little more spit and polish on those bayonets
CLYDE: Yes, Sir!
HATHI: Esprit de Corps! That's the way I earned my commission in the Maharaja's pachyderm brigade. Back in '88 it was, or was it?
CLYDE: (to Clyde): Here it comes, the Victoria-cross bit again.
HATHI: It was then I received the Victoria Cross for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Ha-ha! Those were the days! Discipline. Builds character and all that sort of thing. Oh.. Where was I? Oh, yes. Inspection. [he looks at ELEPHANT #1] Well, very good. [then to ELEPHANT #2] Wipe off that silly grin, soldier. This is the army Ahem. Eyes front. [Now ELEPHANT #3]
Top 4 Tsk-tsk-tsk. Leutenant, that haircut is not regulation. Rather on the gaudy side, don't you think? [Comes to Hathi Jr. (BABY ELEPHANT) now] And as for you-- [he looks down at him] Oh, there you are. Heh-heh-heh. Let's keep those heels together, shell we, son?
BABY ELEPHANT (Hathi Jr): Okay Pop... Sir!
HATHI: That's better. [Now Hathi comes to Mowgli] Well, new recruit, eh? Ha-ha-ha... I say, what happened to your trunk?
HATHI: Well, a new recruit, hey? Ha-ha! I say, what happened to your trunk?
(COLONEL HATHI pokes MOWGLI's nose.)
MOWGLI: Hey! Stop that!
I NSERT pg 22 -- After “ an elephant never forgets” BEFORE track, Hathi Forgets
HATHI: Humph! I don't know what the army's coming to. These young wippersnappers, who do they think they are?
(huffs) Forward ... march!
TRACK: HATHI’s MARCH - EXTENDED TRACK
WINEFRED: Dear, haven't you forgotten something?
HATHI:Nonsense, Winifred, old girl. An elephant never forgets.
WINEFRED: Well, you just forgot our son.
HATHI:Ah yes.. Son? Son? Oh yes, quite right.. [shoos song] To the rear... march! [follows elephants off stage]
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BAHGEERA / MOWGLI
I NSERT pg 23 - Dialogue fix between Bagheera and Mowgli after “man-village right now”
MO: I am not going. BAG: Oh yes you are. MO: I’m staying right here!
BALOO / MOWGLI
I NSERT pg 24 - Baloo ENTERS
BALOO (singing):Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do Yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be Doo-be doo-bee doo And with-- [he sees Mowgli] Well now, ha-ha! What have we here? [he sniffs Mowgli] Hmm.. Hey, what a funny little bit of a-- [Mowgli karate kicks at him] Hey!
MOWGLI: Go away!
BALOO: Oh boy, I've seen everything in these woods, what have I run on? What a pretty thing this is!
MOWGLI: Leave me alone.
I NSERT pg 26 -- change Baloo’s lines just before The Bare Necessities
BALOO: How will he survive? He's with me, ain’t he? And I'll learn him all I know
BAG: Bagheera: Well, heh, that shouldn't take too long.
BALOO: Look, now it's like this, little britches. All you've got to do is...
SONG: THE BARE NECESSITIES
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KING LOUIE (Jazz man), MONKEYS (keystone cops) / MOWGLI
I NSERT pg 35 -- Replace dialogue after Monkey Business ΩSAQSSW ZA OLD MONKEY: Presenting ... Louie ... King of the Monkeys!!!
MONKEY 1: Ha, ha, we got him, King Louie!
MONKEY 2: Man, we got him, we got him!
KING LOUIE: (laughs) So you're the man-cub. Crazy.
MOWGLI: I'm not as crazy as you are! Let me go!
LOUIE: Cool it, boy. Unwind yourself. (singing) Do-doot doot-doot do Now come on. Let's shake, cousin.
MOWGLI: What do you want me for?
LOUIE: Word has grabbed my royal ear, that you want to stay in the jungle.
MOWGLI: I sure do.
LOUIE: Good. And ol' King Louie, (singing): Bop-boo do-bay doo-boo-do that's me, can fix it for you. Have we got a deal?
MOWGLI: Yes, sir. I'll do anything to stay in the jungle.
LOUIE: Well then. I'll lay it on the line for ya.
SONG: I WANNA BE LIKE YOU
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VULTURES / MOWGLI
I NSERT pg 52 - Vultures - Use this script.
BUZZY: yawns: Hey, Flaps, what we gonna do?
FLAPS: I don't know. What you wanna do?
ZIGGY: I got it! Let's flap over to the east side of the jungle! They've always got a bit of action, a bit of a swinging scene. All right?
BUZZY: Ah, come off it! Things are right dead all over.
ZIGGY: You mean you wish they were! [they laugh]
DIZZY:Very funny.
BUZZY: Okay, so what we gonna do?
FLAPS: I don't know, what you wanna do?
BUZZY: Look, Flaps, first I say, "what we gonna do?" and then you say, "what you wanna do?", they I say, "what we gonna do?", you say "what you wanna do?", "what you gonna do", "what you wanna" - let's do something!
FLAPS: Okay. What you wanna do?
BUZZY: Oh, blimey, there you go again. The same once again!
ZIGGY: I've got it! This time, I've really got it.
BUZZY: So you got it. So what we gonna do?
[Mowgli enters sadly, slowly crossing in front]
DIZZY: Hold it lads. Look, look what's coming our way.
FLAPS: Hey, what in the world is that?
ZIGGY: What a crazy looking bunch of bones.
DIZZY:Yeah, and they're all walking about by themselves
[They look at Mowgli who slumps down]
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FLAPS: I don't know-- hey now don't start that again!
ZIGGY: Come on lads, come on let's have some fun with this little fella, this little bloke! (winks) [They all fly down to Mowgli]
FLAPS: Blimey, he's got legs like a stork, he has!
BUZZY: Like a stork, heh-heh, but he ain't got no feathers.
[Vultures laugh]
MOWGLI: Go ahead. Laugh. I don't care.
BUZZY: Aw, Come on.
FLAPS: What’s Wrong?
ZIGGY: You look like you haven’t got a friend in the world.
MOWGLI: I haven’t. Nobody wants me around.
BUZZY:Yeah, we know how you feel.
DIZZY:Nobody wants us around, either.
BUZZY: We may look a bit shabby, but we've got hearts.
DIZZY:And feelings, too.
BUZZY: And just to prove it to you, we're gonna let you join our little group.
FLAPS: Kid, we'd like to make you an honorary vulture.
MOWGLI: Thanks, but I'd rather be on my own alone.
BUZZY: Uh, now look, kid, everybody's got to have friends. Hey, fellas, are we his friends?
[SONG: That’s What Friends Are For]
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POOR BEAR (Bagheera, Mowgli, Baloo, Vultures, Jungle Creatures, Jungle Spirits)
I NSERT pg 62 -- After Tiger Fight, Baloo is laying without signs of life. Jungle spirits and jungle animals slowly come out for Baloo’s eulogy. | TRACK: Poor Bear
MOWGLI: Baloo? Baloo, get up! [Bagheera arrives] Bagheera, what's the matter with him?
BAGHEERA: Now, now. You must remember, Mowgli, Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend. [Baloo opens his eyes - still laying down] When great deeds are remembered in this jungle one name will stand above all others. Our friend, Baloo the bear.
BALOO: He's cracking me up...
BAGHEERA: The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts.
BALOO: Beautiful. I wish my mother could've heard this.
BAGHEERA: It's best we leave now. Come along, man-cub.
BALOO [raises his head and speaks loud] Don't stop now, Baggy, you're doing great!
BAGHEERA (losing his temper): Why you, big fraud! You, you four-flusher! Do you realize!
MOWGLI: Baloo, you're all right!
BALOO: Ahh, I was just takin' five. You know, playing it cool. He-he, haha
DIZZY:It's going to be a bit dull without the little bloke, isn't it?
BUZZY: Yeah, so what we gonna do?
FLAPS: I don't know -- hey now don't start that again!
[Vultures EXIT]
BALOO: Yes, sir! Nothing or nobody is ever gonna come between us again.
[ENTER Shanti with water pitcher. Singing to herself. She is friendly with the Jungle.]
SHANTI (Shanti, Jungle Creatures, Jungle Spirits)
I NSERT pg 62 - SONG: My Own Home - Before “hello” -- Jungle spirits watch in excitement.
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SHERE KHAN: That's what friends Are For! Bravo, bravo! An extraordinary performance.
And thank you for detaining my victim. [vultures cower and stand. Take off hats. Beck upstage]
FLAPS: D-don't mention it, your highness.
Shere Khan: Ha-ha-ha..
DIZZY: Let's get out of here
BUZZY: Run friend! Run!
MOWGLI: Why should I run?
SHERE KHAN: Why should you run? Could it be possible that you don't know who I am?
[cross to dsl to Mowgli]
MOWGLI: I know you all right. You're Shere Khan.
SHERE KHAN: Precisely. Then you should also know that everyone runs from Shere Khan.
MOWGLI: You don't scare me. I won't run from anyone. [Mogli cross in front of SK to SR]
Track start
SHERE KHAN: Ah, you have spirit for one so small. And such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance. Now, I am going to close my eyes and count to ten. It makes the chase more interesting. For me. One. Two. Three.
[Mowgli walks]
Four..
You're trying my patience. [circle MO. Chase DSL]
5-6-7-8-9-10!
[Ballo enters DSR @ door]
BALOO: Run, Mowgli, run!
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MOWGLI: Baloo, help me!
BALOO: (cross to center stage) Somebody do something with that kid
ZIGGY: Come on, lads!
[Baloo CIRCLE Shere Khan. AFter circling, Balloo falls to ground. ]
MOWGLI: Let go! Baloo needs help!
BUZZY: He’ll never be able to climb out of there!
FLAPS: Blimey -- the cave!
[slap happens here]
VULTURES: Charge!
SHERE KHAN: Stay out of this, you mangy fools.
Buzzy: Well, that was the last of him.
Buzzy: Well, come on, let's go congratulate our friend.
Dizzy: Hold it, fellas. Now's not the time for it. Look.
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