Scar I'm surrounded by idiots.
Played by Jeremy Irons 
The Lion King (1994) · 70 quotes
The Lion King (1994) · 70 quotes
Most-quoted character in The Lion King (1994): in 43 of its 70 quotes
Most scenes with: Simba (16), Pumbaa (12), Timon (12)
Long live the King.
More lines from Scar
13 quotes Scar Scar (as Scar and the hyenas advance on Simba, steering him towards a ledge)
Oh Simba, you're in trouble again. But this time Daddy isn't here to save you. And now everyone knows why!
Scar Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Adieu.
Scar You run along now, and have fun. And remember... it's our little secret
Scar Run away Simba...Run. Run away and never return.
Scar I killed Mufasa!
Scar I'm ten times the king Mufasa was!
Scar A monkey's uncle.
Scar Simba, what have you done?
Scar Kill him. (when Scar orders the hyenas to kill Simba, resulting in Simba's exile)
Scar Well as far as brains go, I've 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.
Scar The king is dead.
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!
Scenes with Scar
29 scenes
Scar!
Scar Why if it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners.
Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba.
Scar That was today? Oh, I feel simply awful. (scratches claws against a rock like nails on a chalkboard, irritating Zazu) Must've slipped my mind.
Yes, well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line!
Scar I was first in line. Until the little hairball was born.
That hairball is my son and your future king.
Scar (sarcastically): Oh, I shall practice my curtsy. (turns to leave)
Scar Oh no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
Scar Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Pity. Why not?
Scar Well, as far as brains go, I've 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. (skulks away)
(to Mufasa)
There's one in every family, sire - two in mine, actually - and they always manage to ruin special occassions.
What am I going to do with him?
He'd make a very handsome throw rug.
And just think! Whenever he gets dirty, you could take him out and beat him.
(laughs)
Dad! Dad, dad, dad, dad, dad!
Sarabi (sleepily): Your son is awake.
Before sunrise, he's your son.
Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
But dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
Checking in with the morning report.
Fire away.
Zazu (in the original 1994 edition): Well the buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot. And the baboons are going ape over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're above it all... The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't. The cheetahs are hard up, but I always say, cheetahs never prosper.
Hey, Uncle Scar! Guess what?
Scar I despise guessing games.
I'm gonna be king of Pride Rock.
Scar (sarcastically): Oh, goody.
My dad just showed me the whole kingdom. And I'm gonna rule it all! Heh heh.
Scar Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.
(Scar falls to the ground with a "thump". Simba goes over and leans on his shoulder.)
Hey, Uncle Scar? When I'm king, what'll that make you?
Scar A monkey's uncle.
Scar You have no idea.
(the hyenas confront Simba, Nala and Zazu, who have wandered into the elephant graveyard)
Well, well, well, Banzai, what have we got here?
Mmm...I don't know, Shenzi. Uh, what do you think, Ed?
Ed (crazy laughter)
Just what I was thinkin'. A trio of trespassers!
And quite by accident, let me assure you. A simple navigational error.
(Zazu turns to leave but is stopped by Shenzi)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait. I know you. You're Mufasa's little stooge.
I, madam, am the king's Majordomo.
Future king!
Do you know what we do to kings who step out of their kingdom?
Puh. You can't do anything to me.
But Zazu, you told me they're nothing but slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers!
Ix-nay on the upid-stay...
Yeah, we could have whatever's "lion" around!
Hey, did we order this dinner to go?
No. Why?
'Cause THERE IT GOES!!!
(they turn to see Simba, Nala and Zazu fleeing)
The little majordomo bird hippity-hopped all the way to the birdie boiler.
(Zazu screams as he is launched away like a rocket. The hyenas laugh hysterically)
Hey! Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?!
Like... you?
Oops.
(during the "Be Prepared" song sequence)
Yeah, Be prepared. Yeah... we'll be prepared, heh. ...For what?
Scar For the death of the king.
What is he, sick?
Scar No, fool - we're going to kill him. Simba too.
Great idea! Who needs a king?
Shenzi and Banzai
(singing)
No king! No king! La-la-la-la-la!
Scar Idiots! There will be a king!
Hey, but you said, uh...
Scar I will be king! ...Stick with me (triumphant, toothy grin), and you'll never go hungry again!
Shenzi and Banzai
Yay! All right! Long live the king!
Other Hyenas
Long live the King! Long live the King!
[Simba escapes the hyenas through a thicket of thorny bushes. Banzai has fallen in them, and has thorns in his rear.] [watching Simba]
Hey, there he goes, there he goes!
There ain't no way I'm goin' in there! What,you want me to come out looking like you, Cactus-Butt?!
I'd say brownish-gold.
No, no, no, I mean he's depressed.
Oh. (talking to Simba) Hey kid, what's eatin' ya?
Nothing; he's at the top of the food chain! (laughs hysterically) The food chain! (sees no reaction from Pumbaa or Simba) So... where're ya from?
Who cares? I can't go back.
Aaaaaah, you're an outcast. That's great, so are we!
What did you do, kid?
Something terrible. I don't want to talk about it.
Good, we don't wanna hear about it!
Come on, Timon. (to Simba) Anything we can do?
Not unless you can change the past.
(trying to cheer him up)
Kid, at times like this, my buddy Timon here says "You gotta put your behind in your past!"--
No, no no!
I mean--
Amateur. Lie down, before you hurt yourself. (to Simba) It's "You gotta put your past behind you." Look, kid, bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it, right?
Right.
WRONG! "When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world!"
Well, that's not what I was taught.
Then maybe you need a new lesson...
"Hakuna matata"?
It's our motto.
What's a motto?
Nothing, what's "a motto" with you? (laughs)
He was ashamed!
Thoughta changin' my name!
Oh, what's in a name?
And I got downhearted...
How did you feel?
...every time that I--
Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
Oh... sorry.
Scar Oh, Zazu, do lighten up. Sing something with a little, um, bounce in it!
Scar No! No! Anything but that!
(begrudgingly)
I've got a love-a-ley bunch of coconuts, diddely-diddely, / There they are a-standing in a row...
Zazu/Scar
(Scar grins and joins in with actions and singing, even using a skull as a puppet)
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head...
Scar [angry]
What?! What did you say?
Erm, nothing!
Scar You know the law! Never EVER mention that name in my presence. I am the KING!
Yes, sire. You are the king. I... I only mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your royal managerial approaches. [nervous laugh]
Yeah, it's dinner time, and we ain't got no stinkin' entrees!
Scar [exasperated]
It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting...
But they won't go hunt.
Scar Oh... eat Zazu.
Oh, you wouldn't want me! I'd be so tough and gamey and... eww...
Scar Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous. All you need is a little garnish.
Scar (suddenly angry)
What did you say?!
I said Muf... (Shenzi nudges him) I said, uh... "Qu? pasa?"
Scar Good. Now get out!
Yeah but, we're still hungry.
Scar (yelling)
Out!
(The hyenas quickly flee the cave)
Thanks. Man, I'm stuffed.
Me too. I ate like a pig!
Pumbaa, you are a pig.
Oh. Right. (all three sigh loudly) Timon, ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?
Pumbaa, I don't wonder; I know.
Oh. What are they?
They're fireflies. Fireflies that, uh... got stuck up in that big bluish-black thing.
Oh, gee. I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.
Pumbaa, with you, everything's gas.
(Timon sees Nala and tries to push Pumbaa out of the root)
Geez, why do I always have to save your-- AAAAAAAAAAHH!!! (Nala pounces at Timon)
Nala, this is Pumbaa. Pumbaa, Nala.
Pleased to make your acquaintance.
The pleasure's all mine.
How do you do?... Whoa! Whoa. Time out; lemme get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's... okay with this? Did I miss something?!
(watching Simba and Nala walk away together, of which he disapproves)
I tell you, Pumbaa, this stinks.
Oh. Sorry.
Not you. Them!
Shh. It's a secret. (leans towards Simba) Asante sana, squash banana, we we nugu mi mi apana!
Enough, already! What does that mean anyway?
It means you're a baboon. And I'm not! (chuckles)
Simba, you have forgotten me.
No, how could I?
You have forgotten who you are, and so forgotten me. Look inside yourself Simba, you are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.
How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true King.
Going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been hiding from it for so long...
It doesn't matter! It's in the past! (chuckles)
Yeah, but it still hurts.
Oh, yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it.
Well first, I'm gonna take your stick. (grabs Rafiki's stick)
Have you guys seen Simba?
I thought he was with you.
He was, but now I can't find him. Where is he?
(Rafiki appears, laughing in a tree)
Hoo-hoo-hoo! You won't find him here! Ha ha! The King has returned.
I don't believe it. He's gone back!
What?
(He looks up to see that Rafiki has disappeared)
Hey, what's going on here? Who's the monkey?!
Simba's gone back to challenge Scar!
Who?
Scar.
Who's got a scar?
No, no, no. It's his uncle.
The monkey's his uncle?!
No! Simba's gone back to challenge his uncle to take his place as king.
Timon and Pumbaa
Ohhh.
(Simba and the others are blocked by a huge pack of hyenas)
Hyenas... I hate hyenas... (to Simba) So what's your plan on slipping past those guys?
Live bait.
Good idea. (realises) Hey!
Come on, Timon. You guys have to create a diversion.
What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?!
(Drumbeats)
Luau! (singing) If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat, eat my buddy Pumbaa here because he is a treat! Come on down and dine on this tasty swine, all you have to do is get in line! Are ya achin'...
Yep, yep, yep!
...for some bacon?
Yep, yep, yep!
He's a big pig!
Yep yep!
You could be a big pig too! Oy!
(Timon and Pumbaa scream and run off, chased by the hyenas)
Scar Why, Simba! I'm a little surprised to see you... (threatening glance at the hyenas) alive.
Give me one reason why I shouldn't rip you apart.
Scar Simba, you must understand. The pressures of ruling a kingdom--
--are no longer yours. Step down, Scar.
Scar Oh, of course, I would, naturally. But there's one little problem. You see them? (indicates the large group of hyenas) They think I'm king.
(leading a group of lionesses] Well we don't. Simba's the rightful king.
The choice is yours, Scar: either step down, or fight.
Scar Oh, must this all end in violence? I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member. Wouldn't you agree, Simba?
That's not going to work, Scar. I've put it behind me.
Scar But what about your faithful subjects? Have they put it behind them?
Simba, what is he talking about?
Scar [grins]
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!
It's not true. Tell me it's not true!
It's true.
Scar You see, he admits it! Murderer!
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?
No.
Scar Then you're guilty!
No, I'm not a murderer!
Scar (Backing Simba towards 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!
Scar (Simba falls off cliff, barely holding on by his front paws)
Now this looks familiar. Hmmmm, 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's paws) And here's my little secret... (Whispers) I killed Mufasa.
Scar No, Simba, please!
Tell them the truth.
Scar Truth? But, truth is in the eye of the behol-- (Simba begins applying pressure to Scar's neck) Alright. Alright! (Whispers) I did it.
So they can hear you.
Scar I KILLED MUFASA!!!
'Scuse me. Pardon me. Comin' through. Hot stuff. Whoo!
(during the final battle at Pride Rock, Timon is chased by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed into a cave. Pumbaa appears at the entrance)
Problem?
Hey, who's the pig?
Are you talking to me?
Uh-oh. He called him a pig.
Are you talking to me?!
Shouldn't 'a done that.
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!?
Now they're in for it.
They CALL me... MISTER PIG! (charges at the hyenas while yelling manically)
Scar (after Scar is knocked off Pride Rock)
Ah, my friends.
Friends? I thought you said we were the 'enemy'.
(Ed laughs while smiling)
[Inside a deserted Pride Rock, Zazu is singing in the rib cage while Scar using a pointy part bone as a toothpick] [singing]
♪ Nobody knows the trouble I've seen / Nobody knows my sorrow ♪
Scar [throws the bone out]
Oh, Zazu, do lighten up. Sing something with a little bounce in it.
Scar [yelling at Zazu]
NO! No. Anything but that!
[singing]
♪ I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts / Dee-dee-dee-dee / There they are all standin' in a row... ♪
Scar and Zazu
[singing]
"♪ Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head--"♪
Oh... I would never have had to do this for Mufasa.
Scar [quick and angrily-ish]
WHAT?! What did you say?
Oh, nothing.
Scar You know the law. Never, ever mention THAT name in my presence. I AM THE *KING!*
Yes, Sire, you are the king. I only mentioned it to illustrate the differences in your royal managerial approaches. [laugh nervously]
Scar Oh, what is it this time?
We got a bone to pick with you.
I'll handle this. Scar, there's no food, no water.
Yeah. It's dinnertime, and we ain't got no stinkin' entrees!
Scar It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting.
Yeah, but they won't go hunt.
Scar Ohh... eat Zazu.
Oh, you wouldn't want me. I'd be so tough and gamey and eww!
Scar Oh, Zazu, don't be ridiculous. All you need is a little garnish.
Scar [quick and angrily-ish again]
What did you say?!
I said Muf-- [Shenzi nudges him] [nervously] I said, uh, que pasa?
Scar Good. Now get out.
[Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed shuffle past Scar. They pause in the entryway of Pride Rock and look back at Scar]
Yeah, but we're still hungry.
Scar [from off-screen]
OUT! [Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed flee; Ed lets loose a crazy evil laugh]
[The scene transitions to the jungle at night] [belches]
Thanks. Man, I'm stuffed.
Pumbaa, you are a pig.
Oh. Right.
Adult Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa
[sigh contentedly]
Timon?
Yeah?
Ever wonder what those sparkling dots are up there?
Pumbaa, I don't wonder. I know.
Oh? What are they?
[gestures vaguely]
They're fireflies. Fireflies that got stuck up in that big bluish-black thing.
Oh, gee. I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.
Pumbaa, with you, everything's gas.
Simba, what do you think?
Well, I don't know.
Oh, come on.
Well, come on, Simba.
Give, give, give, give.
Come on.
We told you ours. Please?
Give, give.
Well, somebody once told me that the Great Kings of the Past are up there, watching over us.
Really?
You mean a bunch of royal dead guys are watching us? Pfft! *laughs*
[laughs]
[laughs halfhearted]
Who told you something like that?
Yeah, yeah...
What mook made that up?
Yeah. Pretty dumb, huh?
Oh, you're killing me, Simba.
Yeah... [stares up at the stars, downcast]
Oh. [After a moment, Simba gets up and leaves. Timon looks at Pumbaa in confusion] Was it something I said?
[walks to a ledge, his head drooped. He looks up at the stars, then collapses, sending a shower of milkweed floss into the air; he sighs]
[The scene transitions to the milkweed floss being carried on the wind. It drifts over Rafiki's tree]
:[catches some in his hand and sniffs it experimentally] Hmm. [climbs down into the branches of his tree. He sits and puts the milkweed floss into an empty turtle shell. He shakes the shell and hums. He grabs a gourd that is hanging in his tree, breaks it in two, and munches on one half] Hmm. [ducks down toward the milkweed floss] Simba? [looks at the smeared painting of Simba] He's alive? He's alive! [bounds across the tree and laughs. He grabs his staff. He races towards the painting and dips his fingers in red paint and laughs. He draws a mane on the painting of Simba] It is time.
[The scene switches to Simba chasing Scar up to the high point of Pride Rock. Scar runs up to the edge and sees the sheer drop. Simba leaps up to confront him at the cliff-like edge. Scar is very apprehensive, seeing he is cornered and at Simba's mercy] [having Scar cornered; coldly]
Murderer.
Scar Simba, Simba, Please. Please have mercy. I'm just trying to...
Scar Simba, I am family. It's the hyenas who are the real enemy. It was their fault. It was their idea.
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 own uncle.
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.
Run. Run away, Scar. And never return.
Scar Yes. Of course. [looks down and sees a pile of hot coals] As you wish, Your MAJESTY! [swipes the coals into Simba's face. With a cried out of surprised and pain, Simba paws the coals away as Scar leaps and attacks. There is a fight in slow motion. Both Scar and Simba land heavy blows. At normal speed, Simba gets knocked on his back. Scar leaps through the flames at him. Simba gathers courage and uses Scar's momentum in a "throw" similar to Nala's fighting tactics to send him flying over the edge. Scar tumbles to the bottom. He weakly gets up] Ahh, my friends.
"Friends"?
Scar Help me.
I thought he said that we were "the enemy".
Yeah. That's what I heard.
Shenzi and Banzai
Ed?
Scar [Ed starts laughing, in a far more sinister tone than usual. The other hyenas join in as they start hungrily closing in on Scar] [last words before his death]
No, let me explain! No, you don't understand! No, I didn't mean it! No, look, I'm sorry I called you... No! NO!
[The camera pans up as the hyenas pounce on Scar and start to maul him to death, with flames covering the scene. A brief rainstorm douses the flames. As Simba comes down, Zazu bows and mouths]
Your Majesty. [Simba greets his mother and Nala. Rafiki motions for Simba to ascend Pride Rock as king. Simba starts walking up and pauses to hug Rafiki as his father did]
It is time.
[Very majestically, he ascends through the rain. Through a hole in the clouds is a patch of stars. One bright star shines out briefly] Mufasa's Ghost: Remember.
African Chorus
[Simba's expression gains confidence and strength. He roars. The lionesses roar in reply. Time switch to the savannah in full bloom again. Cue "Busa" theme]
Busa le lizwe / Busa le lizwe / Busa le lizwe / Bus-busa ngo xolo
Lebo M
[Obscured verse] [singing]
Se-fi-le / Baba ti-tabo / Maye babo / Busa lomhlaba.
African Chorus
[Obscured verses]
Lebo M
He! Se-fi-le / Busa Simba! Busa Simba! Ubuse ngo xolo / Ubuse ngo thando / Ubuse ngo xolo / Ubuse ngo thando / Ubuse ngo xolo.
African Chorus
[Simba, Timon, Pumbaa, and Nala are on Pride Rock. Zazu flies up to the point. Timon, of course, is shaking his arms in the classic victory sign. All the groups of herds are there and making noise as in the presentation of Simba]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala / Ingonyama nengw' enamabala.
Lebo M
[ngw' enamabala-wa]
Full Chorus
Till we find our place / On the path unwinding / In the Circle / The Circle of Life / Circle of... Life.
[Rafiki appears, holding Kiara. He lifts her to present her to the crowd. Bass drum hit and black out to title in red lettering as in the beginning. The Circle is completed]
