Script Comparison - Leaving the Village to Meeting Madmartigan

Early Script	Late Script	Transcript
INT. UFGOOD HOUSE - NIGHT Kiaya's hair hangs down her back in a long tight braid. Near the fire she packs supplies into a travel sack. On the other side of the fire, Willow diapers the baby. The house is quiet.	EXT. SACRED HILL - SUNRISE Willow, Meegosh, Burglekutt, and Vohnkar pack up supplies and say goodbye to their families. Kiaya, whose hair is covered with a kerchief, holds the baby. Near some druid stones, Willow looks out at the distant forest.	In the morning, the members of the expedition have assembled in the forest; odd-shaped standing stones about three feet high can be glimpsed, so the place appears to have ritual significance. The High Aldwin, Willow's family, and other villagers are there to help pack gear and see them off.
[In the early script, Willow gets the magic acorns later, from Cherlindrea.] [Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]	[Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]	HIGH ALDWIN: (putting a hand on Willow's shoulder) What's your problem, son? WILLOW: How do you mean? HIGH ALDWIN: When I held up my fingers, what was your first impulse? WILLOW: Well, it was stupid. HIGH ALDWIN: Just tell me. WILLOW: To pick my own finger. HIGH ALDWIN: Aha! That was the correct answer! You lack faith in yourself. More than anyone in the village, you have the potential to be a great sorcerer. Willow takes this in, but the occasion is too grim for this news to cheer him up. HIGH ALDWIN: Now, when you're out there, listen to your own heart. (handing three small objects to Willow) These will protect you. WILLOW: (puzzled) Acorns? HIGH ALDWIN: They're magic! Anything you throw them at turns to stone! Looking dubious, Willow tucks the acorns into his clothing. HIGH ALDWIN: You have much to learn, young Ufgood. The High Aldwin makes ritualistic gestures at Willow. Willow pats him on the shoulder and walks away.
MIMS: Dada? Willow sets the baby down. He goes around an open wall and sits on his daughter's bed, straightening her blankets and toys. MIMS: Watch out for brownies, Dada. WILLOW: I will, Mims. Goodnight. He smiles and kisses her. Then crosses over to Ranon's bed. RANON: Dada, what's a Daikini? WILLOW: Daikinis are giant people who live far far away. RANON: Are you scared? Willow shrugs. Ranon sits up in bed. RANON: I could be your guard! I could carry your spear! WILLOW: (smiles) What a great son you are, Ranon. I wish I could take you with me. Now go to sleep... Ranon slides down under his blankets. Willow kisses him, looks at him a moment, then quietly withdraws toward the fire.	MIMS: Are you scared, Dada? WILLOW: No. RANON: Even with fairies in the woodland that'll put you to sleep for a hundred years? WILLOW: Doesn't bother me. RANON: Brownies? MIMS: Dragons? RANON: Trolls! Trolls that'll skin you alive and take your face and--- WILLOW: Ranon! You know I hate trolls.... RANON: I could be your guard! I could carry your spear! MIMS: Me too! Me too! [ ] Willow smiles and hugs his children. WILLOW: What a lucky father I am. I wish I could take you bobbins with me. (conspiratorially) Take good care of your mother and don't let her worry about me. I'll be fine.	As Willow checks his pack, his children talk to him. MIMS: Are you scared, Dada? WILLOW: (trying to act casual) Nooo! RANON: Even with fairies in the woods that'll put you to sleep for a hundred years? WILLOW: (forcing the worried look off his face) Doesn't bother me! RANON: Brownies? MIMS: Dragons? RANON: Trolls? Trolls that'll skin you alive and take your face off? WILLOW: (unable to take any more) Ranon! You know I hate trolls! RANON: I can be your guard, and carry your spear. MIMS: Me too, me too, Dada. Smiling, Willow bends down until he's face level with the children. WILLOW: What a lucky father I am! I wish I could take you bobbins with me. He hugs them tightly, trying to hide his sorrow. One of the children whispers "Goodbye, Dada." WILLOW: Go play. Go on. The children leave.
EXT. SACRED HILL - SUNRISE The silhouette of a distant hill with druid stones on top. Carrying the baby, Willow climbs the hill with his family. He wears a papoose rig, supply pack, and a dagger. He hands the baby to Kiaya, then walks through the towering stones. The High Aldwin solemnly looks out at the distant forest. HIGH ALDWIN: Now, you know where you're going? (Willow shakes his head) Down there, through those trees, follow the river. You'll know the crossroads by a big Daikini structure. Willow, this is serious business. Don't waste any time, the outer world is no place for a Nelwyn. Give the baby to the first Daikini you see, then hurry home as fast as you can. WILLOW: If I'm not strong enough to be your apprentice, how can I do this? HIGH ALDWIN: You're strong enough. But you're going to need courage, Willow. WILLOW: I don't want courage. I don't want to be a warrior. All I've ever wanted was to do magic, real magic, like you! HIGH ALDWIN: Real magic, Willow, is simply the art of controlling the reality of others. You lack faith in yourself. You must learn to trust your intuition. The High Aldwin picks up a rock. With intense concentration he squeezes it in his outstretched hand. Then throws it in the air. It changes into a bird and flies away. HIGH ALDWIN: Go in the direction the bird is flying. WILLOW: (amazed) Oh, if I could do that I'd--I'd turn Burglekutt into a toad! HIGH ALDWIN: Waste magic on revenge? You have much to learn, Willow... The High Aldwin touches Willow's shoulder and turns away. The children are playing tag among the stones. Willow hugs them. Kiaya places the baby in the papoose.	[Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]	[Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]
KIAYA: Willow, we've never been apart. I miss you already. Take this. It will bring you luck. Kiaya, whose head is covered with a kerchief, places a braided necklace on her own hair around Willow's neck. WILLOW: You cut your hair, Kiaya? He kisses her. The adjusts the papoose and heads off down the hill. The others wave goodbye sadly. KIAYA: Willow!! Kiaya rushes down the hill and passionately throws her arms around Willow, tears in her eyes. At last they break apart, and Willow begins the journey.	WE SEE Meegosh's doting mother fussing over her son. Then WE SEE Kiaya, who has placed the baby in Willow's papoose. KIAYA: We've never been apart. I miss you already. WILLOW: Don't worry, Kiaya. [ ] I'll be back before you know it. Kiaya kisses the baby then looks at Willow. KIAYA: Remember to keep her warm. Here. This will bring you luck. She puts a braid of hair in Willow's hand. WILLOW: You cut your hair? He gratefully kisses her. The High Aldwin steps out from the druid stones.	Kiaya adjusts the papoose basket on Willow's back, which has the baby in it. She's wearing a kerchief on her head. KIAYA: (smiling but sad) We've never been apart. Willow turns to face her. She struggles to maintain the smile. KIAYA: I miss you already. WILLOW: Don't worry, Kiaya. I'll be fine. And I'll be back before you know it. KIAYA: Well...remember to keep her warm. And here... (she presses a braid of cut hair into his hand) this'll bring you luck. He holds the braid in his cupped hands for a long moment, then with awed love tugs gently on a loose strand of Kiaya's now-short hair. He kisses her tenderly just before the High Aldwin begins an announcement.
[The corresponding dialogue is earlier, while Willow talks to the High Aldwin before his conversation with Kiaya.]	HIGH ALDWIN: Good brave people! The outer world is no place for a Nelwyn. Give the baby to the first Daikini you see, then hurry home. The recruits assemble and get ready to go. The High Aldwin holds up a rock and chants. HIGH ALDWIN: Tuatha... lokwathrak... tuatha! He flings the rock in the air. It changes into a bird! HIGH ALDWIN: Go in the direction the bird is flying. They all watch in amazement as the bird turns around and flies toward the village. BURGLEKUTT: It's going back to the village! The High Aldwin scratches his head. HIGH ALDWIN: Ignore the bird. Follow the river. BURGLEKUTT: All right, men. VOHNKAR: Move out!	HIGH ALDWIN: Good brave people! The outer world is no place for a Nelwyn. Give the baby to the first Daikini you see, then hurry home. The old man stoops and picks up a rock. HIGH ALDWIN: (to the rock) Tuatha! Lokawthrok! Tuatha! He tosses the rock into the air, and it turns into a bird. HIGH ALDWIN: Go in the direction the bird is flying! The awed villagers watch the bird. There's a look of joy on Burglekutt's face. BURGLEKUTT: It's going back to the village! HIGH ALDWIN: Ignore the bird! Follow the river. VOHNKAR: Move out!
[In the early script, Willow gets the magic acorns later, from Cherlindrea.] [Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]	As they start to go, the High Aldwin draws Willow aside. [This conversation sequence is consistent with the visual evidence in the movie. Willow is already wearing the papoose basket when he talks to the High Aldwin, then later is seen putting it on while he talks to his children. This doesn't constitute an error in the movie, though - he could have taken it off to check it.] HIGH ALDWIN: Psst, Willow. What's your problem, son? WILLOW: How do you mean? The High Aldwin drops all his pretenses. He's annoyed at Willow. HIGH ALDWIN: When I held up my fingers, what was your first impulse? WILLOW: (embarassed) ...it was stupid... The High Aldwin gives him a light whack. HIGH ALDWIN: Just tell me! WILLOW: To choose my own finger. HIGH ALDWIN: [ ] You lack faith in yourself. (pulls out a tiny mead flask) Drink? WILLOW: No. The High Aldwin takes a quick belt from the flask. HIGH ALDWIN: More than anyone in this village, you have the potential to be a great sorcerer. Now, when you get out there, listen to your own heart. You must learn to trust your own intuition. Now here. These'll protect you. He drops three small objects in Willow's hand. WILLOW: Acorns? HIGH ALDWIN: They're magical! Anything you hurl them at will turn to stone! BURGLEKUTT: Ufgood! Hurry up, you lazy lout! WILLOW: I'd love to throw one at Burglekutt. HIGH ALDWIN: I know how you feel. But if you use sorcery for evil, you will become evil. You have much to learn, young Ufgood. Willow nods gratefully and marches off with the others. KIAYA: Willow! Kiaya rushes down the hill and passionately throws her arms around Willow, tears in her eyes. KIAYA: Don't let anything happen to her.	[Note the difference in conversation sequence during the departure scene. Willow talks to the High Aldwin first in the movie and last in the late script. In the early script, Willow talks to the High Aldwin in between talking to the children and talking to Kiaya.]
EXT. WOODS - DAY - MONTAGE Willow hikes through strange and wondrous terrain, amazed and frightened. Animals rustle in the brush and he stumbles into a thistle patch, jumping out picking burrs off his legs. He hides from a fierce bear. The bear sees him and runs away. Willow hurries along, shifting the papoose, getting used to the baby's weight.	EXT. WOODS - DAY - MONTAGE The little Nelwyn expedition hikes through strange and wondrous terrain. Carrying nothing but his walking stick, Burglekutt leads the way, followed by Vohnkar and his men with their weapons. Then WE SEE Willow and Meegosh, loaded up like pack mules, each holding the end of a heavy baggage pole. Willow manages to feed the baby as he struggles along. BURGLEKUTT: You're slowing us down, Ufgood! WILLOW: I hate this. EXT. WOODS - DAY - MONTAGE Vohnkar and his men shake their spears at a bear. Frightened, the bear runs away.	The members of the expedition - Willow, the baby, Meegosh, Burglekutt, Vohnkar, and two soldiers - pick up the gear and leave. They struggle over a steep mountain and pass a magnificent waterfall.
	EXT. WOODS - DAY - MONTAGE Willow unstraps the baggage pole and lets it drop. WILLOW: We have to stop. VOHNKAR: Stop? Why? WILLOW: The baby's sick. BURGLEKUTT: She's not sick. Let me see... He takes the baby, and she throws up on him. Meegosh panics. MEEGOSH: Oh no! Is she going to die? WILLOW: She'll be fine if she gets some rest. Willow takes the baby from Burglekutt.	But eventually, the baby starts wailing. WILLOW: (stopping) Hold on, Meegosh. MEEGOSH: What's wrong? WILLOW: (calling to the others) We have to stop! VOHNKAR: Stop? Why? WILLOW: The baby's sick. Meegosh helps Willow take off the papoose basket. Burglekutt makes faces to display his annoyance, then walks over to where Willow and Meegosh are struggling with the crying baby. BURGLEKUTT: She's not sick! Let me see. He takes the baby, who promptly throws up in his face. BURGLEKUTT: Blecchh!! (spits) Take her, take her! Ah! Take her off me! Ah! Vohnkar and the soldiers snicker while Willow takes back the baby. WILLOW: (to Meegosh) She'll be fine once she gets some rest. A soldier wipes Burglekutt's face with a piece of cloth. BURGLEKUTT: Ah! Ah! Clean me up! Ah!
		Cut to Nockmaar Castle. Bavmorda and Sorsha stand in a large, dark chamber. Sorsha is wearing armor. BAVMORDA: I didn't ask you to bring me a dead nursemaid. Sorsha, you're useless! SORSHA: I'm backtracking the nursemaid's trail. I'll find where she hid the baby. Servants open the door and a hulking figure walks in, wearing armor and a skull mask. BAVMORDA: Ah, General Kael, at last! KAEL: My queen! I have destroyed the castle at Galladoorn! BAVMORDA: Well done. But now I have another task for you. Help my daughter find that tiny, helpless baby that continues somehow to elude her! KAEL: (lifting up his mask) The baby of the prophecy? The one that will destroy you? BAVMORDA: I need that baby alive. I must perform the ritual that will exile the child's spirit into oblivion. Find her! SORSHA: I don't need his help, Mother! BAVMORDA: You'll do as I say, child. Kael grins at this exchange. Sorsha resentfully puts on her helmet and leaves with Kael. As Bavmorda turns away one of her Druids speaks to her. DRUID: I read the signs. One day, I fear, your daughter will betray you. BAVMORDA:I trust her loyalty more than I trust yours.
EXT. WOODS - DAY - MONTAGE Willow hikes through strange and wondrous terrain, amazed and frightened. Animals rustle in the brush and he stumbles into a thistle patch, jumping out picking burrs off his legs. He hides from a fierce bear. The bear sees him and runs away. Willow hurries along, shifting the papoose, getting used to the baby's weight.	EXT WOODS - NIGHT - MONTAGE The Nelwyns sit around a campfire, roasting meat, keeping warm. Meegosh plays a little flute. Willow wipes the baby's forehead and softly sings to her. WILLOW: (sings) Whuppity bairn deru deru Whuppity bairn, I love you Water, earth and sky renew, Whuppity Willow loves you... (speaks) You're feeling better, aren't you... Suddenly, they hear a distant howl. They all sit closer together on the log.	[There's a glimpse of the late script's campfire scene later on in the movie's travel montage.]
EXT. ROAD - EVENING The baby is fussing hungrily. Willow impetuously digs a bladder of goat's milk from his sack and struggles to feed her. Then he hears something. Sensing danger, he clutches the baby and runs down a nearby riverbank. He hides under a bridge. NOCKMAAR SOLDIERS on horseback thunder toward the bridge, led by the knight SORSHA whose face is hidden under a black helmet and visor. In the other direction Willow sees a LIEUTENANT and two DEATH DOGS. They all meet on the bridge. The hideous soldiers are part human, part beast.	EXT. ROAD - DAY The Nelwyns rest and eat on a road. Willow changes the baby's rag diaper. Suddenly they hear hoofbeats. They scramble down an embankment and hide. NOCKMAAR SOLDIERS on horseback, with two DEATH DOGS, thunder down the road from the direction of the Nelwyn village. From the opposite way rides a Nockmaar LIEUTENANT. The lieutenant and one SOLDIER meet right above the Nelwyns, while the other troops ride on.	Cut back to the Nelwyn expedition. They are taking a break in a forest, when the natural peace is disturbed by the sound of barking, then by the approach of two horsemen. VOHNKAR: Move! The Nelwyns dash for cover as the horsemen draw nearer. VOHNKAR: Into the bush! Come on, move! The danger is heading right toward them. VOHNKAR: Come on! The Nelwyns cower amongst the trees as a Death Dog passes right in front of them. They watch as the two armored horsemen meet with a third.
LIEUTENANT: We've patrolled the hills. This is where they killed the nursemaid. SORSHA: She must have done something with the child. Widen the search! One of the Death Dogs is chewing on the Lieutenant's stirrup. LIEUTENANT: Get away from there! The dog panics and gnashes at the Lieutenant's arm, ripping away a piece of armor with its teeth. Horses rear. The Lieutenant draws his sword lightning-fast. He slices and kills the Death Dog. The baby begins to cry but the death-howl of the beast drowns her out as it does hurtling off the bridge into the river below. The soldiers gallop off into the woods. Willow falls back against the riverbank, shrinking away from the murdered Death Dog which lies bloody and twisted in the water. The terrified baby cries in his arms.	SOLDIER: The Nelwyns have the baby. We searched their village. A group of them are on the road somewhere. LIEUTENANT: Find them! Widen the search and report to Sorsha. They crack whips and gallop off. The Nelwyns huddle in terror. WILLOW: Let's go back! MEEGOSH: We'll take the baby with us. VOHNKAR: And lead those soldiers back there? They'll destroy our village. Our orders are to go to the crossroads. Come! We'll keep to the woods. They all grab their supplies and begin to head off.	FIRST NOCKMAAR SOLDIER: The Nelwyns have got the baby! We searched the village, but a group of them are on their own somewhere. SECOND NOCKMAAR SOLDIER: They couldn't have gone far! FIRST NOCKMAAR SOLDIER: Widen the search and report to Sorsha. The horsemen leave, travelling in different directions as the sound of the Death Dog's barking fades into the distance. The shaken Nelwyns slowly get to their feet. VOHNKAR: Come. We'll keep to the woods.
EXT. ROAD - MORNING A harmless rabbit springs across Willow's path. Willow trips over a stone and almost falls flat on his face. WILLOW: I hate this. Where am I? I should stick you in a tree and go back home. (looks at baby) I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. He hurries along the road, looking over his shoulder. EXT. LANDSCAPE - DAY - MONTAGE Various VIEWS of Willow and the baby trekking across vast hills and valleys. EXT. HILL - DAY Gasping with exhaustion, Willow staggers up a sloping hill and drops to his knees. His eyes brighten. In the distance he sees a junction marked by a high wooden scaffolding.	EXT. RIVER - DAY They ford across a shallow river. Willow holds the baby above his head. A frog scares Burglekutt, who slips and gets soaked. Meegosh helps him up. They make it to the other side. EXT. LANDSCAPE - DAY A VIEW of the group trekking across a vast landscape. EXT. HILL - DAY Gasping with exhaustion, the group staggers up a sloping hill. Willow's eyes brighten. In the distance he sees a junction marked by a high wooden scaffolding.	The journey continues. They pass before magnificent mountains, relax around a campfire at night, use a fallen tree to cross a deep, narrow gorge. At last, Vohnkar's face lights up with recognition.
WILLOW: That's it. The crossroads... He stands and heads toward it cautiously. EXT. CROSSROADS - DAY The place is disgusting. Littered with junk, buzzing with flies, plagued with rodents. Willow creeps toward the scaffolding, covering his face against the stench. From it hang two cages. In one is a heap of filthy rags. In the other a half-clothed skeleton with one bony arm dangling out. Willow unpacks the papoose and looks up the deserted road. He shivers with cold. WILLOW: I hate this. EXT. CROSSROADS - DAY - LATER Willow waits uneasily, brushing flies off his face. The baby fusses and squirms. He peeks inside her diaper. WILLOW: I hate this. He looks anxiously up and down the road. The baby's crying gets worse. He begins to change her.	VOHNKAR: That's it! It's the crossroads! They head toward the crossroads cautiously. EXT. CROSSROADS - DAY Buzzing flies, wagon parts, a few bones. Vohnkar and his men carefully approach. From the scaffolding hang two cages. In one is a heap of rags. In the other is a half-clothed skeleton with one bony arm dangling out. VOHNKAR: It's all right. Come on. Willow and Meegosh emerge from nearby bushes. But Burglekutt stays hidden, peeking out, terrified. Willow looks up the deserted road. He shivers with cold. The Nelwyns all back into one another. WILLOW: Where's Burglekutt? They see him, trembling in the bushes.	VOHNKAR: That's it! It's the crossroads! It's a desolate place; the only sign of humanity is a scaffold supporting two large cages. As they draw nearer, Willow discovers with horror that one of the cages contains a Daikini skeleton. The other contains nothing but a pile of rags.
EXT. CROSSROADS - SUNSET Willow finishes building a fire, lighting it with flint and blowing it into flame. The baby lies quietly nearby in a kind of porta-crib made of papoose and twigs. Nightfall teems with spooky noises: crickets, frogs, bats, owls and howling wolves. Then a terrible moan frightens him. WILLOW: I really hate this. Not sure where it came from. he backs away from the fire, under the rag-filled cage. Suddenly a hand reaches down and yanks Willow up off the ground! Willow screams. The baby cries. And WE SEE the haggard unwashed unshaven face of MADMARTIGAN pressing against the bars of the cage.	EXT. CROSSROADS - SUNSET Vohnkar and his men build a fire, lighting it with flint and blowing it into flame. Meegosh unpacks supplies. Willow constructs a kind of port-a-crib out of the papoose and twigs and sets the baby in it. Nightfall teems with spooky noises: crickets, owls, wolves. WILLOW: It's going to be alright, little bobbin. Then a terrible noise frightens them. Willow backs under the rag-filled cage. Suddenly a hand reaches down and yanks him off the ground! Willow screams. The baby cries. Everyone turns to see the haggard unshaven face of MADMARTIGAN pressing against the bars of the cage.	The Nelwyns start setting up camp for the night. VOHNKAR: Keep this fire high. We don't know what's out there. Willow tries to comfort the fretful baby, when an eerie wail startles everyone. MEEGOSH: What was that?! VOHNKAR: Get the spears! There's more wailing and a strange chuckling sound. The Nelwyns move about nervously, looking for the source of the disturbance. Willow inadvertently moves close to the hanging cages. Suddenly a hand grabs Willow by the front of his shirt. He cries out in fear as the hand drags him around, lifting him off his feet until he's face to face with a rough, dangerous-looking Daikini. The second cage wasn't empty after all.
MADMARTIGAN: Hey, Peck...get me some water...or you'll diiiiie...! Madmartigan shakes Willow like a rag-doll until Willow nods his head yes. Then drops him. Instantly Willow races around that fire, picking up everything he owns. WILLOW: I will--I'll getcha water--getcha lotsa water--anything you say--! Willow grabs the baby and makes a beeline for the bushes. MADMARTIGAN: Peck! He dives headfirst into the weeds. Madmartigan rattles his cage. MADMARTIGAN: You're a weasely little Peck! Gimme some water! Willow peeks at him and shakes his head. WILLOW: I'm not coming near you! They stare at each other across the fire. Then, Madmartigan puts on a very phony smile. MADMARTIGAN: Please? I'm dyin' of thirst in here. WILLOW: Good. How long will it take? Madmartigan drops the smile and spits at the fire. MADMARTIGAN: Don't make me angry, Peck. WILLOW: You be careful. I'm a powerful sorcerer. I could turn you into a toad just like that. MADMARTIGAN: Miserable Pecks. Willow throws a rock at him. It bounces off the cage. Madmartigan sags down into a heap of rags again.	MADMARTIGAN: Get me water, Peck, or diiie...! WILLOW: I will... water... anything you say... Madmartigan drops Willow. Willow immediately picks up the baby and crouches behind Vohnkar and his men, who threaten Madmartigan with their spears. MADMARTIGAN: You weasely little Pecks! Gimme water! Madmartigan thrashes angrily and whacks his head inside the cage. The Nelwyns back away and huddle.	MADMARTIGAN: Give me some water, peck, or you die. The Nelwyn warriors form a defensive line in front of Burglekutt, Meegosh and the baby. MADMARTIGAN: You understand? Water. WILLOW: (half choked) Yeah. He drops Willow, who sprawls on the ground, rolls to his feet, and starts running. MADMARTIGAN: Hurry up! Once he's safely behind the warriors, Willow stops running and looks back at the cage. MADMARTIGAN: Get me some water, you measly little pecks!
EXT. CROSSROADs - NIGHT The wind howls through the distant trees as darkness falls. Willow rocks the baby and eats some bread. Madmartigan watches him hungrily, sighing, forlorn, his eyes asking for pity. Willow glances at him. Finally, he can't take any more and he puts down the baby and pours some goat's milk in a cup. He reaches up on tip-toes and offers the milk to Madmartigan. MADMARTIGAN: That's more like it. Madmartigan snatches the cup and guzzles the milk, retching horribly at the taste. Then he tosses the cup back. WILLOW: Do any other Daikinis ever come by here? MADMARTIGAN: Why? WILLOW: I have to give this baby to somebody. Madmartigan grabs the bars and raises himself up. MADMARTIGAN: I'm somebody. Lemme out and I'll take care of your baby. He makes little kissing noises to the baby, trying to be sweet. However, his teeth are filthy. WILLOW: No. Somebody put you in there for a reason. I'll wait for somebody else. Willow retreats to the fire. Madmartigan whacks the cage with the back of his hand.	BURGLEKUTT: That's a Daikini. We're in luck. WILLOW: We can't give her to him! MEEGOSH: Somebody put him in there for a reason! BURGLEKUTT: Ufgood, we've gotta get rid of her. Those soldiers are after us. MEEGOSH: Ssshh, he's looking right at us. They all hush and sneak a look. Madmartigan wipes his filthy teeth and smiles. VOHNKAR: We have to give the baby to somebody. MADMARTIGAN: I'm somebody. Lemme out and I'll take care of your baby. (kiss-kiss) See that? She likes me. The Nelwyns go back into a huddle. BURGLEKUTT: I trust him completely. WILLOW: But he tried to strangle me! BURGLEKUTT: I wanna go home!	BURGLEKUTT: It's a Daikini. We're in luck. WILLOW: (outraged) We can't give her to him! MEEGOSH: Somebody put him there for a reason! BURGLEKUTT: Ufgood, we gotta get rid of her. Those soldiers are after us. MEEGOSH: Ssshh! He's looking right at us. Madmartigan grins at them. VOHNKAR: We gotta give that baby to somebody. MADMARTIGAN: I'm somebody. Let me out of here; I'll take care of the baby. He makes kissing sounds at the baby. She looks skeptical. BURGLEKUTT: I trust him completely. WILLOW: But he tried to strangle me! BURGLEKUTT: I wanna go home!
EXT. CROSSROADS - NIGHT- LATER By the blazing fire Willow feeds the baby. WE HEAR hoofbeats. WILLOW: Hey! Somebody's coming! MADMARTIGAN: Peck! Quick! Douse the fire! Excited, Willow tosses more wood on the fire, picks up the baby and waits. MADMARTIGAN: No, you fool! Put it out I say! Out! Torches appear up the road. A horse-drawn wagon clatters full-speed toward the fire. WE HEAR loud drunken voices, far from friendly. Willow quickly dives into the bushes. Four boorish PICTS, with tattooed faces and arms, halt at the crossroads, yelling and waving their torches. Madmartigan is hidden under his rags. For fun the Picts set fire to the skeleton cage. Then head for the other. MADMARTIGAN: No!! He rises up in the torchlight. The Picts taunt him. PICT: Whose fire? They jab their torches at Madmartigan. MADMARTIGAN: No! Help! Stop! PICT: Where are they? Where did they go? Madmartigan points way up the road. The Picts ride away. As they go, they swing his cage and st fire to the floor of it. Madmartigan frantically beats the flames. His sleeves ignite. Willow scrambles out of the bushes and scoops up handfuls of dirt, which he chucks at Madmartigan.	Meegosh points in the distance. MEEGOSH: More Daikinis! The Nelwyns look up hopefully. Torches appear. A horsedrawn wagon clatters full-speed toward them. They hear loud drunken voices. The Nelwyns all dive into the bushes. Four boorish PICTS, with tattooed faces and arms, thunder past. They set fire to the skeleton cage then jab torches at Madmartigan. MADMARTIGAN: No! Help! Stop! The Picts laugh and ride away. Madmartigan frantically beats out the flames. His sleeves ignite.
MADMARTIGAN: (spitting out dirt) Thanks for your help, Peck. WILLOW: Are you okay? MADMARTIGAN: As if you care. I saved your life, Peck. Those guys woulda killed us! (points dramatically) You wanna give your baby to them?? They eat babies! WILLOW: I don't know. Madmartigan literally licks his wounds, dragging his parched tongue along the length of his forearm. Willow begins to walk away.	MADMARTIGAN: Thanks for your help, Pecks! All the Nelwyns, including Willow, jump out of the bushes and shower Madmartigan with handfuls of dirt. MEEGOSH: Are you alright? MADMARTIGAN: Me? Never better. They set me on fire! (spits out dirt) You wanna give your baby to them? They eat babies. Madmartigan rubs his sore burned arms. BURGLEKUTT: That's it. We've got to get out of here. We're giving him the baby. MADMARTIGAN: Good decision.
	WILLOW: No, Burglekutt! We should wait. BURGLEKUTT: Are you challenging my authority? WILLOW: As far as this baby's concerned--yes. MADMARTIGAN: Don't listen to him, Burglekutt. BURGLEKUTT: Fine. You stay here alone. But we're going. MADMARTIGAN: Wait--not good--bad idea. BURGLEKUTT: [ ] WILLOW: Vohnkar? BURGLEKUTT: It's not his decision! Burglekutt turns to leave.	WILLOW: No, Burglekutt! We should wait. BURGLEKUTT: Are you challenging my authority? WILLOW: As far as this baby's concerned, yes. MADMARTIGAN: Don't listen to him, Burglekutt. BURGLEKUTT: Fine. You stay here alone. But we're going! Willow is shocked. MADMARTIGAN: That's a bad idea. Very bad. Dangerous out there. BURGLEKUTT: Get the gear, men. Willow touches Vohnkar on the shoulder to get his attention. WILLOW: Vohnkar... BURGLEKUTT: It's not his decision!
	WILLOW: Burglekutt, you're troll dung! MEEGOSH: (shocked) Willow! MADMARTIGAN: Don't let him talk to you that way, Burglekutt. WILLOW: You stay out of this! MADMARTIGAN: Lemme outta here; I'll convince him. Madmartigan rattles his fist. Burglekutt turns and faces Willow, simmering mad.	WILLOW: (pointing his finger in Burglekutt's face) Burglekutt! You're troll dung! MADMARTIGAN: Don't let him talk to you that way, Burglekutt.
	BURGLEKUTT: Listen, runt: while you're wasting your time here, your fields aren't getting planted. Think about it. WILLOW: Burglekutt, I'm gonna... BURGLEKUTT: You're gonna what? Burglekutt laughs in his face, and Willow backs down. WILLOW: Someday, Burglekutt, someday... BURGLEKUTT: Vohnkar, let's go! VOHNKAR: Meegosh, are you coming? Meegosh is torn. He looks at Willow and decides. MEEGOSH: I'm staying. Burglekutt laughs at their stupidity and heads off with Vohnkar and his men. MADMARTIGAN: Burglekutt! Boys! Don't leave me with these two. Let me out! At least gimme a drink of water!	BURGLEKUTT: (grabbing Willow's collar) Listen here, runt. While you're wasting your time here, your fields aren't getting planted. Think about it! WILLOW: (pointing again) Burglekutt, I'm gonna... BURGLEKUTT: You're gonna what? Willow has no answer to that. BURGLEKUTT: Ahh, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! WILLOW: Someday, Burglekutt! Someday! BURGLEKUTT: Vohnkar, let's go! VOHNKAR: Meegosh, are you coming? MEEGOSH: (looking scared) I'm staying. BURGLEKUTT: Ahh, come on men. Burglekutt and the soldiers start moving out. MADMARTIGAN: Burglekutt, let me out of here. I'll take care of the baby, I swear. Just let me out of here, please! Vohnkar, let me borrow that spear just for a minute. Get...well, at least give me some water! Burglekutt, don't leave me alone with these two! Oooh! Madmartigan throws himself down in frustration as they leave without helping him.
	The wind howls through the distant trees. Willow rocks the baby gently and looks up the desolate road. MEEGOSH: What do we do now, Willow? WILLOW: I don't know. MADMARTIGAN: That was pretty stupid, peck. WILLOW: Don't call me a peck. MADMARTIGAN: Peck! Peck-Peck? Peck!	Willow and Meegosh huddle uncertainly near the baby. MEEGOSH: What do we do now, Willow? MADMARTIGAN: Well, that was really stupid, peck. WILLOW: Don't call me a peck. MADMARTIGAN: Oh, I'm sorry... peck... peck... peck peck peck peck peck!
[In the early script, Willow doesn't have any magic acorns at this point. However, he made an empty threat involving sorcery earlier.]	WILLOW: You be careful! I'm a powerful sorcerer. I'll throw this acorn at you and turn you to stone! MADMARTIGAN: You scare me to death, Peck. Go ahead. What are you waiting for? WILLOW: I wouldn't want to waste it. Madmartigan laughs and shakes his cage. MADMARTIGAN: Peck! Peck! Peck-Peck-Peck-Peck!	WILLOW: You be careful! (pulls out an acorn) I am a powerful sorcerer. See this acorn? I'll throw it at you and turn you to stone. MADMARTIGAN: (mocking) Ooh...I'm really scared. No! Don't! Don't! There's a...a peck here with an acorn pointed at me! Willow hesitates a moment then decides against throwing the acorn. WILLOW: Aww, I wouldn't want to waste it. He puts the acorn away and walks back to the campfire. MADMARTIGAN: Peck peck peck peck peck peck peck peck PECK! The rest of the night passes peacefully.
MADMARTIGAN: The world's gone insane. Good men locked in cages, criminals running free. It doesn't pay to be honest, Peck. Willow stops and turns around. WILLOW: Don't call me a Peck. My name is Willow. Madmartigan slinks down like a cat and slowly extends his dirty hand through the bars. MADMARTIGAN: Hello, Willow. I'm Madmartigan. Willow stares warily at the hand. Madmartigan smiles. Willow quickly shakes his hand and jumps away. Madmartigan laughs in a harmless, friendly way. MADMARTIGAN: You a woodcutter? WILLOW: Farmer. MADMARTIGAN: Farmer! I knew it! You're a victim, Willow. Yep, you and me: victims of a rotten, corrupt, corrupt, rotten world. A rat lumbers out of the darkness and sniffs toward the baby in the porta-crib. Madmartigan suddenly points. Willow screams and chases the rat away. Madmartigan shakes his head as solemnly as an undertaker. MADMARTIGAN: Listen, Willow my friend. I'm really a good man. Give me my freedom, and I'll look after that baby for you. Trust me. After a moment, Willow takes out his dagger. He stands on his toes under a cage, reaches up, and hacks at the chain lock. Madmartigan's eyes widen over-eagerly. he rubs his hands together and licks his lips. MADMARTIGAN: That's it--good--good--like that, yes, good, good, the chain--that's it, come on--come on--! Willow suddenly steps away. WILLOW: Nooo, I don't think I should. Madmartigan goes berserk. His arms flail and the whole cage shakes and swings and he bangs his head on the roof. MADMARTIGAN: Peck!! Stupid Peck! I'll kill ya! Let me out! Willow scrambles back to the fire and scoops up the baby and rocks her in his arms.	[Some of the dialogue in this section of the early script corresponds to dialogue that occurs the next morning in the late script and movie.]	[Some of the dialogue in this section of the early script corresponds to dialogue that occurs the next morning in the late script and movie.]