| SCRIPTS |
| Late Script - Leaving the Village to Meeting Madmartigan |
| "WILLOW" * Story by George Lucas * Screenplay by Bob Dolman * Second Draft Second Revision April 1, 1987 * |
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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. [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.] 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. 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. 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! 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. 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. Willow adjusts the baby in the papoose. The children wave goodbye. The Nelwyns begin their journey. 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. 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. 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 Suddenly, they hear a distant howl. They all sit closer together on the
log. 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. 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. They all grab their supplies and begin to head off. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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! 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: 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: 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. 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! 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: 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! |