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Lord Of The Flies Script - Dialogue Transcript

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Lord Of The Flies Script

If three points are takenin two sides of a triangle,

and the third side reduced,or all three sides reduced...

so that the product of the threealternate segments taken in order--

Hi! Ouch!

Hey, wait for me.

I can't hardly movewith all these creeper things.

Them other kids must havegot scattered in the dark.

We ought to go and find them.

My auntie told me not to runon account of my asthma.

- Asthma ?- That's right.

I was the only boyin our school that had asthma.

And I've been wearing specssince I was three.

- Where's the plane ?- The storm must have dragged it out.

There must have beensome kids still in it.

Are there any grown-ups ?

- I don't think so.- What's your name ?

Ralph.

I don't care what they call me,

as long as they don't call mewhat they did at school.

What's that ?

- They used to call me ''Piggy.''- Piggy!

As long as you don'ttell the others.

Daddy's a commander in the Navy.

One day when he gets leave,he'll come and rescue us.

- Aren't you coming in ?- Ooh, it's hot.

No. My auntie wouldn't let me--account of my asthma.

Sucks to your asthma.

You can't half swim well.

- Hey, look!- It's a shell.

I've seen one like it beforeon someone's back wall.

A conch, he called it. He usedto blow it, and his mum would come.

He blew from down here.

- You've done it!

Hey! Is anyone there ?

Hey! Hey!

- I think we ought explore a bit.

- What's your name ?- Percival Williams Madison...

the Vicarage, Hartcourt,St. Anthony, telephone: Hartcourt .

- And what's your name ?- George.

- What's your name ?- Sam and Eric.

Sam and Eric.

Sam and Eric.

Choir, halt!

Where's the manwith the trumpet ?

There's no manwith a trumpet. Only me.

- Isn't there a man here ?- No.

Then we'll haveto look after ourselves.

We're having a meeting.Come and join us.

- Is he all right ?

Put him in the shade, quick!

- Let him alone.- But, Merridew.

He'll be all right.Simon's always throwing a faint.

Now let's decidewhat we're going to do.

That's why Ralph made a meeting--so as we can decide what to do.

We got most names.

Those two-- they're twins.Sam and Eric.

- I'm Sam.- I'm Eric.

I'm Ralph.

- And you ?- Douglas.

- Yours ?- Charles.

And what are all your names ?

Henry.

Maurice.

Robert.

Wilbur.

Harold.

Bill.

Roger.

- Simon.- I'm Jack.

- And that boy there. He--- You're talking too much.

- Shut up, Fatty!- His name's not Fatty.

- His real name's Piggy.- Piggy!

We've got to decideabout being rescued.

I think we ought to havea chief to decide things.

- Someone must take charge.

- I ought to be chief.- Him with the shell!

- He got us together.- I'm chief chorister and head boy.

- Let's have a vote.

All right. We'll have a vote.

- Who wants Jack for chief then ?

- Who wants me ?- Me!

- Me!- Me!

Me. Me.

I'm chief, then.

Jack's in charge of the choir.What do you want them to be ?

Hunters.

Choir, take off your togs.

Hey, what are you wearingthose funny clothes for ?

It's our uniform.

Listen, everybody.If this isn't an island,

we might get rescuedstraightaway.

So we've got to decideif it is.

Three of us will goon an expedition to find out.

I'll go and Jack.

- And--- Take me. Please.

You. You all right now ?

- I'll come.- We don't want you. Three's enough.

I was with himwhen he found the conch.

I was with himbefore anyone else was.

- You can't come.- You told them after what I said--

after I said I didn't want--

What are you talking about ?

About being called Piggy.

I said I didn't careas long as they didn't call me Piggy.

And I said not to tell.

And then you wentand said straight out--

- Better Piggy than Fatty.

And anyway, I'm sorryif you feel like that.

Go back, Piggy, and take names.That's your job. So long.

Hey, look!

One, two, three.

Heave!

Heave!

We're on an uninhabited island.

We shall haveto look after ourselves.

But it's a good island.There's lots of fruit, water,

and I'm pretty sure there aren'tany dangerous animals.

So things aren't so bad.

None of us are hurt.

There isn't any danger,

and we can build sheltersand be comfortable.

So if we're sensible--if we do things properly--

if we don't lose our head--we'll be all right.

- But where will we sleep ?- We'll build shelters.

We can have smashing fun.

And another thing.We can't have everybody talking at once.

We shall have to put our hands up,then I'll give him the conch.

[Jack ]I agree with Ralph.

We've got to have rulesand obey them.

After all, we're not savages.We're English.

-And the English are best at everything.

So we'll have lots of rules,and when anybody breaks them--

- Piggy, Piggy, Piggy!- Quiet!

You're not letting Ralphget to the most important thing.

Who knows we're here ?

Nobody knows we're here.

Perhaps they knewwhere we were going to,

perhaps not.

But they don't know where we are now'cause we never got there.

We might stay heretill we die.

He wants to know what you're going to doabout the snake thing.

Tell us aboutthe snake thing.

Now he saysit was a beastie.

Beastie?

-A snake thing, ever so big. He saw it.- When ?

When he was hidingin the jungle in the dark.

He says when the rain stopped,

it turned into one of them thingslike ropes in the trees...

and hung in the branches.

He says,''Will it come back tonight ?''

But there isn't a beastie.

I tell you,there isn't a beast.

Ralph's right, of course.

There isn't a snake thing, butif there was, we'd hunt and kill it.

There's another thing.If a ship comes near,

they may not notice us.

So we must make smoke on topof the mountain. We must make a fire.

Come on. Follow me.

- Yes!- Let's go now!

Just like kids--like a crowd of kids.

I bet it's gone teatime.

Anybody got any matches ?

My, what a big heapyou've made!

Piggy's specs!Come on!

Get out of the light!

Roger, hey, Roger.Come on over here.

My specs!

Ralph, I'll split up my choir--my hunters, that is.

And we'll be responsiblefor keeping the fire going.

We'll make a big blaze now.It'll last all night.

Come and give us a hand.

Attention!

Here comes one.

This is a nice one.

Just a minute.Be careful.

Go!

No!

It isn't gonna hit you!

Ooh!

Come on, come on!

Kill! Kill!

No throwing sand!

Ralph, come here! It's a plane!

A plane! A plane!

Can't you hear it ? Ralph, it's going!Hurry up! Ralph!

I can't see no smoke.Where is it ?

Smoke.

Piggy's glasses!If the fire's out, we'll need them!

Stop! Come back!Come back!

Come back! Come back!

They've letthe bloody fire out!

Kill the pig!Slit her throat! Bash her in!

Hey, Ralph!

Kill the pig! Slit her throat!

Bash her in!Kill the pig! Slit her throat!

Bash her in!Kill the pig! Slit her throat!

Bash her in! Kill the pig!Slit her throat! Bash her in!


Kill the pig! Slit her throat!Bash her in! Kill the pig!

Slit her throat!Bash her in! Kill the pig!

Slit her throat! Bash her in!Kill the pig! Slit her throat!

Bash her in!Kill the pig!

Look. We killed a pig!We stole up on it!

You let the fire out.

We can light it up again.

You should have beenwith us, Ralph.

There was lots of blood!You should have seen it.

There was a plane.There was a plane!

They might have seen us.

We might have gone home!

You and your blood, Jack Merridew!

You and your hunting!We might have gone home!

We needed meat.

You didn'tought to have let the fire go out!

- My specs!

Here. Here they are.

Just you wait!

That was a dirty trick.

All right, all right.I'm sorry!

About the fire, I mean.

There. I apologize.

Light the fire, then.

Choir!

Piggy.

No, Ralph, don't! Please!

I'll bring them back.

Will it swell up his legs ?

- Give me a leg.

- Give it to me.- Give me a piece, please.

Aren't I havin' none ?

You didn't hunt.

No more did Ralph.No more did Simon.

Eat, damn you!

- Kill the pig!- Oink, oink, oink.

Kill the pig! Slit her throat!Bash her in!



Kill the pig!

Slit her throat! Bash her in!


Kill the pig!Slit her throat!

Quiet!

Get down on the beach.We're calling an assembly.

Things are beginning to break up.

I don't know why.

It all began well.

Then people started forgettingwhat really matters.

The most important thing for allof us is getting rescued.

So now let's discuss who does what,and when we have decided,

we can start again...

and be careful about thingslike the fire.

All right, so the fire went out.

But we're hunters.We got you meat.

And if there is a beast,

it's my hunters whowill protect you from it.

What's your name?

What's your name? What's your name?

What's your name ?

Quiet! Quiet!

What's your name ?

Percival Williams Madison,the Vicarage,

Hartcourt, St. Anthony.

Telephone--

Telephone--

- Tele--

What did he say ?

He says there's a beast.

It comes out of the sea.

My daddy said they haven't foundall the animals in the sea.

My daddy saysthere are animals--

What do you call them ?

They make inkand are hundreds of feet long...

and eat whales whole.

A squid can't come out of the water.

Maybe he meansit's some sort of ghost.

Maybe that'swhat the beast is, a ghost.

I don't believein no ghosts. Ever.

- Who cares what you believe, Fatty ?

Maybe there is a beast.

Hear him. He's got the conch.

What I mean is,

maybe it's only us.

Nuts!

We should have left all thistill daylight.

We're tired.

We'll have a vote--on ghosts, I mean--

and then go backto the shelters.

Who thinks theremay be ghosts ?

- I see.- I didn't vote for no ghosts.

Remember that, all of you.

You shut up, you fat slug!

I got the conch!

Oh, Jack, let him speak.He's got the conch.

And you shut up. Who are you,telling people what to do ?

- You can't hunt. You can't sing.- I'm chief. I was chosen.

Why should choosing make any difference,telling people what to do ?

- Piggy's got the conch.- Favor Piggy as you always do.

-Jack!-Jack! Jack!

- You're breaking the rules!- Who cares ?

Because the rules arethe only thing we've got.

Bullocks to the rules!We're strong. We hunt.

If there's a beast,we'll hunt it down!

What's grown-ups goingto say ? Look at 'em!

I think I ought togive up being chief.

You can't, Ralph. Not now.

Blow the conch.You've got to be tough.

Make them do what you want.

If I blow the conch,

and they don't come back,

then we've had it.

Are there ghosts, Piggy ?Or beasts ?

Of course there aren't.

- Why not ?- Because things wouldn't make sense.

Houses and streets...and TV.

They wouldn't work.

But suppose they wouldn't makesense, not here on this island.

Supposing thingsare watching us...

and waiting.

Go on being chief, Ralph.

Who's there ?

Me, Simon.

I wish my auntie were here.

Oh, what's the use ?

Grown-ups know things.

They ain't afraidof the dark.

They'd meet and have teaand discuss.

Then things would beall right.

Sam.

What's the matter?

Shh.

- It was furry.- There was something moving...

behind his head-- wings.

It sort of sat up.

It had eyes, teeth, claws.

We ran as fast as we could,bashed into things.

The beast followed us.

Then he caught me.

You're not pulling our legs,are you ?

- We'll hunt it. Who'll come ?- Me! Me!

But those sticks, they're made of wood.Don't be so silly.

Frightened ?

Of course I am.Who wouldn't be ?

Come on. Let's go.

Who'll mind the little ones ?

- Piggy will.- Right. Keep Piggy out of danger.

Haven't you got any sense ?

How can Piggy helpwith only one eye ?

Jack, is there anywhere on thisisland where we haven't been ?

There's only--Of course!

The tail end part,where the rocks pile up.

I'm chief.I'll go in alone.

The rest of youwait here and hide.

Do you think--

I've been all over.It must be here.

I... don't believein the beast.

I suppose not.

Couldn't let you do iton your own.

What a place for a fort!

The beast isn't here.

-Let's get the others and go to the top.-Boys!

Now, this story is aboutthe place where I live,

called Camberley.

Now, Camberley isquite an old place,

but it hasn't been calledCamberley all the time.

It used to be calledCambridgetown.

And they used to get mixed upwith the letters...

between Cambridgeor Cambridgetown.

So letters that were to a personin Cambridgetown...

used to go to a personin Cambridge.

So they got a bit mixed up.So they thought they'd change...

the name at the post office,because it was a post office...

that had all the troubleof sorting the letters.

And they thought they'd leavethe ''cam'' from Cambridgetown,

and they--

''ber'' is a river,

and there are a lot of riversaround there.

''Camber.'' And then ''ley,'' because oftenthe towns near there ended with ''ley.''

Their names endedwith ''ley.''

So they called itCam-ber-ley. Camberley.

And that's the true storyof Camberley.

I don't think we should leavePiggy with the little ones.

Not all night.

We mustn't let anythinghappen to Piggy, must we ?

I think someone should go back and tellthem we won't be back till after dark.

I'll go.I don't mind.

Honestly.

We'll go to the beach.

We can go to the top tomorrow.

If you're frightened, of course.

All right, then.Who wants to go now ?

You see ?

I'm going to climb the mountainto look for the beast now.

- Coming ?- I don't mind.

If you don't mind, of course.

Not at all!

I think it's sillyonly two of us go.

If we meet anythingon the other side, two won't be enough.

All right.Come along, Roger.

If you don't want to go on,I'll go myself.

Go on, then.

We'll wait here.

Shut up.

I saw a thing on top.

There was a noise too.Kind of...

Keep close to the ground.

Over there, capping the rock.

First, you know nowwe've seen the beast.

We crawled up.We were only a few feet away.

The beast sat upand looked at us.

I don't think we could fight a thingthat size. Honestly, you know.

We're talk.We couldn't fight a tiger.

We'd hide.Even Jack would hide.

- What about my hunters ?- Boys armed with sticks ?

All right, then.

He's not a hunter.He'd never have got us meat.

He's just giving orders,expects people to obey for nothing.

He's like Piggy.He says things like Piggy.

He's not a proper chief.He's a coward.

On top, when Roger and me went on,he stayed back.

- I went too.- After.

I went on too, then I went away.So did you.

Call me a coward then.All this talk.

- All this talk, talk, talk.- Right.

I'm not gonna bepart of Ralph's lot.

I'm going off by myself to the rocksto hunt and have feasts and have fun.

Anyone who wantscan come too.

Jack!

I said we could dowithout a certain person.

Now I thinkwe've got to decide.

We can do without Jack Merridew.

There's others besides himon this island.

But now we've reallygot a beast--

though I can hardlybelieve it--

we'll need to stay closeto the platform.

I've been talking, Ralph.

What ?

We've got no fireon the mountain,

but what's wrongwith a fire down here ?

That's a good idea. We can build itright here between the shelters.

I think we oughtto climb the mountain.

What's the use ?

What else is there to do ?

And put some dry leaves on.Make sure they're dry.

If they're wet,it won't burn properly.

Come on.

Come on.

Now!

Right up the ass.

Sharpen a stick at both ends.

This head is for the beast.

It's a gift.

Can't they see ?Don't they understand ?

Unless we keep the smoke burning,we'll die.

What's wrong, Piggy ?

Why are things goingwrong like they are ?

I don't know, Ralph.

Looks like we're going to havea lot of rain, all right.

What about the fire ?

Hey, come back!

We wouldn't go back to you--

Wee-wah-wo-wee.

Wee-wah-wo-wee.Wee-wah-wo-wee.

Take 'em some food.

Bananas!

Wee-wah-woo-wo!

Wee-wah-woo-wo!Wee-wah-woo-wo!

Who'll join my tribe ?

Jack. I'll join your tribe,Jack.

- Who'll join my tribe ?- I will.

I gave you food, and my hunterswill protect you from the beast.

- Who'll join my tribe ?- I will,Jack.

I'm chief. And what about the fire ?I've got the conch!

You haven't got it with you.You left it behind.

See ? Clever.

Anyway, the conch doesn't counton this end of the island.

The conch counts hereand all over the island.

Who'll join my tribe ?

- Me, me!- I will!

- Let's join Jack's tribe!- Yeah!

Come away.There's going to be trouble.

Kill the beast!

Kill the beast!Kill the pig!

Slit her throat! Bash her in!

Kill the beast!Slit her throat! Bash her in!




Kill the beast!Slit his throat! Bash it in!


Kill the beast! Slit his throat!Bash it in!



Kill the beast!

Slit his throat! Bash it in!



Kill the beast!Slit his throat!




Look! The beast!

Kill! Kill!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Piggy, are youthe only one left ?

There are some little ones.

They don't count.No big ones ?

Oh, Sam and Eric.

They're collecting wood.

- Nobody else ?- Not that I know of.

Piggy.

- Piggy.- Huh ?

That was murder.

You stop it! What good are youdoing talking like that ?

It was dark!There was that bloody dance!

There was thunderand lightning and rain!

We were scared!

It wasn't...what you said.

Oh, Piggy!

It was an accident.

He was batty.

He asked for it.It was an accident.

Oh, God,I want to go home.

Ow!

Ow! Ow!

Take him away!

Tomorrow, I'll hunt again.

Then we'll leave another headfor the beast.

Some of you will stayand defend the gate.

The beast may tryand come in.

Remember how he crawled ?

He came disguised.

The beast may try and come,

even though we gave himthe head of our kill to eat.

So watch and be careful.

But didn't we--Didn't we--

No. How could we kill it ?

He told us.The beast was disguised.

Tomorrow, when we get meat,we'll have a feast.

- Chief?- Yes, Bill ?

What'll we useto light the fire ?

We'll get firefrom the others.

We've got to getout of this.

What do you mean ?

Get rescued.

I mean it.

If we don't get out of here soon,we'll be barmy.

- Around the bend.- Crackers.

Have you written a letterto your auntie lately ?

I don't knowwhere she is now,

and I haven't gotan envelope or a stamp,

and there isn'ta pillar box or a postman.

I haven't saidanything very funny.

Piggy-y-y-y!

Piggy!

Don't make a sound.

We're goingto get you, Piggy.

Piggy ?

Where are you, Piggy ?

- We've come to get you.

Ow! Ow! Ow!

Piggy, you've changed!

Piggy!

I just take the conchto say this.

I can't seewithout my glasses,

and I got to get them back.

What are we going to do ?

Hey! Who goes there ?

Stop being silly!You can see who I am!

I'm calling an assembly!

Boo! Boo!

Don't leave me, Ralph!

You sit downand wait for me. Here.

What do you want ?

Go away, Ralph!You keep to your end.

This is my end and my tribe.You have to leave me alone.

You took Piggy's specs.You've got to give them back.

Got to ? Who says ?

I say!That was a dirty trick.

We would have given you fireif you asked for it.

But you didn't.You came sneaking up like a thief.

- Say that again!- Thief! Thief!

Who's a thief?

You are!

Ralph!Remember what we came for.

The fire. My specs.

Don't you see ? There may bea ship out there or a plane!

- Grab 'em!-Jack!

Tie 'em up!

See ?

They do what I want.

You're a beast and a swineand a bloody, bloody thief!

Boo! Boo!

Go, Jack! Go!

Let me speak!

I've got the conch!

Which is it better to be ?

A pack of panting savageslike you are...

or sensible like Ralph is ?

- Which is better?

To have rules and agree,or to hunt and kill?

- Piggy!

Sam and Eric!Hey, Sam and Eric.

It's me, Ralph.

When they find me,

what are they going to do ?

Roger sharpened a stickat both ends.

They're going to hurt you tomorrow.

We've got to give signalslike this: woo-woo-woo!

Only louder, of course.

You've got to go now, Ralph.

Won't you come with me ?

Three of us would havea better chance.

Woo-woo-woo-woo!

Quick, Ralph!

I'll be that thicket.They won't think to look so close.

- Who's there ?Attention!

Eric, it's Roger.

Here. Take this.

Attention!

Scouts'report.

Woo-woo-woo-woo!

Come here!

Got Piggy's specs ?I'll start a fire.

He must be in here somewhere.

You go around that way.We'll smoke him out.

Shhh. Something's moved.

Roger, come help.

Got the stick ?

I told you.He's dangerous.

Woo-woo-woo-woo!Woo-woo-woo-woo!

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!Woo-woo-woo-woo!

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!



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