In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 39 nominations total
Tom Lister Jr.
- President Lindberg
- (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Charlie Creed-Miles
- David
- (as Charlie Creed Miles)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "Divine Language" spoken by Leeloo was invented by co-writer and director Luc Besson, and further refined by Milla Jovovich, who had little trouble learning and developing it, as she was already fluent in four languages. The language had only 400 words. He and Milla Jovovich held conversations and wrote letters to each other in the language as practice. By the end of filming, they were able to have full conversations in this language.
- GoofsGeneral Munro reads off a list of reasons why Korben should take the mission; the last being that he's the only member of his unit still alive. Finger calls Korben "commander", but that only proves that Finger knew Korben's status - not that he was a fighting member of the unit. It's more reasonable to guess that Finger was a mechanic or other motor-pool or supply person, than to think the General goofed.
- Quotes
Police: Are you classified as human?
Korben Dallas: Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical release, Korben Dallas initially opens his door after hearing the door chime. He looks into the monitor, sees the empty hallway, opens the door, and then almost gets mugged. This scene was edited for the ABC presentation.
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Fifth Element (2008)
Featured review
I think The Fifth Element is the movie I have seen the most... It is a perfect mixture of action and comedy, science-fiction, suspense and romance. Set in a not so far future, the eternal battle between good and evil is shown to us in an extravagant setting. Flying cars, aeroplanes that go at the speed of light, weird creatures and ugly aliens are only a few things that are present during this film. The story has never been seen before : Good has only one weapon to defeat evil; it is composed of four stones representing the four element (water, earth, fire and air) and a perfect creature. These five elements have to be united before the forces of evil arrive to earth. But evil has found help and the stones have disappeared. Bruce Willis (one of the best action actors of our time), Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm and Gary Oldman make the suspense even more intense. Chris Tucker is incredibly funny and ads a lot to the comic side of the film. The story is extremely imaginative and is, in my opinion, one of Luc Besson's best. I have never seen anything else like it. The costumes, designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, are unbelievably imaginative and fun. They are a big part of the extravagance and originality of the movie. The score, by Eric Serra (one of my favourites) is simply a work of art. And last but not least, the special effects are absolutely excellent, adding to the quality of the movie. If you are looking for action and a good laugh, this is the film to see. But the actors are not the only things that make this film worth seeing. Click here
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- El quinto elemento
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 75,210,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,820,180
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,031,345
- May 11, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $263,920,180
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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