The Fifth Element
Overview
 
The Fifth Element is a 1997 French science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...

 directed, co-written, and based on a story by Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...

, starring Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...

, Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...

, and Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...

. Mostly set during the twenty-third century, the film's central plot involves the survival of humanity which becomes the duty of a taxicab
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...

 driver (and former special forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...

 Major) named Korben Dallas (Willis) when a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his taxicab. Upon learning of her significance, Dallas must join efforts with the girl to recover four mystical stones essential to defending Earth from an impending attack.
In 1914, the extraterrestrials known as Mondoshawans arrive at an ancient Egyptian temple and collect the only weapon capable of defeating the Great Evil which appears every five thousand years.
Quotations

Listen lady, I only speak two languages: English and bad English.

Big Badda Boom.

Don't watch that stuff all day. It'll rot your brain.

Police Officer: Sir, are you classified as human? Korben Dallas: Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

[opens his fridge with General Munro and his aides frozen inside] I'll take the mission. [takes travel tickets from Munro and closes the fridge door]

[after shooting Aknot between the eyes] Anyone else wanna negotiate?

[referring to Leeloo's escape from the police] We got lucky. If they don't chase you after a mile, they don't chase ya. [back shot of Korban's taxi, with 4 advancing cops in a diamond configuration] Maybe it's two miles. Hang on.

Look lady, I'm all for a conversation but maybe you can just SHUT UP for a minute.

[holding the last match he has] Don't breathe.

 
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