Good
and evil battle for the future of 25th century Earth in this visually
striking big-budget science fiction epic. In the year 1914, a group of
scientists in Egypt are able to summon up a spaceship from another world
through the power of four magical stones which represent the ancient
elements: earth, wind, fire, and water. However, the alien visitors, before
spiriting the scientist away, warn them that the stones are no longer safe
on Earth. A few hundred years later, a huge ball of molten lava and flame is
hurtling toward Earth, and scientist/holy man Victor Cornelius (Ian Holm)
declares that in order to prevent it from destroying the Earth, the same
four elemental stones must be combined with a fifth element, the positive
force of life, as embodied by a visitor from another world named Leeloo (Milla
Jovovich). However, if the force of evil presents itself to the stones
instead, the Earth will be destroyed, and a sinister alien race called the
Mangalores are intent upon using their representative, Zorg (Gary Oldman),
to trigger the disaster. Despite her remarkable powers, Leeloo needs help
with her mission, and she chooses her accomplice, military leader turned cab
driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), when she literally falls through the
roof of his taxi. Writer and director Luc Besson wrote the original story
for The Fifth Element when he was only 16 years old, though he was 38 before
he was able to bring it to the screen.| Bruce Willis | Korben Dallas |
| Milla Jovovich | Leeloo |
| Ian Holm | Victor Cornelius |
| Gary Oldman | Jean-Baptiste-Emmanuel Zorg |
| Chris Tucker | Ruby Rhod |
| Luke Perry | Billy |
| Indra Ove | VIP Stewardess |
| John Neville | General Staedert |
| Tricky | Right Arm |
| Fred Williams | Hotel Manager |
| Christopher Adamson | Airport Cop |
| Lee Evans | Fog |
| Mia Frye | TV Stewardess |
| John Bluthal | Professor Pacoli |
| Charlie Creed Miles | David |
| Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. | President Lindberg |
| Brion James | General Munro |
| Maïwenn Le Besco | Diva |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | Mugger |
Genre/Type - Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure
Produced by - Gaumont
Release - May 7, 1997 (France)
Released by - Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Entertainment
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999, George Lucas)
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)
Stargate (1994, Roland Emmerich)
Pitch Black (2000, David N. Twohy)
Lost In Space (1998, Stephen Hopkins)
Memories (1995, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura)
Force Five: Danguard Ace (1981)
The Matrix (1999, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski)