The Fifth Element (1997)

formerly known as Zaltman Bleros and The Fifth Man

About the film . . .

Milla plays the supreme being, Leeloo
Plot summary: Based in the future, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) is a retired military officer who now drives a cab. He teams up with a perfect, supreme being named Leeloo (Milla) to save the world from an evil presence that enters the galaxy every 5,000 years. To do so, they need to locate four ancient stones representing the four basic elements of earth, air, fire, and water. They must overcome many obstacles including Milla's ancient language and customs, as well as the evil Zorg (Gary Oldman) and his mercenaries, to locate the stones and position them around the Fifth Element -- the only hope to save the Earth from the evil presence aimed directly at earth. However, without Korben's love for Leeloo she can never complete her role as the Fifth Element and all is lost.
About a The Fifth Element sequel (Maxim (US) September 2009): "No, I don't think so. And if there were one, there'd have to be another incarnation of my character. Leeloo has to stay forever the way she was. She's very special."
Complete script
World premiere was at the Cannes Film Festival on May 7, 1997
Complete explanation and dictionary of Leeloo's language
The Divine Language
N2 Toys planned on releasing The Fifth Element action figures in Winter 2002 (Picture 1, Picture 2) but did not due to licensing problems
Article from Premiere (May '97)
Article from Movieline (May '97)
Car race game based on The Fifth Element at www.nyrace.com
Audio clips from the film from moviesounds.com
Article about Leeloo's costume
Named for the one Milla's character Leeloo uses in The Fifth Element, a real life MultiPass is coming to London and Glasgow soon!
In celebration of the 25 year anniversary of The Fifth Element, Milla sat down with Vogue to talk about the film, her character Leeloo, and Leeloo's iconic 'bandage' costume!

Credits

[ For complete credits, check out the Internet Movie Database listing for The Fifth Element ]

Directed by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson
Music by Eric Serra
Costume designer: Jean Paul Gaultier

Cast (partial)
Milla Jovovich .... Leeloo
Bruce Willis .... Major Korben Dallas
Gary Oldman .... Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
Ian Holm .... Priest Vito Cornelius
Chris Tucker .... Ruby Rhod

Plot summary: Based in the future, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) is a retired military officer who now drives a cab. He teams up with a perfect, supreme being named Leeloo (Milla) to save the world from an evil presence that enters the galaxy every 5,000 years. To do so, they need to locate four ancient stones representing the four basic elements of earth, air, fire, and water. They must overcome many obstacles including Milla's ancient language and customs, as well as the evil Zorg (Gary Oldman) and his mercenaries, to locate the stones and position them around the Fifth Element -- the only hope to save the Earth from the evil presence aimed directly at earth. However, without Korben's love for Leeloo she can never complete her role as the Fifth Element and all is lost.

Release dates:
Cannes Film Festival ... May 7, 1997
US ... May 9, 1997

Film stills (Courtesy of Ryan Scott):