It happened withGuardians Of The Galaxy, Vol.
IandPitch Black.It happened withAlienandPredator.But those movies also launched franchises or are a part of one.
WhenThe Fifth Elementcame out in 1997, there was just about nothing like it.
In fact, some critics heralded it as the nextStar Wars.
In some ways, there still hasnt been a film like this one.
Bruce Willis is of course still playing the everyman character that he popularized.
She subverts what an action heroine usually is.
She doesnt need saving, although having Willis around for quippy one-liners and blowing things up is certainly helpful.
Its one of the best sci-fi/action movies of all time.
Here are 25 Hidden Details Only True Fans Noticed In The Fifth Element.
He conceived of a lot of the story elements to escape his lonely childhood.
He had originally envisioned the story as a trilogy.
But thankfully was able to condense it all into one jam-packed fun movie.
He didnt start filming it until he was 38 years old.
The guy wasnt even Bessons first choice for the role.
One was the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson.
The other was the Purple One himself,Prince.
But he actually turned the role down, because Rhod was too effeminate for him.
She didnt do the singing for her though, that would go to opera singer Inva Mula.
She also wouldnt be Bessons wife much longer than these scenes.
Mula had to record parts separately that were spliced together and edited during post-production.
As Zorg, Oldman is bent on retrieving the stones that are intended to be used to save humanity.
As great as the actor is on the movie, he has expressed much dislike for this movie.
He did the movie without looking at a script as a favor to his friend, Besson.
Luc Besson then helped to finance Oldman’s directorial debut,Nil By Mouth.
Its not uncommon for sci-fi characters to wind up with languages of their own.
But only a select few wind up fully functional.
Klingon, Huttese, and the Divine Language to name a few.
While it sounds like nonsense, Besson had written at least 400 words for this language.
Luc Besson is no different.
He also didnt let anyone know about what the DivaPlavlagunawould look like.
Hes also inThe Fifth Element, playing an ancillary character Korbens dispatcher, Finger.
You dont remember him, do you?
Thats because you didnt.
Diesel did the gig as an uncredited voice actor.
For everyone who never knew this before go back and watch…and listen.
Hearing him here will be a trip.
We all know this.
In America Columbia Pictures and abroad, Gaumont shared the funds to get the movie made.
ButThe Fifth Elementis a much different movie.
While there are plenty of elements of an action sci-fi movie are there, they’re also slightly skewed.
