Star Trek: The Fifth Element/Transcripts



OPENING CREDITS

Egypt, 1914

(A boy riding on a camel. The boys cheer.)

Boy 1: Come, come!

Boy 2: Please! Please!

(The boy sees Professor and Billy looking at the writings on the wall.)

Boy 3: Aziz. Aziz.

Professor: Aziz, light!

(Aziz wakes up)

Billy: Aziz, light. (he marks at the "Aziz, light!" list.)

Professor: Good. We start again. "When the three planets are in eclipse, the black hole, like a door, is open. Evil comes... spreading terror and chaos." See the snake, Billy? The Ultimate Evil. Make sure you get the snake.

Billy: Yes, I've got your snakes. (draws a picture of a snake) I got all the snakes. So when is this snake act supposed to occur?

Professor: Well, if this is the five... and this is the one... (mumbles) Every 5000 years.

Billy: So I've got some time, then.

(Priest arrives.)

Priest: You bring them water. Good boy. I will take it to them. Go with God. Be safe from evil.

Professor: You see here these different peoples, or symbols of people... gathering together the four elements of life: water, fire, earth, air... around a fifth one. A Fifth Element.

Priest: Forgive me, lord. They already know too much.

(The Priest opens the water skin and begins to pour a vial of powder into the skin.)

Billy: Father.

Professor: Yes, how are you today?

Priest: Very well. You have some glasses?

Professor: Of course. Father, I'm so glad to see you. It's the most extraordinary thing. I mean, look. It's the greatest find in history.

Priest: Yes. You must be parched. (Priest pours water on a cup.)

Professor: Oh, yes, yes. I'm sorry. I mean, it's like a battle plan. Here, the good. Here, the evil. And here, a weapon against evil. I'm going to be famous.

Priest: Then... Then let us toast to your fame.

Professor: To fame. salud.. (The Professor raises the cup to drink, and then...) You can't drink a toast with water. (he tosses away his water.) Billy, in my sack, the grappa.

Billy: Yes. (Billy is looking for the grappa in the Professor's bag.)

Professor: This I don't understand. But this... this could be something... prehistoric. Maybe? I don't know. But wait. Here. Here.

Boy 1: Look, look.

(The alien spaceship arrives.)

Priest: They're here.

Professor: This man... this perfect being. I know this is the key. I know it. This Divine Light they talk about. What is Divine Light? Aziz, light! (The room is flooded with light all of the sudden.) Much better. Thank you, Aziz.

(The hatch opens.)

Priest: My lord.

(The aliens known as Mondoshawans enter.)

Professor: Father, this is the most unbelievable thing I have ever seen. Don't you think...? (sees the Mondoshawan) Are you German? (The Mondoshawan nods no)

Priest: Lord, I know he was about to discover everything. But there is no worry. I was there in time.

Mondoshawan Commander: Priest, you and those before you... have served us well. But war is coming. Stones not safe on Earth anymore.

(The Mondoshawan Commander comes to the wall. He pulls out a special key of his finger. The walls were the doors open.)

Professor: This... is really amazing.

(One of the MONDOSHAWANS waves his hand, puts the professor to sleep. The Mondoshawans head for the new corridor. There is the chamber the Elemental Stones and the Fifth Element rest.)

Priest: The Fifth Element.

Mondoshawan Commander: Take the stones.

(The Mondoshawans gather the stones and put them in the case. Billy pulls out a gun and sees the Mondoshawans carrying the Fifth Element to their ship.)

Priest: My lord... if you take the weapon, we will be defenseless when the evil returns.

Mondoshawan Commander: In 300 years, when evil returns... so shall we.

(Billy runs to the sleepy professor.)

Billy: Oh, professor. Professor. (The Mondoshawan Commander notices Billy.) Don't move! I... I have a gun!

Priest: Billy. Please, understand. They're our friends.

Billy: Ff lends? Father, they've killed the professor. They're monsters.

Priest: I'll explain everything. Billy...

Billy: You're with them?

Priest: Billy, look at me. I am your friend.

Billy: No, Father.

Priest: Billy, look at me! Please, put the gun down.

Billy: No. (Trips on a bag.)

Priest: Billy, no!

(Billy accidentally fires at the Mondoshawan Commander. The wall begins to close.)

Priest: Hurry! The wall is closing!

Mondoshawan Commander: Here is your mission now: Pass your knowledge to the next priest as it was passed on to you.

Priest: I will do as you command, but please, hurry, you still have time.

Mondoshawan Commander: Time not important. Only life important.

(The Mondoshawan Commander reaches his hand with a key. The wall closes, crushing his arm as the Priest hangs his head. The huge ship's main hatch closes.)

Priest: I will fulfill my mission! You can count on me! I will pass the knowledge until your return!

(The ship lifts off and speeds away.)

300 YEARS LATER

IN THE 23RD CENTURY...

Second Officer's log, stardate 8130.3. Starship Enterprise is under command of Captain Spock while Captain Kirk is promoted to Admiral.

[Enterprise-A holodeck, ancient temple]

Mera: See that symbol, Captain Spock?

Spock: A planetary alignment.

Mera: Admiral Kirk. "When the three planets are in eclipse, the black hole, like a door, is open. Evil comes... spreading terror and chaos."

Kirk: What evil, Mera?

Mera: This is no ordinary evil. The Ultimate Evil. More powerful than V'Ger.

COMM VOICE: Bridge to holodeck. Captain Spock. You've been requested on the bridge, sir.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

SULU: Admiral on the bridge.

Uhura: Captain Spock, we've arrived at the coordinates you calculated.

Chekov: Two planets are in their alignments. One is undergo. Four minutes, thirty seconds.

Mera: I believe it's time.

Sulu: Admiral, the Federated Warship had entered the sector.

[Federated Warship]

Crewman 1: Deploy intership stabilizer.

Crewman 2: Power capacitors: check.

General Staedert: Anything yet?

First Officer: No, sir.

General Staedert: Not even a temperature?

First Officer: The analyzers have jammed. One shows a million degrees, the others minus 5000.

General Staedert: Let's see it.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Uhura: General Staedert, this is the Starship Enterprise. You know you came to this place.

Chekov: One minute.

Mera: The planet is taking shape.

Spock: Evil's coming, Admiral.

[Federated Warship]

Crewman 3: It's taking shape.

(In the middle of the shadows, a door to the nightmare has just opened. Evil is back. A round, moving mass, continually changing color.)

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Sulu: My ...God.

Kirk: The Great Evil!

[Federated Warship]

General Staedert: Send out a probe.

[New York City Headquarters]

Man: Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the Federated Territories.

President's Aide: On air with General Staedert in 30 seconds.

(Father Vito Cornelius appears)

David: Oh, I saved this seat for you, Father.

[Federated Warship]

First Officer: President on the line.

General Staedert: We're in position, Mr. President.

[New York City Headquarters]

President Lindberg: I have to address the Supreme Council. Just the facts, general.

[Federated Warship]

General Staedert: No results from the chemical and molecular analysis yet. All the calibers are overshot. We're initiating thermonucleatic imaging.

[New York City Headquarters]

President Lindberg: So, what you're saying is, you don't know what this is.

[Federated Warship]

General Staedert: Not yet. All we know is it just keeps getting bigger.

[New York City Headquarters]

President Lindberg: Recommendation?

[Federated Warship]

General Staedert: My philosophy is shoot first and ask questions later. I don't like uninvited guests.

[New York City Headquarters]

President Lindberg: All right, then, Staedert...

Cornelius: Mr. President?

President: Yes'?

Man: Priest Vito Cornelius... expert of astrophenomenon.

Cornelius: I have a different theory to offer you, sir.

President: You have 20 seconds.

Cornelius: Imagine for a moment that this... thing is not anything that can be identified... because it prefers not to be. Wherever there is life, it brings death... because it is evil. Absolute evil.

President: One more reason to shoot first.

Cornelius: Evil begets evil, Mr. President. Shooting will only make it stronger.

[Federated Warship]

Probe will attain its objective in five seconds.

(Evil swallows the probe and immediately bubbles over with activity like a furious volcano.)

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Mera: Spock! You got to see it.

(Mera replays a recorder.)

Kirk: Give me magnify.

Spock: Curious.

[New York City Headquarters]

General Munro: Growth rate is at 27 percent.

President: Your theory is interesting, Father, but we don't have time.

Cornelius: Time is of no importance, Mr. President. Only life is important.

President: You're right. That's exactly what we're gonna do. We're gonna protect the life of 200 billion of my fellow citizens. General, you may fire when ready.

[Federated Warship]

General Staedert: Up-front loading of a 120-ZR missile. Marker lights on the objective.

(All of a sudden, outside the ship, the strange planet's activity ceases. A black crust immediately covers it.)

[New York City Headquarters]

Scientist 1: Its structure solidified on the surface.

Scientist: I think it's anticipating the attack. Anticipation denotes intelligence.

Cornelius: The most terrible intelligence imaginable, Mr. President.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

McCOY: Well, I've got the sick bay ready. Now will someone please tell me what's going on?

Mera: Doctor, a probe General Staedert sent. It gave the Evil the ability to communicate.

Spock: The most terrible intelligence imaginable, Admiral.

[Federated Warship]

Crewman 1: One-twenty's loaded.

General Staedert: The ship is in combat formation. Missiles are loaded, Mr. President.

[New York City Headquarters]

President: Staedert.

Staedert: (OC) Yes, sir.

President: I have a doubt.

[Federated Warship]

Staedert: I don't, Mr. President.

[The warship fires three missiles at Evil. This causes it to grow large.]

[New York City Headquarters]

President: Staedert. What happened? Staedert, can you hear me? Staedert? What happened, Staedert?

[Federated Warship]

President: (OC) Did you destroy it?

Staedert: I'm about to, sir.

[The warship fires more missiles at Evil, causing it to grow larger.]

[New York City Headquarters]

Scientist: The planet has increased in diameter by 200 percent.

General Munro: It's moving towards the ship.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Chekov: Captain!

[The Great Evil starts to move]

(Collision alert sounds)

Kirk: Mr. Sulu, get us out of here, best speed possible!

SULU: Aye sir. Full impulse power.

[Federated Warship]

Staedert: What... What do we have that's bigger than 240?

First Officer: Nothing, sir.

[New York City Headquarters]

President: Staedert, do you hear me? Get out of there. I don't want an incident. Do you hear me, Staedert?

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Kirk: Staedert, Mr. President ordered you to retreat or you die.

[Federated Warship]

[The crew starts abandoning the ship.]

President: [OC] Get out of there. Can you hear me, Staedert? [A bead of sweat pearls Staedert's forehead.] Do you understand? Listen.

[New York City Headquarters]

President: This is the president. That's an order.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Uhura: Enterprise to General Staedert. Staedert, please respond!

[Federated Warship]

President: [OC] Do you understand me? Do you hear me? Get out of there! Answer me!

Uhura: [OC] Staedert. This is the Enterprise.

Staedert: Good God.

[The Great Evil unleashes a flaming skull at the warship.]

[New York Apartment]

[Korben wakes up from a nightmare. The alarm clock rings. Dallas turns off a alarm and turns on lights.]

Computer: Four a day.

[The cat outside mewing in the hall]

Korben: I'm trying.

Computer: To quit is my goal.

(Cell phone rings)

Korben: Hey, hey, hey! I'm up. All right. I'm up. God. Yeah, yeah. Mes'?

Finger: [OC] Hey, dog brain, Finger here.

[Korben lets a cat in.]

Korben: Hi, sweetie.

Finger: [OC] I love you too, major.

Korben: But you haven't called me that since basic training. I was talking to the cat.

Finger: [OC] Oh, yeah, I forgot... you still prefer your cat to the real thing.

Korben: At least the cat comes back.

Finger: [OC] Still pining for that two-timing slut? There's a million women out there.

Korben: I don't want a million women. I just want one. The perfect one.

Finger: [OC] It don't exist, major.

Korben: Yeah. I know. My friend Kirk is Admiral.

Finger: [OC] Spock is Captain of the Enterprise-A. ...What?

Korben: Just found a picture of you.

Finger: [OC] How do I look?

Korben: Like shit.

Finger: [OC] Must be an old picture. Listen, bring me your hack for a six-month overhaul.

Korben: Negative.

Finger: [OC] ASAP.

Korben: I don't need one.

Finger: [OC] Hey, you forgetting who sat next to you for 1000 missions? I know how you drive.

Korben: Finger, I drive a cab now, not a space fighter. I'm still the captain of the original Enterprise.

Finger: [OC] Okay, so tell me. How many points you got left on your license? Major, how many points?

Korben: At least 50.

Finger: [OC] You know what? You gotta learn how to lie better. See you tonight.

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Mera: I'm sorry, Admiral. General Staedert is dead.

Kirk: Uhura, get me the president.

Uhura: Aye, sir.

[New York City Headquarters]

General Munro: Call from the Enterprise, Mr. President.

Kirk: [OC] This is Admiral Kirk.

President: Kirk, did you destroy that thing?

[Enterprise-A bridge]

Mera: Evil begets evil, Admiral. Shooting will only make it stronger.

Kirk: President, we're not attack at that thing like Staedert. We're look a way to destroy it.

Spock: Jim, Mera knows the only weapon the Mondoshawans safeguard from the World War I.

McCoy: Spock. That dark planet have eyes and ears.

Mera: Sulu, take us away from the dark planet. Warp two.

Sulu: Yes, Mera.

[The Enterprise warps away.]

Kirk: Reverse power.

Sulu: Reverse power. Decelerating.

Kirk: Dead stop. Captain, I want a staff meeting on the briefing room.

[New York Apartment]

Woman: Welcome to paradise.

Ruby Rhod: Welcome to Fhloston Paradise. It's Ruby Rhod, your main man, and I will tell you live at 5... the winner of the super-green Gemini Croquette Contest! The winner will go with me for two days to Fhloston Paradise. So tune in to Radio Cosmos.

Korben: Don't watch it all clay, sweetie. It'll rot your brain.

Woman: For a perfect world.

[A thief wearing a hat with a picture of the background arms a big gun 2-140.]

Thief: Give me the cash.

Korben: Been here long?

Thief: Yeah, long enough. Come on, give me the cash.

Korben: Is that a 2-140? Alleviated titanium. Neurocharged assault model.

Thief: Yeah. Yeah.

Korben: Good thing for me it's not loaded.

Thief: What do you mean, it's not loaded?

Korben: Well, you have to push that little yellow button to load it. Take your time.

Thief: Oh, God...

Korben: You want me to...? Okay. [The thief pushes yellow button.] There you go.

Thief: Give me the cash!

[2-140 powers down. Korben pulls his handgun on thief.]

Korben: That's a very dangerous gun. Maybe you better let me hang on to this one for you, huh? [Korben takes a big gun away and puts in a closet full of guns] You don't mind, do you? You sure?

Thief: No. No. Take it. I don't need it.

Korben: That's a very nice hat.

Thief: You like it? God!

[Taxi Cab]

Taxi Computer: Please enter your license.

Korben: Yes. Yes, just a minute.

Taxi Computer: Welcome on board, Mr. Dallas.

Korben: Good morning. Sleep well? Me too. I had a horrible nightmare.

Taxi Computer: Propulsion 2-X-4. You have five points left on your license.

Korben: Yeah. Thank you for reminding me.

Taxi Computer: Have a nice day.

Korben: Why not?

[New York City Headquarters]

[Cornelius had brought a book.]

Cornelius: You have 48 hours. That's the time it needs to adapt to our living conditions.

President: And then?

Cornelius: And then it will be too late. The goal of this thing is not to fight over money or power... but to exterminate life. All forms of life.

President: So, what you're telling me, father, there's nothing that can stop this.

Cornelius: There is only one thing.

[Enterprise-A Briefing room]

Mera: My caretaker Father Vito Cornelius told me about the tales of the Great Evil.

Spock: Admiral, we have 48 hours. That's the time it needs to adapt to our living conditions. And then it will be too late.

KIRK: I need the goal of that thing.

Mera: Its goal is to exterminate life. Not to fight over money or power. There is only one thing that can stop this.

[New York City Headquarters]

Cornelius: The Mondoshawan have in their possession the only weapon to defeat Evil. Four elements... gathered around a fifth... supreme being, the ultimate warrior, created to protect life. Together, they produce what the ancients call the Light of Creation. Able to bring life to the farthest reaches of the universe. But if Evil stands there...

President: Then what?

Cornelius: Then light turns to dark, life to death... forever.

[Enterprise-A Briefing room]

Spock: The universe is in Hell.

Kirk: But before Evil stands here, is the Fifth Element can stop it?

Mera: Yes, Here, the good. Here, the evil. And here, a weapon against Evil.

Uhura: Admiral, a Mondoshawan spaceship requests permission to enter the Federated territory.

[New York City Headquarters]