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The mule and the boy finally reach a camp. A few tents dwarfed by a huge temple door
jutting out of the sand. The camp is deserted except for some kids by the temple
entrance holding large mirrors, reflecting light into the temple.
Omar leaves his mule in the shade, seizes two goatskins and slips inside the temple.

3 INT. TEMPLE - DAY

Omar makes his way uneasily down a pillared corridor that opens into a vast room
where an old scientist stands on a small wooden ladder in front of the wall across
the room.
PROFESSOR MASSIMO PACOLI. A young man is beside him, BILLY MASTERSON, age 25,
an American student.
He has a large sketchpad in his hands. Behind them AZIZ, age 10, whose job is to
hold the last mirror which shines light into the expansive room.

PROFESSOR
(deciphering)
"..when the three planets are in eclipse.."

His fingers trace across the wall which is covered with symbols and strange hieroglyphs
as he deciphers.

PROFESSOR
"..the black hole like a door is open...
Evil comes ... sowing terror and chaos..."
See? The snake, Billy. The Ultimate Evil
... make sure you get the snake!

The Professor points emphatically to the snake, the symbol of Evil, coming through the
door between the three planets in eclipse. C.U. Billy's hand sketches the snake
quickly. He is a natural artist.

BILLY
And when is this door opening snake act
supposed to occur?

The Professor's fingers touch the signs.

PROFESSOR
..if this is the five..and this the thousand..

He calculates.

PROFESSOR
Every five thousand years..

BILLY
(kidding)
So I have some time..

He reaches for the pad.

ANGLE ON: Omar. Standing at the entrance to the chamber with the water bag,
entranced by the sight.
A skeletal hand falls on his shoulder.
Omar turns to an ancient PRIEST in a rough milled black cannock.

PRIEST
I will take it to them my son.

Startled but obedient, Omar gives the water bag to the Priest.

PRIEST
Go with God.. be safe from Evil..

The Priest makes the sign of the Cross on the boy's forehead, dismissing him.
As soon as he is gone, the Priest turns a worried eye to the Professor.

ANGLE ON: The Professor is back to translating, Billy to sketching.

PROFESSOR
"..then arrange the elements of life against
the Terror just so.."

His fingers run on.

PROFESSOR
"..Water..fire..earth..air..four
elements around the fifth.."

His fingers fall on the one element that has a human shape, surrounded by all the others.

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

ANGLE ON: Aziz falling asleep. The mirror falls, the light fails.

PROFESSOR
Aziz! Light!

The boy struggles to stay awake. The mirror comes up.

PRIEST
Lord forgive me.. they already know too,
much..

PROFESSOR
"..in which all the history of the Universe resides
..all the strength..all the hope..Protect us from Evil.."

PRIEST (V.O.)
Amen..

The Professor turns to the Priest who is pouring water into a tin cup from the skin.

PROFESSOR
Father.. it in the most extraordinary thing..
the greatest find in history..can you imagine
the implications.

PRIEST
Only too well... here you must be
parched..

He hands the cup to the Professor. The Professor takes it, has it almost to
his lips when..

PROFESSOR
I mean look.. it is like a battle plan..

In his excitement he does not drink, much to the Priest's chagrin.

PROFESSOR
Here the Good.. Here the Evil..

As the Priest looks up, Aziz the mirror boy, tips his mouth under the water skin,
drinking the leakage.

PROFESSOR
Here..

He points to the Five Elements.

PROFESSOR
A weapon against evil. Amazing! I am
going to be famous.

PRIEST
Then let us toast to your fame! Here Billy..

The Priest hands Billy a cup.

PRIEST
Drink!

PROFESSOR
To fame.. salud..

The Professor raises the cup to drink, and then...

PROFESSOR
We cannot toast with water.. Billy !
In my sack.. the Grappa!

The Priest watches, disconsolate, as the Professor tosses away his water.
Billy finishes his cup before running off into the tunnel.

4 EXT. COLONNADE - DAY

A muffled SOUND grows steadily louder. Outside, a monstrous linear shadow
disturbs the kid's game and gradually darkens the temple entrance.

5 INT. TUNNEL - DAY

Billy is looking for the grappa in the Professor's bag. He comes upon a machine pistol.
When the muffled SOUND suddenly grabs his attention. He leans toward the corridor and
sees part of a spaceship appear. Billy is paralyzed.

6 INT. TEMPLE ROOM - DAY

The Professor keeps reading over the inscription.

PROFESSOR
"..this perfect person.. this perfect
being.." I do not understand this.. perfect?

PROFESSOR
Where is that boy? Billy!

7 INT. TUNNEL - DAY

Billy presses himself against the wall, in the shadows, terrified, but sketching away like
mad, as large shadowed figures lumber past him. He begins to blink, feeling the effects
of the Priest's potion..

8 INT. TEMPLE ROOM - DAY

The Professor reads the wall.

PROFESSOR
And this divine Light they talk
about.. what is Divine light?

At that moment, the reflection from Aziz's mirror drops again. The light fails.

PROFESSOR
(without turning)
Aziz light!

The room is flooded with light all of the sudden.

PROFESSOR
Better.. this is the most unbelievable thing
I have ever seen..

The Professor turns around, and is stunned speechless to find himself face
to face with two MONDOSHAWANS. A dozen others fill the hall manning the source
of the light, large luminous globes. Aziz is fast asleep.

PROFESSOR
(uncomprehending)
...Uh, yes?

The Professor is lifted up and carried off to the side by the aliens. The
KOMMANDER stops in front of the Priest who is still on his knees, face to the ground.

PRIEST
Master... He was about to discover everything,
but I had the situation under control.

The two MONDOSHAWAN GUARDS hold the professor three feet off the ground.

PROFESSOR
(in a panic)
Who are you? Are you Germans? Sprechen
Sie Deutsch?

9 INT. TUNNEL

Billy staggers forward, a machine pistol in his hand.

10 INT. TEMPLE ROOM

The KOMMANDER holds out his hand to the Priest.

PRIEST
What did I do wrong?

The Priest jumps to his feet excitedly.

KOMMANDER
Servant, you and the thousand guards
before you... You have done your work well,
but we have to recover the elements. War will
soon engulf your planet. We must keep them safe.

The Kommander goes over to the wall and seems to be looking for a lock. He finds it
and slides in his metallic finger which is more intricate than a key to a safe. He turns
his hand, activating a mechanism that opens the wall.

PROFESSOR
Unbelievable!!!

The Kommander turns around and crooks a finger. One of the MONDOSHAWANS waves his hand,
puts the professor to sleep and heads down the hallway revealed by the opening. He is
followed by his men. The Priest slips in behind them.

11 INT. ROOM 2 TEMPLE - DAY

The Kommander steps into a vast room. The ceiling is very high, pyramid-shaped.
In each corner of the room, four vessels contain four rectangular twelve-inch stones-, the
four elements. In the middle, an opaque sarcophagus rests on an altar.
The Kommander stops and contemplates it a moment.

PRIEST
(to himself)
The Fifth Element...

KOMMANDER
Take them and put them in a safe place.

His men carry out his order.

12 INT. ROOM 1 TEMPLE - DAY

Billy staggers across the floor, struggling to stay awake.

13 INT. ROOM 2 TEMPLE - DAY

The Kommander opens a case. His men come and put the four, precious stones in it,
one by one.

PRIEST
(moved)
Will the elements be gone now forever
from this place?

KOMMANDER
When mankind comes to its senses.
We will return.

PRIEST
Knowing mankind as I do, that could take
centuries!

KOMMANDER
Time is of no importance, only life
is important.

The Priest nods and lowers his eyes.

Angle on: Billy staggering forward, raising his pistol, blinking his eyes to focus..

A MONDOSHAWAN puts the fourth element in the case The Kommander shuts the case
and looks at the Priest.

KOMMANDER
When EVIL returns so shall we.

PRIEST
(head lowered)
We will be ready, Lord.

Billy suddenly staggers into the room, brandishing his gun.

BILLY
Stop.

Billy trips, the gun goes off. He empties the clip. The Mondoshawan carrying the case
crumples to the ground. The wall immediately begins to close. Billy fires wildly,
unable to control the powerful kicking gun.

PRIEST
No!!! Don't!!!

The Priest rushes Billy. The weapon has such a kick to it that Billy starts shooting into
the air, backs up, then stumbles and knocks himself out. The Priest is on the ground,
seriously wounded. So is the Kommander. The WARRIORS are in a panic.

CLERK
Hurry, Kommander! The wall's closing!!!

The wall continues to close. Sand pours in from everywhere. The vast room fills up
like an hourglass.

KOMMANDER
A mission is a mission, Savoia.
You'll learn that.

The Kommander picks up the case and reaches the wall but can't get through it. His
armor is too bulky, the opening too small. He manages to get his arm and the case through.

KOMMANDER
My apologies to General Kroi -- and my wife..

The wall closes, crushing his arm. The CLERK scoops up the case and runs through the huge
piles of sand.

14 EXT. COLONNADE - DAY

The CLERK boards the ship carrying the case. Omar hides in a corner, frightened to
death, hugging Billy's bag of drawings.

15 INT. TEMPLE ROOM - DAY

The room fills with sand. The Priest's body is soon buried.

16 EXT. DESERT - DAY

The huge ship's main hatch closes.

17 EXT. TEMPLE - DAY

The ship lifts off and speeds away. Omar emerges from the temple gaping at the ship as it
vanishes in the sky.

18 EXT. PYRAMIDS

A gigantic shooting star flashes above the pyramids.

19 EXT. EARTH ORBIT

The ship passes in front of us and heads for the stars disappearing at unbelievable speed.
The background is a star-spattered cosmos.

WRITTEN: 500 YEARS LATER

Another, more modern, spaceship, fills the screen. A warship belonging to the Federal Army.

20 INT. SPACESHIP CONTROL ROOM

CU of a digital control screen. Three planets projecting three straight lines that
crisscross at one point. Identical to the one observed by the professor on the temple wall.
GENERAL STAEDERT looks out through the ship's window at one of the three huge planets
in eclipse.

STAEDERT
Don't you have anything? Not even
a temperature?

CAPTAIN
The thermo-analyzers have jammed.
One of them reads over a million degrees,
the other's at minus 5000...
Never seen anything like it.

TECHNICIAN
It's taking shape.

21 EXT. SPACE

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

CAPTAIN
(in awe)
What the hell can it be?

TECHNICIAN
Hook-up with the president in one
minute, General.

General Staedert remains calm.

STAEDERT
...Send out a probe.

22 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE MANHATTAN

LINDBERG, 50, the president of the United Federations, his features lined and worn
by various delegations, mainly military, enters his office. There's a crisis in the air.
The President's AIDE leans down to his ear.

AIDE
On air in 30 seconds.

In the middle of the group is a Priest whose appearance reminds us of Egypt.
A younger man DAVID, 18, shy, a priest-in-training attends the old man.

23 INT. CONTROL ROOM / PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

CAPTAIN
President on line sir..

General Staedert leans over his screen and seems surprised to see the room but not
the president.

PRESIDENT (O.S.)
Staedert, do you read me?

STAEDERT
I can hear you, Mr. President, but I
can't see you .

The President grabs the mini-camera on his desk and yanks it around to face him.
His face fills the screen.

PRESIDENT
(exasperated)
Is that better?

STAEDERT
Perfect, Mr. President.

PRESIDENT
I have to address the Supreme Council
in 10 minutes.
Just the facts, General.

STAEDERT
There are no results from the chemical
and molecular analysis as of yet, all the
calibers are overshot..we're hoping a
thermo nucleatic imaging..

PRESIDENT
(exasperated)
What you are saying is you don't know
what this..thing..is.

Consternation reigns in the President's office.

STAEDERT
Not yet Sir..The only thing we know is
it just keeps getting bigger!

PRESIDENT
Options.

STAEDERT
Wait or act.

PRESIDENT
Recommendations.

STAEDERT
My philosophy Mr. President is shoot first
ask questions later.
I don't like uninvited guests.

PRESIDENT
Gentlemen?

HEAD CHEMISTS
I think it would be foolish to shoot at an
organism that seems alive, without first
taking the time to study it more!
Besides, it has shown no signs of hostility.

PRESIDENT
(worried)
No... it's just getting bigger.

HEAD CHEMISTS
So do people, but that's no reason to shoot
them.

PRESIDENT
(exasperated)
The security of the Federated Territories is
and remains number one priority.
(to the military)
I suppose General Staedert's "philosophy" is
acceptable to you?

All the Generals nod "yes"

PRESIDENT
All right, then! Staedert?

PRIEST (O.S.)
Mr. President?

The President scans the room. Staedert remote controls the camera toward the room.

PRESIDENT
...Yes?

The camera moves up the Priest and we finally discover his face. He is in his
sixties, a shrewd look in his eyes.
Around his neck hangs the Kommander's finger, the key to the temple.

PRIEST
Cornelius, Vito Cornelius. 50th level parish.
I have a different theory to offer you,
Mr. President.

PRESIDENT
I'm listening.

CORNELIUS
Imagine for a moment that this. thing is not
anything that can be identified because it prefers
not to be, because it is the antithesis of all we are.
Because it is evil.. TOTAL EVIL.

PRESIDENT
(a little sarcastically)
One more reason to shoot first eh?

All the Generals nod in agreement.

CORNELIUS
Evil begets evil, Mr. President.
Shooting would only make it stronger.

24 INT. SPACESHIP

TECHNICIAN
The probe will attain its objective in
five seconds.

Staedert moves closer to the ship's window.

25 EXT. SPACE.

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

26 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

STAEDERT
Mr. President, we're at crisis point.

The President looks puzzled.

PRESIDENT
Your theory is interesting Father but
I don't think we have time to go into it
right now!

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

PRESIDENT
(exasperated)
That's exactly what we are going to try and do:
Protect the lives of some 200 billion of our
fellow citizens! General?
You may fire when ready.

27 INT. SPACESHIP

STAEDERT
(cold) (to the CAPTAIN)
..Up front loading of a 120 ZZR missile.
Marker lights on the objective.

28 EXT. OUTSIDE SPACESHIP

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

29 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

SCIENTIST
(consulting new data)
Its structure has just solidified on the surface,
as if the object felt something. If that's the case,
we are undoubtedly dealing with an intelligence.

CORNELIUS
The most terrible intelligence imaginable,
Mr. President.

The President hesitates.

CAPTAIN
...The ship is in combat formation.
The missile is loaded, General.

PRESIDENT
(uneasy)
Staedert? Give me a minute...
I have a doubt.

STAEDERT
(cold)
I don't, Mr. President.

30 EXT. OUTSIDE SPACESHIP

The missile explodes from the ship and penetrates its target. The explosion is
swallowed like a fizzy pill in a small glass of water. Nothing happens.
And then the mass grows larger.

31 INT. CONTROL ROOM / PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Staedert looks worried.

STAEDERT
Load a series of 740 missiles. Maximum
shield protection.

CAPTAIN
Yes, Sir.

The President is growing ever more worried.

PRESIDENT
Staedert? What's going on? Did you
destroy it?

STAEDERT
I'm about to, Mr. President.

32 EXT. SPACESHIP

A series of three missiles heads for the planet, which absorbs them all. And literally
doubles in size.

SCIENTIST
The planet's diameter has greatly
increased and it's moving toward the ship.

PRESIDENT
Staedert? Get out of there immediately!
I don't want an incident, do you hear me,
Staedert?

STAEDERT
(worried)
...What do we have that's bigger than 240?

CAPTAIN
Nothing, General.

PRESIDENT
Staedert, get out of there! That's an order!

A bead of sweat pearls Staedert's forehead. He is about to give an order when a
gigantic flame emerges from the planet and literally swallows Staedert's spaceship.

STAEDERT
(eyes wide)
... Good God!

The flame fills the screen with a horrendous NOISE that....

33 INT. APARTMENT

... wakes up a man trying to escape from a nightmare. KORBEN DALLAS rubs his head.
Thirty five years old, short hair, powerfully built, unquestionable charm, good
looking in spite of the scars here and there. The alarm clock is still ringing,
it shows the date as March 18, 2359. It in two in the morning. Ha grabs a cigarette,
and stops to look for a light. He shuts oft the alarm. He hears a cat mewing in the
hall. But it still rings. Korben takes a moment and then realizes it in the phone
that is ringing.

KORBEN
(to the cat)
I'm coming.

He grabs the phone and crosses his tiny apartment (27 feet long by 6 feet wide)
heading for the door, patting himself for a light. Behind him, the bed makes
itself automatically.

KORBEN
(on the phone)
Yeah?

FINGER (V.O.)
Hey bud! Finger here.

He opens the door for the cat and starts to rummage through a drawer for a match.
Out come a handful of war decorations, a hero's collection.

KORBEN
(to the cat)
Hi sweetie!

...A Medal of Honor Certificate to Major Dallas

FINGER (V.O.)
I love you too Major, but you haven't called
me that since basic training.

KORBEN
I was talking to the cat.

FINGER (V.O.)
Oh, yeah, I forgot.You still prefer
your cat to the real thing.

...A picture of Korben and his ex-wife on their wedding day.

KORBEN
At least, the cat comes back.

FINGER (V.O.)
(ironical)
You still pining for that two timing bitch.
Forget her.
There are a million women out there.

KORBEN
I don't want a million - I just want
one. A perfect one.

FINGER (V.O.)
Don't exist bud.

...A picture of Korben and Finger in uniform next to a space fighter.

KORBEN
I just found a picture of you.

FINGER (V.O.)
How do I look?

KORBEN
Like shit.

Korben finds a box of matches with three matches. He strikes one. It does not light.
Korben opens the fridge, bare, except for an empty can of GEMINI croquettes.
On the packet is an ad:
WIN A DREAM TRIP FOR 2 TO FHLOSTON PARADISE.

FINGER (V.O.)
Must be an old picture.. Listen, you gotta bring
me your hack for the 6 month overhaul. A.S.A.P.

Korben heats up some brackish water.

KORBEN
(sighs)
I don't need one.

FINGER (V.O.)
You forgetting who sat next to you for
a thousand missions.
I know how you drive.

KORBEN
Finger! I'm driving a cab now, not a
space fighter!!

FINGER (V.O.)
How many points you got left on your
license?

KORBEN
(lying)
Uh... at least fifty.

FINGER (V.O.)
In your dreams! See you tonight!

Finger has hang up. Korben sighs and does the same. He gets the heated brackish
water and sits down. The cat pounces on the table and meows for its food. Korben
pours half the coffee in the cat's cup.

The cat meows. Korben taps his cup to the cat's saucer.

KORBEN
Cheers!

34 INT. HALL - DAY - OMIT

35 INT. GARAGE - DAY - OMIT

36 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

The office is emptied, only a few army officers remain. An ancient manuscript,
Billy's drawings, sits in front of the President. Cornelius turns page after page,
illustrating his point.

CORNELIUS
(to the President)
We have forty-eight hours, the time it needs
to adapt itself to our living conditions.

PRESIDENT
(worried)
And then?

CORNELIUS
And then it will be too late. The goal of
evil is to wipe out life! All forms of life.
For all eternity...Life upsets it.

The President appears upset himself by this image.

PRESIDENT
Is there anything that can stop it?

CORNELIUS
(knowing)
Yes..thank God..

37 EXT. SPACE

The Mondoshawan spaceship bursts through a star cluster and fills the screen.

38 INT. COCKPIT - OMIT

39 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

The manuscript is open on the President's desk.. CLOSE ON:
Billy's rendering of the Mondoshawan.

CORNELIUS
(to the President)
The Mondoshawans don't belong to the
Federated Territories, but they are peaceful...
in their possession are the four elements of life.
These elements when they are gathered around a fifth:
The Supreme Being, ultimate warrior, created to protect
life......

The SUPREME BEING is standing, as if frozen in armor. All we see is the bottom half
of his body. Big metallic gloves hold the case engraved with the emblem of the three
suns containing the four Sacred Stones.

CORNELIUS
..will produce what the ancients called the
light of creation, the light of total goodness
which is the only thing that can defeat EVIL.

The President points to the spot occupied by the 5th element.

PRESIDENT
But what happens if instead of
this... Ultimate Warrior... it is EVIL
who stands here?

CORNELIUS
White turns to black. Light to Dark.
Life to Death. For all eternity.

The President's nerves quiver.

CAPTAIN
Sir, we have a Mondoshawan spaceship at
the frontier requesting permission to enter
our territory.

PRESIDENT
I guess I should make a decision..

CORNELIUS
They are the only ones who can help..

GENERAL
Sir..the Mondoshawan do not belong to the
federation. We do not know their intention..
I must recommend a full trinuclear assault..

PRESIDENT
(yells)
Did you see that..thing..swallow our battleship
like a gum drop? You can't even tell me what it is!
I ask you for options you give me bullshit.
Give them permission to enter our territories
with my warmest regards.

CORNELIUS
(relieved)
Thank you, Mr. President.

40 INT. MONDOSHAWANS SPACESHIP - OMIT

41 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE - OMIT

42 EXT. SPACE / INT. MONDOSHAWAN SHIP

The MONDOSHAWAN spaceship zips across the Federated Galaxy.
But it is not alone: Two black warships seem to be dogging it.

43 INT. MONDOSHAWAN COCKPIT

The MONDOSHAWANS have spotted the spacecraft chasing them.

FIRST OFFICER
Two non-identified ships approaching.

CAPTAIN
Must be the welcoming committee.

44 INT. WARSHIP COCKPIT

A MANGALORE sits at the controls of the warship. His terrifying features tell us what
sort of welcome they can expect. The pilot fires without warning.

45 EXT. SPACE / INT. MONDOSHAWAN SHIP

The huge ship is badly hit and immediately swerves oft course.
Panic aboard the MONDOSHAWAN ship.

46 INT. MONDOSHAWAN SHIP

CAPTAIN
We've been hit! General alert!!!

Blast after blast hits the defenseless ship.

CAPTAIN
We're losing control! We have to land fast!

The huge ship veers oft course and heads for a small red planet, taking hit after hit.

CAPTAIN
Send out a distress signal!!! Activate
the emergency landing procedure!

The huge ship approaches the planet at blinding speed.

FIRST OFFICER
Impact in less than ten seconds!

The red planet looms ever closer.

CAPTAIN
Time is of no importance...

The ship crashes in a gigantic explosion.

46A INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - DAY

A thermo nuclear explosion fills a T.V. screen..Which Korben's cat watches with interest.

Korben is about to exit the apartment.

KORBEN
Don't watch it all day, it'll rot your
mind. Bye sweetie..

In response, the cat meows. Korben opens the door to..A huge
gun, brandished by a nervous MUGGER, pointing right in his face.

MUGGER
The cash man!

KORBEN
Been here long?

MUGGER
Don't fuck with me man or I'll blow
you into tomorrow!

Unperterbed, Korben looks at the mugger's fearsome weapon.

KORBEN
Isn't that a Z140? Alleviated titanium.
Neuro charged assault model?

MUGGER
(off balance)
Uh..

KORBEN
You know you could hurt someone with
this puppy..good thing it's not loaded..

The mugger is lost. He looks at his weapon.

MUGGER
It's not?

KORBEN
You gotta push the little yellow button...

Korben points to the button on the side of the gun. The mugger takes his advice.

MUGGER
Thanks..

KORBEN
You're welcome..

And with lightning speed, Korben blasts the mugger with a straight right hand, sending
him down for the count. Korben retrieves the gun.

KORBEN
..you know these things are VERY illegal..
you could get in a shit load of trouble..
I better hang onto it for you..

As the mugger clears his head, Korben opens a drawer next to him which is full of
similar guns! The mugger's eyes pop out of his head. He scampers to his feet and runs off.

Korben shrugs, exits his apartment, and closes the door. The cat watches a nuclear
holocaust on T.V., uninterrupted.

46B INT. KORBEN'S GARAGE - DAY

Korben enters his taxi. A robotic voice greets him.

VOICE
Please enter your license..

Korben complies, and starts to push a series of buttons on the dash.

VOICE
Welcome on board Mr. Dallas..

KORBEN
How you doing this morning? Sleep OK?
I didn't.

Korben hits a button. The garage door starts to open.

VOICE
Fuel level 6.03..Propulsion 2x4...

KORBEN
I had the worst goddamn nightmare.

VOICE
You have nine points left on your license..

KORBEN
Thanks for reminding me..

As the garage door lifts, the Megalopolis that is New York City in the 23rd century
comes into view. Startling in it's height, and breath.

VOICE
Have a nice day..

Korben lets the propulsion build.

KORBEN
Right..

He lets the gear slip. The taxi rockets off into the City.

47 EXT. TAXI STAND - NIGHT - OMIT

48 EXT. RED PLANET-OMIT

49 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Cornelius collapses in a chair.

CORNELIUS
We are lost!

GENERAL MUNRO
Mr. President, the attack was launched by two
unregistered warships.

PRESIDENT
Close all borders and declare a state of
general alert.

GENERAL MUNRO
Yes, sir.

PRESIDENT
(to another OFFICER)
Try to contact these Mondoshawans. We
owe them an explanation.

CORNELIUS
(lost, to himself)
What are we going to do?

PRESIDENT
This is government business now.
You ought to go home and get some
rest, Father.

The President motions to his guards to come and get Cornelius.

PRESIDENT
I promise to keep you informed.

A weary Cornelius leaves the room with David's help.

PRESIDENT
(to the CAPTAIN)
...Has the rescue team found any survivors?

50 EXT. RED PLANET - OMIT

51 EXT. RED PLANET ORBIT - OMIT

52 INT. LABORATORY 1ST DISTRICT MANHATTAN - DAWN

An arm, on a surgical cart, moves down the hall of the Nucleological Center, the most
sterile of environments.

PROFESSOR MACTILBURGH, age 60, hurries alongside GENERAL MUNRO.

MUNRO
This is all that survived?

MACTILBURGH
Actually only one cell survived..

MUNRO
Have you identified it?

MACTILBURGH
It's not that easy..we've never encountered
anything like it before..you see normal human
beings have 40 DNA memo groums..which is
more than enough for any species to perpetuate
itself..This one has 200,000.

MUNRO
Talk English Doc.

MACTILBURGH
This cell is like a huge library. It has infinite
genetic knowledge stored inside.
Almost like it was...engineered.

MUNRO
Sounds like a freak of nature to me.

MACTILBURGH
Yes... I can't wait to meet him.

They pass into the lab.

53 INT. LABORATORY

The two enter a cylindrical laboratory. There is a huge glass turbine in the middle with
the metal glove inside. A DNA chain scrolls on the computer screen.

MACTILBURGH
(rather fascinated)
The compositional elements of his DNA
chain are the same as ours, there are simply
more of them tightly packed.
His knowledge is probably limitless..

MUNRO
(worried)
Is there any danger? Some kind of virus?

MACTILBURGH
We put it through the cellular hygiene detector.
The cell is for lack of a better word... perfect.

Munro hesitates a moment. Then he sighs and uses his personal key to open the
self-destruct box.

MUNRO
OK, go ahead! But Mr. Perfect better be polite...
otherwise I turn him into cat food.

Mactilburgh starts the operation rolling as Munro puts his hand on the sell-destruct
button, ready to use it. Thousands of cells form in the heart of the generator, an
assemblage of DNA elements. Then the cells move down a tube, like a fluid, and
gather in an imprint of a HUMAN body. Step by step bones are reconstructed, then the
nervous and muscular systems. Whole veins wrap around the muscles. An entire body
is reconstructing before our very eyes.

DOCTOR
Three seconds to ultra-violet protection.

A shield comes over the reconstructing body and makes it invisible.

MACTILBURGH
(to Munro)
...This is the crucial phase, The reconstruction
of pigment. Cells are bombarded with slightly
greasy solar atoms which forces the body cells
to react, to protect themselves.
That means growing skin. Clever, eh?

MUNRO
(disgusted)
Wonderful!

The meter slows, drops to zero.

ASSISTANT
... End of reconstruction, beginning of
reanimation .

A whoosh of air in the glass chamber. Captain Munro has his hand on the self-destruct
button, ready to destroy the being that has barely been reborn.

MACTILBURGH
(pushing a button)
Activate life support system.

An electrical discharge fills the glass chamber causing the body inside to jerk.
After a few moments of silence, the SOUND of a heartbeat fills the room over the
loudspeaker.

ASSISTANT
Life support system activated.

The Supreme Being is alive once again.

MACTILBURGH
Remove the shield.

The ASSISTANT automatically removes the ultra-violet shield which slowly reveals...
a woman... nude... young... and very beautiful. Munro stands there gaping. Not quite
his vision of the Supreme Being. Mactilburgh glances at Munro and gently pushes his
hand away from the self-destruct button.

MACTILBURGH
(with a smile)
I told you ... perfect!

Munro is hypnotized by the GIRL's beauty.

MUNRO
...I'd, uh , like to get a few pictures for the archives
before she wakes up.

Mactilburgh looks at him with a grin. A remote-control camera approaches the girl's
face, a flash goes off. Blinded by the flash, the girl jumps and screams. She cowers in
a corner, shaking from the cold, darting eyes everywhere looking for the case she was
holding.

GIRL
(very angry)
Ouacra cocha o dayodomo binay ouacra
mo cocha ferji akba ligounai makta keratapla.
Tokemata tokemata! Seno santonoi-aypa!
Minoi ay Cheba! Givomana seno!

MUNRO
(worried)
What's she saying?

MACTILBURGH
(to his ASSISTANT)
Activate the phonic detector.

The girl kicks the window repeatedly.

MACTILBURGH
And give her a light sedative...
and something to wear!

The ASSISTANT hits a button. A pile of clothes drops out of a trapdoor in the ceiling.
She snatches up the clothes angrily and dresses quickly. Munro draws closer to the
glass window. He watches her dress with undisguised pleasure.

MUNRO
(to Mactilburgh)
This thing solid?

MACTILBURGH
(smiling)
An elephant couldn't crack it.

The Girl finishes dressing.

GIRL
(angrily)
Teno akta chataman assin-omekta!

Munro smiles safely behind his plate glass window.

MUNRO
(with a smile)
You're gonna have to learn to communicate
better than that angel if you want out.

Munro dangles the key on a chain that will let her out. The girl rams her fist right
through the window. She grabs the key and yanks it. The chain snaps tight and Munro
slams into the window knocking himself out. The girl puts her hand through the
window again, unlocks the chamber and steps out. She is still bit wobbly on her legs.
Two GUARDS try to grab her. She sends them flying across the room. Mactilburgh is
most impressed. He sets off a general alarm.

54 INT. CORRIDOR LABORATORY

The girl runs through a maze of corridors looking for a way out. A squad of
SECURITY GUARDS appear in front of her and open fire without warning. The girl
takes a leap, grabs an air vent, kicks it out and dives into the air shaft. The COPS try
and jump up to the vent, but none can reach it.

CHIEF
Get me a chair or a stepladder The rest of you
go through the main ventilation!

55 INT. VENTILATION DUCT LABORATORY

The girl moves along unable to see what's ahead of her. She comes to a dead-end, a
grill that leads outside. She pushes it out and exits onto the ledge.

56 EXT. LEDGE LABORATORY - DAWN

She has exited to a ledge on the 450th floor of a building, right in the middle of
Manhattan, which we discover for the first time. The city has become monstrous.
Buildings rise 600 stories. Cars fly. Subways run vertically...The girl edges along the
narrow ledge, unfazed by the height. The CHIEF leans out the vent, looking out into
the void.

CHIEF
(to his men)
Go on follow her!

The COPS stare into the gaping void.

COP
...No way.

The CHIEF angrily pulls out his gun and shoots at the girl who ducks around the
corner of the building. Unfortunately the other side in full of cops as well. A flying
police car zooms up in front of her, sirens blaring.

VOICE (O.S.)
This in the police. Your status is illegal.
Please put up your hands and follow our
instructions!

The girl feels trapped. She looks down into the endless 450 below and all the cars
flying underneath her. Then she raises her arms... and dives off.

57 INT. POLICE CAR - NIGHT

COP
(in the car.)
Christ! She dove off!

In a panic, the COP makes a wrong turn. The girl falls for several seconds.
She lands on the roof of a flying cab.

58 INT. CAB - NIGHT

Korben tries to control his car, reeling from the impact.

VOICE (O.S.)
You have just had an accident.
Seven points have been temporarily
removed...

Korben manages to stop his cab, pulls over to the side.

VOICE / KORBEN
You have one point left on your license.
Have a good day.

Korben sighs and looks in the back seat to see what the damages are. The girl, a bit
dazed (who wouldn't be), emerges from the debris and sits up. There's some blood on
her face. Korben is stunned. The girl's still alive and... so beautiful. His heart
heads for a meltdown.

GIRL
Akina delutan, nou-shan.

KORBEN
(lost)
...'Scuse me?

A police car with wailing sirens halts in front of Korben.

COP
(over a loudspeaker)
You have an unauthorized passenger in your
vehicle. We are going to arrest her.
Please leave your hands on the wheel.
Thank you for your cooperation.

KORBEN
(obeying)
Sorry, Hon, but I only got one point left
on my license and I gotta get to the garage!

The police car presses up against the cab. Doors slide open. Huge guns point at her.
Korben feels lousy. The girl's helpless, there are tears in her eyes, she looks exhausted.
Korben glances at her in the rear view mirror. She's looking all around to find
something to help her communicate with him.

Her POV: an ad on the back of the seat. An 800 number to help an orphanage. A teary
photo of a kid over the words Please Help. She shoots to Korben a look of pure
distress.

GIRL
(irresistible)
Please... HELP...

Korben can't resist her plea.

KORBEN
Don't put me in this position...
I can't... I'm late as it is...

But he cannot say no to her eyes.

KORBEN
Finger's gonna kill me.

Korben shuts oft the meter and floors it, sideswiping the police car as he roars away.

VOICE (O.S.)
Your license has been revoked.
Would you please....

Korben whips out a gun and shatters the loudspeaker.

KORBEN
I hate when people cry...
I got no defense...

The police car takes out after him, sirens screeching. An insane chase ensues.

59 INT. NEW YORK STREETS - DAY

Korben and his flying taxi are absolute masters of the air. The cops have trouble
following him but then another cop car comes to join in the fun. Korben drives like a
man possessed, nothing can stop him. Except the dead-end he's just come up against.

GIRL
Daya deo dono Dato. Dalutan!

KORBEN
It there's one thing I don't need advice on,
it's how to drive.

Korben turns his cab sideways and scrapes through a narrow passageway,
ripping his taxi light from the roof. The police car smashes into the wall. The other
one brakes just in time.

COP
Shit! Attention all-patrol cars!

The car makes a U-turn, looking for a wider passageway.

60 EXT. NEW YORK STREET

The police car roars up, sirens screaming then slows down and checks out a dead-end
flanked by a large vertical neon billboard. The dead-end is empty . Korben's cab is
hidden vertically behind the billboard. Seeing nothing, the
police drive away.

KORBEN
We'll wait till things quiet down a bit.
You mind?

The girl grabs his shirt collar and pulls him close, whispers in his ear.

GIRL
(weak)
...Priest...

KORBEN
You're not that bad... Come on we'll
get you to a doctor.

The girl hands him the handle of the case, struck with the three Egyptian suns.

GIRL
(weak)
Vito... Cor... Ni-lious... Priest...

KORBEN
Vito Cornelius?

The girl nods, then faints. Korben is somewhat lost faced with so much mystery.

61 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

The door opens. Korben is there with the unconscious girl in his arms.

KORBEN
(embarrassed)
Excuse me, I'm looking for a priest.

CORNELIUS
(tired)
Weddings are one floor down.
Congratulations.

Cornelius closes the door. The doorbell RINGS again.

KORBEN
She's not my bride, she's my fare.
She's looking for this Vito Cornelius.
According to the phone guide he lives here.

CORNELIUS
(curious)
That's me. But I don't know who she is...
where did you find her?

KORBEN
She dropped in on me... holding this.

Korben hands him the metal handle with the three Egyptian suns, stamped on it.

CORNELIUS
(staggered)
The fifth element.

He faints dead away. Korben, with the girl still in his arms looks around helpless.

KORBEN
(sighing)
Finger's gonna kill me...

62 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

In his armchair, Cornelius gets woken by a slap in the face.

CORNELIUS
(with a start)
Who are you?

KORBEN
I brought the girl remember?

CORNELIUS
The girl?

Cornalius gets up. He looks at the handle.

KORBEN
Yeah! She dropped in on me. I mean
on my taxi... talking... this... this bizarre
language...

And then it dawns on Cornelius who the girl is.

CORNELIUS
(eyes riveted on her)
He's a she!

KORBEN
(bemused)
You noticed...

CORNELIUS
(face shining)
There's not a moment to lose! Wake her up,
but be gentle about it! This woman is mankind's
most precious possession! She is... perfect!

KORBEN
So you do know her.

CORNELIUS
Uh yes, we're cousins..distant cousins..

Cornelius runs into the next room. Korben looks at the girl, goes to slap her, then
changes his mind.

Her beauty troubles him. He hesitates, then, gently caresses her cheek. Her skin seems
so soft, so fragile.

KORBEN
Perfect...

63 INT. SMALL ROOM

David, is mending a cassock when Cornelius bursts into the room out of breath.

CORNELIUS
It's a miracle!!!

DAVID
(worried)
What is?

CORNELIUS
(babbling crazily)
I can't wear these clothes! This calls
for dignity!
I have to dress the part!

He opens a closet filled with identical robes and plunges in, disappearing as David
looks on, uncomprehending.

64 INT LIVING ROOM. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT

Korben gently kisses the girl's cheeks, but she doesn't respond. He looks around then
kisses her on the lips. The girl's eyes snap open. When Korben straightens up he
discovers his own gun jammed under his chin.

GIRL
(angry)
Eto Akta Gamat!

KORBEN
(embarrassed)
I'm sorry, it's just that... I was
told to wake you up gently, so I figured...

The girl pauses a moment. She stares at him, looks puzzled.

KORBEN
You're right, I was wrong! I shouldn't
have kissed you... especially since we
haven't been introduced and...
(he pulls out a business card)
Here, it's a bit late, but... my name is
Korben, Korben Dallas.
Keep it, you never know, maybe... you'll
need a cab one day. I'll be happy to open
the door this time!.

The girl hesitates, then snatches the card like a wild animal.

65 INT. SMALL ROOM

Cornelius is lost in the closet.

DAVID
Father, will you please explain what's
going on?

CORNELIUS
The Supreme Being, the fifth element is here,
in our parish!!! It's a miracle!!!

66 INT. LIVING ROOM

KORBEN
...What's your name?

GIRL
(after a moment)
Leeloo Minai Lekarariba-Laminai-Tchai
Ekbat De Sebat.

KORBEN
(polite)
Hey, that's... cute... Do you have a nickname,
something a little... shorter?

GIRL
...Leeloo.

Korben is falling in love.

KORBEN
That's... really cute...

Cornelius bursts into the room. She turns the gun on him.
He bows before her.

CORNELIUS
Appipulai Leeloo Minai..

LEELOO
Corn-i-Lius?

CORNELIUS
(bowing)
At your service.

LEELOO lowers her guard starts to laugh. An irresistible childish laugh.
Korben smiles.

DAVID
Father. You sure she's the Supreme Being?

CORNELIUS
Absolutely sure There's the triple suns on
her gloves!

David bows low, but his eyes glance up at Leeloo. Cornelius begins to lead Korben
toward the door, hustling him out.

KORBEN
They all like this in your family, father?

CORNELIUS
She's an exception..

CORNELIUS
Thank you so much for your help Mr...?

KORBEN
Dallas. Korben Dallas.

Cornelius takes his arm. Leeloo stops laughing when she sees Korben leaving.

CORNELIUS
Yes. That's fine! Thank you very much.
A thousand times over!

KORBEN
I might call to check up on her,
you know... to see if she's better?

CORNELIUS
She's fine, really..don't you worry..
just needs some rest..she's had a very long trip.

KORBEN
I know. I was there when she arrived.

Cornelius is about to close the door. Korben's hand blocks it.

KORBEN
Excuse me! Just one thing! She said something
to me a while ago and... I don't really get it...
Akta Gamat?

CORNELIUS
It means, "Never without my permission".

KORBEN
That's what I thought.

Cornelius slams the door in his face.

KORBEN
...Thanks.

66A INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - DAY

Korben beads down the hallway. He passes his NEIGHBOR.

KORBEN
Evening...

NEIGHBOR
Fuck you!

KORBEN
...Thanks... You, too.

Korben enters his-apartment.

66B INT.. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - DAY

The door slides back and the cat comes rubbing up against him, tail in the air.

KORBEN
Oh god. I forgot your food ... I'm really sorry!
How about a nice Thai nosh to apologize?
How does that sound, huh?

The cat meows, appeased, just an the phone rings.

KORBEN
Hello?

FINGER (V.O.)
Hey bud...I'm waiting all day here.

KORBEN
Finger..man..I'm sorry..listen..I was on the way
over but I had a fare fall into my lap..
y'know one of those big fares you just
can't resist..

FINGER (V.O.)
(suspicious)
So, just how big was this fare?

KORBEN
5'7", green eyes... long legs... great skin...
perfect..

Korben takes out a cigarette.

FINGER (V.O.)
Uh huh..and I don't suppose you got the
name of this..perfect fare..

KORBEN
(dreamy)
Leeloo..

67 INT. GARAGE - DAY - OMIT

68 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

Leeloo has a towel wrapped around her, it looks like she just took a shower. She sits
in front of a computer wolfing down some chicken. Data scrolls by on the screen.
David watches from the corner, in awe.

DAVID
What's she doing?

CORNELIUS
Learning our history!
The last 5000 years that she missed!
She's been out of circulation a while,
you know.

Leeloo breaks into her childish laughter.

CORNELIUS
What're you laughing about?

LEELOO
(pronouncing badly)
Napoleon... small.

She laughs again and tosses some capsules into the microwave.

DAVID
(hesitant)
Uh father, I know she's been through a lot...
but the sacred stones..we don't have much
time..

CORNELIUS
Yes. Of course..

Leeloo takes her plate out of the microwave. A steaming plate heaped with chicken
and exotic vegetables.

CORNELIUS
Leeloo..I'm sorry to interrupt you but..

She sits back down in front of the screen and chomps away heavily on her second
chicken. Cornelius sits opposite her. and holds up the case handle.

CORNELIUS
(serious)
The case..with the stones...
Where is it?

LEELOO
San Agamat chay bet... envolet!

CORNELIUS
The case was stolen?

Leeloo nods her head, quite unperturbed and continues to devour the food in front of her.

CORNELIUS
(shocked)
Who in gods name would do such
a thing?

69 INT. CORRIDOR. ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

CLOSE ON: A pair of feet limping heavily. A MAN comes alongside them.

RIGHT ARM
Excuse me sir, the council is worried about
the economy heating up. They wondered if
it would be possible to fire 500...

They reach a door at the end of the corridor. Zorg enters a code.

ZORG
Fire 1000.

RIGHT ARM
But... 500 is all they need, sir.

ZORG turns slowly. A small scar across run across his face, his eye stutters.
This is not a man to cross, or contradict.

RIGHT ARM
1000! Fine, sir!
Sorry to have disturbed you.

The door opens...

70 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

... and David enters carrying a bundle of clothes.

CORNELIUS
There was this guy with a limp who
came a month ago..said he was an art
dealer ... Asking all these questions about
the Sacred Stones..at the time I didn't think
anything of it.. What was his name? I'm so
bad with names...

DAVID
(to Leeloo, timid)
I didn't know your size.

Leeloo is happy. She pulls off the towel and stands there nude. Cornelius and David turn away.

DAVID
They really made her...

CORNELIUS
Perfect.

Leeloo finishes dressing. She is delighted.

LEELOO
(to David)
Domo danko!

David smiles, dumb with admiration. Cornelius comes over.

CORNELIUS
Leeloo? The Stones...
We must get them back.

Leeloo settles down, sits at the computer and turns it on.

LEELOO
Ikset-kiba. Me imanetaba oum dalat!

CORNELIUS
You know exactly where they are!

71 INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY

A group of handsome WARRIORS approaches. AKNOT, their leader has the sacred
case in his hands. The metal handle is missing but the second metal glove is still
grasping the case.

ZORG
(pretending to be worried)
Aknot? Is that you?

The LEADER nods. A disgusted look stamps Zorg's features.

ZORG
...What an ugly face! Doesn't suit you at all!
Take it off...

AKNOT's face burns away revealing the head of a monstrous MANGALORE.

ZORG
That's better! Never be ashamed of
who you are...
You're warriors... be proud...

AKNOT says nothing, but if his eyes could talk!

ZORG
So what if the Federal Army crushed your
entire race and scattered your people to the
wind...
Your time for revenge is at hand...
Voila... the ZF1.

He takes out a weapon from one a crate and goes into a sales pitch.

ZORG
(very fast)
...It's light... the handle's adjustable for
easy carrying... good for righties and lefties.

Meanwhile, two MEN set up a mannequin rigged with various defense mechanisms at
the far end of the warehouse.

ZORG
... Breaks down into four parts, undetectable by
X-rays.. It's the ideal weapon for quick, discreet
interventions. A word on fire power: Titanium
recharger. 3000 round clip with bursts of 3 to 300.
With the replay button, another Zorg innovation,
it's even easier... one shot.

He fires at the mannequin.

ZORG
... and replay sends every following shot
to the same location...

Zorg spins around, the rounds all hit the mannequin.

ZORG
(even faster)
I recharge, but the enemy has launched a
cowardly sneak attack from behind, the
automirror takes care of that. Gives me the
time to turn around and finish the job.
300 round bursts, then there are the Zorg oldies...

He fires off each item he names.

ZORG
...Rocket launcher. The always efficient
flame thrower... My favorite.
Our famous net launcher, the arrow launcher,
with exploding or poisonous gas heads - very
practical.
And for the grand finale, the all-new ice-cube
system!

The mannequin has been blasted into a pile of ashes covered by a net,. stuck with
arrows, the whole mess frozen solid. He tosses the weapon into AKNOT's hands.

ZORG
...Four full crates, delivered right on time!
What about you, my dear Aknot, did
you bring me what I asked you for?

AKNOT sets the case on a crate. Zorg gloats while stroking the case.

ZORG
...Magnificent.

Zorg smiles, takes a deep breath, opens the case. It's empty

72 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

Leeloo breaks into her childish laughter once again.

CORNELIUS
(astonished)
What do you mean empty?

73 INT. ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

AKNOT looks into the case. Things grow tense.

ZORG
Alright..I've got an open mind here..
anyone care to explain?

74 INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

Leeloo explains what happened in her language.

CORNELIUS
(translating)
She says that the Guardians never really had
much faith in humans. They were afraid of
being attacked. The stones were given to someone
they could trust who took another route.
She's supposed to contact this person in a little less
than twelve hours from now in a hotel.
She's looking for the address!

A map of the stars flashes onto the screen, Leeloo points.

LEELOO
Dot!

The little group comes over to look.

DAVID
Planet Fhloston, in the Angel constellation

Cornelius plops down into his armchair.

CORNELIUS
...We're saved!

75 INT. ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

ZORG
I'm fucked!

Zorg calmly closes the case and gives Aknot a blood-chilling stare.

AKNOT
You asked for a case.
We brought you a case.

ZORG
(shouting)
A case with four stones in it. Not one!
Not two or three! But four!!! Four stones!!!
What the fuck am I supposed to do with an
EMPTY case?!!

AKNOT's men grow edgy.

AKNOT
(tense)
...We are warriors, not merchants!

ZORG
(humored)
But you can still count. Look...
my fingers.

He holds up four fingers.

ZORG
...Four stones, four crates... Zero stones...
(yelling)
ZERO CRATES!!!
(to his men)
Put everything back, we're outta here.

AKNOT's warriors turn their weapons on Zorg.

AKNOT
(icily)
We risked our lives. I believe a
little compensation is in order.

ZORG
(smiling)
So, you are a merchant, after all.
(to his men)
Leave them one crate. For the cause!

Zorg's men leave a crate and exit with the other three.

76 EXT. OUTSIDE ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

Zorg walks along the street to his limo. RIGHT ARM carries the empty case.

ZORG
I don't like warriors! They're too
narrow-minded, no sublety. Worse,
they fight for hopeless causes..for honor!
Honor has killed millions of people but
hasn't saved a single one.
(pause)
You know what -- do I like though, I like killer.
A real dyed in the wool killer. Cold-blooded.
Clean. Methodical. Thorough. A killer, when
he picked up the ZF1, would've immediately
asked about the little red button on the bottom of
the gun.

77 INT. HALLWAY ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

The warriors have all taken a weapon. One of them inspects his ZF1. He turns it over
and notices the little red button. He presses it.

78 EXT. OUTSIDE ZORG'S WAREHOUSE - DAY

Behind Zorg, an ear-shattering explosion levels the warehouse.

ZORG
(impassive)
Bring the priest.

79 INT. GARAGE - DAY - OMIT

79A INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - DAY

Korben is finishing a Thai meal, cooked by a Thai on his mini restaurant anchored at
the window. The cat eats next to Korben, contented.

KORBEN
So you forgive me?

The cat meows just as a red light blinks, announcing the arrival of a message in a glass
tube. Korben ignores it.

THAI
Not going to open?

KORBEN
I've never gotten a message that wasn't
bad news.

THAI
How someone strong like you scared from
a message? Is good news I sure!

KORBEN
The last two messages I got? The first one
was from my wife telling me she was leaving!
And the second was from my lawyer telling me
he was leaving too... with my wife.

THAI
You right that is bad.. but mathematically
luck must change!
Grandfather say: "It never rain every day."
This is good news guarantee.. I bet you lunch!

Korben hesitates, then gives the envelope to the Thai, who opens it with a big smile
that fades as reads the contents aloud.

THAI
...You're fired. Oh!

Korben smiles at him.

KORBEN
At least I won lunch.

THAI
Good philosophy..see good in bad..
I like..I prepare number one dessert..
special for you and pussy..

The cat meows.

79B INT. CORNELIUS' APARTMENT - DAY

Leeloo is polishing of' an immense pile of dessert as David bangs away at the computer.

DAVID
I got it! Everything here we need to
know about Fhloston Paradise Hotel...
and a detailed blueprint of the entire hotel!

CORNELIUS
Good work, my son. Now all we need is
a way to get there.

The doorbell rings.

CORNELIUS
I'll get it. Finish your work my son.

Cornelius opens to Right Arm with armed escort.

RIGHT ARM
Father Cornelius?

CORNELIUS
My son?

RIGHT ARM
Mr. Zorg would like a word with you.

CORNELIUS
Mr. Who?

80 EXT. MANHATTAN - OMIT

81 INT. HALLWAY CORNELIUS APARTMENT - OMIT

82 INT. REFRIGERATION ROOM - OMIT

83 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE

Zorg turns to Cornelius.

ZORG
Zorg. Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg...
nice to see you again

CORNELIUS
I remember you now..the so called
art dealer.

ZORG
I'm glad you got your memory back, Father...
Because you're going to need it...
Where are the stones?

CORNELIUS
...Why on earth do the stones interest you?

ZORG
Personally, they are of no interest to me,
I'd rather sell weapons..but I have a customer...
so tell me...

CORNELIUS
Even it I did know where the stones were
I would never tell somebody like you.

ZORG
Why? What's wrong with me?

CORNELIUS
...I'm a priest! I'm here to serve life,
All you want to do is destroy it.

ZORG
Ah, Father... You are so wrong.
Let me explain...

Zorg leads Cornelius into his inner office.

ZORG
...would you like a drink?

CORNELIUS
No thank you.

ZORG
Follow me.. Life, which you so nobly serve,
comes from destruction. Look at this empty
glass.

Zorg pushes the glass with his finger.

ZORG
Here it is... peaceful... serene...
but if it is...

Zorg pushes the glass off the table. It shatters on the floor.

ZORG
Destroyed...

Small individual robots, both free-wheeling and integrated, come zipping out to clean
up the mess.

ZORG
...Look at all these little things...
so busy all of a sudden.
Notice how each one is useful.
What a lovely ballet, so full of form
and color. So full of..life!

CORNELIUS
They are robots!

A SERVANT comes in pours water in another glass. Zorg tosses a cherry into it.

ZORG
Yes but... by that simple gesture of destruction.
I gave work to at least fifty people today. The
engineers, the technicians, the mechanics. Fifty
people who will be able to feed their children so
they can grow up big and strong. Children who
will have children of their own, adding to the great
cycle of life!

Cornelius sits in silence.

ZORG
Father, by creating a little destruction,
I am, in fact, encouraging life! So, in
reality, you and I are in the same business!

CORNELIUS
Destroying a glass is one thing..killing people
with the weapons you produce is quite another.

ZORG
Let me reassure you Father..I will never kill
more people in my entire life than religion has
killed in the last 2000 years.

Zorg smiles, holds up the glass and takes a drink.
Unfortunately, he chokes on the cherry. Unable to breathe, Zorg starts to panic.

CORNELIUS
(mocking)
Where's the robot to pat your back?

Zorg falls, writhing, on his desk, inadvertently hitting buttons which trigger a slew of
little mechanisms. They pop out all over the desk. True chaos reigns. Even a cage
appears, holding a Souliman Aktapan, a fat multicolored beastie, PICASSO, who seems
surprised to be out in daylight. He licks his half-dead master in thanks.
Cornelius gets up and walks around the desk. Zorg motions for help.

CORNELIUS
Can I give you a hand?

Cornelius whacks him on the back. The cherry comes flying out. Zorg regains control
of himself. GUARDS come running in.

ZORG
You saved my life... So, I'm going
to spare yours.
(to the GUARDS)
Throw him out!

The GUARDS throw Cornelius out.

CORNELIUS
You are a monster, Zorg!

ZORG
(complimented)
I know...

The GUARDS drag Cornelius out of the office.

ZORG
...Torture whoever you want, the
president if you have to but I want
those Stones. You have an hour.

Right Arm salutes and hurries out of the office.

84 EXT. MANHATTAN STREET - OMIT

85 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE - OMIT

86 INT./EXT. STREET / TAXI - OMIT

87 INT. REFRIGERATION ROOM - OMIT

88 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE - DAY - OMIT

89 INT. HALLWAY - OMIT

90 INT. REFRIGERATION ROOM - OMIT

91 INT. TAXI - OMIT

92 INT. ROOM - DAY - OMIT

93 INT. TAXI - OMIT

94 INT. ROOM - DAY - OMIT

95 INT. TAXI - OMIT

96 INT. SHAFT - OMIT

97 INT. GARAGE - OMIT

98 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE - OMIT

99 INT. GARAGE - OMIT

100 INT. LOCKER ROOM GARAGE - OMIT

101 INT. GARAGE - OMIT

102 INT. LOCKER ROOM GARAGE - OMIT

103 INT. KORBEN'S BUILDING - DAY - OMIT

104 INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - OMIT

105 EXT. / INT. SPACE / SPACESHIP

...The dark planet. Three warships are positioned in front of it.
Communication satellites arrive from all over the place, drawn to it like a magnet.

CAPTAIN
(observing)
It's gobbling up all the communication
satellites in the galaxy!

106 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

President Lindberg appears even more crushed by recent events.

PRESIDENT
Why the hell is it eating up all those
satellites like that?

HEAD SCIENTIST
(desperate)
...We're working on it, Mr. President.
We're working on it.

PRESIDENT
It should only choke on them.

MUNRO enters the office just as a cockroach crawls onto the desk. There's a small
antenna on its back.

107 INT. SMALL ROOM

Zorg's Right Arm wears earphones, monitoring the President's conversation with the
cockroach-spy.

108 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE / SMALL ROOM

MUNRO
I managed to contact the Mondoshawan.
They deplore the incident, but accept our
apologies.

PRESIDENT
(relieved)
And the Stones? Did you find them in the
wreckage?

MUNRO
The-Stones weren't aboard the ship.

PRESIDENT
(surprised)
...What do you mean?

The President is all ears.

So is Zorg's Right Arm.

MUNRO
The Mondoshawan never fully trusted the
human race..they felt we're too unpredictable..
so they gave up the Stones to somebody they
do trust. Her name is Plavalaguna. She's a Diva
and she's going to sing at the charity ball on
Fhloston Paradise in a few hours. She has the
Stones with her.

The President breathes easier.

Zorg's Right Arm is delighted.

PRESIDENT
(taking off a shoe)
Excellent!

The President crushes the cockroach with his shoe.

Right Arm's earphones fly off his head. Good-bye eardrums.

109 INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

PRESIDENT
I want your best man on this!

MUNRO
Don't worry, Sir. I have the perfect one.

110 INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT - DAY

C.U. The most disgusting dessert ever made. Korben looks at it shimmying on a plate
as the Thai serves it to him proudly.

THAI
Stewed jellyfish cake.. my speciality..

Korben forces a weak, polite smile as the Thai looks on expectantly. The phone rings.

KORBEN
Saved by the bell.

Korben rises to get his cigarettes, and answer the phone.

KORBEN
...Hello?

MOTHER (V.O.)
You're the nastiest dirtbag I know in
this stinking City!

KORBEN
(resigned)
Hi Ma...

MOTHER (V.O.)
I've been playing twice a week for 20 years,
20 years I've been eating those shitty croquettes.

Korben goes to light his cigarette. There are only two matches left in the match box.
Korben strikes one and it fizzles.

MOTHER (V.O.)
You wouldn't even eat one to help your
poor mother, and you win the big prize?
Know something? The whole thing makes
me sick!

The Thai starts to clean up. Just as Korben goes to strike the second match..

MOTHER (V.O.)
Are you listening to me, you ingrate!

KORBEN
(resigned)
Yes ma..

Korben sighs and puts the match back in the box.

Korben enters his code on the keypad the Thai is holding.

KORBEN
(to the Thai)
Go on... This is gonna take a while!

The Thai casts oft. Korben closes the window.

KORBEN
Other than that... You all right?

MOTHER (V.O.)
...And now you're making fun of me?
I'm warning you! If you don't take me
after all these years of sacrifice, I'll
never forgive you!!

The Thai flies off. In the hall, the cat meows-for more food.

KORBEN
(to the cat)
I'm coming!. Ma, what're you talking
about?

MOTHER (V.O.)
I get it! You want to make me beg,
is that it?

KORBEN
All I want is an explanation! I just got
in, I lost my job. I smashed my cab.
I got mugged, but other than that
everything's peachy, Ma, thanks for asking!!
Now settle down and explain to me calmly..

A message drops in his tube. The red light goes on.

MOTHER (V.O.)
You just won a trip, you dolt!
Ten days in Fhloston Paradise for two!

KORBEN
Ma. If I'd won, I'd know about it.
Someone would have notified me.

MOTHER (V.O.)
They've been blaring out your name on
the radio for the last hour, blockhead!

He eyeballs the message still in the tube. The doorbell rings.-

KORBEN
Ma.. it's the door. I'll call you back.

Korben hangs up before his mother can say anything and heads for the door. Before
he gets there it opens, General Munro enters followed by a Captain and a Major.
MAJOR ICEBORG is a woman. All she needs to become a man is a mustache.
Munro opens a file.

MUNRO
(clipped)
Major Dallas, if our calculations are correct
you still have 57 hours owed to the Federal
Army on your enlistment which is more than
you will need for a mission of the utmost
importance.

KORBEN
What mission?

MUNRO
To save the world.

KORBEN
Where have I heard this song before?

MUNRO
You're to leave immediately for Fhloston
Paradise. Retrieve four Stones from the
Diva Plavalaguna. And bring them back with
the utmost discretion as possible.
Any questions'?

KORBEN
(a little bewildered)
Just one... why me?

MUNRO
Three reasons... One: As part of The Elite
Special Forces Unit of the Federated Army
you are an expert in the use of all weapons
and spacecraft needed for this mission.

Munro pulls out a long list of documents.

MUNRO
Two: Of all the members of your unit
you were the most highly decorated.

KORBEN
And the third one?

MUNRO
You're the only one left alive...

Munro removes the message Korben hasn't bothered to look at.

MUNRO
Don't you open your messages?

KORBEN
I've had enough good news for today

MUNRO
(by rote)
You have won the annual Gemini contest
and a trip to Fhloston Paradise. For two.
Congratulations.
Here are your tickets.

He hands Korben the tickets. Korben gets it.

KORBEN
You rigged the contest?

Munro nods.

MUNRO
Major Iceborg will accompany you...
as your wife...

The idea of taking a trip with Iceborg makes him sick.

KORBEN
(sarcastic)
You couldn't come up with something
a little more discreet?

MUNRO
Old tricks are the best tricks eh?

KORBEN
I'm not going.

MUNRO
Why not?

KORBEN
One reason... I want to stay the only
one left alive.

110A INT. KORBEN'S HALL

Leeloo and Cornelius search for Korben's apartment. Leeloo carries the card Korben
gave her. Cornelius finds the apartment, and yanks the. number off the door. He
waves Leeloo over as his hand goes to the bell.

110B INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT

The doorbell rings.

KORBEN
...Scuse me.

Korben goes to the door and looks out the peephole: the beautiful Leeloo.
Korben panics, overcome with happiness.

KORBEN
...Shit!

MUNRO
(worried)
What is it?

Korben has two seconds to make up something to get rid of Munro.

KORBEN
It's my wife.

MUNRO
I thought you were divorced.

KORBEN
I mean my future.. my ex.. My future ex..
if she sees you here I'm finished. She hates
you guys. It's what killed us in the first place.
Please...

He puts them in the fridge, shoving the jellyfish cake in Iceborg's hands.

KORBEN
...Sorry, General, but we've got no choice!
It'll only take a minute! Let me set up
another meeting and I'll be back.

MUNRO
Three of us will never fit in there!

KORBEN
(pushing him)
Oh, yes you will...

Korben slams the fridge door. The doorbell RINGS again.

KORBEN
...Coming!

He whips through his place in ten seconds, gathers up things laying about,
shuts drawers, rolls up his laundry in the folding bed. He brushes his hair back
and opens the door with a big smile only to discover a gun stuck between his
eyes held by Cornelius.

LEELOO
Apipoulai!

KORBEN
I suppose that means "Hi" ?

CORNELIUS
I'm sorry to have to resort to such
methods, but we heard about your
good luck on he radio and we need
the tickets to Fhloston.

KORBEN
Is that the usual way priests go on
vacation?

CORNELIUS
We're not going on vacation..we're
on a mission..

KORBEN
What kind of mission?

CORNELIUS
(sincere)
We have to save the world.

KORBEN
(skeptical)
Good luck..

CORNELIUS
Of course.

KORBEN
Father, I was in the Army for awhile
and every time they told us we were
on a mission to save the world the
only thing that changed was I lost a
lot of friends. So thanks for the offer..
but no thanks.

Cornelius is disappointed. Leeloo looks crestfallen.

KORBEN
I'm sorry..

VOICE
This is a police control action..

Everyone freezes as the whole building resounds with the electronic voice.

111 INT. LANDING KORBEN'S BUILDING

A group of POLICEMEN bursts into the hallway. One of the cops enters a code on
the police wall box. A device descends from the ceiling, a flashing light-siren,
a VOICE fills the air.

VOICE
This is not an exercise.
This is a police control.

Cornelius starts to panic. Korben takes charge.

CORNELIUS
Oh my god oh my god..

Korben pushes a button sending the fridge to the next floor. A shower takes it's place.

KORBEN
Leeloo, hide in here and don't move!

Leeloo hops in. Korben tosses Cornelius on the bed.

CORNELIUS
What are you doing?

KORBEN
Trying to save your ass so you can
save the world.

..and hits a button on the wall. The bed disappears into the wall.

Korben grabs his tickets and slides them in his belt.

112 INT. LANDING KORBEN'S BUILDING - DAY

Meanwhile, the automatic police voice continues.

VOICE
...Spread your legs and place your
hands in the yellow circles, please.

A COP slaps a viewer device on Korben's door which makes part of it transparent.

COP 1
Put your hands in the yellow circles,
please.

Korben takes his time hiding his face. The Cop looks at his sheet. He's looking for
a... KORBEN DALLAS. He has his picture, but it is Korben with long hair and beard.

COP 1
(to COP 2)
Sir? Are you a human?

KORBEN
No, I'm a meat popsicle.

COP 3
(at the other end of the hall)
I found him!

C.U. Korben's calling card is clumsily stuck to the door of the neighbor's apartment.
COP 3 slaps the viewer on the nasty neighbor's door. The neighbor is at his sink
shaving instead of against the wall, COP 1 arrives with Korben's picture.

COP 1
Sir, this is a control. Please put your
hands in the yellow circles.

The neighbor steps right up to the viewer, shaving cream on his face. He could pass
for Korben.

NEIGHBOR
Fuck you!!

113 INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT

Korben still has his hands to the wall.

KORBEN
Wrong answer.

SHOT O.S. EXPLOSION. Scuffle.

114 INT. HALL

The riot police hustle down the hall dragging the neighbor behind them in a canvas bag.
A cop is on the wall phone.

COP
OK, we got the guy under wraps.

115 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE

Right Arm is on the phone, facing Zorg.

COP (O.S.)
It was not easy, but we bagged him!.
Thanks for the tip!

RIGHT ARM
(smiling)
Glad to help.

He hangs up.

RIGHT ARM
They just arrested the guy for Uranium
smuggling. Everything's going as planned.

He shows him a plane ticket, and a passport with his picture and Korben's name.

RIGHT ARM
All I have to do now is to go to the
airport and take his place. I should be
in Fhloston in less than four hours.

Zorg sits there quietly for a moment.

ZORG
Don't come back without the Stones.

116 INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT

Korben opens the shower door. Leeloo is soaking wet, her teeth chattering from the cold.

KORBEN
I'm really sorry.. there wasn't time.

His eyes fall on an old blanket.

KORBEN
Here let me wrap you up.

Korben wraps her in an blanket and vigoroualy rubs her back. Leeloo warms gradually
and snuggles closer to that warm comfortable shoulder. Korben's rubbing slows,
looking more like caresses.

KORBEN
..It's funny. I've met you twice today and
you've ended up in my arms both times.

Leeloo suddenly realizes that she has maybe gone a bit too far.
She recovers, looking embarrassed too.

LEELOO
(nicely)
Valo massa... Chacha hamas.

KORBEN
Uh..you're welcome.

The intimacy makes him nervous. He looks for a diversion.

KORBEN
Coffee! That's what you need!
A nice, hot cup of coffee!

He pushes a button on the coffee machine.

KORBEN
With some honey! You'll see, honey's
great!...

Korben rummages through the drawer. Leeloo, innocent, doesn't seem to quite
understand everything that is going on.

KORBEN
A hot cup of coffee... with honey...

He rummages through the cupboard, exceedingly nervous. Leeloo smiles and begins to
look around. She opens a drawer and comes upon..

KORBEN
(nervously)
I've got this great honey somewhere.
You know about honey? There used to be
these little animals who made it with antenna...

..pictures of Major Korben Dallas War Hero.

KORBEN
..and these other animals who ate it..
one were bees the other were bears..

She looks back to the man fumbling for honey.

KORBEN
I forget which ate it and which made it
but..

And she smiles.

KORBEN
Here it is!

Korben holds up the jar of honey.

KORBEN
Taste this...

Leeloo innocently sticks his finger in the jar then puts it in her mouth.

KORBEN
It... melts in your mouth, doesn't it?

She savors the honey, slowly; sensually. Her lips shine with honey. Her eyes narrow
with pleasure. Korben is hypnotized by her lips, like a moth attracted to a flame. He
begins to lose control, which makes him nervous.

An indistinct sound comes from the wall. But Korben is so entranced with the sight of
Leeloo licking her honied fingers, he doesn't hear it until it becomes quite a racket.

KORBEN
You hear that?

LEELOO
(licking)
Cornelius..

KORBEN
Oh god!

Korben pushes the button on the wall. The bed pops out, fully made, with Cornelius
tucked in it, struggling to get out.

KORBEN
I'm really sorry.. let me help you..

Korben begins to pull at the covers when..

LEELOO
Achta ge lumitai de matala..

Korben turns..

KORBEN
What?

He turns to Leeloo struggling out of her wet clothes. His breath is taken away by the
sight of her perfect body.

Cornelius whacks him heavily on the head with a lamp. Korben drops to the floor.

LEELOO
(displeased)
Vano da, mechteba?!
Soun domo kala chon hammas!

CORNELIUS
No, I'm not proud of myself...
But we don't have the luxury of choice.

117 INT. ENTRANCE KORBEN'S BUILDING - DAY

The POLICE exit the elevator and head for the front door. A cop suddenly takes a hit
from a silencer, then a second. Others are bashed on the head by MANGALORE warriors.
One of them picks up the prisoner bag, takes it into a small shed.

118 INT. SHED

Aknot, the Mangalore leader, is seriously wounded and can't walk.

AKANIT
Korben Dallas! We got him.

AKNOT
Perfect... Take command, Akanit.
Go to Fhloston and get the Stones...
If Zorg really wants them... He'll have
to negotiate. Revenge is at hand.

119 INT. KORBEN'S APARTMENT KORBEN'S BUILDING - DAY

Korben gets unsteadily to his feet, some blood drips down his face. He daubs at it.

KORBEN
Jesus!... Some priest!

The phone rings, he manages to answer.

KORBEN
Yeah?

MOTHER (V.O)
Have you pulled yourself together?

KORBEN
...Not yet.

He hangs up.

Korben opens the fridge door. The three officers are frozen solid. Korben grabs some ice,
presses it to his forehead.

KORBEN
I'll take the mission.

He closes the door.

120 INT. AIRPORT HALL - DAY

Cornelius and Leeloo (still damp) arrive at the Manhattan Intergalactic Airport.
A huge hall three quarters filled with trash piled up to the ceiling.

There are groups of extra-terrestrials on strike standing in trash holding picket signs.
A SECURITY GUARD picks up a phone off the wall.

SECURITY GUARD
Illegal gathering in Zone 4.

A hand taps Leeloo from behind. She whips around catching David in the face.

CORNELIUS
Leeloo, be careful.

He turns to David who in holding his bloody nose.

CORNELIUS
Did you get them?

David hands Cornelius two passports.

CORNELIUS
Excellent... Leeloo Dallas.

He hands it to her. The name makes her smile.

CORNELIUS
And Korben David Dallas.

She frowns.

LEELOO
Akta dedero ansila do mektet.

CORNELIUS
I can't pretend to be your husband...
David's in great shape.

She looks at David holding his bloody nose.

CORNELIUS
He'll protect you. Go on... See the Diva...
get the Stones... See you at the temple...
God be with you.

ANGLE ON: Korben comes rushing into the airport. Walking quickly, he scopes the
hall looking for Leeloo. A POLICE PATROL bearing down on the STRIKERS jostles him.
The cops open fire. The strikers dive into the garbage and disappear.

121 INT. BOARDING GATE

David nervously puts tickets and IDs on the check-in counter.
Leeloo tosses her suitcase on the conveyor belt.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
Congratulations on winning the contest.

David gives her a bleak smile. Leeloo rolls her eyes.

Back a ways, Korben has spotted Leeloo and... David. He heads right for them.
Leeloo's seen him. She is both delighted and panicked. David's seen nothing.
Korben presses one of his fingers like a gun to David's back.

KORBEN
(friendly)
Hey! I really thought I was going to
miss my flight!
(to David)
Thanks, kid! You put the luggage on
the conveyor belt?

DAVID
(freaking)
Uh... yeah.

KORBEN
(smiling)
Great! Now beat it!

Paralyzed, David leaves. Korben turns to the attendant.

KORBEN
Excuse me. I was so afraid I'd miss the
flight that I sent the kid here to pick up
my boarding card.

He looks at David's fake ID.

KORBEN
...My cousin David...

Leeloo is unable to hold back a smile.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
(looking at Leeloo's ID)
Your wife?

Korben grabs the ID and reads it.

KORBEN
Uh, yes... Newlyweds.
(aside)
You know how it is... Love at first sight.
You meet, something goes tilt,. you get
married, you hardly know each other.
Right, darling?

Leeloo rips her boarding card out of the attendant's hand.

LEELOO
(sharply)
Dinoine chagantakat!

KORBEN
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Go on... I'll be right with you.
(to Check-in Attendant)
It's our honeymoon. We're going to use
the trip to get to know each other better.

He winks at the stewardess.

ANGLE ON:

The neighbor and a tawdry young girl cross the airport. The couple in almost knocked
over by a police patrol holding a 500 pound PIG on a stainless steel leash. The couple
panics a moment, the realize the patrol isn't for them. The pig heads for the pile where
the strikers disappeared.

COP
(to pig)
Come on, snyffer, go root!

The pig piles into the garbage. The Cop cuts it some slack.
Cornelius sits at a bar.

CORNELIUS
(to the bartender)
I feel so guilty sending her to do the dirty
work. I know she was made to be strong
but she's also so fragile... So human.
You know what I mean?

The bartender, a robot, nods his head as he pours Cornelius a drink.

ANGLE ON:

The nasty neighbor and his wife hand their tickets to the check-in attendant.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
(surprised)
Dallas... Korben...

NEIGHBOR
(in a different voice)
Yes, that's me.

The check-in attendant triggers a transparent blue light that shines on their faces,
revealing two other faces:

Mangalores.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
(smiling)
Just a minute, please.

She hits a silent alarm, but the Mangalores feel something is wrong.

NEIGHBOR
We'll be right back ... we're gonna
check out the duty free...

They spin around and hurry away.

ANGLE ON:

Cornelius at the bar, half in the bag.

ROBOT
The same?

CORNELIUS
Yeah...

DAVID (V.O.)
Make that two...

Cornelius turns to David.

CORNELIUS
Where's Leeloo?

DAVID
On the plane... with Mr. Dallas...
the real one.

CORNELIUS
It's all my fault. I'm the servant...
It's my mission! Here!

He hands David the Temple Key from around his neck.

CORNELIUS
Here's the key to the Temple..
Prepare for our arrival!

Cornelius tosses David's drink into his own, downs it all in one shot, and takes off,
passing the Mangalore couple headed for the exit. They are very nervous.
A police patrol is coming. This time, it seems to be for them.

NEIGHBOR
(to the tawdry girl)
Tell Aknot plan A flopped.
Tell him to go to plan B.

The tawdry girl nods and peels off. The neighbor takes out a gun and blasts away at the cops.
The cops fire back. A firefight rages in the hall. The tawdry girl dives into a pile of
garbage and disappears.

COP
(into walkie-talkie)
...Send in a back-up unit, Zone 7!

ANGLE ON:

On one side of the hall, a trap door opens. Three pigs come running out, grabbed by
their police handler.

Cornelius waits until everyone has left, gets down on all fours and crawls through the
trapdoor reserved for the pigs.

122 INT. FIRST CLASS LOUNGE

Leeloo stands at the buffet in the first class lounge eating everything in sight.

123 INT. HALL

Korben is led down the hall by a STEWARDESS.

STEWARDESS
You are so lucky... Loc Rhod is the
coolest DJ in the universe.

KORBEN
Listen... I don't want to be interviewed.
I'd prefer to remain anonymous.

The stewardess stops in the corridor.

STEWARDESS
Forget anonymous. You'll be doing Loc
Rhod's live show every day from 5 to 7!

KORBEN
(expression changes)
You gotta be kidding!

The stewardess smiles and shakes her head. The door next to him suddenly swings
open and smashes him in the face.

In walks LOC RHOD amidst a tornado of music and security guards. He is young,
good-looking, eccentric, charming as an elf or sly as a fox. A bundle of energy. He is
the 24th century's most popular DJ.

LOC RHOD
(speedy, in rhythm)
Korben Dallas! Here he is The most hated
man in the universe. The one and only winner
of the Gemini Croquette contest! Ladies, start
melting 'cause the boy's hot! Hot! Hot! The boy
is perfect..
(he feels his muscles)
...The right size, right build, right hair. Right on!
Say something-to those 50 billion pair of ears out
there D-man!

An ASSISTANT hands a totally lost Korben a mike.

KORBEN
(hesitant)
...Hi.

LOC RHOD
Does it get any better or what!

Loc Rhod grabs Korben's arm and leads him down the hallway, as fast as the music.

LOC RHOD
...Quiver ladies, he's gonna set the world on
fire right here from 5 to 7! You'll know
everything there is to know about the D-man.
His dreams, his desires, his most intimate of
intimates. And from what I'm looking at
intimate is the stud muffin's middle name.
So tell me my main man... you nervous in the
service?

KORBEN
Uh... not really.

Loc Rhod lets go of Korben's arm and grabs the Stewardess.

LOC RHOD
Freeze those knees, my chickadees, 'cause
Korben is on the case with a major face...

Loc Rhod rubs up against the stewardess.

LOC RHOD
...Start drooling, ladies! My man here is a
sharp-tongued Sire who's gonna stroke your
every desire.

They come to an intersection. The airline company has prepared drinks for them. Loc
Rhod pushes on, grabs a glass of champagne, scribbles his autograph.

LOC RHOD
Yesterday's unknown will be tomorrow's Prince
of Fhloston Paradise, the hotel of a thousand and
one follies, home of luxury and beauty. A magic
fountain flowing with non-stop wine, women and
Bootchie Koochie Koo...

He tosses away his champagne glass.

LOC RHOD
Beware out there puppy dogs my man is on
the prowl. Owwww!

Howling, Loc Rhod grabs another stewardess by the arm.

LOC RHOD
...And start licking your stamps little girls,
this guy's gonna have you writing home to
Momma! Tomorrow from 5 to 7, I'll be your
voice, your tongue and I'll be hot on the tail
of the sexiest man of the year... D-man...
Your man... My man.

The stewardess shivers. A BEEP is heard.

VOCODER (O.S.)
End of transmission.

The MUSIC suddenly stops. Several assistants come and compliment Loc Rhod who sighs,
lights up a cigarette, and drops his pretense.

LOC RHOD
Korben sweetheart do me a favor I know this
is probably the biggest thing that ever happened
to you in your inconsequential life. But I've got
a show to do here and it's got to pop. So tomorrow,
when we're on air, give me a hand... Try to make
believe you have more than a one word vocabulary.
OK pal?

That does it. Korben grabs him by the collar and drags him into a corner.
Loc Rhod's feet don't touch the ground.

KORBEN
(pissed)
I didn't come here to play Dumbo on the radio.
So tomorrow between 5 and 7 give yourself a
hand, that clear pal?

LOC RHOD
(petrified)
Crystal.

124 INT. AIRPORT

The Check-in attendant has two more tickets in her hand.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
(alter a moment, reading)
...Mr. Dallas... Korben Dallas?

Zorg's Right Arm gives her a big smile.

RIGHT ARM
That's right.

The attendant scans the ID with a yellow beam, it checks out, and the blue light reveals
no other face but his.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
The problem is I only have one Korben Dallas on
my list... and he's already checked in.

Right Arm's smile shatters.

RIGHT ARM
That's impossible! He's in j... I mean, there
must be some mistake. I have my ticket!
I'm the real Korben Dallas!

A shrill BELL rings out.

CHECK-IN ATTENDANT
(smiling)
I'm sorry, sir, boarding is finished.

The attendant hits a button. A thick window slowly slides up between them.
Right Arm totally loses it.

RIGHT ARM
I want to see your boss! Get rid of this
fucking window! Somebody's made a
mistake, goddamnit!

He pounds on the counter with both fists. A steel curtain comes down. Red sighting
beams target spots on his body, ten gun barrels protrude from the wall, all aimed at him.

VOICE (O.S.)
This is not an exercise. This is a police
control.
Put your hands in the nearest yellow circles...

RIGHT ARM
(slowing down)
Sorry, my fault... Just a little overexcited...
that's all... I'm calm now.

125 INT. SHUTTLE - DAY

Korben makes his way in the plane looking for his seat. No more seats in modern
planes, just individual travel boxes lined up like microwaves. He passes STEWARD
holding his bloodied nose. He has found what he is looking for. He enters to.... Leeloo
quietly stretched out in front of a computer screen. Korben slips in beside her. Leeloo
in concentrating on the words that scroll rapidly past her on the screen. He doesn't
understand what she is doing.

LEELOO
Apipoulai!

KORBEN
Not hard to find you...just follow the
Chaos...

Leeloo smiles, as if complimented.

KORBEN
Leeloo, listen to me... these tickets...
they're not mine... I mean they are, but
not for vacation like everyone thinks...
I'm on an operation... and if I didn't come
get you, you'd be in a shitload of trouble...
I'd love to be on vacation with you...
but now.... now I've got to work...
And Leeloo... I would love to work in peace.

Leeloo types in "LOVE" on the keyboard.

LEELOO
Love...

KORBEN
Yes! But "love" isn't the operative word
here, PEACE is!

Leeloo types in this new word.

LEELOO
(rather pleased)
Peace... and love...

She brings up a picture of a 60's style Hippie flashing a peace sign. Korben sighs and
switches off the screen.

KORBEN
Sometimes you can't learn everything
from a screen..sometimes it's better to
ask someone who has experience..

LEELOO
(quite happy)
What is... Make Love?

Korben just stares at her for a few minutes.

KORBEN
Know what? On that subject maybe you'd
be better off asking the screen.

He turns the computer back on.

ANGLE ON:

A STEWARDESS walks up the aisle of the shuttle pushing the red buttons on top of
each individual box.

VOICE (O.S.)
...to make your flight as short and agreeable
as possible, our flight attendants are switching
on the timing sleeper which will regulate your
sleep during the trip...

ANGLE ON:

LEELOO
(switching off the screen)
OK! Finished!

KORBEN
Finished what?

LEELOO
Learning language.

KORBEN
Which one?

LEELOO
All 900.

Korben doesn't know if he should laugh or not.

KORBEN
You learned 900 languages in five
minutes?!

LEELOO
(pleased)
Yes! Now it's your turn! I learned your
language, you have to learn mine!

KORBEN
I know how to say "Hello". Teach me how
to say "Good-bye", that's all I need.

LEELOO
Apipoussan!

KORBEN
Apipoussan?

LEELOO
Good! Do you know how we say "make love"?

KORBEN
(fumbling)
Uh...

LEELOO
...Hoppi-hoppa.

Korben literally melts.

KORBEN
(to himself)
Help...

Luckily, a stewardess smiles at him through the box window.

STEWARDESS
Sweet dreams, Mr. Dallas!

The stewardess sets the timing sleeper. Korben and Leeloo immediately fall asleep.

A STEWARDESS at the other end of the shuttle has a problem.

STEWARDESS 2
Mr. Loc Rhod you have to assume
your individual position.

LOC RHOD
(hugging her)
I don't want an individual position,
I want all positions!

STEWARDESS 2
(resisting somewhat)
We're going to take off soon, Mr. Rhod!

LOC RHOD
Now you're talking!

126 INT. COCKPIT FHLOSTON SPACE SHUTTLE

Three CREW MEMBERS prepare for liftoff.

COPILOT
(on the radio)
Molecular axis authorization. Vector 130.
Destination Fhloston.

Stewardess 1 enters the cockpit.

STEWARDESS 1
Zone 1. 217 locked. The sleep regulator is OK.

PILOT
(checking her out)
Thanks, Miss.

The Stewardess leaves with a smile. A red light flashes on the vast control panel.

MECHANIC
Tell the ground crew we've got parasites
in the landing gear.

127 INT. AIRPORT LANDING STRIP - DAY

A GROUND CREW MEMBER goes over to the truck parked under one of the plane's
wings and bangs on the side of it with a shout.

GROUND CREW MEMBER
Disinfecting!

Two DISINFECTORS in hermetically sealed suits exit the truck. They go over to the
front landing gear and send up a whooshing beam. The flame burns everything it
touches. A pack of repugnant creatures falls squealing from the landing gear. A small
trapdoor is opened under the shuttle and a huge slightly phosphorescent tube falls out.

128 INT. AIRPORT HALL / ZORG'S OFFICE

Zorg's Right Arm is in a phone booth in the middle of the hall.

RIGHT ARM
Yeah, it's me... Put Zorg on.

He is already sweating.

ZORG
(cold)
I'm listening.

RIGHT ARM
The real Korben Dallas is on the plane!
He took my place.

ZORG
This is a joke, right?

129 INT. SHUTTLE

Loc Rhod is wrapped around a stewardess like a snake.

LOC RHOD
No!! I swear to God! I've never been this
sincere with a human before!

130 EXT. LANDING STRIP

TWO GROUND CREW MEMBERS stick an enormous, highly phosphorescant tube into the opening.

GROUND CREW MEMBER
You're fueled and ready to go.
Have a nice flight.

131 INT. SHUTTLE

PILOT
(to copilot)
Everything ready for liftoff?

132 INT. CABIN

STEWARDESS
(weakly, to Loc Rhod)
No, no... I'm not ready! I'd like to talk first...

133 INT. ZORG'S OFFICE / AIRPORT HALL

ZORG
I cannot hear you. We have a bad
connection here. What's your number?

Right Arm reads off the phone number.

RIGHT ARM
278-500-645-321

ZORG
I'll call you back.

134 EXT. LANDING STRIP

The runway is now empty. A man slips out of the shadows. It's Cornelius. He scurries
over to the front landing gear. He pauses for an instant, the climbs up the wheel well
and disappears inside the shuttle.

135 INT. SHUTTLE

The pilots are going through the pre-flight check list.

COPILOT
Anti static pressure?

MECHANIC
Primed.

The mechanic presses a series of buttons.

136 INT. CABIN

Loc Rhod undoes a series of buttons on the stewardess' blouse, behind a

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