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Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)

Connections

The Fifth Element

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Edited into

    • "5 Second Movies" Fifth Element (TV Episode 2008)

Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Breakdown/Warriors of Virtue/Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery/Truth or Consequences/Commandments (TV Episode 1997)

      Clips appear in the teaser for the next episode.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Father's Day/Twin Town/The Fifth Element/Underworld/Children of the Revolution (TV Episode 1997)

      Reviewed.
    • "Troldspejlet" Episode #17.1 (TV Episode 1997)

      reviewed + footage shown
    • Especial Cannes: 50 Anos de Festival (TV Movie 1997)

    • "Troldspejlet" Episode #18.2 (TV Episode 1998)

      VHS release reviewed + footage used

Referenced in

    • "HBO First Look" The Fifth Element (TV Episode 1997)

      this is a pre-release first look at the film The Fitfth Element
    • "The Movie Show" Episode dated 23 April 1997 (TV Episode 1997)

      Mentioned in Movie News.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Night Falls on Manhattan/Rudyard Kipling's the Second Jungle Book/Love! Valour! Compassion!/Sprung/A Chef in Love (TV Episode 1997)

      A still is shown for the "In Current Release" bumper. Two thumbs up.
    • "The Movie Show" Episode dated 25 May 1997 (TV Episode 1997)

      Discussed.
    • Dennis Pennis R.I.P. (Video 1997)

      Poster visible in the background when Dennis talks to Demi Moore at Cannes.

References

    • Metropolis (1927)

      When Leeloo is being revived, she is placed in a machine that is a near copy of the one used to create the robot in Metrolpolis.
    • Pinocchio (1940)

    • Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    • The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

    • Casino Royale (1967)

Spin-off

    • The Fifth Element (Video Game 1998)

    • New York Race (Video Game 2001)

      Video Game Adaptation

Spoofed in

    • Shrek (2001)

    • (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)

      Spoofs the Taxi scene and Til Schweiger spoofs Bruce Willis' character
    • G.O.R.A. (2004)

      In the movie, Arif uses the 4 elements plus a girl (which is the 5th element) to stop Planet GORA from a fireball
    • "5 Second Movies" Fifth Element (TV Episode 2008)

      Satirizes Leeloo's Foreign Language.
    • "Community" Modern Warfare (TV Episode 2010)

      Annie wearing the garbage can lid on her hat spoofs the mugger with the square hat who knocks on Corbin Dallas' door and tells him "Gimme the cash!"

Spoofs

    • Notorious (1946)

    • Total Recall (1990)

      Zorg's Secretary is painting her nails in the same way Reckall's Secretary does on Totall Recall, by selecting the nail and filling it digitally with the selected color.
    • Léon: The Professional (1994)

      In both Luc Besson movies, Gary Oldman's characters die in almost identical ways.

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