The 5th Element

The Fifth Element An original script by Luc Besson Revisions by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen August 1995 Draft Gaumont and Les Films du Dauphin FADE IN: 1 EXT.DESERTNILE RIVERVALLEY - DAY Somewhere in the Nile at the edge of the desert. CREDITSROLL WRITTEN: EGYPT 1913 OMAR and his mule zigzag along the bottom of sun scorched dunes. 2 EXT.TEMPLEEXCAVATION - DAY 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!