Trivia: At first, the film was supposed to be filmed in France but there were no studios big enough so they had to transfer the production to London.
Dr Wilson
20th Feb 2005
The Fifth Element (1997)
27th May 2004
The Fifth Element (1997)
Trivia: Zorg's desk and the accident with the cherry is a reference to the film Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, where Rastapopoulos has the same kind of problem.
27th May 2004
The Fifth Element (1997)
Revealing mistake: When the doors of the temple close on the Mondoshawan, it shakes like styrofoam.
18th Feb 2004
The Fifth Element (1997)
21st Jan 2004
The Fifth Element (1997)
Trivia: Luc Besson thought about the story when he was in high school.
2nd Jan 2004
The Fifth Element (1997)
25th Nov 2003
The Fifth Element (1997)
Revealing mistake: When the bomb that Korben puts on the balcony explodes, there are two quick shots of the Mangalores. They are dummies because they've stopped shooting and don't move. (01:42:10)
30th Oct 2003
The Fifth Element (1997)
Continuity mistake: When the technicians are changing the radioactive fuel of the shuttle, they find shaking bugs and start to burn them. The bugs aren't shaking in one shot. (01:17:10)
23rd Oct 2003
The Fifth Element (1997)
Visible crew/equipment: Just after Korben escapes from the police, you can see a reflection of a crewman in a blue T-shirt on the windshield.
21st Oct 2003
The Fifth Element (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Zorg returns to the flying hotel, he kills some security guards. When Korben and the others takes his shuttle to escape, their bodies have disappeared. (01:46:15)
22nd Jul 2003
The Fifth Element (1997)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, when the door of the tomb is closing on him, the Mondoshawan extends his arm to give the key to the priest. His hand is completely out but the shot later, only the end of his fingers are outside. (00:11:50)
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