directed, co-written, and based on a story by Luc Besson
, starring Bruce Willis
, Gary Oldman
, and Milla Jovovich
. Mostly set during the twenty-third century, the film's central plot involves the survival of humanity which becomes the duty of a taxicab
driver (and former special forces
Major) named Korben Dallas (Willis) when a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his taxicab. Upon learning of her significance, Dallas must join efforts with the girl to recover four mystical stones essential to defending Earth from an impending attack.
In 1914, the extraterrestrials known as Mondoshawans arrive at an ancient Egyptian temple and collect the only weapon capable of defeating the Great Evil which appears every five thousand years.
Listen lady, I only speak two languages: English and bad English.
Big Badda Boom.
Don't watch that stuff all day. It'll rot your brain.
Police Officer: Sir, are you classified as human? Korben Dallas: Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
[opens his fridge with General Munro and his aides frozen inside] I'll take the mission. [takes travel tickets from Munro and closes the fridge door]
[after shooting Aknot between the eyes] Anyone else wanna negotiate?
[referring to Leeloo's escape from the police] We got lucky. If they don't chase you after a mile, they don't chase ya. [back shot of Korban's taxi, with 4 advancing cops in a diamond configuration] Maybe it's two miles. Hang on.
Look lady, I'm all for a conversation but maybe you can just SHUT UP for a minute.
[holding the last match he has] Don't breathe.