# Fifth element trivia question. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818 "2003-08-17T19:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/21 "2012-11-19T13:18:20Z")
On the one hand, I think Chris Tucker gets away with being screechy and annoying because the character is supposed to be screechy and annoying. On the other hand, Tucker is screechy and annoying in **everything** , and is the main reason I can’t believe they made all those \*Rush Hour \*movies. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/22 "2012-11-19T16:32:03Z")
Tucker’s Ruby Rhod persona, and the surreality of him being widely considered a sex symbol arousing to stewardesses, Japanese schoolgirls and hotel bellgirls, only enriches the sheer nuttiness of the film. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/23 "2012-11-19T16:38:43Z")
I thought Finger sounded like Ice-T. ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/24 "2012-11-19T17:10:29Z")
Don’t ban me, but I liked Tucker’s character too. 🙂 I heard a story that he would kill many hours on set by entertaining the extras (like in the Diva Performance scene) when they were waiting to start. He basically made the entire set a lot more fun rather than sitting in a trailer waiting. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/25 "2012-11-19T17:49:23Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Tucker’s Ruby Rhod persona, and the surreality of him being widely considered a sex symbol arousing to stewardesses, Japanese schoolgirls and hotel bellgirls, only enriches the sheer nuttiness of the film. I agree. BTW, did anyone else find it weird that he was doing a live radio broadcast that was being heard on Earth, while on a planet far enough away that it required FTL travel to get to? Basically, there are elements of the film that are best not thought about too much. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/26 "2012-11-19T17:53:25Z")
Well, heck, why was it a big deal for Zorg to get his henchman to impersonate Dallas to sneak aboard the liner to get to Phloston when Zorg already had a ship capable of making the voyage? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/27 "2012-11-19T17:56:04Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, heck, why was it a big deal for Zorg to get his henchman to impersonate Dallas to sneak aboard the liner to get to Phloston when Zorg already had a ship capable of making the voyage? He had to stay home and wait for Mr. Shadow’s phone call. One does not send Mr. Shadow to voicemail. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/28 "2012-11-19T18:08:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW, did anyone else find it weird that he was doing a live radio broadcast that was being heard on Earth, while on a planet far enough away that it required FTL travel to get to? Basically, there are elements of the film that are best not thought about too much. Yes I noted that, but then the abuse of basic physics is pretty significant throughout. My favorite one is the 1200 mile diameter evil planet that stops 62 miles from Earth. That’s actually _inside the atmosphere_. Magic love ray notwithstanding, that might have a leeeetle effect on Earth and its inhabitants even without a direct impact. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/29 "2012-11-19T19:26:49Z")
Tom Sizemore maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/30 "2012-11-19T19:45:12Z")
I always wondered who did the voice for Korben Dallas’ mother. Anyone know? (I don’t think the actress was identified in the credits.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/31 "2012-11-19T20:03:47Z")
Korben’s mother is _probably_ Jill Mullan, but neither she, Finger, or Mr. Shadow have been identified, it seems. [From the FAQ on IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119116/faq#.2.1.1): > [@](#): > > Who plays the voices of Finger, Korben’s mother, and Mr. Shadow? > > No one was credited for these roles, and there’s no clear evidence as to who was used. However, some have speculated that it was Jill Mullan, who is credited under Other Crew for “special thanks”. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/32 "2012-11-19T20:14:40Z")
And let me just add how disappointed I was that the Fifth Element had nothing to do with boron. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/33 "2012-11-19T21:09:16Z")
> [@Just\_Ed](#): > > Chris Tucker was not in _Police Academy_; you’re probably thinking of [Michael Winslow](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935498/) (who was not in _The Fifth Element_). As for Tucker in _The Fifth Element_, put me down as one of those for whom his character works perfectly within the story. He’s annoying and over the top because his character is supposed to be annoying and over the top. Different strokes, I suppose. Oops! :smack: Like I said the movie was just too silly overall for my taste. When I watched it for the first time, the opening scene of the aliens appearing in Egypt around 1900 or so actually impressed me. It made me think the movie wasn’t going to be what I thought it was. But it was pretty much downhill from there. It’s not a bad movie, I just think Chris Tucker should have dialed it back a notch. Ever since Robin Williams made ‘stream-of-consciousness-comedy’ a legitimate thing it’s gotten worse & worse. Quantity isn’t a substitute for quality… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/34 "2012-11-19T21:13:45Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Yes I noted that, but then the abuse of basic physics is pretty significant throughout. > > My favorite one is the 1200 mile diameter evil planet that stops 62 miles from Earth. That’s actually _inside the atmosphere_. Magic love ray notwithstanding, that might have a leeeetle effect on Earth and its inhabitants even without a direct impact. Heck, didn’t they say at one point that the Great Evil comes to Earth every 5000 years? If so, this would be its, what, nine-hundred-thousandth visit? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/35 "2012-11-19T21:26:40Z")
The best thing about Ruby Rhod was that he kept up his radio show during the entire attack & escape. Up to and including his sign off after they got off the hotel - “That’s the best show I ever did.” It’s easy to dismiss his character, but he was damn dedicated to his job. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/36 "2012-11-19T21:30:36Z")
I agree with…waitaminit…He got banned? Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/37 "2012-11-19T21:36:43Z")
I dunno, this movie for the most part never took itself seriously-and I loved what Milla Jovovich did with the role. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/38 "2012-11-19T22:50:44Z")
> [@80sHairMetalMaven](#): > > I’m also Pro-Ruby Rod. I loved the character. Chris Tucker took what could’ve been a fairly boring character and really turned into something that was part Prince (the rockstar), part Carrot Top on speed and all overtly sexual. 🙂 Me likies. > IDBB I’m in the pro-Ruby camp also. Consider that Ruby just may be a satire of the shrill screeching damsel formula (e.g. Kate Capshaw in Temple of Doom) and it all makes brilliant Oscar-worthy sense. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/39 "2012-11-19T22:59:14Z")
Yeah, he’s great. Most actioners take themselves too seriously. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! SUPER GREEN. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818/40 "2012-11-19T23:00:58Z")
Another in the pro-Ruby camp. Look: Corben Dallas is who we’d imagine we’d be if stuck in a situation like that, but Ruby is who we’re _afraid_ we’d be in that situation. 😃 (And, I’ll admit, I’d be closer to the Ruby end of the spectrum, most likely.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818.md?page=3)