Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod in THE FIFTH ELEMENT
by Capucine · old hollywood: Luc Besson
Luc Besson may have slipped a completely different film into THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) with Chris Tucker. Ruby Rhod barely cares about the central crisis, mostly chasing attention and the spotlight instead. Yet that chaotic energy somehow aligns perfectly with the movie's overall tone.
Transcript (en)
For Van Dallas! Here he is, the one and only winner of the Gemini Crocket contest! This boy is fueled like fire! So start melting, ladies, because the boy is hotter than hot. He's hot, hot, hot! The right size, the right view, the right head, the right on. Right on! Right on! And he's got something to say to those 50 billion pair of beers out there! Pop it, D-Man! Uh, I... Unbelievable! Wither, ladies, Wither! He's gonna set the world on fire. Right here from 5 to 7, you know everything there is to know about the demon. His dream, his desire, his most intimates of intimates. And you know what I'm looking at? Intimate is the stud muffin's middle name. So tell me, my man. You nervous in the service? Not really. Stop licking your stamps to the girlies, because this guy is going to have you writing home to mama right here from 5 to 7. I'll be your voice, you tell me. And I'll be hot on the trail of the sexiest man in the year. D-man, you're a man. Man. Hand of phone question. Okay, Ruby. See you tomorrow at 5. Welcome.
