In the film, the title character, he mischievous and roguish Ahmed, the Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks, Sr), stole a magic rope used to scale walls and rob people, including the royal family in the Palace of the Caliph (Brandon Hurst) in Bagdad.McClane and Zeus discovered the vault""s theft, as McClane said: "I should""ve seen it comin"" a mile away." Cedar holds out his hand for another hand-shake, but Deeds suggests he first straighten out his books: "Suppose you get the books straightened out quick so I can have a look at ""em.A winged, arrow-shaped spaceship, the Pan American, dart-like space shuttleOrion[a phallic symbol or representation of "sperm"], soars from Earth through space toward the Moon, bound first for Space Station 5 - a wheel-shaped way-station for passengers traveling on to the lunar surface."Plot SynopsisThe film""s credits (viewed with fluid, scripted type-lettering) play above a slowly undulating blue velvet, fabric backdrop as Angelo Badalamenti""s sensual string score floridly plays.