Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief, and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

Jules Verne (novel), David N. Titcher (screenplay),

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Passepartout / Lau Xing
Steve Coogan	...	Phileas Fogg
Cécile De France	...	Monique La Roche
Robert Fyfe	...	Jean Michel
Jim Broadbent	...	Lord Kelvin
Ian McNeice	...	Colonel Kitchener
David Ryall	...	Lord Salisbury
Roger Hammond	...	Lord Rhodes
Adam Godley	...	Mr. Sutton
Howard Cooper	...	Academy Member #1
Karen Mok	...	General Fang (as Karen Joy Morris)
Daniel Hinchcliffe	...	British Valet
Wolfram Teufel	...	Belgian Dignitary
Tom Strauss	...	Academy Member #2
Kit West	...	Academy Member #3

Storyline

Set in 1872, the story focuses on Passepartout, a Chinese thief who steals a valuable jade Buddha and then seeks refuge in the traveling companionship of an eccentric London inventor and adventurer, Phileas Fogg, who has taken on a bet with members of his gentlemen's club that he can make it around the world in a mere 80 days, using a variety of means of transportation, like boats, trains, balloons, elephants, etc. Along the way, Passepartout uses his amazing martial arts abilities to defend Fogg from the many dangers they face.. One major threat to their adventure is a detective that's following them. Why? Just as Fogg and Passeportout left London, a major bank was robbed, with Fogg suspected of using the "around the world" trip as an excuse to escape.. Their path from London and back includes stops in Paris, Turkey, India, China and USA...

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Plot Keywords:

around the world | inventor | train | martial arts | 19th century | 

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Taglines:

Let your imagination soar.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, some crude humor and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Official Site [ru]

Country:

USA Germany Ireland UK

Language:

English Cantonese French German Hindi Turkish

Release Date:

16 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

La vuelta al mundo en 80 días

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$493,693 (Italy) (28 January 2005)

Gross:

$7,627,962 (Europe) (28 January 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walden Media, Spanknyce Films, Mostow/Lieberman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

With a box office loss of around $80 million, this film is considered the biggest independently released flop in film history (it was made by an independent group under Disney).

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Goofs

After Fogg and his companions have been launched from the paddle-ship, the captain asks; "How are we going to get back?". Yet the paddle-ship has sails. The ship HAD sails but was dismantled for the construction of the flying machine. No sails are left intact as shown by a wide shot of the ship on day 80.

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Quotes

Lord Kelvin: What's this obstruction blocking my jade reserves? This will certainly have to be demolished.
Lord Salisbury: But that is the Great Wall of China sir!
Lord Kelvin: ...It's not that great.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #32.2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Sehnaz Pesrev"
Ud - Nurk Karademirli
Kanun - Önder Kiran
Kemenge - Aspa Anojati
Ney - Jorgos Psirakis
Bendir - Matthias Bautz

User Reviews

"Everyone around the world, join the celebration!"

This movie provides a brilliant new spin on Jules Verne's novel by having Phileas Fogg be an eccentric inventor and Passpertout be a Chinese thief who joins his service to escape the police. The actual journey around the world in the film is very enjoyable as they hook up with young artist Monique and attempt to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

Jackie Chan is as brilliant as ever at the high-flying action and the physical comedy. Steve Coogan thankfully plays it straight for the film as Fogg, whilst Jim Broadbent makes a suitably hateful villain of the slimy Lord Kelvin. TRAINSPOTTING's Ewen Bremner also shows up as an inept police inspector, constantly being physically abused in the name of comedy. There are also cameos galore from the Wilson brothers and Macy Gray to Governor Arnie and Kathy Bates. A friend of mine described this picture as being good fun for all the family and I must say that I agree.