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16 June 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
The race begins: June 16. morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(23 articles)
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Three Screenwriters Named Dave more (169 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jackie Chan | ... | Passepartout / Lau Xing | |
| Steve Coogan | ... | Phileas Fogg | |
| Robert Fyfe | ... | Jean Michel | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Lord Kelvin | |
| Ian McNeice | ... | Colonel Kitchener | |
| David Ryall | ... | Lord Salisbury | |
| Roger Hammond | ... | Lord Rhodes | |
| Adam Godley | ... | Mr. Sutton | |
| Karen Mok | ... | General Fang (as Karen Joy Morris) | |
| Howard Cooper | ... | Academy Member #1 | |
| Daniel Hinchcliffe | ... | British Valet | |
| Wolfram Teufel | ... | Belgian Dignitary | |
| Tom Strauss | ... | Academy Member #2 | |
| Kit West | ... | Academy Member #3 | |
| Ewen Bremner | ... | Inspector Fix |
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Around the World in Eighty Days (USA) (alternative spelling)In 80 Tagen um die Welt (Germany)
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Rated PG for action violence, some crude humor and mild language.Parents Guide:
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120 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
France:U | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:10 | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | Iceland:10 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40586) | Finland:K-11Fun Stuff
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The French balloon man who calls the main characters insane as they jump into the basket is a cameo appearance by Sir Richard Branson. As well as being the boss of Virgin, he is also famed for his sometimes life-threatening ballooning record attempts. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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. moreSoundtrack:
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The credits roll, and I sarcastically turn to my friend, and whisper, "Dude, 3 screenwriters, and they're all named Dave."
Oddly enough, that turned out to pretty much sum up the whole movie.
It's not BAD. It leans toward good, except it's not so much a remake as it is a Disney-fication. Like 'Cinderella' and 'The Little Mermaid' before it, Disney takes the title of the story and a few major characters, and just turns it into a theme-park attraction with emotional and dramatic resonance to match.
Frank Coraci is solely responsible for making Adam Sandler's star stick. "Happy Gilmore" was cute, but it didn't have the style of a REAL movie, like his two films with Coraci, "The Wedding Singer," and "The Waterboy." Those films work as FILMS, not just Adam Sandler vehicles.
I had high hopes for this one, and for that reason, it splatted. Amusing lines here and there, and great kung-fu choreography ruined by the same poor photography that screwed up "Rush Hour." This is martial arts. DO NOT shoot your actors from the waist up. Things happen too fast, people are moving in too many directions. So in "80 Days," like in "Rush Hour," I had a sense that there was martial arts taking place, but could barely see it. Coraci does pull the camera back a few times, down to the ankles maybe, so a few scenes are reasonably well-shot. But not as well as they could have been. In fact, the entire movie feels rushed, like they're trying to cram the whole script into the alotted time frame. Some "Indiana Jones"-type pacing would have worked wonders, even if it made the movie 30 minutes longer. We're still talking about the book 100 years later for a reason, you know.
What could have been fun for everyone turns into Disney-video wackiness that will barely appeal to anyone over 13, and not at all to any fan of Jules Verne. And thus the old rule applies once again.... the more screenwriters, the worse the film. Even if they're all named Dave.