Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

To win a bet, an eccentric British inventor, beside his Chinese valet and an aspiring French artist, embarks on a trip full of adventures and dangers around the world in exactly eighty days.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

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

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Passepartout / Lau Xing
Steve Coogan	...	Phileas Fogg
Cécile de France	...	Monique La Roche (as Cécile De France)
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

An adventurer, Passepartout, ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.

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Plot Keywords:

victorian era | queen victoria | one against many | journey | inventor | 

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Taglines:

The race begins: June 16.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Cleese is the fifth Monty Python member to appear in an adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days. Michael Palin starred in a BBC documentary in 1989 where he attempted to travel the same route as Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg. The documentary also featured appearances by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Eric Idle starred in the mini-series Around the World in 80 Days (1989) as Passepartout.

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Goofs

Arthur Conan Doyle was not an officer in Scotland Yard, he was a doctor.

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Quotes

Chained Agent: [angry] Give me the Jade Buddha!
Passepartout: OK.
[pause]
Passepartout: What is Buddha?

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Alternate Versions

Some commercial television prints cut out the Arnold Schwarzenegger cameo sequence.

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Connections

Version of Puss in Boots (1968)

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Soundtracks

It's Slinky!
Written by Homer Fesperman and Charles Weasley

User Reviews

FINALLY! A movie to take the kids two that adults will love too!

Wonderful!

We just saw the film today and I laughed out loud! Not only did the seven year old laugh, but the fourteen year old laughed too! My husband and I laughed as well.

Chan was very funny, so was Coogan. There were also a host of cameos to keep you laughing. Where on EARTH did Schwarzenegger find that wig!

The fighting scenes were very good. Chan, as usual, delivers his usual cavalcade of exciting martial arts.

All in all, a movie that will keep you entertained AND you can take the kids to see! A miracle in 2004! Well worth the price of a ticket!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Vidio [Indonesia]

Country:

USA Germany Ireland UK

Language:

English Cantonese French German Hindi Turkish

Release Date:

16 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Around the World in Eighty Days

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,576,132, 20 June 2004

Gross USA:

$24,008,137

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,178,895

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, Spanknyce Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1