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Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)

Around the World in 80 Days
Movie poster Around the World in 80 Days.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank Coraci
Produced by Bill Badalato
Hal Lieberman
Screenplay by David Titcher
David Benullo
David Goldstein
Based on Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Starring
Music by Trevor Jones
David A. Stewart
Cinematography Phil Meheux
Edited by Tom Lewis
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13) (Los Angeles, California)
  • June 16, 2004 (2004-06-16) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country United States
Language English
French
Mandarin Chinese
Hindi
Budget $110 million
Box office $72.2 million

Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 American action-adventure comedy family film based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name. It stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan and Cécile de France. The film is set in 19th-century Britain and centers on Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan), here reimagined as an eccentric inventor, and his efforts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. During the trip, he is accompanied by his Chinese valet, Passepartout (Jackie Chan). For comedic reasons, the film intentionally deviated wildly from the novel and included a number of anachronistic elements. With production costs of about $110 million and estimated marketing costs of $30 million, it earned $24 million at the U.S. box office and $72 million worldwide, making it a box office flop. This was Arnold Schwarzenegger's last film before he took a hiatus from acting to become Governor of California until 2010's The Expendables.

In the late 19th century, a Chinese man, Lau Xing, robs the Bank of England. To evade the police, Xing becomes the valet for Phileas Fogg, an inventor, taking the pseudonym Passepartout. Phileas, just before Xing arrived, had been trying to break the 50-mph speed barrier, and after succeeding with the help of Passepartout, they head to the Royal Academy of Science. There, Fogg is insulted by the other "brilliant minds", in particular Lord Kelvin, who believes that everything worth discovering has already been discovered. After a debate between the scientists about the bank thief, Phileas is pressured into a bet to see whether he can travel around the world in 80 days. If he wins, he will become Minister of Science in Lord Kelvin's place, if not, he will destroy his lab and never invent anything again. Phileas and Xing start their journey around the world, taking a carriage and leaving London after a confrontation with Inspector Fix, a corrupt officer hired by Lord Kelvin to stop them.


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