Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

16 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Western

Tagline:

The race begins: June 16.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Around The World | Inventor | Buddha | Martial Arts | Bank Robbery

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Around the World in Eighty Days (USA) (alternative spelling)
In 80 Tagen um die Welt (Germany)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Ireland | UK

Language:

English | Cantonese | French | German | Hindi | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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-11

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Marks the first time Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson have played brothers on screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Passepartout jumps off the wall on to the bags of "flower" as he is chasing the hot air balloon's rope he knocks off a bag but when the others jump over the bag is back on the pile.

Quotes:

Steamer Captain: You had me at the nipples.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-07-23)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

It's Slinky!

An uneven package

"Around the World in 80 Days" is not luckily Jackie's worst film, that is still "Tuxedo".

What makes 80 Days such a taunting movie is its unevenness. The film switches between light-hearted to serious and even between various styles of comedy, from Jackie's classic slapstick, to witty, to vain, to gross-out and even Python-style comedy.

As far as fight-scenes go, they are well choreographed and Jackie can luckily still kick ass. There were some parts of the film that didn't make a whole lot of sense and because of the massiveness of the plot it feels rather long. Luckily the changes in style keep the viewer on their toes but the climax was not very satisfying however.

All in all, Around the World in 80 Days is an amusing film to watch. It has both great and not-so-great moments and may be a little too unconventional for Jackie's fans, but a good movie none the less.