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Around the World in 80 Days(2004 film)

Around the World in 80 Daysis a 2004 Americanactionadventurecomedy filmbased onJules Verne's 1873novel of the same nameand remake ofthe movie of the same name of 1956.It starsJackie Chan,Steve Coogan,Cécile de FranceandJim Broadbent.The film is set in the nineteenth century and centers onPhileas Fogg(Coogan), here reimagined as aneccentric inventor,and his efforts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. During the trip, he is accompanied by his Chinese valet,Passepartout(Chan). For comedic reasons, the film intentionally deviated wildly from the novel and included a number ofanachronisticelements. 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 $48 million worldwide, making it abox office failure.It also received generally negative reviews from critics, mainly for lacking similarities to the original book.

Around the World in 80 Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Coraci
Screenplay byDavid Titcher
David Benullo
David Goldstein
Based onAround the World in Eighty Days
1873 novel
byJules Verne
Produced byBill Badalato
Hal Lieberman
Starring
CinematographyPhil Meheux
Edited byTom Lewis
Music byTrevor Jones
Production
companies
Walden Media
Spanknyce Films
Mostow/Lieberman Productions
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures(throughBuena Vista Pictures Distribution;United States)
Summit Entertainment(Uncredited; International)[1]
Release date
  • June 16, 2004(2004-06-16)
Running time
120 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million[2]
Box office$72.2 million[2]

Plot

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Chinese thief Lau Xing robs theBank of Englandand hides inPhileas Fogg's house, giving his name as "Passepartout"; Fogg hires him as his valet. He helps Fogg test his latest invention which breaks the 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) speed barrier.

At theRoyal Academy of Science,Fogg is insulted byLord Kelvin,head of the academy, who believes ambition and innovation to be an insult. Following a debate on the whereabouts of the thief, Kelvin makes a bet that Fogg cannot travel around the world in 80 days. If Fogg succeeds, he will replace Kelvin as Minister of Science. If not, he will be ruined. Fogg and Passepartout take a carriage out ofLondonafter a confrontation with corrupt Inspector Fix, hired by Kelvin.

Passepartout and Fogg journey toParis,where Passepartout must evade General Fang's warriors. Fang wants thejadeBuddhapreviously given to Lord Kelvin but stolen by Passepartout. Pretending to take Fogg to seeThomas Edison,Passepartout leads him to impressionist painting student Monique La Roche. Passepartout fights the warriors while his boss discusses impressionism. The two men and Monique depart in ahot-air balloon,chased by Fang's warriors.

The trio continue their journey by train. However, inIstanbul,they are forced to become guests of Prince Hapi's banquet. Whilst initially hospitable, he soon orders the men to leave while Monique must become his seventh wife. The men convince Hapi to release Monique or they will damage his personal statue of "The Thinker",which is accidentally smashed. With Hapi in pursuit, the three travelers then escape.

Kelvin learns about the bank robbery. He orders the British-colonial authorities inIndiato arrest both men. Passepartout sees notice of the price on his head and warns his companions. Disguised as women they are attacked by Fang's warriors. Using Inspector Fix and asextantas weapons, Fogg and Passepartout defeat their assailants and flee toChina.

In a Chinese village where Lau Xing had come from,Lanzhou,they are welcomed by Lau's family members. However, they are captured by the Black Scorpions. Recognized, Lau Xing challenges the leader of the group to a fight. At first, he fights alone and is defeated; moments later, he is joined by his fellow "Ten Tigers of Canton"to defeat the Black Scorpions. The jade Buddha is returned to the village temple.

Fogg desires to continue alone, disappointed and feeling used by his companions after finding out that through a picture of Lau and his family members in the village. He travels toSan Franciscoand is tricked out of his money. He is found destitute by Lau Xing and Monique who have followed him. In the Western desert, they find theWright brotherswho discuss their prototype flying machine. Fogg suggests a few changes, which are eagerly taken.

InNew York City,a jubilant crowd prevents them from their ship. A policeman leads them to an ambush in a workshop. The three friends fight Fang and her warriors and win. Though Fogg could have gotten to the boat, he misses it to help Lau Xing. Fogg feels that he has lost, but the other two say that they may still make it if they catch the next ship.

They board an old ship and Fogg builds a plane out of the ship's old wood, promising a new ship to the captain. The ship's crew builds a catapult to launch it. The three fly to London and crash-land at the Royal Academy. Kelvin sends police to hinder them, and the clock strikes noon, ending the wager.

Kelvin proclaims himself the victor, but Monique, Fix and other ministers attest to his unfair methods. Kelvin insultsQueen Victoriawho overhears him and learns of his actions, which leads to his arrest. She then reveals that she has bet money on Fogg winning and congratulates him for making it back a day early. Although the trio are confused at first, Fogg realizes that they forgot to take thetime zonesinto account: because they traveled east, they subtracted one hour for each time zone. Therefore, in London, it’s still day 79, and Fogg won. He ascends the stairs of the academy and kisses Monique.

Cast

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Production

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Film set at Berlin'sGendarmenmarktin April 2003. The building doubles as a background building outside London's Royal Academy of Science.

Warner Bros.,which owned the rights to the1956 adaptation,planned its own remake withStephen Sommersdirecting andBrendan Fraserstarring, after the success ofThe Mummy.Stan Chervinwrote the script for this utilization of the film. Around the same time,20th Century FoxandGood Machinewere developing their own version withMark RosenthalandLawrence Konnerwriting the screenplay.Ang LeeandStephen Herekwere considered to direct.[3][4]

When Frank Coraci got involved, he went back to read the original novel and watch the 1956 film, where he realized that the story didn't really have a driving lead character. So he decided to rework the plot considerably, which involved giving Phileas Fogg an arc. Coraci's first choice for Fogg wasJohnny Depp,but studio executives at the time didn't think Depp in a family movie would ever work.[5]Jackie Chan was announced to play Passepartout in June 2002.[6]He was paid about $18 million for the role.[7]After Chan was cast, the filmmakers settled on lesser known character actor Steve Coogan for Fogg.Walden Mediawas in charge of investing the film whileSummit Entertainmenthandled foreign sales.Paramount Picturesacquired domestic distribution rights, and set a release date for November 21, 2003. However, the studio stepped out at the start of the year, with concerns over the high budget and bankability of the cast.[8][9]

Principal photography began on March 13, 2003, inThailand,followed by a three month shoot atBabelsberg StudioinBerlin.[10][11]Before Disney had picked the film up for distribution, it was one of the highest-budget films produced without a distributor attached.[12]

Music

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Soundtrack

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Release

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Around the World in 80 Dayspremiered at theEl Capitan TheatreinHollywood, Californiaon June 13, 2004, and was released in theaters on June 16, 2004, byWalt Disney Pictures.

Reception

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Critical response

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Around the World in 80 Dayswas met with mixed reviews.Rotten Tomatoesgives the film a 32% approval rating, based on 128 reviews, with an average score of 4.79/10, with the site's consensus stating: "Hit-and-miss family fare that bears only the slightest resemblance to Verne's novel."[13]Metacritic gives the film a weighted score of 49 out of 100, based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[15]

The Guardiancritic Rob Mackie, criticized it for having little to no resemblance to the novel it is based on.[16]Roger Ebertpraised it for its visual style and for being "goofy fun".[17]Todd McCarthyofVarietywrote: "Takes plenty of liberties with the material and never generates much genuine excitement, but provides an agreeable ride without overloading it with contemporary filmmaking mannerisms."[18]

In 2014, theLos Angeles Timeslisted the film as one of themost expensive box office flops of all time.[19]

Accolades

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The film was nominated for twoRazzie Awards- Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Supporting Actor (Arnold Schwarzenegger).[20]

Award Category Nominee Result
Razzie Award Worst Supporting Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger Nominated
Worst Remake or Sequel Around the World in 80 Days Nominated
Stinker Award Worst Supporting Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger Won
Most Unwelcome Remake Around the World in 80 Days Won

Home release

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It was released on DVD and VHS on November 2, 2004, byWalt Disney Home Entertainment.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Goodridge, Mike (18 June 2004)."Around the World in 80 Days".Screen International.Retrieved14 September2021.
  2. ^abc"Around the World in 80 Days (2004)".Box Office Mojo.IMDB.Retrieved29 October2011.
  3. ^Fleming, Michael (28 June 1999)."'Mummy' team to tour 'World'".Variety.Retrieved23 April2022.
  4. ^Lyons, Charles; Petrikin, Chris (9 September 1999)."Herek around 'World' journey".Variety.Retrieved23 April2022.
  5. ^"History of: Around the World in 80 Days".YouTube.
  6. ^Lyons, Charles; Dunkley, Cathy (20 June 2002)."Chan's the man for 'Eighty Days'".Variety.
  7. ^Harris, Dana; Brodesser, Claude (26 June 2003)."Jackie Chan".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  8. ^Lyons, Charles; Dunkley, Cathy (9 July 2002)."Par boards Chan's 'World' trip".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  9. ^Harris, Dana (12 January 2003)."Inside Move: On Walden bond".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  10. ^Dunkley, Cathy (30 March 2003)."Bates a Queen for '80 Days'".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  11. ^Dunkley, Cathy (10 July 2003)."Branson full of hot air in 'Around the World' cameo".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  12. ^Dunkley, Cathy; Fleming, Michael (17 November 2003)."Disney deals for '80 Days'".Variety.Retrieved21 April2022.
  13. ^"Around the World in 80 Days".Rotten Tomatoes.Fandango Media.Retrieved10 October2020.
  14. ^"Around the World in 80 Days Reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.Retrieved13 February2020.
  15. ^"CinemaScore".cinemascore.com.
  16. ^"Around the World in 80 Days | DVD and video reviews".The Guardian.19 November 2004.Retrieved28 October2019.
  17. ^Roger Ebert(16 June 2004)."Around the World in 80 Days".Chicago Sun-Times.Retrieved20 July2014.
  18. ^McCarthy, Todd(16 June 2004)."Around the World in 80 Days".Variety.
  19. ^"Eller, Claudia," The costliest box office flops of all time ",Los Angeles Times(January 15, 2014) ".Los Angeles Times.6 August 2012.Retrieved4 October2014.
  20. ^"For Immediate Release".Razzies.com.Retrieved13 February2014.
  21. ^"Around the World in 80 Days (2004) - Financial Information".The Numbers.Retrieved22 July2023.
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