Around the World in 80 Days Page #4

Synopsis: Set in 1890, the story focuses on Passepartout, a Chinese thief who steals a valuable jade Buddha and then seeks refuge in the traveling companionship of an eccentric London inventor and adventurer, Phileas Fogg, who has taken on a bet with members of his gentlemen's club that he can make it around the world in a mere 80 days, using a variety of means of transportation, like boats, trains, balloons, elephants, etc. Along the way, Passepartout uses his amazing martial arts abilities to defend Fogg from the many dangers they face.. One major threat to their adventure is a detective that's following them. Why? Just as Fogg and Passeportout left London, a major bank was robbed, with Fogg suspected of using the "around the world" trip as an excuse to escape.. Their path from London and back includes stops in Paris, Turkey, India, China and USA.
Director(s): Frank Coraci
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
31%
PG
Year:
2004
120 min
Website
3,490 Views


Shouldn't we be going?

We have a schedule to keep.

Thank you for your hospitality.

It's been absolutely fascinating,

but I'm afraid we must push on.

Yes.

Very well.

The gentlemen are free to go.

But Miss La Roche...

stays here with me.

- To be my wife.

- Hmm?

Yes. Wife number seven.

- You have seven wives?

- One for each day of the week.

- This is absolutely ridiculous!

- No more talk!

Prince Hapi has spoken!

Well, we did say one drink.

Passepartout, we're leaving.

I can tell when we're not wanted.

Monsieur Fogg!

Do Tuesdays work for you?

- Good-bye.

- Thank you!

No!

Halt!

Or Hapi gets smashed!

Please! Anything but my statue of me!

Miss La Roche,

please join us, if you will.

- All of you, drop your weapons.

- Do as he says!

- Get in the tent.

- Everybody!

- Now!

- Let's go. Come on.

Now, take off your clothes

and throw them... Uh...

I assure you the statue is not

armed... harmed in any way.

Get them!

His arm!

Thank you, Phileas.

That was very heroic.

Yes, and needlessly time-consuming.

This is exactly why

I should never have let you come along.

Kill them!

I want my arm!

No!

Sir! I've received a telegram

from Inspector Fix.

- A-ha!

- According to him,

the bank thief and Fogg's valet

are the same man.

Fogg doesn't realize

he's transporting the bank thief!

Or does he?

He did leave town in quite a hurry.

Wouldn't you say, Lord Rhodes?

Indeed, Lord Salisbury.

Eh, evading arrest,

stealing a police vehicle,

sounds rather incriminating to me.

One can almost deduce

this entire bet was merely a ruse

to facilitate his escape.

- Don't you agree, Lord Kelvin?

- Yes.

Brilliant, Lord Salisbury.

I shall name a beef-related entre

after you in your honor! Kitchner!

- Sir!

- Inform your men at Scotland Yard

that Phileas Fogg is without a doubt

the man who robbed the Bank of England!

- Where are they now?

- They're taking a train across India,

from Bombay to Calcutta.

Thank God we own India!

I want their faces

in every police station,

army barracks, post office,

railway station and outhouse in India!

We're going to stop Fogg

and get my Jade Buddha back

by any means necessary!

Agra is where we will capture them!

Intercept them at Agra!

Carry on, Cutter!

Move it! Move it! Fall in!

And they were

the greatest kung fu boxers.

Ten Tigers of Canton.

Brothers in arms.

They fought to keep order

and justice in China.

The most famous of Ten Tigers

is Wong Fei Hung.

Armed with

only bamboo sticks...

It's salivating on... please.

Is this your goat?

Did they really fight like tigers?

Each Tiger have their own

animal fighting style.

Like tiger.

Snake. Snake head, snake tail,

snake mouth, snake tongue!

Where are my calculations?

Monkey!

The goat! Passepartout, I'm being

attacked by a ferocious animal!

- It has small horns.

- Sorry, Mr. Fogg.

Please keep that inconsiderate

beast away from me.

And refrain from ridiculous anecdotes.

Why do you not like his story, Mr. Frog?

It's Fogg. Phileas Fogg.

How could a man learn to defend himself

by watching animals behave like...

- animals?

- It is famous legend.

- A ridiculous legend.

- Most legends are born from truth.

Yes.

But all truths are born from facts.

Solid, tangible facts

that can be calculated

and written down on paper.

And then eaten by a goat.

Mr. Feelsillious,

when I tell the story

of the man who circled

the entire world in 80 days,

would that not be a legend?

Only if the man's name

was Feelsillious Frog.

- What the blazes is it now?

- Come this way! Come on!

Look sharp, now. Get 'em!

Find these men!

Uh-oh. Time to go. They seem to think

we robbed the Bank of England.

Preposterous. This is a desperate

attempt by Lord Kelvin

to impede my journey.

I am a British citizen.

I have nothing to fear.

Except bullets.

Listen up!

Have you seen these men?

Come on!

Any word on the bank thieves, sir?

They were on the train.

Keep your rifles ready.

They won't get past us, sir!

Ladies, have you seen these two men?

Look closely. They're very dangerous.

They're everywhere!

This is not going to work!

- Just act like ladies.

- Not a problem.

Hello. Hello! Ah.

- I feel faint.

- Phileas, women are not that weak!

No, but I am.

Hello, darling.

What can I do for you, eh?

What nice hand,

nice eye, nice hair...

Hang about!

Mr. Fogg, what are you doing?

This is no time to sleep.

Stop, stop.

Go, go, go! Get us out of Agra quickly.

Passepartout, we did it.

Hey, wrong way.

Ah!

Phileas? No! No!

Aah! Run! Run, Passepartout!

Ah! Ah!

Ahhh!

Fogg's valet! Heh!

- What are you doing?

- Now I gotcha!

Hand over the Jade Buddha!

Oh!

You're under arrest! Whoa!

Watch me plums! Ooh!

Now you get him very mad! Let's go.

Stop, or I'll arrest you as well!

Run!

- Which way?

- Down!

Again!

Down!

Jump!

- Go, go, go!

- What's upsetting him?

- He wants the Jade Buddha!

- Then give it to him!

- Phileas, wake up!

- Please, please. You must go.

- My husband will be home soon.

- Phileas!

Ow! Ay!

Phileas, help!

Leave her alone! I'll protect you!

Ah!

I'm here, my dear.

Uh, that stumble was

simply to buy me time.

This cane is not as it appears.

If I depress this button, it would

deploy a weapon more deadly than yours.

This... is...

a strange knife.

Isn't it a sextant?

Yes.

Huh.

- Are you all right, my dear?

- Phileas, that was so unlike you. Ah!

You men, come with me!

You'd better put this on.

Perhaps I should wear

women's clothing more often.

Oh.

We should run.

- What, now?

- Mm-hmm.

Yes, we should run.

- Break down the door!

- Okay.

No, not me brains!

- Give me the Jade "Bu-ddha"!

- Okay, okay.

What's "Bu-ddha"?

Get ready to jump! Now!

It is him, the Englishman

who robbed the Bank of England!

He's escaping in that palkee-garry!

Hey, there he is!

They'll check all trains heading east.

If we could make it to the coast, we

can't sail into Singapore or Hong Kong.

- They're both British colonies.

- Does England own everything in Asia?

Not China. Not yet.

Passepartout?

- You look troubled.

- I cannot keep lying to Mr. Fogg.

You did what you had to.

The fate of your village

is of far greater importance

than any bet Phileas has made.

If he loses, all it will

cost him his money and pride.

No, Mr. Fogg will lose

much more than that.

What do you mean?

My village!

- Your village?

- Uh... I mean,

my, what a village!

Oh, it's beautiful!

We do need to stop and

resupply, but we must be off by morning.

- Lau Xing, Lau Xing.

- Lau Xing, Lau Xing.

Lau Xing.

- Lau Xing.

- Lau Xing.

Goodness, that's quite a welcome.

Do these people know him?

It must be their custom,

the way they welcome all strangers.

- Lau Xing.

- Lau Xing.

Whoo!

Lau Xing.

Lau Xing.

Lau Xing.

Ah. Uh...

Oh. It's beautiful.

You are very talented.

Thank you.

You need more blue.

Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.

Sorry?

Vile.

Absolutely vile.

Welcome home, Lau Xing.

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