Around the World in 80 Days produced by Disney

The movie Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Frank Coraci and produced by Disney, based on the book of the same name by Jules Verne, is a delightful story about Phileas Fogg played by actor Steve Coogan and his valet, Passapartout, played by Jackie Chan. There are a few differences between the movie and the book upon which it is based, but the main question about whether these two men can get around the world in 80 days is still the driving force of the plot.

While they are in Paris, they meet an aspiring artist Monique La Roche, played by actress Cécile de France, and with her escape a group of thugs who are after Passpartout (who in this movie is actually from China, and named Lau Xing who is trying to get something stolen from his village back home. The trio set off around the world, evading Fixx and others who have falsly accused Fogg of the robbery at the Bank of England (the robber was actually Passpartout/Lau Xing, only getting his village's property back) and finding their way back to Passpartout's village to return the jade Buddah that was stolen from them. Will they successfully return the jade Buddah? And will they make it back to England before the 80s days is up? Watch the movie and find out!