Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

In this epic mini-series based on Jules Verne's novel, Englishman Phileas Fogg (Pierce Brosnan) prides himself on his clockwork discipline. Fogg is so confident of his ability to beat the clock that he bets a small fortune with members of the Reform Club that he can use modern transportation methods to circle the globe in 80 days! With servant Jean Passepartout (Eric Idle), Fogg soon finds himself crossing war-torn Paris, traversing the jungles of India and Burma, and dueling with Jesse James on the American prairie! And if that weren't complicated enough, Fogg is the prime suspect in a London bank robbery, and Detective Wilbur Fix (Peter Ustinov) is pursuing Fogg and Passepartout, in hopes of returning Fogg to England to be arrested-and to collect the reward money!

The voyage even brings an unforeseen responsibility when Fogg rescues the beautiful Princess Aouda (Julia Nickson) and she arouses long-dormant feelings in Fogg's bachelor heart. Can Fogg acknowledge those feelings? Will he win the bet? Will he give Fix the slip? The ending is one you don't want to miss!

this sucks

Don't see this. see the version with Jackie Chan. It is much more exiting because there is karate. Plus the new version with jackie is hillarious.
nice and crude September 24, 2006

MISSING A LOT ON THE DVD

If you enjoyed this movie like I did on Tv don't buy the DVD. It is missing some of the best parts of the film. I would rate this a 0 on the star scale if I could. September 9, 2005

Around the World in 80 Days (1989 version)

This 2 disc 5 hour version of Around the World in 80 Days was pretty much like the others -(The original Mike Todd version starring David Niven- and the newest one starring Jackie Chan.)
However, if you are a Pierce Brosnan fan, this is 5 delightful hours of watching delicious Pierce Brosnan. His "English" behavior is quite "proper" and amusing, and he carries this movie easily.
The "All Star Cast" was very enjoyable, too. July 25, 2005

Caveat Emptor

The worst series transfer I have ever seen. First, the color is
poor, orange skin, etc. More importantly, the producers have
included the endless repeats of logos/credits/overview scenes,
used in the original telecast, adding up to almost an hour of "noise". Almost impossible to edit while watching,for your viewing pleasure I recommend that lovers of this series, of which I am one, tape the excellent 5 hour version frequently shown on cable TV without interruptions, and make your own video disc. The most delightful version of this work, featuring great erformances by Eric Idle and Pierce Brosnan, it deserves a better fate. Avoid this DVD version like the plague. July 20, 2005

The Best 80 Days Adaption Ever!!!

With an amazing cast and beautiful story, this miniseries is awesome! True to the original story, this miniseries has everything you would like and is just as good as the 1956 version with David Niven. I should let you know that nothing has been cut out from the original. You just have to press the skip button during the credits to see part 2. January 30, 2005

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