Overview
Around the World in 80 Days is a 2021 French-language computer-animated adventure comedy film based on Jules Verne's 1873 novel of the same name. Directed by Samuel Tourneux (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Gerry Swallow and David Michel (who also acted as an executive producer), the film was produced by Cottonwood Media and distributed by StudioCanal. Around the World in 80 Days was released in France on 4 August 2021, and had a worldwide gross of $3.987 million. Grossing €3.7 million ($) from 762,917 admissions, it was the highest-grossing French-language film in foreign markets of 2021.
Premise
Passepartout, a naive but well-spirited marmoset, dreams of circumnavigating the world in eighty days, however his over-protective mother does not allow him to go on the journey. One day, Passepartout gets the opportunity to travel the world with Phileas Frog, an explorer and con artist, after Frog makes a wager with the locals that he can circumnavigate the globe in under eighty days.
Voice cast
The original French voice cast is as follows:
Damien Frette as Phileas Frog
Julien Crampon as Jean Passepartout
Kaycie Chase as Aouda
Céline Ronte as Fix
Véronique Augereau as Passepartout's mother
Emmanuel Garijo as Herman
Gabriel Le Doze as Juan Frog de Leon
Serge Biavan as scorpion leader
Mickaël Aragones as a scorpion
Grégory Quidel as scorpion beta
English dub
Rob Tinkler as Phileas Frog
Cory Doran as Jean Passepartout. Raphael Alejandro voices him in the American dub.
Katie Griffin as Aouda. Madi Monroe voices her in the American dub.
Heather Bambrick as Fix. Aida Rodriguez voices her in the American dub.
Shoshana Sperling as Passepartout's mother. Gwen La Roka voices her in the American dub.
Brandon McGibbon as Herman
Juan Chioran as Juan Frog de Leon
Jamie Watson as scorpion leader
Deven Mack as a scorpion
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