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==Adaptations and influences== {{more citations needed section|date=September 2019}} The book has been adapted or reimagined many times in different forms. ===Literature=== * The novel ''Around the world in 100 days'' by [[Gary Blackwood (author)|Gary Blackwood]] (2010) serves as a sequel to the events in ''80 days''. The book follows Phileas's son as he travels around the world by car instead of train, hence the longer time limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scholastic.com/content/teachers/en/books/around-the-world-in-100-days-by-gary-l-blackwood/|title=Around the World in 100 Days by Gary L. Blackwood {{!}} Scholastic|website=scholastic.com|access-date=9 August 2019|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108174108/https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/home.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * The novel ''[[The Other Log of Phileas Fogg]]'' by Philip Jose Farmer (1973) tells the secret history of Phileas Fogg's unprecedented trip, in which two alien races contend for Earth's mastery. ===Theatre=== * The novel was converted into a play by Verne and [[Adolphe d'Ennery]] for production in Paris in 1874. The play was translated into English and brought to the United States by [[The Kiralfy Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Philippe Burgaud, Jean-Michel Margot and Brian Taves|url=http://najvs.org/palikseries.shtml#Vol-6|title=The Palik Series, Volume 6|publisher=North American Jules Verne Society|access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> * [[Orson Welles]] produced a musical version with [[Cole Porter]] in 1946 called ''[[Around the World (musical)|Around the World]]''. * Another musical version, ''80 Days'', with songs by [[Ray Davies]] of [[the Kinks]] and a book by playwright [[Snoo Wilson]], directed by [[Des McAnuff]], ran at the [[Mandell Weiss Theatre]] in San Diego from 23 August to 9 October 1988, receiving mixed responses from the critics. Davies's multi-faceted music, McAnuff's directing, and the acting were well received, with the show winning the "Best Musical" award from the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle.<ref>{{cite web|author=Neu|url=http://www.kinks.de/40jahre/teil6_e.html|title=80 Days|publisher=Kinks.de|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-date=2 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802062534/http://www.kinks.de/40jahre/teil6_e.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * Mark Brown adapted the book for a five-actor stage production in 2001. It has been performed in New York, Canada, England, South Africa, and Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.markbrownwriter.com/scripts/around-the-world-in-80-days/|work=epicurious.com|title=Mark Brown – Writer|date=17 February 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=10 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710015616/http://www.markbrownwriter.com/scripts/around-the-world-in-80-days/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Toby Hulse created an adaptation for three actors, which was first produced at [[The Egg, Bath|The Egg]] at The [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Around the World in Eighty Days|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/jan/05/around-world-80-days-review|publisher=Guardian.com|date=5 January 2010|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827151544/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/jan/05/around-world-80-days-review|url-status=live}}</ref> It was revived at the [[Arcola Theatre]] in London in 2013 and [[The Theatre Chipping Norton]] in 2014. ===Radio=== * The novel was adapted twice by Orson Welles for his ''[[Mercury Theatre]]'' broadcasts, 23 October 1938 (60 minutes) and 7 June 1946 (30 minutes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.otrsite.com/logs/logm1017.htm|title=Mercury Theater .. episodic log|website=www.otrsite.com|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref> * ''Jules Verne – Around the World in Eighty Days,'' a 4-part drama adaptation in 2010 by Terry James and directed by Janet Whittaker for [[BBC Radio 7]] (now BBC Radio 4 Extra), starred [[Leslie Phillips]] as Phileas Fogg, Yves Aubert as Passepartout and [[Jim Broadbent]] as Sergeant Fix.<ref name="r4e">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00d4xlc/episodes/guide |title=Jules Verne – Around the World in Eighty Days – Episode guide |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102001636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00d4xlc/episodes/guide |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rdro">{{cite web |url=http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id439.html |title=Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, adapted by Terry James |publisher=Radiodramareviews.com |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084120/http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id439.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> ===Film=== [[File:Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (1919) poster.jpg|thumb|''[[Around the World in Eighty Days (1919 film)|Around the World in Eighty Days]]'' (1919)]] * In 1919, a silent film was released. Produced in Germany and starring [[Conrad Veidt]] as Phileas Fogg, the film's original German title was ''[[Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen]]''. Its original 2 hour and 11 minute running time was later cut by seven minutes. The film was considered lost as of 2002.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Soister|first1=John T.|last2=Battle|first2=Pat Wilks|title=Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland|date=2002|isbn=9780786412891|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hxWBCgAAQBAJ|page=60-}}</ref> * In 1923, a silent serial based on the book was released. Titled ''Around the World in 18 days'', the serial told the story of Fogg's descendant, Phileas Fogg III, and his attempt to recreate his grandfather's journey. * In 1938, a French/English co-production entitled ''An Indian Fantasy Story'' featured the wager at the Reform Club and the rescue of the Indian Princess. However, the production was never completed.<ref>{{cite web | title = Cartoon Synopsis for An Indian Fantasy | url = http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_synopsis/56541-An_Indian_Fantasy.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130102040949/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_synopsis/56541-An_Indian_Fantasy.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 January 2013 | access-date = 18 July 2007 }}</ref> * In 1956, [[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]] directed a [[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|film adaptation]] starring [[David Niven]] and [[Cantinflas]]. The film won five [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], including [[Best Picture|Academy Award for Best Picture]] * In 1963, a comedy film ''[[The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze]]'' starring [[The Three Stooges]] in the Passepartout role was released to exploit the popularity of the 1956 film and the Stooges resurgence in popularity that began in 1959. * In 1910, Serbian writer [[Branislav Nušić]], inspired by the works of Jules Verne, wrote the comedy [[Travel Around the World]] (Put oko sveta). This play was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1964, directed by [[Soja Jovanović]], one of the first female directors in the former Yugoslavia. The film was produced by [[Avala Film]]. * In 2000, Warner Bros. released ''[[Tweety's High-Flying Adventure]]'' in which Tweety flies around the world in 80 days collecting cat paw prints in order to raise money for a children's park. The film was also adapted into a game for the [[Game Boy Color]] that same year. * In 2004, a [[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|film]] was made, loosely based on the book, starring [[Steve Coogan]] and [[Jackie Chan]] in the roles of Fogg and Passepartout respectively. The adaptation bears less resemblance to the book. The film was nominated for two [[Razzie Awards]]. ===Television=== * ''[[Around the World in Eighty Days (1972 TV series)|Around the World in Eighty Days]]'', a 1972 Australian animated television adaptation. * ''[[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots]]'', a 1969 Japanese cel-animated film. * ''[[Bolek and Lolek#8. Wielka podróż Bolka i Lolka|Wielka Podróż Bolka i Lolka]]'', a 1978 Polish 15-episode miniseries in the ''[[Bolek and Lolek]]'' cartoon franchise, where Bolek and Lolek must compete with Fogg's descendant in a bet to repeat his fabled journey. * ''[[Around the World with Willy Fog]]'', a 1984 Spanish animated television adaptation. * [[Pierce Brosnan]] starred as Phileas Fogg in the [[Around the World in 80 Days (miniseries)|1989 mini series]] with [[Julia Nickson]], [[Peter Ustinov]], and [[Eric Idle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096535/|title="Around the World in 80 Days-Mini Series"|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=26 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126131531/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096535/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Michael Palin|Sir Michael Palin]] partially attempted to recreate the journey for a documentary series: ''[[Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin]]''. * ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' "MouseTales" segment and ''[[House of Mouse]]'' episode "Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation", with Mickey Mouse in the role of Phileas Fogg, Goofy as Jean Passepartout, Scrooge McDuck as Lord Abermarle, and Minnie Mouse as Princess Aouda. * ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'', a 2021 international co-produced series starring [[David Tennant]] as Phileas Fogg.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://bleedingcool.com/tv/david-tennant-offers-around-the-world-in-80-days-production-update/|title = David Tennant Offers "Around the World in 80 Days" Production Update|date = 27 December 2020|access-date = 5 November 2021|archive-date = 5 November 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211105091908/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/david-tennant-offers-around-the-world-in-80-days-production-update/|url-status = live}}</ref> ===Games=== * There have been several board games based, often loosely, upon the story.<ref>[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18157/around-world-80-days Around the World in 80 days] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226204527/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18157/around-world-80-days |date=26 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414/around-world-80-days Around the World in 80 days] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226204516/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414/around-world-80-days |date=26 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204599/around-world-80-days Around the World in 80 days] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226204521/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204599/around-world-80-days |date=26 December 2021 }}</ref> * The 2004 mobile video game ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (video game)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' is based on the 2004 film. * The 2005 PC video game [[80 Days (2005 video game)|''80 Days'' (2005 video game)]], developed by [[Frogwares]], is based on the novel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/sports/othersports/circumnavigating-this-world-and-a-visit-to-another.html |url-access=limited |title=Circumnavigating This World, and a Visit to Another |last=Herold |first=Charles |date=7 January 2006 |website=The New York Times|access-date=26 September 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926150010/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/sports/othersports/circumnavigating-this-world-and-a-visit-to-another.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * The 2014 game of the same name, [[80 Days (2014 video game)|''80 Days'' (2014 video game)]], developed by [[Inkle (company)|Inkle]], is loosely based on the novel while introducing various [[science fiction]] elements. * The 2020 mobile video game ''Sherlock: Hidden Match-3 Cases'', developed by [[G5 Entertainment]], is partly based on the novel.<ref>[https://www.g5.com/games/sherlock-hidden-match-3-cases Sherlock: Hidden Match-3 Cases, G5 Games]. Retrieved 3 October, 2024.</ref> ===Internet=== * [[Flightfox]] created a trip, "Around the World in 80 Hours", to see if flight experts could find cheap flights following the same path as described in the book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flightfox.com/contest/102501 |title=Fly Better For Less |publisher=Flightfox.com |date=30 September 2012 |access-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017012645/https://flightfox.com/contest/102501 |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref> The online travel company published a fiction eBook based on the results of the contest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zacchia |first=Jill |url=https://flightfox.com/showcase/around-the-world-in-80-hours |title=Around the World in 80 Hours |publisher=Flightfox.com |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124031839/https://flightfox.com/showcase/around-the-world-in-80-hours |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Other=== * [[Worlds of Fun]], an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, was conceived using the novel as its theme.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoffun.com/online-fun/history |title=History | Worlds of Fun, Kansas City MO |publisher=Worldsoffun.com |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124031038/https://www.worldsoffun.com/online-fun/history |archive-date=24 November 2015}}</ref> * Starting in the second half of the 20th century, and continuing up to the present day (2022), a number of airlines had [[Round-the-world ticket|"Around the World in 80 Days" fares]], in which one could take as many flights in one direction as one wanted within the requisite time frame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aroundtheworldtours.com/around-the-world-in-80-days-travel/ |title=Travel Around the World in 80 days |publisher=Around the World Tours |date= |accessdate=2022-01-08 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414081508/https://aroundtheworldtours.com/around-the-world-in-80-days-travel/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://alittleadrift.com/rtw-travel/buy-a-rtw-ticket/ |title=Buying Around the World Plane Tickets: A 2021 Guide |publisher=Alittleadrift.com |date= |accessdate=2022-01-08 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104155002/https://alittleadrift.com/rtw-travel/buy-a-rtw-ticket/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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