Around the World in 80 Days 1989 Phileas Fogg Pierce Brosnan accepts a wager to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in eighty days After betting his entire fortune, he takes his new butler Jean Passepartout Eric Idle a man hoping for a quite life on a tour of the world However, just before the time he leaves, the Bank of England is robbed, and a Detective believes that Fogg is the guilty party, and he sets out after him