31 quotes
Dismissal of Inspector Fix's Incompetence
Lord Kelvin
Dang that nincompoop, Fix. What's the point in hiring a corrupt police officer if he can't even abuse the law properly?! Kitchener!
Colonel Kitchener
Sire?
Lord Kelvin
Tell Inspector Fix to pack his bags, he's going on a little trip.
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The Imagination of the Artist
Monique La Roche
It's not supposed to be accurate. The artist views reality through imagination rather than simply recording it. It is called ].
[[w:impressionism|impressionism]
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A Concern for Timeliness and Family
Monique La Roche
Don't let him go. He'll be lost by midnight. Go.
[just after Philieas has discovered the truth and is leaving]
Phileas Fogg
More of your relatives, I suppose?
[outside, surrounded by thugs with swords to his neck as Passepartout finds him]
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Facing Accusations During a Global Adventure
Passepartout
Time to go. They seem to think we robbed the Bank of England.
Phileas
That's preposterous! This is merely a desperate attempt by Lord Kelvin to impede my journey! I am a British citizen, I have nothing to fear! Except bullets.
[hears shots being fired]
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Bank of England Robbed, Tensions Rise
Colonel Kitchener
Sir, I have an urgent announcement for you. Here.
Lord Kelvin
Well, don't just stand there, man, read it.
Kitchener
It is...with great...distress...that Scotland Yard announces...that the Bank of England...has been robbed.
[opens a sheet of paper and reads from it]
Lord Kelvin
MY STOLEN JADE BUDDHA, STOLEN! YOU BLIGHTER! YOU GAVE ME EVERY ASSURANCE THAT THE BANK OF ENGLAND WAS IMPENETRABLE!
Kitchener
Sir, sir, I said "impregnable"–
Lord Kelvin
IT'S THE SAME THING, YOU IDIOT!
Kitchener
PLEASE, NOT THE QUILLS!
Lord Kelvin
LORD SALISBURY! Please contact General Fang and inform her: "No Buddha, no deal.
[starts attacking Kitchener with quills]
General Fang
To forego your obligation would be dishonourable, Lord Kelvin.
[appearing in the door]
Lord Salisbury
A woman? In the Royal Academy?
[surprised]
General Fang
The Jade Buddha was successfully delivered by us to the Bank of England. What happens while it's in British hands-
Lord Kelvin
Is absolutely YOUR CONCERN! Colonel Kitchener, Chief of Scotland Yard, please inform General Fang what other items were stolen from the Bank of England.
Kitchener
Nothing else.
Lord Kelvin
Exactly. Seems your little land dispute has spilled over onto our noble shore. Until the Jade Buddha's back in my possession, you and your cause will receive no British military assistance whatsoever. Kitchener?
[walks up to Fang]
General Fang
My agents will retrieve the Jade Buddha once again, Lord Kelvin. This time, do not let it slip through your fingers.
[as she walks away]
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The Flexibility of Rules
Phileas Fogg
Yes, well... rules are made to be broken. Or... stabbed by a... spikey shoe.
[upon seeing General Fang's knife shoe embedded in his red book of rules]
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Inspiration Found in a Dreamer
Phileas Fogg
I travelled the world for inspiration, and found it in a man who lives what he dreams.
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Skepticism of Future Innovations and Discoveries
Lord Kelvin
We live in a golden age, Fogg. Everything worth discovering has been discovered. Yet ridiculous dreamers like you insist on a past filled with "dinosaurs" and "evolution", and on a future filled with "motorized vehicles", "radio waves" and "flying machines".
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Phileas Fogg Asks for Charity
Phileas Fogg
Alms? Alms for the poor?
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Debate on Progress and Scientific Discovery
Phileas Fogg
Gentlemen, today I have proven that man can break the 50 mph speed barrier without disrupting his internal organs.
Lord Kelvin
Where is your Royal Academy of Science authorization?! Oh, what am I thinking? What a fool. That would mean that you are a real scientist!
Phileas Fogg
By your definition, Kelvin, a real scientist's objective would be to prevent man from progress.
Lord Kelvin
We live in a golden age, Fogg. Everything worth discovering has been discovered. Yet ridiculous dreamers like you insist on a past filled with "dinosaurs" and "evolution" and on a future filled with "motorized vehicles", "radio waves" and "flying machines".
Colonel Kitchener
Confound it! The bloody Bank of England is a madhouse!
[marches into the room]
Scientist #1
Rumour has it that it was a foreigner, an Asian chap.
[whispers in Passepartout's ear]
Scientist #2
Yes, I heard it was a Chinese fellow and he acted alone.
Lord Rhodes
Uh, no, actually, they say he was Norwegian.
Scientist #3
In fact, it was a gang of elderly Norwegians.
Scientist #4
Yes, I heard from a very reliable source that it was a gang of red-headed elderly Norwegians with very tiny feet.
Phileas Fogg
Well, if you ask me, it's about time someone robbed that bank. Like this very institution, the Bank of England is outdated!
[everyone gasps in anger]
Lord Kelvin
As usual, Fogg, your contempt for tradition is appalling.
Phileas Fogg
You rest on your "traditions" if you prefer, but as with this bank robber, progress waits for no-one.
Lord Kelvin
Oh. So now you're an expert on the bank thief as well? Give us the benefit of your "ineffable wisdom", Fogg.
Phileas Fogg
Twenty-six minutes ago, a ship left Dover for Paris. From there, the thief takes the Orient Express, where he transfers to a steamer from Istanbul to India. In little over a month, that man could be in China.
[gets out his pocket watch]
Lord Salisbury
If we're to believe Fogg's "calculations", he will have circled the globe and returned to England in a fortnight!
Phileas Fogg
Actually, by my calculations, it would be closer to...exactly 80 days.
Lord Kelvin
Outstanding idea. Well then, Fogg. Let's see you circumnavigate the world in 80 days.
[Passepartout smiles]
Phileas Fogg
I...That would be a fruitless use of my time. I'm on the verge of...numerous, countless...scientific breakthroughs.
[turns to go]
Lord Kelvin
You coward! Admit it, it cannot be done.
Phileas Fogg
It CAN! I can do it.
[stops and wheels round]
Lord Kelvin
A wager. £10,000!
Phileas Fogg
Unlike you and your colleagues, money does not inspire me.
Lord Kelvin
I believe every man has his price. Even you, oh noble Phileas Fogg. There must be something I could offer that would be worthy of your time.
Phileas Fogg
There is. Your position as head of the Royal Academy. With the Queen's ear, I could lead Britain and the rest of the world into a new age of progress and discovery.
[chattering begins]
Lord Kelvin
Fair enough.
Lord Salisbury
What?
Lord Kelvin
I, Lord Kelvin, hereby vow to surrender my position as Minister of Science, to Phileas Fogg...if he can circumnavigate the globe... in no more than 80 days. But if he cannot, he must never set foot in the academy again, he must tear down that abhorrent eyesore he calls a laboratory, and he must swear... never to invent again. Just as I always suspected, Fogg. You promise so much, yet you deliver...oh, nothing!
[Phileas is taken aback by this vow, not knowing what to say]
Phileas Fogg
I'll take your wager.
[quietly]
Lord Kelvin
What did you say?
Phileas Fogg
I'LL TAKE YOUR WAGER!
Lord Kelvin
Then it's done. A man who has never set foot out of England, circling the globe. This is going to be rather amusing!
Phileas Fogg
History won't remember your amusements, Lord Kelvin. But it'll be hard-pressed to forget the moment I'm standing on the very top step of the Royal Academy of Science... ...by the strike of noon... ...after I, Phileas Fogg, have traveled around the world in 80 days!
[roller-skates up to Kelvin; Big Ben strikes noon; Passepartout smiles]
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Authority and Certainty in Scientific Pursuits
Lord Kelvin
This is the Royal Academy of Science! We don't need to prove anything! Besides, by the time you get out of jail, you'll have lost this wager.
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A Risk for Belief and Consequence
Phileas Fogg
I risked everything, my entire life's work.
Passepartout
For something you believe in. Nothing could make more sense than that, sir.
Phileas Fogg
You're an honourable man, Passepartout, but I'm afraid this was a calamitous lapse of judgement.
[smiles for a moment]
Passepartout
Mr. Fogg, maybe we should let your family-
[turns around and sees a painting of Fogg's family]
Phileas Fogg
There really is no one left to tell. This house and my inventions are all I have.
Passepartout
And a brave new French valet that will help you make it around the world in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg
You really believe we can succeed?
Passepartout
Yes.
Phileas Fogg
Yes! YES... You're mad, we'll be sliced to pieces before we reach India.
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Misogyny Reflected in Leadership Perceptions
Lord Kelvin
A female General?! What sort of pathetic man takes orders from a woman?
[referring to General Fang; The camera pans out to show a picture of [[w:Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria]
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A Disparaging View of the Great Wall
Lord Kelvin
What's this thing here blocking my jade reserves? That will certainly have to be demolished.
Lord Salisbury
But that is the Great Wall of China, sir!
Lord Kelvin
...It's not that great.
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Determination in the Face of Adversity
Passepartout / Lau Xing
We are not giving up! I almost died! You almost died! We take the next ship and win that bet!
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Consequences of Public Misconduct
Phillias Fogg
What's he saying?
Passepartout
He's saying "please let me go, I'm bored".
Phillias Fogg
Why is he in prison?
Passepartout
Urinating in public.
Phillias Fogg
Charming. At least he had the decency to be forthcoming about it. Is there anything you've told me that's even remotely true?
Passepartout
I really can sing.
[sings Frere Jacques]
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Perception of Art and Imagination
Phileas
That painting is highly inaccurate.
Monique
It's not supposed to be accurate. The artist views reality through imagination rather than simply recording it. It is called ].
[[w:impressionism|impressionism]
Phileas
Well, um, I'm not "impressed". Trees are not violet, grass is not charcoal, and a man cannot... ...fly.
[became silent for a moment, gazing at Monique's painting of a nude man beside a bird in the sky]
Monique
You feel something. You dream of flying. Or of naked men.
Phileas
Sometimes.
Monique
Ah.
[smiling]
Phileas
The flying! N-N-Not the men.
[stammering]
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The Dismissal of Dr. Ramsey's Ideas
Lord Kelvin
And with this draft to develop new applications for copper wire, Dr Ramsey invented this. ] made of copper, then starts speaking with a dark voice] Needless to say, the Royal Academy of Science declared this crackpot "mentally incompetent" and he was duly dispatched to a lunatic asylum.
[displays a [[w:Slinky|Slinky]
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Traveling the World in a Month
Phileas Fogg
Twenty-six minutes ago, a ship left Dover for Paris. From there, the thief takes the Orient Express, where he transfers to a steamer from Istanbul to India. In little over a month, that man could be in China.
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Fogg Unwittingly Aids a Criminal
Scientist #1
Sir, I've received a telegram from Inspector Fix.
[walks into the room with a piece of paper]
Lord Kelvin
Aha!
Scientist #1
According to him, the bank thief and Fogg's valet are the same man.
Lord Kelvin
That numbskull Fogg doesn't even realize he's transporting the bank thief!
Lord Salisbury
Or does he? He did leave town in quite a hurry, wouldn't you say, Lord Rhodes?
Lord Rhodes
Indeed, Lord Salisbury. Evading arrest, stealing a police vehicle...sounds rather incriminating to me.
Lord Salisbury
One can almost deduce that this entire bet was just a ruse to facilitate his escape. Don't you agree, Lord Kelvin?
Lord Kelvin
Yes. Brilliant, Lord Salisbury! I shall name a beef-related entree after you in your honour! Kitchener?
Colonel Kitchener
Sire?
Lord Kelvin
Inform your men at Scotland Yard that Phileas Fogg is WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND!
Colonel Kitchener
Yes, sir.
Lord Kelvin
Where are they now?
Scientist #1
They're taking a train across India from Bombay to Calcutta.
Lord Rhodes
Thank goodness we own India.
Lord Kelvin
I want their faces posted in every police station, army barracks, post office, railway station and outhouse in India! WE'RE GOING TO STOP FOGG AND GET MY JADE BUDDHA BACK BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!
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Critique of Ineffective Corruption in Authority
Lord Kelvin
What's the point in hiring a corrupt inspector if he can't even abuse the law properly?!
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Abuse of Power and Contempt for Authority
Lord Kelvin
Oh, boo-hoo! So what if I did try to kill Phileas Fogg? What are you gutless peons going to do about it?! I hold all the power! I run everything! So which of you half-wits is going to stop me? You?! You?! You?! The Queen?! Oh, the Queen! That inbred, antiquated old cow! The only way she could stop me is if she sat on me! With her big, fat royal bottom! She's behind me, isn't she?
[Little girl: "The Queen!"; laughing; as Queen Victoria arrives behind him, looking unamused; laughs more, then stops nervously]
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Phileas Fogg's Observations on Others
Phileas Fogg
Here comes Mr. Grumpy... and the Leather-ettes.
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The Impact of Leaving Home
Phileas Fogg
This is what happens when you leave home. You meet... people!
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Resilience in the Face of Challenges
Phileas Fogg
Very impressive. I'd have let go by now.
[about Passepartout hitting buildings and statues of Paris while hanging on the rope of the balloon]
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Strength and Vulnerability in Conversation
Phileas Fogg
I feel faint.
Monique La Roche
Phileas, women are not that weak.
Phileas Fogg
No, but I am.
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Colonial Ownership and Travel Restrictions Discussed
Phileas
They'll check all trains heading east. Even if we could make it to the coast, we can't sail into Singapore or even Hong Kong, as they're both British colonies.
Monique
Does England own everything in Asia?
Passepartout
Not China. Not yet.
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Phileas Fogg's Declaration of Illness
Phileas Fogg
I am going to be abominably ill.
[after drinking too much Chinese liquor]
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Misunderstanding About the Jade Buddha
Chained Agent
Give me the Jade Buddha!
Passepartout
Okay, okay...What's Budd-air?
[knocks the agent out]
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Discussions of Stories and Self-Defense
Phileas
Please keep that inconsiderate beast away from me! And refrain from ridiculous anecdotes.
[about the goat that ate his paper]
Indian Child on the train
Why do you not like his story, Mr. Frog?
Phileas
It's Fogg. Phileas Fogg. How could a man learn to defend himself by watching animals behave like... animals?
Monique
It is famous legend.
Phileas
A ridiculous legend.
Monique
Most legends are born from truth.
Phileas
Yes. But all truths are born from facts. Solid, tangible facts that can be calculated and written down on paper.
Monique
And then eaten by a goat.
Indian Child on the train
Mr. Feelsillious, when I tell the story of the man who circled the entire world in 80 days, would that not be a legend?
Phileas
Only if the man's name was Feelsillious Frog...
[chagrined]
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Fearless Confidence Amidst Danger
Phileas Fogg
I am a British citizen, I have nothing to fear! Except bullets.
[Gunshot goes off in background]
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