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Phileas J Fogg, Esq Established the Society of Exploration here, 1A Bedford Street (London) 1883 Mr Fogg's is a collection of London based cocktail bars specialising in international drinks and exotic cocktails. The bars are referred to in print as places where Phileas/Phileas J. Fogg, Esq. lives or visits.
MR FOGG'S TAVERN: Designated: 15-Jan-1973: Reference no. 1236047: The Angel and Crown is a Grade II listed public house at 58 St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London ...
Mr Fogg derives his name from Phileas Fogg, the main fictional character in the 1872 Jules Verne novel, Around the World in Eighty Days.In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Annie Nightingale, he stated that the name arose as, 'Phileas sounds somewhat like Phil', his own Christian name.
William Perry Fogg (27 July 1826 – 8 May 1909) was an American adventurer and author, as well as the inspiration for Phileas Fogg in the 1873 novel Around the World in 80 Days. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 'Scene on the quay at Alexandria on the arrival of a steamer' - Round the World Letters (1872) 'Group of Japanese Officers' - Round the World Letters (1872)
Mr. Fables; Mr. Steak; Nedick's; Nickerson Farms; Official All Star Café; Pioneer Chicken; Po' Folk's – once owned by actor Burt Reynolds [7] [8] [9] Pok Pok – Portland, Oregon and New York City; Red Barn; Rio Bravo Cantina; Roadhouse Grill; The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses; Rustler Steak House; S&W Cafeteria; Sambo's; Sandy's; Schrafft's ...
Fogg and Passepartout dispense geographical knowledge to the audience at each of their stops. Lord Maze hires a saboteur, Mr. Fix (Max Osbiston), to interfere with Fogg and Passepartout's journey. Unlike his counterpart in Verne's novel, Fix is not a Scotland Yard detective attempting to arrest Fogg on suspicion of bank robbery. [2]
The plot centres around Phileas Fogg (Pierce Brosnan) making a £30,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout (), and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix (Peter Ustinov) who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture.
At the Royal Academy of Science, Fogg is insulted by Lord Kelvin, head of the academy, who believes ambition and innovation to be an insult. Following a debate on the whereabouts of the thief, Kelvin makes a bet that Fogg cannot travel around the world in 80 days. If Fogg succeeds, he will replace Kelvin as Minister of Science.