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Around the World in Eighty Ways is a film of genre Comedy released in USA on 1 january 1988 with Philip Quast
Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988)
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Add to a movie listAround the World in 80 Ways is a 1987 Australian film about a man who tries to trick his grandfather into thinking he has travelled around the world.
Despite some good reviews the film was not a success at the box office. Producer David Elfick in part on the title, which he felt was confusing.
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