曼森太太(艾尔玛·霍尔 Irma P. Hall饰)和她的猫一起度日,慈祥善良而又充满大智慧的她,却成为了一桩赌场金库劫案的绊脚石。劫案的主谋是盗名昭著的希金森教授(汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks饰)。他自称来在密西西比大学,一举一动充满了诗人的神采,这招可骗过了曼森太太。在希金森的带领下,一大帮社会各色人等进驻曼森太太出租的寓所,在这里,他们佯装排练教堂歌曲,实质是在打通一条通往金库的地下隧道。当然,如此艰巨的任务,请来的各路神通也足够应付。有挖过隧道的将军,有片场的道具师,有赌场打杂的黑人,甚至有一个曾经的美式足球运动员。大家都在努力“工作”,眼看大计就要成功,却怎么也想不到,曼森太太将会成为他们的噩梦……
As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....