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The two (mis)adventurers stow away by accident on Cortez's (yes, that Cortez) flagship, and their escape strands them in the New World with only [[Non-Human Sidekick|Cortez's horse]] and the treasure map for company. Seeking enough gold to "buy Spain", they set off into the jungles of Central America, where they'll find something worth much more than treasure.
The film was a pretty big flop, but [[Needs More Love|it shouldn't have been]]; it's ridiculously fun to watch, especially so if you understand the idea behind the film. [[Word of God|According to the producers]], after seeing so many animated features whose heroes [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|were upstaged by]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|more memorable sidekicks]], they decided to just cut out the typical "hero" characters and center the film on [[Those Two Guys]] in the first place. Essentially, the end result is a cartoon version of ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]
As might be expected from the title and the two con-artists traveling plotline, the film is heavily influenced by the [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Hope]], and [[Dorothy Lamour]] series of ''[[Road To]]...'' films of the 1940s.
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* [[The Abridged Series|The Abridged Fanfic]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120416091820/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5336125/1/A_Road_to_El_Dorado_Parody Here]. Enjoy.
* [[Achilles in His Tent]]: Miguel, {{spoiler|after a fight with Tulio, decides to stay in El Dorado while Tulio and Chel sail back to Spain. When he sees that they're about to be crushed by a giant pillar, he rushes back to save them.}}
* [[Adipose Rex]]: Chief Tannabok.
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** Miguel himself gives a truly awesome one after his [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] speech.
** Cortez, too, is good at these.
* [[Denser and Wackier]]: There is a bigger emphasis on humor compared to the previous DreamWorks Animation film ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''.
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The "It's Tough to be a god" party sequence. Also a [[Mushroom Samba]] and [[Drunken Montage]].
** To be fair, it doesn't really get that acidy until near the end, where it's implied that they'd had a LOT to drink and smoke, and the wine/alcohol they'd been drinking was probably fairly strong, given that Tulio looks gobsmacked when he first takes a drink and Miguel spits it out.
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