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Line 2: [[File:road_to_el_dorado_ver3_resized_9310.jpg\|frame\|We're the greatest! We... we won! Hurrah for us! Right?]] A traditionally-animated film by [[~~Dream Works~~DreamWorks]]. ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' follows the adventures of Spaniards Tulio and Miguel as they try to con and cheat their way to fame and fortune. A game of chance earns them a [[Treasure Map]] which seems to point the way to El Dorado: the lost "[[City of Gold]]."▼ ▲A traditionally-animated film by [[Dream Works]]. ''The Road to El Dorado'' follows the adventures of Spaniards Tulio and Miguel as they try to con and cheat their way to fame and fortune. A game of chance earns them a [[Treasure Map]] which seems to point the way to El Dorado: the lost "[[City of Gold]]." 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]].'' ~~With~~with the plot of ''The Man Who Would Be King.,'' ~~With~~with songs by [[Elton John]] and [[Tim Rice]], the music team from ''[[The Lion King]]''. 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.▼ ▲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. {{tropelist}} * [[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.▼ ▲* [[The Abridged Series\|The Abridged Fanfic]]: [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. Line 18 ⟶ 17: * [[Agent Scully]]: Tulio. * [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: Altivo. Somewhat lampshaded by Tulio. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' ''[after Altivo fetches keys for an apple]'' For Pete's sake, Miguel! He's a ruthless warhorse, not a poodle!}} * [[Anti-Hero]]: Miguel and Tulio probably both count as [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes\|Type II]]. * [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Tzekel-Kan and Hernan Cortez {{spoiler\|until the former meets the latter and becomes subservient to him.}} * [[Big Damn Heroes]]: When it seems like Tulio and Chel's ship won't make it past the falling pillar, {{spoiler\|Miguel rides Altivo towards the ship to give him the impulse he needs to jump and pull the sail down so the ship can go faster and avoid certain death.}} * [[Blood Magic]]: Tzekel-Kan seems to power his magic with human sacrifice. * [[Brief Accent Imitation]]: Tulio briefly imitates Miguel's British accent at the end. {{quote\| '''Tulio''': You had to be all 'Oh, look at me, look at me, I'm a god.'}} * [[Buffy-Speak]]: Miguel, when trying to explain why the boat is unacceptable. {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' I have ''been'' around boats, believe me. And that, um... pointy tall... the-the-the long up and- up and down thing...~~<br />~~ '''Chief:''' The mast? }} ** Also when trying to get Altivo to find them a pry-bar. {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' All you have to do is find a pry-bar! A long piece of iron with a hooky-thing at the end!}} * [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]: Both inverted and played straight. Miguel and Tulio ''do'' get into serious trouble for using loaded dice, but, on the other hand, {{spoiler\|if they hadn't cheated they wouldn't have gotten to El Dorado in the first place}}. Later on, {{spoiler\|cheating at the ball game saved their bacon}}. Then again, it only delayed things since it directly led to the [[Big Bad]] coming after them. * [[The Chew Toy]]: Tulio, though mostly during the "Trail We Blaze" sequence. Line 43 ⟶ 42: 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. Line 48: * [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler\|Averted. See "Karmic Death" below.}} * [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Chel goes barefoot throughout the film. * [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The scene where Tzekel-Kan {{spoiler\|1=completes the potion that summons the huge jaguar stone-beast-thing. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUD1D5Nf-3c=1#t=4m00s Orgasm much?]}} Speaking of orgasm face, Tulio really gets into that massage he's gives Chel. * [[Double Edged Answer]]: Tulio and Miguel manage to sneak off Cortez's ship with enough food to get back to Spain, with the unexpected event of Altivo jumping off the ship in chase of an apple. After saving themselves, the horse, and the boat, Altivo eats all of their food within seconds. {{quote\| '''Tulio''': Did any of the provisions make it?~~<br />~~ '''Miguel''': (Looks and sees Altivo eating) Well, yes and no... }} * [[Ear Worm]]: The opening theme. It even appears to be one in-universe, since Chel hums it casually while blackmailing Tulio and Miguel. * [[Enforced Method Acting]]: In a good way--Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline were actually in the recording booth together (which is rare; actors usually record their lines alone with someone else filling in the other characters) so they could play off each other and banter. It worked beautifully. * [[Eternal English]]: Played completely straight. Everybody - even the people of El Dorado - speaks English (though, being generous, it could be eternal Spanish). ** [[Fridge Logic\|Gets confusing]] when Chel needs to translate certain words for Tulio and Miguel, like the word for "spirit world". * [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Tzekel-Kan * [[Fan Service]]: ''Equal opportunity'' fanservice, no less. In addition to Chel's many lovely [[Stripperific\|assets]], there are plenty of scenes that show off the ''very'' [[Shirtless Scene\|nice]] bodies of the [[Mr. Fanservice\|protagonists]], including a changing scene bordering on [[Male Frontal Nudity]]. Line 64: * [[Feud Episode]]: Tulio and Miguel nearly split up over Tulio's relationship with Chel. * [[Flynning]]: Justified when Tulio and Miguel do it deliberately during a [[Slice-and-Dice Swordsmanship\|(mostly) slice and dice rapier swordfight]] with each other, then reveal it's all an act to avoid being arrested. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' Ladies and gentlemen, we've decided it's a draw!~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Thank you all for coming! You've been great, see you soon!~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' Adios! }} The way it's staged suggests that they've done it before, and considering the film being set in the early 1500s (and the rapier being a civilian weapon) it's likely that both are in reality adequate fencers. Line 72: When they first enter the city, Altivo mouths "El Dorado!" along with Tulio and Miguel. * [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: When Chel seduces Tulio. {{quote\| '''Chel:''' ''(alarmed)'' ''The High Priest?!'' What's he going to think when if he finds one of the gods like this with ''me?!''~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' ''(dazed)'' Uh... lucky god? }} ** "HOLY... SHIP!" Line 82: * [[Gratuitous Spanish]] * [[Hair of Gold]]: Miguel fits almost every aspect of the male version. * [[Hammerspace]] [[Lampshaded]] with Chel, with perhaps a bit of [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' How did you get those?~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Where was she ''keeping'' them? }} Played straight when Tzekel-Kan stows his codex under his tunic. * [[Hard Head]]: In attempting to figure out an [[Great Escape\|escape plan]], Tulio bangs his head on a wooden plank so often over a period of (we assume) months it leaves a worn, rounded dent in the shape of his forehead. * [[Hartman Hips]]: Chel. * [[Head Desk]]: Tulio is banging his head against a wall to try to figure out a way to escape from Cortez's ship. He appears to get an idea... but just resumes banging. Line 97: * [[Ignored Enemy]]: Used twice. * [[I'm Okay]]: Used when a guard encounters the Jaguars foot. Then he gets stomped: {{quote\| '''Guard:''' I'm still okay!}} * [[Incoming Ham]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZIhauEzeg#t=6m35s "BEHOLD! As the prophesies foretold! The time! Of judgement! IS NOW!!!"] * [[Intellectual Animal]]: Altivo. * [[In the Local Tongue]]: Provides the page quote. {{quote\| '''Tulio''': Apparently, ''El Dorado'' is native for great...big...'''''ROCK!!!'''''}} * [[It Got Worse]]: [[Lampshade Hanging\|Lampshaded]] when the two of them (and the horse) are stranded on the rowboat in the Atlantic: {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' Look on the positive side. At least things can't get--~~<br />~~ ''Massive thunderstorm starts''~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' Excuse me. Were you going to say "worse"?~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Absolutely not. I've revised that whole thing.~~<br />~~ ''Scene ends with a pan out showing [[Everything's Even Worse ~~With~~with Sharks\|sharks approaching]].'' }} * [[It Has Been an Honor]]: Tulio and Miguel in the rowboat, where they think that they will soon die. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' If it's any consolation, Miguel... you... made my life... an adventure! ''(sobs)''~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' And if it's any consolation, Tulio... you... made my life... rich!~~<br />~~ '''Altivo:''' ''(rolls eyes)'' }} * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold]]: Both protagonists. Though Tulio is more of a jerk than Miguel, they both end up saving the city from Cortez and Tzekel-Kan. * [[Just a Stupid Accent]]: Everyone speaks English, period. The Spaniards sound like native-born Americans/Brits, most everyone else speaks with a Central American accent, and [[Large Ham\|Tzekel-Kan has a dialect all his own]]. * [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler\|Hernan Cortez. A foregone conclusion, sadly.}} Line 120: * [[Kick the Dog]]: Tzekel-Kan sacrifices his loyal but [[Dumb Muscle\|not-too-bright]] right hand man to fuel a spell. * [[Knight Templar]]: Tzekel-Kan wants to purge the city of, what he believes, the wicked and unrighteous citizens of El Dorado. * [[Last-Second Word Swap]]: "Holy... Ship!" Tulio: "...free from any tempta-- uh, ''distractions''..." Line 133: * [[Mayincatec]]: The native culture is sort of a blend of all the typical Hollywood Aztec/Mayan/Incan traits. * [[Meaningful Echo]]: "To err is human, to forgive Divine." First used as a means of appeasing Tzekel-Kan when they dismiss his "[[Human Sacrifice\|tribute]]". Later, said back to Miguel {{spoiler\|by the Chief all but saying out loud he knows Miguel isn't a god but doesn't care.}} * [[Meaningful Name]]: ''Altivo'' is Spanish for "arrogant". And Miguel means "one who is like God". Line 139: ** ''Cortez'' is ''Cortés'' in Spanish, which means "polite". * [[My Grandma Can Do Better Than You]] Variant: {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' You fight like my sister!~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' [[Insult Backfire\|I fought your sister; that's a compliment!]] }} * [[Nice Girl]]: Chel * [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Altivo the warhorse, and the armadillo to a lesser extent. * [[Non-Singing Voice]]: Averted; the main characters have the same voice actors for speaking and singing. * [[Noodle Incident]]: Mentioned by Miguel when he thinks he and Tulio are going to die. {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' Tulio, I just want you to know, I'm sorry about that girl in Barcelona.}} Possibly, Chel's reasons for leaving El Dorado, which are never clarified, but her facial expression is more than a little suspicious in that instance. {{quote\| '''Chel:''' You've got your reasons...and I've got mine.}} *** In the junior novelization and storybooks, Tzekel-Kan was about to sacrifice her before the chief stopped him. This scene was the original opening to the movie before it was cut. * [[Not Even Bothering ~~With~~with the Accent]]: For a Spaniard, Miguel sounds awfully... British. And, come to that, Tulio sounds awfully... American. * [[Not in ~~The~~the Face]]: Tulio while [[Flynning]]. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' ''(whispers)'' Not the face, not the face...}} * [[The Not-Secret]]: {{spoiler\|The Chief knew that Tulio and Miguel weren't gods.}} * [[Not-So-Great Escape]]: Takes on a pronounced [[Zig -Zagging Trope\|zig zag]] through the beginning of the film: Miguel and Tulio avoid arrest through impressive [[Flynning]] only to fall into a bull pen. They make a dramatic exit with the bull mowing down some of their pursuers, jumping off of a high wall into open barrels full of water to elude the others. They pull the lids over themselves, only to be hoisted aboard a ship bound for the New World and have a large, heavy chest piled on top to keep them from getting out. At sea, the chest is removed, and they emerge dramatically in full view of the crew, promptly locked in irons for an involuntary audience with Cortez. They are thrown in the brig as stowaways and presumably flogged, eventually sneaking out in the dead of night with the help of [[All Animals Are Dogs\|Altivo's fetching skills.]] After another dramatic escape when Altivo jumps overboard, all three wind up at sea in a rowboat, dying of starvation and thirst. Fortunately, they miraculously beach themselves a stone's throw away from a landmark in their [[Treasure Map\|map to El Dorado]]. * [[Nubile Savage]]: Chel. * [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Around the middle of the movie {{spoiler\|Chief Tannabok hints that he already suspected that Miguel and Tulio weren't gods}}. He probably chooses not to divulge this because the "gods"' presence weakened the high priest's power and put a stop to human sacrificing, which he was clearly against. The fact they were pretty fun anyway probably helped. * [[Ocean Madness]]: Referenced after Miguel, Tulio, and their horse Al Tivo have been floating for God-knows how long and then suddenly wash ashore: {{quote\| '''Miguel''': And it is! It really is the map to El Dorado! he pants with excitement~~<br />~~ '''Tulio''': ...you drank the seawater, didn't you? }} * [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: Well, ominous chanting, anyway... * [[Perma -Stubble]]: Tulio. * [[Planning ~~With~~with Props]]: When Tulio tries to formulate a plan for their boat of gold and the pillars that lead to El Dorado, he uses a stack of earrings to represent the pillars and a pendant for the boat. The armadillo spills water over the whole scene, inspiring Tulio to decide to crash the boat into the pillars * [[Pop Star Composer]]: [[Elton John]] co-wrote ''and'' performed all the songs for the movie. * [[Punctuated! ~~for~~For! Emphasis!]]: Tulio gets to do ''four'' of these: {{quote\| "Apparently, El Dorado is native for... "''Great. Big.'' '''''ROCK!!!'''''" ''(echoes)''~~<br />~~ "Get. On. The ''horse''."~~<br />~~ "WHAT. Do you THINK. You're DOING?!?"~~<br />~~ "...On the one hand - Gold! On the other hand ''(points at mural of an execution)'' - Painful. Agonizing. '''''FAILURE.'''''" }} * [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: Miguel uses this on Tulio, who calls it "The Face", to gamble for the map. * [[Record Needle Scratch]]: {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' We just have to lie low.~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' ''(beautiful music swells)'' But Tulio, this place is amazing! I mean I wonder what's-~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' NO! ''(needle scratch)'' Don't even move!!! }} * [[Recycled in Space]]. ''The Man Who Would Be King''. In cartoon form. In South America. With musical numbers. Line 179: * [[Riding Into the Sunset]]: The movie ends this way, or rather Chel rides off, with Miguel and Tulio running to catch up after they fall off Altivo. * [[Rock Bottom]]: {{quote\| '''Miguel''': Tulio, look on the bright side! At least things can't get any-~~<br />~~ (Cue pouring rain and thunder)~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' Excuse me, were you going to say WORSE?~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Nnnno...no.~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' You're sure?~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Absolutely not, I've revised that whole thing.~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' We're at least in a rowboat.~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' We're in a rowboat, exactly.~~<br />~~ (Cue [[Everything's Even Worse ~~With~~with Sharks]]) }} * [[Scenery Porn]]: What'd you expect from the City of Gold? Also present everywhere during the "Trail We Blaze" sequence. * [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: Miguel and Tulio. But, of course, you'd probably react the same way to a giant green stone jaguar breaking out of a temple. But less so when it's Chel. {{quote\| '''Tulio:''' Miguel and Tulio!~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' Tulio and Miguel!~~<br />~~ '''Both:''' Mighty and Powerful Gods!~~<br />~~ '''Chel:''' Hello!~~<br />~~ '''Both:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny\|squeal ]] }} * [[Sinister Minister]]: Tzekel-Kan is an evil priest. He's also, to a certain extent, [[The Grand Vizier]]. Though the chief is not the typical [[Horrible Judge of Character]] who lets the [[Grand Vizier]] get away with everything; he clearly distrusts and dislikes Tzekel-Kan, and is glad when the gods start speaking for themselves. Line 206: * [[Spicy Latina]]: Chel. Well she is voiced by Rosie Perez. * [[Tempting Fate]]: When Tulio and Miguel are stuck on the rowboat with no food. {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' "Look on the bright side, at least things can't ge-" (immediate thunderstorm)~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' (angry) "Tell me, were you going to say 'worse?'"~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' "Er... no"~~<br />~~ They argue as the camera pulls out to show at least a half dozen sharks following their boat. }} * [[Thwarted Escape]]: After their impressive display of [[Flynning]] to avoid being arrested, Miguel and Tulio drop behind a stone wall, only to find they have fallen into the pen of a huge bull that doesn't seem too happy to see them. * [[Threat Backfire]]: {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' That's right, do not question us! Or we shall have to unleash our awesome and terrible power, and ''you don't want that''!~~<br />~~ '''Tzekel-Kan:''' Well yes! We do!~~<br />~~ '''Miguel:''' ...[[Oh Crap\|You do?]]... }} * [[Treasure Map]]: The map won by Miguel and Tulio. * [[Trickster]]: Chel * [[Utopia]]: El Dorado is portrayed as a utopian civilization that combines facets of the Aztecs, Maya, Incas, and Atlantis. * [[Vagabond Buddies]]: Miguel and Tulio. Unsurprising, since it's styled after [[Road To\|the Trope Codifier]]. * [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Tulio and Miguel are Type 2. * [[Wanted Poster]]: Miguel and Tulio are first introduced by one to establish that they are criminals. * [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' You fight like my sister!~~<br />~~ '''Tulio''': [[Insult Backfire\|Ah ha! I've fought your sister! That's a compliment!]] }} ** Also a case of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] in the German dub: {{quote\| '''Miguel:''' You fight like my sister!~~<br />~~ '''Tulio:''' Ah ha! I've fought your sister, but with my best sword! }} Line 235 ⟶ 236: [[Category:The Road to El Dorado]] [[Category:Western Animation]] [[Category:Western Animation of the 2000s]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Road to El Dorado, The}} [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Memetic Works]] [[Category:Cult Classic]]