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[[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 [[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 [[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]]."
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.
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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 the plot of ''The Man Who Would Be King.'' With songs by [[Elton John]].
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]]
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* [[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.}}
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