The Road to El Dorado

2000
PG
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

111K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,879

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations total

Tulio
(voice)

Kenneth Branagh

Miguel
(voice)

Rosie Perez

Chel
(voice)

Armand Assante

Tzekel-Kan
(voice)

Edward James Olmos

Chief
(voice)

Jim Cummings

Cortes
(voice)

Frank Welker

Altivo
(voice)

Tobin Bell

Zaragoza
(voice)

Duncan Marjoribanks

Acolyte
(voice)

Elijah Chiang

Kid #1
(voice)

Cyrus Shaki-Khan

Kid #2
(voice)

Elton John

Narrator
(voice)

Bob Bergen

Jaguar
(uncredited)

James MacDonald

Seagull
(archive footage)
(archive sound)
(uncredited)

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Storyline

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Trivia
Voice artists in animated movies usually record their parts alone, with no other actors or actresses in the studio with them. In a break with this tradition, Kevin Kline and Sir Kenneth Branagh recorded their dialogue together similar to when Disney's Aladdin (1992) had Jonathan Freeman record many of his scenes with Gilbert Gottfried.

Goofs
The main characters make mention of the peseta as a currency. The peseta wasn't introduced until 1869, exactly 350 years after the time the movie is set in.

Quotes
Chel: Oh, then I suppose you'll be wanting these back?
[produces dice in her hand]
Tulio: [pats pockets, shocked] Hey... how'd you get those?
Miguel: [raising eyebrows] WHERE was she KEEPING them?

Crazy credits
Bibo the armadillo appears under the Directed By credit chasing two butterflies, catching one, and then eating it.

Alternate versions
The version shown on ABC television has two brief shots of Miguel and Tulio's bare backsides altered by digitally adding white underpants.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: The Road to Eldorado (2000)

Soundtracks
El Dorado
(2000)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John

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Featured review

8/10

A great movie for grown up animation fans

I watched this movie with my younger brother (who is in his late teens) and we both loved it. This movie, and Titian AE, are part of an interesting new trend- animated films that appeal to teens and adults. I was stuck by how much this movie wasn't for little kids- the whole Tulio/Chel relationship notably- but since I'm not a parent, I don't have to be bothered by that. I got the impression that this movie was animated only because it is easier(ok, cheaper) to draw the elaborate settings than it would have been to constuct sets that showed as rich a setting. My only qualm with the movie is the awful musical numbers that all animated films insist on having in them- why do they all strive to be musicals? But all in all, it's a great movie. If you too find yourself drawn to such shows as Batman Beyond, you might appricate this animation that isn't geared towards small children.