The Road to El Dorado

20002000
PGPG
1h 29min

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

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Animation Adventure Comedy

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.

Directors
- Bibo Bergeron
- Don Paul
- Jeffrey Katzenberg(uncredited)
Writers
- Terry Rossio(screenplay)
- Ted Elliott(screenplay)
- Karey Kirkpatrick(additional dialogue by)
Stars
- Kevin Kline(voice)
- Kenneth Branagh(voice)
- Rosie Perez(voice)

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Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations

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The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline in The Road to El Dorado (2000)

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Howie Dorough at an event for The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Howie Dorough at an event for The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Tulioas Tulio
(voice)

Kenneth Branagh

Miguelas Miguel
(voice)

Chelas Chel
(voice)

Tzekel-Kanas Tzekel-Kan
(voice)

Edward James Olmos

Chiefas Chief
(voice)

Cortesas Cortes
(voice)

Altivoas Altivo
(voice)

Zaragozaas Zaragoza
(voice)

Duncan Marjoribanks

Acolyteas Acolyte
(voice)

Kid #1as Kid #1
(voice)

Cyrus Shaki-Khan

Kid #2as Kid #2
(voice)

Narratoras Narrator
(voice)

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Steve Apostolina

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Robert Clotworthy

Variousas Various
(uncredited)

Directors
- Bibo Bergeron
- Don Paul
- Jeffrey Katzenberg(uncredited)
Writers
- Terry Rossio(screenplay)
- Ted Elliott(screenplay)
- Karey Kirkpatrick(additional dialogue by)
All cast & crew

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The story is about two swindlers who get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado, while pulling off some sort of scam. Their plan goes bad and the rogues end up lost at sea after several misfortunes. Oddly enough, they end up on the shores of El Dorado, and are worshipped by the natives for their foreign appearances. —Paolo Costabel <paolo@bluesky-vifx.com>

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Taglines
- They came for the gold... they stayed for the adventure
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for mild thematic material and language
Parents guide

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
Cortez stated that once they touch land, Tulio and Miguel would be sent to Cuba to work as slaves on sugar cane fields. The cultivation of sugar cane in Cuba began in the 18th century. In the 16th century, the name of Cuba was "Isla Juana".

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

Top review

7/10

Very underrated

I absolutely adored this movie as a teen and I still think very fondly of it as an adult. I wish they made more films like this these days, cause the adventure genre is seriously lacking.

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mattxrt
May 9, 2019

Release date
- March 31, 2000 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- United Kingdom
Official site
- DreamWorks SKG
Language
- English
Also known as
- El Dorado
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $95,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $50,863,742
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,846,652
- Apr 2, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $76,432,727

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Runtime
- 1h 29min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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