Episode 105 - The Road to El Dorado (2000)
- Author
- Trev Snyder & Chris Sorgiovanni
- Published
- Tue 24 Sep 2024
- Episode Link
- https://sites.libsyn.com/290192/episode-105-the-road-to-el-dorado-2000
Our "Animation (2D)evastation" month concludes with The Road to El Dorado, Dreamworks Animation's 2000 attempt not only to pay tribute to the classic Bob Hope & Bing Crosby Road To... movies of the past, but also - more importantly - try to beat Disney at their own game with a rollicking, animated musical adventure. And they even went the distance of recruiting Lion King music collaborators Tim Rice and Elton John to try to recapture the same magic again. So what exactly kept Road to El Dorado from enjoying Lion King-level success? Why does it enjoy a cult following today? And how important is it to have everyone involved with the production of a movie trying to make the same kind of movie? We discuss all this, and more!
