Elton John: The Road to El Dorado

Actors: Elton John
 
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7.5
Year:
2000
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[Flamenco-Style Guitarlntro]

[Pop, Up-Tempo]

Ourglorious city

Wasbuiltby the divinities

Bygods whosawfit

Tobestow

Thegiftofaparadise

Peacefulandharmonious upon

Usmeremortalsbelow

Andmade ElDorado

Themagnificentandgolden

One thousandyears ago

ElDorado

ElDorado

ElDora-a-a-a-do

- Today, we sail...

- [ Nickers ]

to conquer the New World...

- for Spain, for glory, for gold!

- [Crowd Clamoring]

- [Crowd Cheering]

- [ManShouting] Viva Cortes!

[ Whinnying ]

[ Grunts ]

Altivo, eyes forward.

- Seven!

- All right!

- Yes!

- Partner! Hee-hee!

- Tons ofgold foryou

- Hey!

- Tons ofgold for me

- Hey!

- [ Both ] Tons ofgold forwe

- Hey!

- One more roll!

- [ Plucks Notes ]

Uh, guys, you're broke!

- You got nothin' to bet with!

- Oh, yeah? I got this!

- [Man]A map! -

A map? - A map!

A map ofthe wonders

ofthe New World.

- Wow! Let's have a look.

- [ Scoffs ]

[ Indistinct Muttering ]

Uh, Tulio!

- Excuse us, for one moment, please.

- Tulio, look!

- El Dorado, the city ofgold.

- [Sighs]

This could be our destiny, our fate.

Miguel, ifI believed in fate,

I wouldn't be playing

with loaded dice.

- Hmmm. [ Chuckling ]

- Not with the face. No, no, no, no, no.

- No! No! No!

- [ Whimpering, Panting ]

I said one more roll!

My map againstyour cash.

- Hmm?

- [Dice Clattering]

- All right, peewee. You're on!

- Not with those!

This time we use my dice.

Ehh, got a problem with that?

[ Whimpers ] No.

[ Whispers ]

I'm going to kill you.

Come on, baby.

Papa needs that crappy map.

[ Giggles ]

- [ Scoffs ]

- [ Blows ]

Stop that!

Show me seven!

[ Gasps ]

[CrowdExclaims, Cheers]

- Seven!

- All right!

- Seven!

- [ Groans ]

[ Laughing ] There it is!

Well, nice doing business with you.

- [ Grunting ] I knew it!

- [Crowd Gasping]

[ Gasps ]

Your dice are loaded!

What?

You gave me loaded dice?

[ Grunts ]

- He gave me loaded dice!

- [CrowdMurmurs]

- Guard, arrest him!

- You dare to impugn my honor?

He was the one who was cheating!

Arrest him! He tricked these sailors

and took their money!

- Oh, now, I'm the thief?

- Yes.

Take a look in the mirror, pal!

Oh, youbettergive them

thatmoneyback, orI'll--

- En garde!

- En garde, yourself.

I will giveyou the honor

ofa quick and painless death.

But not with that. Ha!

I prefer to fight fairly. Aha!

- [ Growls ]

- Well, any last words?

I will cutyou to ribbons,

- fool!

- Such mediocrity.

Letyour sword do the talking.

- I will. It will be loquacious to a fault!

- Ha! Take that!

[ Both Grunting ]

- You... mincing, fencing, twit.

- Ah, you fight like my sister.

I foughtyour sister.

That's a compliment.

- Braggart!

- Heathen!

- [ Man ] Kill him!

- Not the face. Not the face.

[ All Gasping, Clamoring ]

Ladies and gentlemen,

we've decided it's a draw.

[Miguel]

Thankyouall forcoming.

- You'vebeengreat. Seeyousoon.

- Adios!

- Congratulations. You're very good.

- No. That was good.

- Very--

- [Snort]

- [ Gasping ]

- [ Mooing, Snorting ]

- We should have kept our

swords, I think. - Y-Yeah.

- [ Snorting ]

- [Tulio Whispering] Yeah, I'vegotaplan.

- What is it?

- Uh, well-- Uh, you...

- pet him, and... I'll...

- Yeah.

run!

- Uh, well, thanks a lot!

- [ Bull Bellowing ]

[ Both ] Whoa!

- There they are!

- [ Hooves Screeching ]

[Male Chorus]Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, hey

- [WomanScreaming]

- Bye. Thankyou!

- [ All Gasping ]

- [ Bellowing ]

[Chorus] Ol

[ Groans ]

[ Fabric Ripping ]

[ Both Grunting ]

- Uhh--

- Ohh--

- I'll bet we can make that.

- [MenShouting]

- [ Guard ] There they are!

- Two pesetas says we can't.

You're on!

[ Both Yelling ]

- [Miguel] Youlose!

- [CoinsJingling]

- [Miguel]Ohhh!

- [Tulio] Whoa! What'shappeninghere?

We'reboth inbarrels.

That's the extentofmyknowledge.

[MuffledGrunts, Groans]

Okay, Miguel,

we gotta move fast.

- On three, wejump out and head for the dock.

- Good. Good. Excellent.

[Together]

One, two, three--

- [Both Grunting] Th-Three!

- [Creaking]

- [BothStraining] Three!Ohh!

- [Creaking Continues]

[Straining]

Three!

[Tulio]Uh, youready?

Ah, okay. Onemore. Let'sgo.

[Together]

One, two, three!

- [FlyBuzzing]

- [Wind Whistling]

- Excuse us.

- Okay. We're outta here.

- Who ordered the, uh, pickles?

- [SailorLaughing]

[ Grunting ]

Cortes!

- My crew was as carefully chosen as the disciples ofChrist.

- [ Cracks Knuckles ]

- And I will not tolerate stowaways.

- [ Gulps ]

You will be flogged.

And when we put into Cuba to resupply,

God willing, you will

be flogged some more...

and then enslaved

on the sugar plantations...

for the rest ofyour miserable lives.

To the brig.

All right!

Cuba!

- [ Gasps ]

- [ Gasps ]

[Whistling]

- [ Chuckles ]

- [ Nickers ]

Hey, Altivo!

Ah-ta-ta, not foryou!

You're on halfrations.

Orders from Cortes.

- [ Gasps ]

- [Banging]

[Banging Continues]

So, uh, how's the--

How's the escape plan coming?

All right.

All right. Wait!

- I'm getting something.

- Yeah.

Okay!

Here's the plan.

- In the dead ofnight, you and

I grab some provisions, - Mm-hm.

hijack one ofthose longboats,

and then we row back to Spain

like there's no maana!

- Back to Spain, yeah?

- Yeah.

- In a rowboat.

- You got it!

Great. Sensational.

And that-that's your plan, is it?

- That's pretty much it.

- Well, I like it.

- So, how do we get on deck?

- Umm.

In the dead ofnight,

you and I grab some provisions,

- hijack one ofthose longboats--

- Uh, great.

Okay, what's your idea, smart guy?

Wh-Wh-What doyou mean? Don't ask

me that! You're the one with the plans.

- [Horse Whinnying]

- Wait, I-- I have an idea.

Uh, come on. Give me--

Give me a boost.

Hey, Altivo.

Altivo.

You want a nice apple?

Come and get it.

- [Hooves Clattering]

- You have to do a trick for me first.

Huh?

[ Sputtering ]

All you have to do

is find a pry bar.

A long piece ofiron

with a hooky thing at the end. Yeah?

- Miguel, you're talking to a horse!

- [Hooves Clattering]

That's it, Altivo,

find the pry bar.

- Yes, findtheprybar.

- [Whinnying]

- He can't understand "pry bar."

- [Clattering Continues]

He's a dumb horse.

There's no way--

[Whinnying]

Well, it's not a pry bar.

- [WindHowling]

- [Ship Creaking]

- [ Gasps ]

- [ Nickers ]

Oh, Altivo.

Oh, thankyou, old boy.

Listen, ifwe can

ever return the favor--

For Pete's sake, Miguel,

he's a ruthless warhorse, not a poodle.

Come on,

before he licks you to death.

- Adios.

- [ Whinnies ]

Shh, shh. Shh.

Quiet, please.

- What's the matterwith him?

- Oh, he wants his apple.

- Well, giveit tohim beforehe wakes the wholeship!

- [ Bellowing ]

- Fetch!

- [ Whinnying ] Huh?

[ Snoring ]

[ Gasps ]

Hmm?

[Hoofbeats Clatter, StopAbruptly]

- Huh? - Huh?

- [Whinnying]

[ Whinnying ]

- Altivo!

- Huh? Miguel!

[ Yelling ]

- Altivo, I'm coming!

- Miguel!

Just hang on!

I'm right here, old boy!

- Haveyou lostyour mind?

- Help is coming!

[ Gasps ]

Ho-o-lyship!

[ Miguel, Tulio ] Whoa!

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