英文片名是journey to the west：唐老师是唐三藏，孙一通是孙猴子，永远背着所有行李的那日苏是沙僧，最后时刻加入的少女是白龙马，而大大咧咧又动不动就赖在地上不想接着走的艾丽娅只能是猪八戒了。本片用伪纪录片方式讲述了一位吃下毒蘑菇幻想的唐吉可德、一个理想主义民科的西游记，他们那种想要冲破肉身束缚的狂热、一往无前的行动力，以及坚定不移的偏执。
“There was a human being who was born, lived, and then, by some means or other, died. There. You may fill in the details from your own experience. As unoriginal as any other tale, as unique as any other life.”
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