Illusion Travels by Streetcar

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite streetcar, Number 133, will be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin." Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite streetcar, Number 133, is about to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin." Unfortunately, this "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" streetcar. —Mark Toscano <fiddybop@uclink4.berkeley.edu> In 1950s Mexico, streetcar mechanic Juan Godinez and pilot Tarrajas become upset when their supervisor informs them that Streetcar Number 133 will be decommissioned. They go to a party, where late that night they get drunk and decide to borrow the streetcar for one last spin without charging the passengers. Completely wasted, they sleep in the streetcar; the next morning they get into troubling and weird situations while trying to return the vehicle to the garage. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil