Chase, Martin and Short play silent era movie stars who get axed by their studio when their films start under-performing. They soon get hired by a Mexican village to scare off the maniac who's terrorizing them. But the movie stars don't know that this show is for real.
Try fitting an invisible swordsman (who gets shot), a singing bush (and a talking turtle) and a room full of hard drinking gun toting Mexican lowlifes who're scared of the sight of Chase, Martin and Short into a workable idea for a film. Somehow this mishmash works, mostly thanks to the film's three irresistible leads. At times the film is laugh out loud funny and fans of the performers consider this film a minor comedy classic. But despite the excellent Amigos it's actually Alfonso Arau, as the villain El Guapo, who completely steals the film. Delivering a terrific comic performance, Arau dominates every scene he's in.
Three Amigos has good moments, and lots of them. Good stuff.
Try fitting an invisible swordsman (who gets shot), a singing bush (and a talking turtle) and a room full of hard drinking gun toting Mexican lowlifes who're scared of the sight of Chase, Martin and Short into a workable idea for a film. Somehow this mishmash works, mostly thanks to the film's three irresistible leads. At times the film is laugh out loud funny and fans of the performers consider this film a minor comedy classic. But despite the excellent Amigos it's actually Alfonso Arau, as the villain El Guapo, who completely steals the film. Delivering a terrific comic performance, Arau dominates every scene he's in.
Three Amigos has good moments, and lots of them. Good stuff.