This film begins with a notorious bandit named "El Guapo" (Alfonso Arau) terrorizing the small Mexican village of Santo Poco to the point that one particular woman by the name of "Carmen" (Patrice Martinez) decides to recruit men to help their cause at a larger town miles away. However, after finding nobody at the local cantina, she just happens to catch a silent film where three men known as the "Three Amigos" battle villains for a living each and every day. Not realizing that these men are just actors she sends a badly worded telegram to them asking for them to come to Santa Poca. Meanwhile, back in Hollywood, the Three Amigos have just been fired and evicted from their homes when the telegram arrives. Needless to say, in desperate need of employment they accept without hesitation and set out for Santo Poco. Of course, what neither "Lucky Day" (Steve Martin), "Dusty Bottoms" (Chevy Chase) nor "Ned Nederlander" (Martin Short) realize is that things are not what they seem and El Guapo is not necessarily one of their fans. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an imaginative comedy which makes good use of the comedic talent of everyone involved. I especially liked the part where El Guapo asks his lieutenant "Jefe" (Tony Plana) if he has a plethora of piñatas. Very funny indeed. Be that as it may, I thought that this was a pretty good film and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
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