¡Three Amigos! (1986)

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Steve Martin (written by)
Lorne Michaels (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Western

Tagline:

They're Down On Their Luck And Up To Their Necks In Senoritas, Margaritas, Banditos And Bullets!

Plot:

Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.

Plot Keywords:

Latin America | Remake | Satire | Silent Movie Star | Spoof

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Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Dusty Bottoms
Steve Martin	...	Lucky Day
Martin Short	...	Ned Nederlander
Patrice Martinez	...	Carmen
Philip Gordon	...	Rodrigo
Michael Wren	...	Cowboy
Fred Asparagus	...	Bartender
Gene Hartline	...	Silent Movie Bandito
William B. Kaplan	...	Silent Movie Bandito (as William Kaplan)
Sophia Lamour	...	Silent Movie Senorita
Santos Morales	...	Telegrapher
Joe Mantegna	...	Harry Flugleman
Jon Lovitz	...	Morty
Phil Hartman	...	Sam (as Philip E. Hartmann)
Tino Insana	...	Studio Guard

Also Known As:

The Three Caballeros (USA) (working title)
Three Amigos (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

Carl La Fong (actor/stunts) is the name used to great comic effect when W.C. Fields is questioned about that character's whereabouts in It's a Gift (1934): Insurance Salesman: Do you know a man by the name of LaFong? Carl LaFong? Capital L, small a, Capital F, small o, small n, small g. LaFong. Carl LaFong. Harold: No, I don't know Carl LaFong - capital L, small a, capital F, small o, small n, small g. And if I did know Carl LaFong, I wouldn't admit it!

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dusty swings into Carmen's room at El Guapo's hideout, the very top of the rope moves all the way across the screen seeming to indicate there is no ceiling.

Quotes:

Ned Nederlander: Chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip... LONNEEEEEEEE!
[fires pistol]
Lucky Day: Farley-farley-farley-farley-farley-farley... Hafurrrrrrr...
[fires pistol]
Dusty Bottoms: Kinut, hoooooola widdle! Tas, habble... sohn.
[accidentally shoots the Invisible Swordsman]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V)

Soundtrack:

MY LITTLE BUTTERCUP

We are the 3 Ah-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMigos!

Love it. Love it. Love it. This movie is jam-packed with hilarity. The story is good for an 80s comedy as well. Chase, Martin and Short are a power house as the 3 Amigos. And El Guapo has so many good lines I'm laughing just thinking about them, "Do you even know what a plethora is???" Every time I hear that word I think of him, which is pretty sad I guess. The scene with Dusty Bottoms (Chase), singing at the celebrations as if he has a frog in his throat makes me laugh every time, My little buttercup scene in the tavern with Ned (Short) with the hankerchief on his head, the calls they have to make to summon the invisible swordsman, the part in the desert..."lip balm?" I'm embarrassed to say how many times I have seen this movie, I'm just going to say a lot...and would recommend to everyone!