¡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

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: There does not appear to be any thread in any of the sewing machines during the costume creating scenes toward the end of the movie.

Quotes:

Ned Nederlander: Sew, very old one! Sew like the wind!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

MY LITTLE BUTTERCUP

Fun

This is a funny movie and has some of the funniest actors in it. Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Steve Martin are brilliant in a movie that relies completely on their given talent - comedy. It's sad that not many movies were made, having different comedians in them, like Spies like us, also starring chevy chase opposite to Dan Aykroyd.

A nice attempt to make a movie without a real story, but instead have the actors make up for it. 7/10