¡Three Amigos! (1986)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Steve Martin (written by) and
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:

Actor | Village | Mexico | Bandit | Horse

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Lucky Day
Chevy Chase	...	Dusty Bottoms
Martin Short	...	Ned Nederlander
Alfonso Arau	...	El Guapo
Tony Plana	...	Jefe
Patrice Martinez	...	Carmen
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Bandito #1 (as Jorge Cervera)
Kai Wulff	...	German
Abel Franco	...	Papa Sanchez
Fred Asparagus	...	Bartender
Jon Lovitz	...	Morty
Joe Mantegna	...	Harry Flugleman
Philip Gordon	...	Rodrigo
Michael Wren	...	Cowboy
Gene Hartline	...	Silent Movie Bandito

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 | USA:PG (Certificate #28272) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA

Company:

L.A. Films

Trivia:

Steven Spielberg considered directing the film but chose to do E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) instead. He has said in interviews his choices for the roles of the Three Amigos were Steve Martin for Lucky Day, Bill Murray for Dusty Bottoms and Robin Williams for Ned Nederlander.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Three Amigos jump onto their horses from behind, you can see three mini tramps behind the horses.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Saturday Night Live: Conan O'Brien/Don Henley (#26.14)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

MY LITTLE BUTTERCUP

Might Be The Funniest Film I've Ever Seen

I was shocked when I discovered I hadn't reviewed this despite writing many reviews, since it is one of my favorite comedies of all time. It may even rank as the funniest movie I've ever seen. It just has a ton of laughs, start-to-finish, and without all the raunch and profanity of today's comedy films - although it's no "Bambi," that's for sure.

Not only does the dialog produce numerous laugh-out-loud scenes but so do all the sight gags, nd there are plenty of those. The funniest characters in the film are the villains, led by "El Guapo," played by Alfonso Arau. He is almost indescribable. All he has to do is open his mouth and show his bad teeth and then give his huge smile and I crack up every time.

The three leads - played by Steve Martin, Matin Short and Chevy Chase - are all excellent and in the primes of their careers. The film also is directed by John Landis, who has a knack for directing extremely entertaining movies. Just look at his resume on the IMDb. This film was written by Martin, Lorne Michales of "Saturday Night Live," and songwriter Randy Newman. Kudos to all of them for a job well done.

In addition to the great comedy, decent language and color characters both good guys and bad guys, was the beautiful cinematography. There is a very colorful-looking film and looks outstanding on DVD.

Overall: this is what entertainment is all about.