¡Three Amigos!
Directed by	John Landis
Produced by	Lorne Michaels George Folsey Jr.
Written by	Lorne Michaels Steve Martin Randy Newman
Starring	Steve Martin Chevy Chase Martin Short
Music by	Elmer Bernstein Randy Newman
Cinematography	Ronald W. Browne
Editing by	Malcolm Campbell
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date(s)	December 12, 1986
Running time	104 min.
Country	United States
Budget	$25,000,000

¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western film, directed by John Landis and produced by George Folsey, Jr. and Lorne Michaels. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short star as the title characters.

The film was written by Martin, Michaels, and Randy Newman. Newman contributed three original songs: "The Ballad of the Three Amigos", "My Little Buttercup", and "Blue Shadows," while the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. It was shot in Simi Valley, California, Coronado National Forest, Old Tucson Studios, and Hollywood. The film's original title was The Three Caballeros and Martin was to be teamed with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. This film is number 79 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies."

[edit] Plot

In the year 1916, three prissy silent film actors — Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander — are fired by their Hollywood studio boss Harry Flugleman after they demand a higher salary for their popular "Three Amigos" western adventures.

Later that day, they receive a plea from a young woman named Carmen on behalf of the villagers of Santo Poco, Mexico who have been under siege from the infamous villain El Guapo. Mistaking a genuine plea for a personal appearance, the actors steal their costumes and travel to Santo Poco.

The villagers give the actors a hero's welcome, believing them to be bona fide gunfighters. Not until a nearly fatal confrontation with El Guapo do the actors realize the danger to which they are now subject.

They panic and plan a hasty retreat, leaving the villagers at the mercy of El Guapo. But summoning up their courage, the trio soon returns to the village and, upon seeing the devastation caused by the bandits, decide to step up and become the Three Amigos for real.

The Amigos make several disastrous attempts to thwart the bandits, including infiltration of El Guapo's birthday party. They seek mystical aid via a singing bush and an "invisible swordsman."

Seeking a battle strategy, the Amigos discover that the villagers' greatest skill is sewing. They proceed to create an army of "Amigos" by replicating their charro costumes. The villagers defeat the bandits by shooting from all sides, creating the illusion that the Amigos are everywhere. Their work done, the Amigos ride off into the sunset, having become the heroes they had once only portrayed on film.

[edit] Cast

• Steve Martin as Lucky Day
• Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms
• Martin Short as Ned Nederlander
• Patrice Camhi (aka Patrice Martinez) as Carmen
• Alfonso Arau as El Guapo
• Tony Plana as Jefe
• Joe Mantegna as Harry Flugleman

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• ¡Three Amigos! at the Internet Movie Database