Three Amigos!
by John Landis
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Actor: Alfonso Arau, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Tony PlanaDirector: John Landis
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Steve Martin
Writer: Steve Martin
Producer: George Folsey Jr.
Producer: Leslie Belzberg
Producer: Lorne Michaels
Writer: Lorne Michaels
Writer: Randy Newman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-11-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of Three Amigos!
DVD Review: THE FUNNIEST COMIC TRIO SINCE THE THREE STOOGES
Summary: 5 Stars
¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western film, produced by George Folsey, Jr., and Lorne Michaels. John Landis directed for HBO Films. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short star. The movie was written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, and Randy Newman. Randy Newman contributed several original songs, including "The Ballad of the Three Amigos" and "My Little Buttercup", while the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. It was shot in Simi Valley, California,Coronado National Forest,Old Tucson Studios, and Hollywood.
Cast
Steve Martin as Lucky Day, the de facto leader of the Amigos
Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms, the dimmest of the three Amigos, and a pianist
Martin Short as Ned Nederlander, a former child star and a genuine quick-draw artist
Patrice Camhi (aka Patrice Martinez) as Carmen, a beautiful villager of Santo Poco who summons the Three Amigos
Alfonso Arau as El Guapo, the evil leader of the Mexican bandits
Tony Plana as Jefe, El Guapo's right-hand man
Joe Mantegna as film producer Harry Flugleman
PLOT
In the year 1916, three prissy silent film actors are fired after they demand a higher salary for their popular "Three Amigos" western films. Later that day they receive a plea from the villagers of Santo Poco who have been under siege from the notorious villain El Guapo. Mistaking the plea for an acting job, 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. After a nearly fatal confrontation with El Guapo, 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. They soon return 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 and seeking of mystical aid via a singing bush and an invisible swordsman. They then ride an airplane, piloted by Ned, back to the village. Lucky Day (Steve Martin) delivers a speech about conquering an individual's personal "El Guapo", whether that be a lack of self-confidence or an actual killer by that name. They then discover that the villagers' greatest skill is sewing. The Amigos organize the villagers, using their sewing skills to create an army of "Amigos" by replicating their mariachi costumes. The villagers defeat the bandits by appearing clad in the costumes and shooting from all sides, creating the illusion that the Amigos are everywhere. Thereafter, the Amigos ride off into the sunset, intending to become the heroes they'd once only portrayed on film.
Trivia from [...]
(1)Alfonso Arau, who plays El Guapo, was one of the main villains in The Wild Bunch (1969).(2)The movie billboard behind Steve Martin when he is trying to break into the studio to retrieve the Three Amigos costumes is an advertisement for the movie "The Dueling Cavalier" starring Miss Reynolds. Debbie Reynolds starred in Singin' in the Rain (1952) in which the talkie movie they were trying to make was called, "The Dueling Cavalier".(3)Lucky Day (Steve Martin) is the only one of the Amigos to get shot in the movie. Once in his left shoulder, and once in his right foot.(4)While singing the opening song the Three Amigos simultaneously hold that high note for 14 seconds.(5)The bats hunted by Ned, is actually fried bacon, served on skewers.(6)John Landis states, had Martin Short turned down the role of Ned, he would have then approached Rick Moranis to play the role.(7)Chevy Chase's favorite film of his own.(8)'Nederlander' is Dutch for 'Dutchman'.
Description of Three Amigos!
When the three amigos find themselves in a small mexican hamlet terrorized by bandits the time has come for the three amigos to play their roles for real in this hilarious comedy. Special features: scene access filmographies and original theatrical trailer. Subtitles in english french and spanish. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 12/12/2006 Starring: Steve Martin Martin Short Run time: 105 minutes Rating: PgThree Western stars (Martin Short, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase) from Hollywood silent films go to Mexico for what they assume will be a publicity appearance, and find they've actually been summoned to fight a local bandit. John Landis directed this 1986 comedy with self-conscious artifice, and it's hard to get into his self-congratulatory joke. Even the three main stars, brilliant comics all, can't sustain anything funny in it. --Tom Keogh
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