Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase star as the Three Amigos!, swashbuckling stars of the silent screen in 1918 who find themselves broke and out of work. When they are offered what they think is a request for a personal appearance at a Mexican village, they soon realize the villagers expect them to be the heroes they .. Read more
| Starring | Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Jon Lovitz |
|---|---|
| Director | John Landis |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase star as the Three Amigos!, swashbuckling stars of the silent screen in 1918 who find themselves broke and out of work. When they are offered what they think is a request for a personal appearance at a Mexican village, they soon realize the villagers expect them to be the heroes they portray and fight a band of desperados terrorizing the town. THREE AMIGOS! is an outrageous parody of early Westerns that highlights the fabulous physical comedy of its stars.
| Starring | Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Jon Lovitz, Joe Mantegna, Norbert Weisser, Phil Hartman, Patrice Martinez |
|---|---|
| Director | John Landis |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 08 Jan 2001 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
Originally conceived as a vehicle for Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and John Belushi, this enjoyably indulgent comedy hit the big screen with another Saturday Night Live regular, Martin Short, in place of Belushi, who died in 1982. The leads play stars of silent westerns who end up in Mexico on what they think is a publicity tour, only to discover that they are expected to defend a village from an evil group of bandits. It's nowhere near as funny as it should have been given the talent on show, but the chemistry between the stars and the gentle digs at the western genre make for a diverting enough entertainment.
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I remember watching this on video 20 years ago! It still has a good sense of family movies with a predictable but very funny story. My 10 year old thought it was hilarious!
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, and cast ranging from the infamous El Guapo, to the singing bush come together to make this fantastically fun and funny film. Ostensibly a spoof of the ever-popular western genre, it is much more, drawing in slapstick, a couple of musical numbers and some great cheesy moments. You even get a bit of a vocal lesion thrown in. Educational.
Im always amazed when I meet someone who doesnt think this is one of the funniest films they have ever seen. Still, these people do exist is seems, and its not for everyone. It you didnt laugh at Monty Python, found Father Ted strangely dull or hold up the Police Academy Movies as comedy gold, this might not be for you.
However, if you like comedies of errors, spoofs, over acting and some great slapstick, this is for you.