Three Amigos
Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.
- Director: John Landis
- Genre:Adventure / Comedy / Western
- Runtime:103 minutes
Cast
Steve Martin : Lucky Day
Chevy Chase : Dusty Bottoms
Martin Short : Ned Nederlander
Alfonso Arau : El Guapo
Tony Plana : Jefe
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 welcome the actors as heroes, believing them to be bona fide gunfighters. Not until a nearly fatal confrontation with El Guapo do the actors realize the danger of their situation.
They panic and plan a hasty retreat, leaving the villagers at the mercy of El Guapo. But summoning their courage, the trio 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. 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. Read more
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