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6.3A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Cast
- Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms
- Steve Martin as Lucky Day
- Martin Short as Ned Nederlander
- Alfonso Arau as El Guapo
- Tony Plana as Jefe
- Patrice Martinez as Carmen
Themes
- hero
- mexico
- village
- usa–mexico border
- confusion
- spoof
- western hero
- western band
- playful
- ridiculous
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
90,271 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Western
- Rated
- PG
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Landis
- Written by
- Steve Martin Lorne Michaels Randy Newman
- Produced by
- George Folsey Jr. Lorne Michaels
- Starring
- Steve Martin Chevy Chase Martin Short Alfonso Arau Tony Plana Patrice Martinez
- Cinematography
- Ronald W. Browne
- Edited by
- Malcolm Campbell
- Music by
- Elmer Bernstein
- Production companies
- HBO Pictures L.A. Films
- Distributed by
- Orion Pictures
- Release date
- December 12, 1986 ( 1986-12-12 )
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $39.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 874120
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- publication date
- 1987-03-05
- title
- Three Amigos
- review score
- 52/100
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¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 American Western comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels and Randy Newman, who also composed the film's songs. The film stars Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short as three out-of-work silent film actors who are mistaken for real heroes by the desperate inhabitants of a small Mexican village under threat from notorious bandit El Guapo and his gang.
Produced by Michaels and George Folsey Jr. for HBO Pictures and L.A. Films, the film was distributed by Orion Pictures and released on December 12, 1986. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it grossed $39.2 million at the box office against a $25 million budget and has since gained a cult following for its absurdist humor, musical sequences, and ensemble performances.