Three Amigos! [Blu-ray]

Director: John Landis John Landis

Overview

This slapstick farce features Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short), as three silent movie cowboy stars who get the axe from their Hollywood studio. Just at that opportune moment, a woman named Carmen (Patrice Martinez) asks them to come to her forgotten little town south of the border and do some work for her, for a tidy sum. The three "stooges" agree, thinking they are going to perform their singing cowboy routine, but instead Carmen wants them to get rid of the nasty El Guapo (Alfonso Arau) who is running roughshod over the good citizens of the town. Not the kind of heroes they appear to be in the movies, they have a difficult time helping out the distressed townsfolk.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/22/2011
UPC:	0883929186310
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	PG
Source:	Hbo Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	13,235

Special Features

Deleted Scenes - 20 Minutes of never-before-seen clips from an alternate cut of the film; Cast Interview - A 1986 Interview with Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short as they discuss the making of Three Amigos!; Cast Reunion Commemorative Booklet - 16-page booklet featuring the film's Cast and Director Reuniting and reminiscing after 25 years (courtesy of Empire Magazine)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve Martin	Lucky Day
Chevy Chase	Dusty Bottoms
Martin Short	Ned Nederlander
Patrice Martinez	Carmen
Alfonso Arau	Guapo
Tony Plana	Jefe
Joe Mantegna	Actor
Philip Gordon	Rodrigo
Michael Wren	Cowboy
Fred Asparagus	Bartender
Gene Hartline	Silent Movie Bandido
William B. Kaplan	Silent Movie Bandido
Sophia Lamour	Silent Movie Senorita
Santos Morales	Telegrapher,Carlos
Jon Lovitz	Morty
Phil Hartmann	Sam
Rebecca Ferratti	Actor
Tino Insana	Studio Guard
Craig Berenson	Telegram Delivery Boy
Kai Wulff	German
Joshua Gallegos	Bar Patron
Norbert Weisser	German's Friend
Brian Thompson	German's Other Friend
Hector Elias	Pedro
Abel Franco	Papa Sanchez
Betty Carvalho	Mama Sanchez
Benita	Rosita
Humberto Ortiz	Pablo
Candy Castillo	Bandido
Dyana Ortelli	Juanita
Jeff O'Haco	Bandido
Loyda Ramos	Conchita
Carl LaFong	Tortoise
Randy Newman	Singing Bush
Rebecca Underwood	Hot Senorita
Jorge Cervera Jr.	Bandito #1
Brinke Stevens	(uncredited)
Phil Hartman	Actor
Patrice Camhi	Actor
Elmer Bernstein	Composer
Jorge Cervera Jr	Actor

Technical Credits

Steven Martin

Lorne Michaels

Randy Newman

John Landis	Director
Steven Martin	Screenwriter
Lorne Michaels	Screenwriter,Producer
Randy Newman	Screenwriter
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects
George Folsey Jr.	Producer
Jerry Gatlin	Stunts
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects
Larry Carow	Sound Effects
Samuel C. Crutcher	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The divinely distinct comic personae of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short -- each arguably in his movie prime at the time of this 1986 romp -- make Three Amigos the sort of cable perennial that improves with each viewing. Lines such as "Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?" have a way of growing on you, even more so if you first discovered the meaning of the word "plethora" by watching this south-of-the-border farce. Veteran comedy director John Landis (Animal House, Trading Places) takes full advantage of a star-studded cast to blaze a trail of pure silliness while sending up the singing cowboys of early Hollywood. Martin, coming off more sentimental roles in The Lonely Guy and Pennies from Heaven, gets back in touch with his inner Jerk to portray Lucky Day, the leader of the aging silent film stars the Three Amigos. The trio, suddenly bounced from Hollywood, respond to a summons from the small town of Santo Poco, Mexico, where they’ve agreed to "put on a show" with El Guapo, a legendary local actor. But El Guapo is no actor, the banditos are not extras, and those bullets are...real! Playing sidekicks Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander, Chase (Caddyshack) and Short (Innerspace) are perfect comic foils to Martin’s improvisational lead. The trio are complemented by a stellar supporting cast that includes Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, and Joe Mantegna, who team up to create some of the snappiest one-liners this side of the Wild West. With a lethal mixture of wit, deception, and corny humor, the Three Amigos somehow manage to defeat the outlaws, win the hearts of the locals, and provide a plethora of laughs along the way. It may not be The Magnificent Seven, but magnifico, si!

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