¡Three Amigos! (1986) on Netflix
Three silent film actors, Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander, lose their studio jobs. A village's telegram asking for help looks to them like a paid booking in Mexico.
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Plot summary
In 1916, Santa Poco, a Mexican village, pays tribute to the bandit El Guapo and his gang. Carmen, the daughter of the village leader, looks for anyone who can rescue the townspeople. In a church she watches a silent picture about the Three Amigos, gunfighters who defend the innocent, and believes they are real, so she sends a telegram pleading with them to stop El Guapo. In California, the three actors behind those roles, Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander, ask for a raise and are fired by their studio. Carmen's message reaches them; they take it as a paid booking in Santa Poco, gather their costumes and leave for Mexico. At a cantina on the way, they sing and dance for customers who sit too scared to react.
Cast
- Abel Francoas Papa Sanchez
- Fred Asparagusas Bartender
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
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- After Belushi's death, John Candy was offered the role of Ned Nederlander but declined because of a restrictive costume. Candy then recommended Martin Short, who was cast and began a long-lasting professional and personal friendship with Martin.
- Martin had been attached to the project since 1980, and early versions had him starring alongside Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. At one point Steven Spielberg was considered to direct, with Bill Murray and Robin Williams also considered for the leads.
- During post-production, director John Landis was undergoing legal proceedings related to the 1983 fatal accident on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie, which restricted his involvement in editing. After he submitted his final cut, Orion Pictures removed several scenes.
- Chevy Chase initially resisted delivering a line he thought would make his character Dusty Bottoms look foolish, but eventually complied after John Landis threatened to reassign the line to Short.
- Steve Martin performed his own lasso tricks in the film, a skill he had learned as a teenager while working at Disneyland.
- Elmer Bernstein composed the musical score, with songs written by Randy Newman. Newman also provided the singing voice for the "Singing Bush" character in the film.
- The working title was originally Three Caballeros, a reference to the 1944 Disney film The Three Caballeros, before the name was changed.
