Three Amigos!

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Three Amigos!

PG

1986

1h 45m

Western

Comedy

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Three cowboy movie stars from the silent era -- Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin) and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) -- are fired when one of their movies bombs. In what seems to be a career-saving offer, young Mexican woman Carmen (Patrice Martinez) offers them a high-paying gig in her village. The three jump at the opportunity, expecting to do their typical act, but Carmen believes they are really heroes and asks them to rid her village of bad guy El Guapo (Alfonso Arau).

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Critics Consensus

Three Amigos! stars a trio of gifted comedians and has an agreeably silly sense of humor, but they're often adrift in a dawdling story with too few laugh-out-loud moments.

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Michael Healy

Denver Post

May 11

John Landis directs with no vigor at all. The film is incredibly flat and full.

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David Stratton

Sydney Morning Herald

05/27/2021

If Three Amigos is disappointing, it's because the people involved have ail done better work in the past. But it's not all bad.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

04/25/2014

1/4

It's the laziness of the project that's finally most galling.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

05/13/2021

3/5

...a tribute to traditional Hollywood tropes that celebrates without too much mocking...

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

07/29/2020

C+

Directed without much wit by John Landis.

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Lawrence O'Toole

Maclean's Magazine

03/27/2019

The movie celebrates stupidity - and it is almost contagious.

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Aye E

@RT43717499 5d

This is a fundamental movie for every comedy loving kid in the 80s. Although in my family we didn't go to the theater to see movies we had some cable and were avid renters, it was one of my staple childhood rewatch movies. Songs and quotes from this are still stuck in my head as a 50+ year old woman. It's just goofy fun, with great performances. It may be a bit slow at times for an adult brain like mine that is wired by social media for short snippets and fast paced stories, but still, the low reviews on this are ridiculous. If you don't get campy parodies, or understand what this is parodying it might be a struggle, just relax and enjoy it for what it is, pure entertainment.

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Jason H

@RT50328122 May 22

Why this wasn't a smash hit, I will never understand.

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Jace E

@thefilmguy May 19

Ah, to watch the Three Amigos fight against the in-famous El Guapo. This movie knows what it wants to be and it accomplishes that. It doesn't take itself seriously, which allows you to turn your brain off for 100 minutes. Ned is a national treasure. Best Character: Ned Best Quote: "In a way, all of us has an El Guapo to face." - Lucky Best Scene: My Little Buttercup in the Cantina Best Piece of Score: "Three Amigos" Note: I usually can't stand Chevy Chase (thanks Community), but this isn't that bad.

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Edward W

@RT58165293 May 7

My dad and I can quote this, sing the songs. Just pure joy.

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Ben W

@Username618 Apr 25

Remember enjoying over chicken nuggets and chips as a child.

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bob C

@RT46426964 Mar 30

Amusing period piece from the 1980s.

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Synopsis

Three cowboy movie stars from the silent era -- Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin) and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) -- are fired when one of their movies bombs. In what seems to be a career-saving offer, young Mexican woman Carmen (Patrice Martinez) offers them a high-paying gig in her village. The three jump at the opportunity, expecting to do their typical act, but Carmen believes they are really heroes and asks them to rid her village of bad guy El Guapo (Alfonso Arau).

Director: John Landis
Producer: George Folsey Jr., Lorne Michaels
Screenwriter: Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Randy Newman
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Home Box Office (HBO)
Rating: PG
Genre: Western, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.2M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround