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¡Three Amigos!
They're down on their luck and up to their necks in seƱoritas, margaritas, banditos and bullets!
( Comedy / Drama / Western )


¡Three Amigos! Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 103 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 12, 1986   [USA]
 
Director: John Landis   [Director]
 
Writers: Steve Martin   [Screenplay]
Lorne Michaels   [Screenplay]
Randy Newman   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Leslie Belzberg   [Associate Producer]
George Folsey Jr.   [Producer]
Steve Martin   [Executive Producer]
Lorne Michaels   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Ronald W. Browne   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Malcolm Campbell   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Elmer Bernstein   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Richard Sawyer   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Deborah Nadoolman Landis   [Costume Designer]
 
Casting by Jackie Burch   [Casting Director]
 
Production Companys: HBO   (US)
Home Box Office
L.A. Films
Orion   (IN)
Orion Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Chevy Chase
Dusty Bottoms
Steve Martin
Lucky Day
Martin Short
Ned Nederlander
Alfonso Arau
El Guapo
Tony Plana
Jefe
Patrice Martinez
Carmen
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Bandito #1
Kai Wulff
German
Abel Franco
Papa Sanchez
Fred Asparagus
Bartender
 
Jon Lovitz
Morty
Joe Mantegna
Harry Flugleman
Philip Gordon
Rodrigo
Michael Wren
Cowboy
Gene Hartline
Silent Movie Bandito
William B. Kaplan
Silent Movie Bandito
Sophia Lamour
Silent Movie Senorita
Santos Morales
Telegrapher
Phil Hartman
Sam
Tino Insana
Studio Guard
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Doug Beswick Productions Inc.
tortoise animatronics
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$39,200,000
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
16 mm / 35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

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