¡Three Amigos! 1986 Orion Pictures and Home Box Office.
Starring: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Patrice Camhi, Alfonso Arau, Tony Plana, Joe Mantegna
Director: John Landis
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This one was originally entitled The Three Caballeros, with Steve Martin teaming up with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Bill Murray and Rick Moranis were also considered as two of Martin's prospective costars. Apparently, this movie is very loosely based on the storyline from Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, which is very surprising to me.
Lucky Day (Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chase) and Ned Nederlander (Short) are three silent film actors who are fired for demanding higher saleries for their popular "Three Amigos" films. They receive a plea from the villagers of Santo Poco who have been terrorized by a villain called El Guapo (Arau). The actors mistake the plea for an acting job, so they steal their Amigos costumes and travel to the town, where they are given a hero's welcome. They quickly realize that they're not being considered for a movie after a near fatal confrontation with El Guapo. After briefly leaving, Day, Bottoms and Nederlander return, and after seeing the end results of El Guapo, they decide to step up and become the Three Amigos for real. Can they save Santo Poco from further disaster?
This is a childhood favorite, and my only complaint is the less than stellar transfer the movie was given when released on DVD. A reissue doesn't seem forthcoming, it looks like.
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