Three Amigos!


1h 45m 1986

Brief Synopsis

After three silent movie Western stars get fired, they accept a job in Mexico. Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander will be doing a show with El Guapo, who they hear is the most famous actor in the country. But when they arrive with the expectation of acting with him and earning good money, they find that the man not only is no actor, he is a ruthless gang leader who is terrorizing a small town. After El Guapo kidnaps the mayor's pretty daughter, the hopes of all the townspeople fall to the three actors to save her and restore their freedom.

Film Details

Also Known As
Tre Amigos, Trois amigos!
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Production Company
David Kelson; Steven Klinghoffer
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Arizona, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

After three silent movie Western stars get fired, they accept a job in Mexico. Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander will be doing a show with El Guapo, who they hear is the most famous actor in the country. But when they arrive with the expectation of acting with him and earning good money, they find that the man not only is no actor, he is a ruthless gang leader who is terrorizing a small town. After El Guapo kidnaps the mayor's pretty daughter, the hopes of all the townspeople fall to the three actors to save her and restore their freedom.

Crew

Gary Alexander

Sound

Dan Allingham

Production Manager

Jim Appleby

Other

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects Coordinator

Darryl Athons

Costumes

Jean Austin

Hair

Leslie Belzberg

Associate Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Music

Larry Bird

Property Master

Dan Boldroff

Dolly Grip

Roy Bonner

Stunts

Steve Boyd

Transportation Captain

Ronald W Browne

Director Of Photography

Ronald W Browne

Dp/Cinematographer

Michele Buntin

Production Assistant

Jackie Burch

Casting

Jeff Bushelman

Sound Editor

Charles L Campbell

Sound Editor

Malcolm Campbell

Editor

Greg Cantrell

Electrician

Phil Caplan

Camera Operator

Larry Carow

Sound Editor

Pamela Cederquist

Production Assistant

Chevy Chase

Song Performer

Lisa Zeno Churgin

Assistant Editor

Ed Cooper

Electrician

Rob Corn

Assistant Director

Pam Cornfeld

Production Coordinator

Danny Costa

Stunts

Phillip Cowling

Wrangler

Steve Cremin

Stunts

Samuel C Crutcher

Sound Editor

Phil Culotta

Stunts

Dan Curry

Main Title Design

Billy Damota

Casting Associate

Virginia Darcy

Hair

Tracy Keehn Dashnaw

Stunts

Bobby Davenport

Wrangler

Lorraine Dawson

Costumes

Don Digirolamo

Sound

Sharon Dolin

Other

George Dunagan

Electrician

Kathy Durning

Music Editor

Louis L Edemann

Sound Editor

Tom Elliott

Stunts

Leonard Engelman

Makeup

Richard Epper

Stunts

Gil Escandor

Stunts

Chuck Eskridge

Other

Debbie Evans

Stunts

Mark Faybus

Set Designer

Joe Finnegan

Stunts

Mark Fitzgerald

Production Assistant

George Folsey

Producer

Jim Franklin

Pilot

Rick Franklin

Sound Editor

Jerry Gatlin

Stunt Coordinator

Joie Gatlin

Stunts

Robert W Glass

Sound

Norman Glasser

Lighting Technician

Richard Goddard

Set Decorator

Frank Griffin

Makeup

Virginia G Hadfield

Hair

Bruce Hanson

Craft Service

Peter Hapke

Camera Operator

Clifford Happy

Stunts

Marguerite Happy

Stunts

Mel Harris

Grip

Gene Hartline

Stunts

Sharon Haskell

Main Title Design

Robert Herron

Stunts

John Hock

Stunt Man

Daniel Holguin

Stunts

Lori Hollingshead

Assistant Editor

Loren Janes

Stunts

Bob Jaurequi

Stunt Man

William B. Kaplan

Sound

Bobby Kargetta

Foreman

Raymond Kelly

Special Effects

David Kelson

Cable Operator

Tony Kerum

Caterer

Kelly Kimball

Art Assistant

Shirley Kirkes

Choreographer

David Klassen

Assistant Art Director

Steven Klinghoffer

Cable Operator

Robert Knudson

Sound

Robert Labonge

Assistant Camera Operator

Walt Larue

Stunts

James Lasley

Stunts

David Lawson

Other

Stevie Lazo

Accounting Assistant

Kenneth Lee

Wrangler

William D Lee

Special Effects

Thomas E Lifsey

Special Effects

Clay Lilley

Stunts

Jack Lilley

Stunts

Joel Lomax

Wrangler

John London

Grip

David Marsten

Production Assistant

Steve Martin

Executive Producer

Steve Martin

Song Performer

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Tom May

Grip

Spencer Mcdonald

Assistant Camera Operator

Michael H Mcgaughy

Stunts

Steven C. Mcgee

Electrician

Cristina Mcginnis

Assistant

Steven R. Mcglothen

Assistant Director

Cole Mckay

Stunts

Bobby Mclaughlin

Stunts

Gene Merlino

Stunts

Jeffrey Meyer

Stunts

Lorne Michaels

Screenplay

Lorne Michaels

Producer

Serling Morgan

Script Supervisor

Mike Morkri

Production Assistant

Kurt Morrow

Animal Trainer

Colin Mouat

Sound Editor

Joseph Musso

Visual Effects

Deborah Nadoolman

Costume Designer

Boone Narr

Animal Trainer

Sharon Nederlander

Production Assistant

Chuck Neely

Sound Editor

Reggie Newkirk

Camera Assistant

Randy Newman

Song

Randy Newman

Screenplay

Bob Noland

Color Timer

Danny O'haco

Stunts

Kathleen O'haco

Stunt Man

Arvo Ojala

Advisor

Daniel L Ondrejko

Other

Jim Ondrejko

Foreman

James Orendorff

Construction Coordinator

Greg Orloff

Foley Mixer

Hugo Pena

Costumes

Jeffrey W Petersen

Electrician

Rex Peterson

Wrangler

Gregory Pickrell

Assistant Art Director

Bruce Wayne Randall

Stunts

Corky Randall

Animal Wrangler

Larry Randles

Stunts

Anne Rapp

Script Supervisor

Mark Reedall

Makeup

Ann Renfro

Transportation Captain

Jeffrey S Renfro

Transportation Coordinator

Eli Ressler

Camera Operator

Richard Reynolds

Assistant Art Director

Victoria Rhodes

Assistant Director

Kenny Robertson

Other

Rod Rogers

Adr Editor

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Clifford T E Roseman

Location Manager

Tracy Rosenthal

Production Assistant

Billy Rustic

Grip

Ric Sagliani

Makeup

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Jerry Sargent

Foreman

Marla Sawyer

Art Assistant

Richard Sawyer

Production Designer

Dennis Schoonderwoerd

Costumes

George Schrader

Grip

Ben R Scott

Stunts

Alexander Scutti

Other

Linda Serijan

Costumes

John Shannon

Photography

Sidney Sharron

Other

Jim Sheppherd

Key Grip

Martin Short

Song Performer

Steve Shubin

Costumes

Larry Singer

Adr Editor

David Sosna

Assistant Director

Jerry R Stanford

Sound Editor

Larry Stensvold

Sound

John M. Stephens

Director Of Photography

John M. Stephens

Dp/Cinematographer

Michael Stull

Stunts

Tom Tangen

Casting

Robert Tebow

Stunts

Harry Thompson

Assistant Camera Operator

R L Tolbert

Stunts

Linda Trainoff

Hair

Stan Tropp

Set Designer

Jim Turner

Consultant

Frank Valdez

Electrician

Vinnie Vecchio

Props

Manny Vouniozos

Grip

Kristan Wagner

Location Manager

Grady Walker

Stunts

Rock Walker

Stunt Man

Jennifer Watson

Stunts

Mike Watson

Stunts

Carole A Wattles

Accounting Assistant

Janet Wattles

Accountant

Dick Wessler

Other

Carole Westphall

Script Supervisor

Eric Whitfield

Assistant Editor

David A. Whittaker

Sound Editor

Pamela J Wise

Costumes

Richard S Wood

Special Effects

Bud Wray

Craft Service

Film Details

Also Known As
Tre Amigos, Trois amigos!
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Production Company
David Kelson; Steven Klinghoffer
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Arizona, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 12, 1986

Began shooting January 27, 1986.

Todd-AO

Released in United States Winter December 12, 1986