---
title: 'Three Amigos (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Landis'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-amigos-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Three Amigos (1986)

1986 · 104 min · Comedy, Western · United States


## Synopsis

¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 American Western comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels and Randy Newman, who also composed the film's songs. The film stars Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short as three out-of-work silent film actors who are mistaken for real heroes by the desperate inhabitants of a small Mexican village under threat from notorious bandit El Guapo and his gang.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Randy Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-newman), [Steve Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-martin), [Lorne Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorne-michaels)
- **Director:** [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- **Producer:** [Lorne Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorne-michaels), [George Folsey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-folsey-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ronald W. Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-w-browne)
- **Editor:** [Malcolm Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-campbell)

## Cast

- [Jon Lovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-lovitz)
- [Alfonso Arau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfonso-arau)
- [Chevy Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/chevy-chase)
- [Norbert Weisser](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-weisser)
- [Rebecca Ferratti](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-ferratti)
- [Tony Plana](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-plana)
- [Randy Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-newman)
- [Martin Short](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-short)
- [Fred Asparagus](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-asparagus)
- [Joe Mantegna](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-mantegna)
- [Brinke Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/brinke-stevens)
- [Kai Wulff](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-wulff)
- [Brian Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-thompson)
- [Phil Hartman](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-hartman)
- [Steve Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-martin)

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