Three Amigos

For other uses, see Three Amigos (disambiguation).

¡Three Amigos!
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short dressed as mariachis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Landis
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRonald W. Browne
Edited byMalcolm Campbell
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
companies
Distributed byOrion Pictures[1]
Release date
  • December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[3]
Box office$39.2 million[4]

¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 American Western comedy film directed by John Landis, written by Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Randy Newman (who also wrote the film's songs), produced by George Folsey Jr. and Lorne Michaels, and starring Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Alfonso Arau, Tony Plana, Patrice Martinez, and Joe Mantegna. It is the story of three American silent film stars who are mistaken for real heroes by the suffering people of a small Mexican village. The actors must find a way to live up to their reputation and stop a malevolent group of bandits.

Orion Pictures released Three Amigos on December 12, 1986, and it earned $39.2 million against a budget of $25 million.

  1. ^ a b c d "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. ^ "THREE AMIGOS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Three Amigos!". December 12, 1986.
  4. ^ "Three Amigos (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 18, 2015.