Sleevenotes:

To the watching World, cinema actors Lucky Day (Steve Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase) and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short) are dashing heroes. But in real life, the silent film stars are far from heroic and definitely not worldly-wise. Their chance to become real heroes comes when the studio fires them. Enticed to a Mexican village with the promise of 10,000 pesos, the timid trio discover that that it is being terrorised by a gang of ferocious outlaws - and that the bullets and the bad guys are real, for once. Can the comedy trio save the people of Santa Poco? They are, after all... The Three Amigos!

Review:
I really didn't enjoy this film when it first came out but hey - I must be mellowing in my old age as it's quite watchable now and there's actually a few very good lines in it. It's biggest crime is that the jokes have to be shared three ways between the three great comedy stars it has. At the time of this film's release each of these stars could have commanded a starring role of their own and they look a little squashed into a joint lead role in this film. It's a film that's aimed more at the younger comedy fan and to this end it's a success. Probably only a six out of ten on a bad day but the gorgeous Patrice Martinez has earnt the movie a higher rating for now. Give it a try.

Funniest scenes:
The opening song - "Three Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamigos!"

The Three Amigos get sacked and Chevy plays practically the whole scene with his eyebrows.

"My little buttercup has the sweetest smile, Dear little buttercup won't you stay a while?" - Legendary.

The first 'show' for The Three Amigos - "Who are these monkeys?"

Lucky Day gets shot - "Oh great - real bullets!"

Camped out in the desert Chevy picks up his guitar - "Arizona moon keeps shining..."

Ned takes a mouth full of sand in the desert while Dusty gargles and puckers his lips - "Lip balm?"

The singing bush - "Excuse me - are you the singing bush?"

Dusty shoots the invisible swordsman - "How was I supposed to know where he was?"

Dusty gatecrashes El Guapo's birthday party - "Together we raped the horses!"

The finale in Santa Poco - "That was some good trick"

Top lines:
Harry Flugleman: "Do you know what the word 'nada' means? In all those Mexican movies you made did you ever hear that word?"
Dusty: "Isn't that a light chicken gravy?"

Dusty: "Wow - the infamous? Infamous?"

Dusty: "Well, so long as we've got some time to kill I think I'll have a beer."
Bartender: "We don't have no beer - just Tequila."
Ned: "What's Tequila?"
Bartender: "It's like beer."
Dusty: "Is it fattening?"

Ned: "I think it's a mail plane."
Dusty: "How can you tell?"
Ned: "Didn't you notice it's little balls?"

Dusty: "Do you have anything besides Mexican food?"

Girl: "Which one do you like best Carmen?"
Carmen: "I like the one who's not so smart."
Girl: "Which one is that?"

Carmen: "We could take a walk and you could kiss me on the veranda."
Dusty: "Lips would be fine."

Dusty: "Next time we come here I'm gonna ask for a different room."

El Guapo: "You want to die like dogs?"
Dusty: "Well, if there's any chance of avoiding that part of it..."

Dusty: "How far do you think we rode before we had to go back and get directions?"

Girl: "Let me prepare you for the way El Guapo makes love. Tell me Carmen, do you know what 'foreplay' is?"
Carmen: "No."
Girl: "Good. Neither does El Guapo."

El Guapo: "Many pinatas?"
Bandit: "Oh yes many."
El Guapo: "Would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?"
Bandit: "A what?"
El Guapo: "A plethora."
Bandit: "Oh yes. You have a plethora."

Bandit: "When do you think Carmen will open up her flower to you?"
El Guapo: "Tonight. Or I will kill her."

Dusty: "We have a plan."
Carmen: "What is it?"
Dusty: "First we break into El Guapo's fortress."
Carmen: "And that you've done. Now what?"
Dusty: "Well, we really didn't expect the first part of the plan to work so we have no further plan. Sometimes you can overplan these things."

Lucky: "I'll fill you so full of lead you'll be using your dick for a pencil."
El Guapo: "What do you mean?"
Lucky: "I don't know."

Fletch UK Rating: 7 out of 10

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