Steve Martin up to that point. In 1986, Martin joined fellow "Saturday Night Live" veterans Martin Short and Chevy Chase in "¡Three Amigos!", directed by John Landis, and written by Martin, Lorne Michaels, and singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It was originally entitled "The Three Caballeros" and Martin was to be teamed with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. In 1986, Martin was in the movie musical film version of the hit Off-Broadway play "Little Shop of Horrors" (based on a famous B-movie), playing the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello. The film was the first of three films teaming Martin with Rick Moranis. In 1987, Martin
Steve Martin had a small role in the 1972 film "Another Nice Mess". His first substantial film appearance was in a short titled "The Absent-Minded Waiter" (1977). The seven-minute-long film, also featuring Buck Henry and Teri Garr, was written by and starred Martin. The film was nominated for an Academy Award as "Best Short Film, Live Action". He made his first substantial feature film appearance in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", where he sang The Beatles' "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". In 1979, Martin starred in the comedy film "The Jerk", directed by Carl Reiner, and written by Martin, Michael Elias,