Three Amigos Three Amigos Three Amigos is a 1986 American western comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Randy Newman. Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short star as the title characters, three silent film stars who are mistaken for real heroes by the suffering people of a small Mexican village and must find a way to live up to their reputation. In 1916, the bandit El Guapo and his gang are collecting protection money from the Mexican village of Santo Poco. Carmen, daughter of the village leader, searches for someone who can come to the
Martin Short Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-US comedian, actor, singer and writer. He is known for his work on the television programs "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live". He has starred in comedy films, such as "Three Amigos" (1986), "Innerspace" (1987), "Three Fugitives" (1989), "Father of the Bride" (1991), "Pure Luck" (1991), "Captain Ron" (1992), "Father of the Bride Part II" (1995), "Mars Attacks!" (1996), and "Jungle 2 Jungle" (1997), the "Santa Clause 3" (2006), and created the characters, Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. In 1999, he won a Tony Award for his lead performance in