Three Amigos its ultimately thin premise". Despite this, the film has since been reviewed more favorably and has become a cult classic. Neil McNally of the website "Den of Geek" noted that the film was "unfairly overlooked" when first released, and praised the performances of Martin, Chase, and Short; the comedic scriptwriting of Landis; and the "sweeping, majestic" score by Bernstein. The film was ranked #79 on Bravo's list of the "100 Funniest Movies". 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,
Steve Martin the mid-1970s, Martin made frequent appearances as a stand-up comedian on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", and on "The Gong Show", HBO's "On Location", "The Muppet Show", and NBC's "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL"). "SNL" audience jumped by a million viewers when he made guest appearances, and he was one of the show’s most successful hosts. Martin appeared on 27 "Saturday Night Live" shows and he guest-hosted 15 times, bested only in number of presentations by host Alec Baldwin (who has hosted 17 times ). On the show, Martin popularized the air quotes gesture, which uses four fingers to make