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,
Michael A. Martin the "" relaunch novels. Three were written together, but the fourth, "", will be written by Martin alone. With Mangels as co-writer, Martin has also written eight other Trek novels, and multiple short stories. Michael A. Martin Michael A. Martin is an American author. Most of Martin's works have been written in collaboration with partner Andy Mangels, who brought him aboard as a co-writer in 1997 for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics at Marvel. Together, they concluded the events of the cult-hit television series "Roswell" (which had ended in somewhat of a cliffhanger) in their books "Pursuit" and