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
Chevy Chase depression, as his marriage to Jacqueline had ended just prior to the start of filming. Chase continued his film career in 1983's "National Lampoon's Vacation", directed by Ramis and written by John Hughes. He married Jayni Luke in 1982, and in 1985, he starred in "Fletch", the first of two films based on Gregory Mcdonald's "Fletch" books. Chase joined "SNL" veterans Steve Martin and Martin Short in the Lorne Michaels-produced comedy "Three Amigos" in 1986, declaring in an interview that making "Three Amigos" was the most fun he had making a film. The trio hosted "SNL" that year, the only