A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Acting
Martin Short's panicked energy is unmatched
Writing
The 'plethora' scene is comedic perfection
Costume
Those ridiculous amigo outfits are iconic
Director
John Landis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short were all at peak career power and took massive pay cuts just to work together.
The 'plethora' running gag was improvised after Alfonso Arau kept mispronouncing it, and Landis kept every take.
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