Themes: Actor's Life, Righting the Wronged, Mistaken Identities
Main Cast: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Patrice Martinez, Alfonso Arau
Release Year: 1986
Country: US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
This slapstick farce features Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short), as three silent movie cowboy stars who get the axe from their Hollywood studio. Just at that opportune moment, a woman named Carmen (Patrice Martinez) asks them to come to her forgotten little town south of the border and do some work for her, for a tidy sum. The three "stooges" agree, thinking they are going to perform their singing cowboy routine, but instead Carmen wants them to get rid of the nasty El Guapo (Alfonso Arau) who is running roughshod over the good citizens of the town. Not the kind of heroes they appear to be in the movies, they have a difficult time helping out the distressed townsfolk. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Joe Mantegna - Harry Flugleman; Tony Plana - Jefe; Fred Asparagus - Bartender; Betty Carvalho - Mama Sanchez; Candy Castillo - Bandito #2; Jorge Cervera, Jr. - Bandito #1; Hector Elias - Pedro; Rebecca Ferratti; Abel Franco - Papa Sanchez; Philip Gordon - Rodrigo; Gene Hartline - Silent Movie Bandido; William B. Kaplan - Silent Movie Bandido; Sophia Lamour - Silent Movie Senorita; Jon Lovitz - Morty; Hector Morales - Carlos; Santos Morales - Telegrapher; Jeff O'Haco - Bandito #3; Dyana Ortelli - Juanita; Humberto Ortiz - Pablo; Loyda Ramos - Conchita; Brinke Stevens - (uncredited); Norbert Weisser - German's Friend; Michael Wren - Cowboy; Kai Wulff - German; Phil Hartman - Sam; Tino Insana - Studio Guard; Randy Newman - Singing Bush; Brian Thompson - German's Other Friend; Patrice Camhi - Carmen; Benita - Rosita; Craig Berenson - Telegram Delivery Boy; Josh Gallegos - Bar Patron; Carl LaFong - Tortoise; Rebecca Underwood - Hot Senorita
Credit
Leslie Belzberg - Associate Producer, Jackie Burch - Casting, Shirley Kirkes - Choreography, Deborah Nadoolman - Costume Designer, John Landis - Director, Malcolm Campbell - Editor, Steve Martin - Executive Producer, Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Randy Newman - Composer (Music Score), Randy Newman - Songwriter, Leonard Engelman - Makeup, Mark Reedall - Makeup, Ric Sagliani - Makeup, Frank Griffin - Makeup, Richard Sawyer - Production Designer, Ronald W. Browne - Cinematographer, Dan Allingham - Production Manager, George Folsey, Jr. - Producer, Lorne Michaels - Producer, Mark Fabus - Set Designer, Stan Tropp - Set Designer, Roy Arbogast - Special Effects, Jerry Gatlin - Stunts, John Landis - Screenwriter, Steve Martin - Screenwriter, Lorne Michaels - Screenwriter, Randy Newman - Screenwriter
