Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short

Three Western stars (Martin Short, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase) from Hollywood silent films go to Mexico for what they assume will be a publicity appearance, and find they've actually been summoned to f...( read more  read more... )ight a local bandit. John Landis directed this 1986 comedy with self-conscious artifice, and it's hard to get into his self-congratulatory joke. Even the three main stars, brilliant comics all, can't sustain anything funny in it. --Tom Keogh

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PG, 105 min.

Directed by: John Landis

Release Date: December 12, 1986

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999

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  • September 29, 2009
    I appreciate the look behind the silent movie world of the time. I see a bit of the plot of The Magnificent Seven and a slight reference to the man with no name trilogy. However, the three comics don't mesh well together and the jokes are more miss than hit.
  • September 29, 2009
    I love this film but unfortunately it was the last time Martin, Short and Chase were funny.
  • April 8, 2009
    Now this is a classic 80's piss maker haha I guarantee you'll laugh your ass of lol lol if you dont then your too young to remember these SNL allstars. The plot is daft but the comedy is GOLD. There are so many funny moments, the whole film is just non stop, really ,all thats mis...( read more)sing is John Candy. I cant stress enough how good this is, its criminal thats its been forgotten.

    'oh great..you just shot the invisable swordsman'

    :)
  • August 23, 2008
    Really stupid...I thought it would be a lot funnier, considering the 3 actors in it, but it was really corny.
  • July 9, 2008
    haha steve martin, chevey chase, and martin short
  • November 7, 2009
    Martin Short and Steve Martin are two favourites of mine, but this movie was definently not worth my time.
  • October 25, 2009
    Ive never liked this movie
  • October 22, 2009
    This movie was stupid.
  • September 26, 2009
    holy moly i just love this stupid film lol
  • September 20, 2009
    hola???????? como tge llamas

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  • rarikola
    March 27, 2008
    yep. great movie. hard to forget dialogs, quotes...
    here is my favorite one...
    -Tell me, Carmen, do you know what foreplay is?
    -No.
    -Good. Neither does El Guapo.

    :)))
  • cicalover
    December 24, 2007
    my dad and brother ar watching it for the first time right now (it was a christmas gift)
  • doglover3991
    August 27, 2007
    This is one of my favorite movies of all time. My favorite quote is "Can i have your watch when you are dead?" that is priceless!

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