# ¡Three Amigos! (1986)

> Three unemployed silent-film actors discover that their exaggerated western personas are the only heroism a besieged Mexican village has to rely on.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4074

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Comedy, Western
- Director: John Landis
- Cast: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Alfonso Arau, Tony Plana, Patrice Martinez, Jorge Cervera Jr., Kai Wulff
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: playful, ridiculous, irreverent, lazy sunday, group movie night

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- [A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/5959)
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- [They Call Me Trinity (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/4584)
- [The Villain (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/99640)
- [City Slickers (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/938)
- [Buddy Goes West (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/30835)
- [Casa de Mi Padre (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/56785)

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