Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 12/12/1986(USA)
Release Date: 04/28/2009
Flags: Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video
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