¡Three Amigos!

Celebrate Tucson’s 251st birthday month with a 40th anniversary screening of the hilarious 1986 comedy ¡Three Amigos!, starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short, and filmed at the legendary Old Tucson Studios! Grab a plethora of piñatas and head down to The Loft Cinema for an afternoon of laughs, action, and a singing bush! With a free prize raffle and Tucson Birthday Cake (while supplies last). Let’s ride!

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short travel a dusty road to adventure in this hilariously zany mixture of slapstick, one-liners and sight gags. The “Three Amigos” are a silent screen comedy act that has seen better days.  So has a remote Mexican hamlet called Santo Poco, which is being terrorized by a fierce bandit gang. In desperation, a naïve villager sends the actors a telegram asking for their help. Thinking they’re being offered a fortune for a personal appearance, the hapless trio arrives in Mexico, only to discover this time they’re dodging real bullets, courtesy of the nasty El Guapo (Alfonso Arau) and his criminal cohorts. Can our bumbling heroes rise to the occasion and save the town, or will this be their final performance? Filmed at the legendary Old Tucson Studios, and directed by comedy guru John Landis (Animal House), this is a comedy about three loveable goofballs who are in way over their heads but come what may, they’ll always remain The Three Amigos! (Dir. by John Landis, 1986, USA, 104 mins., Rated PG)