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About
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Theatrical
Dec 12, 1986
Box Office
$39.2M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
1.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 25, 1986
Theaters
3
Director
Writers
Producers
Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Leslie Belzberg
Music
Studio
L.A. Films, HBO Films, Orion Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Promise of Return
Lucky Day
I'll come back some day.
Carmen
Why?
Lucky Day
Well, I thought...
[stumbles over his words]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Outcomes in Planning Strategies
Dusty Bottoms
Time for plan B. Plan A was to break into El Guapo's fortress.
Carmen
And that you have done, now what?
Dusty Bottoms
Well we really dont have a plan B. We didn't expect for the first plan to work. Sometimes you can overplan these things.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Chevy Chase
Dusty Bottoms
S
Steve Martin
Lucky Day
M
Martin Short
Ned Nederlander
A
Alfonso Arau
El Guapo
T
Tony Plana
Jefe
P
Patrice Martinez
Carmen
J
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Bandito #1
K
Kai Wulff
German
A
Abel Franco
Papa Sanchez
F
Fred Asparagus
Bartender
J
Jon Lovitz
Morty
J
Joe Mantegna
Harry Flugleman
P
Philip Gordon
Rodrigo
M
Michael Wren
Cowboy
G
Gene Hartline
Silent Movie Bandito
W
William B. Kaplan
Silent Movie Bandito
S
Santos Morales
Telegrapher
P
Phil Hartman
Sam
T
Tino Insana
Studio Guard
C
Craig Berenson
Telegram Delivery Boy
