My favorite part of this movie is they allowed the villains to be funny too. They're sometimes funnier then the leads. Everyone gets moments to be funny. Jefe and El Guapo in particular are scene stealers.

🎶 "My little buttercup has the sweetest smile."

I am glad they cut out all the stuff with Miss Rene. Flugleman firing them just because they asked for more money when he was having a bad day is all the reason you need. More simple and more funny.

Whenever I hear the word "Infamous" this movie comes to mind

The guy who plays El Guapo is Alfonso Arau. He was and is a popular mexican director and producer of arthouse films who obviously had a plethora of fun with his role.

I just watched it with my 13 year old. He said it was stupid and loved it. So mission accomplished. He sang my little buttercup to his mom all day.

Not an exaggeration, MY FAVORITE MOVIE, EVER! Thank you!

The singing bush and invisible swordsman scene has to be one of the most random yet hilarious scenes in a movie that I've ever seen. I can't watch that scene without bursting out laughing every time 😂

Whenever any of my sisters or my mom and dad is gifted any kind of sweater, it has become imperative for us to shout "It's a sweater!" It never fails every single time.

My dad and I worship this film! Never met anyone that saw it. I must’ve seen it first on Betamax. Then purchased the newest format version of it whenever they became available. 4K copy is what’s next! “ I like the one that’s not so smart.” “Which one is that?”

I was literally just thinking this morning “I need a new Hats Off video soon” and here we go! 👏🏼

"Do you have anything besides Mexican food?" Hahahaha...one of my favorite lines and a perfect button for the video, Joe. Thank you for another gem--you...have...got it!

The Seven Samurai / Magnificent Seven / Three Amigos / A Bug’s Life / Galaxy Quest narrative is The Plot That Will Not Die.

'Excuse me, are you the singing bush?'

This film is a perfect example of all you really need for a good comedy. Good comedy writers and good comedic actors. You don't need a lot of money, extensive sets, effects.... Good writing well delivered. Martin, Short and Chase. No offense to Landis, but with that team, I am fairly certain his job was to make sure the cameras were in the right place and running.

El Guapo What? Are gringos falling from the sky? Ned falls to the ground Jefe Yes, El Guapo

"Three Amigos" is like modern theater of the absurd.

Chip chip chip chip chip chip NANNY 😂

"You want to die! With a MAN'S guuun,not a lil sissie guuun like this" 😂ned's reaction after the quick draw is one of my favorite scenes 🤣

Here he is with another banger. Always look forward to your videos. Thank you.

John Landis wasn’t much for directing helicopters or children, but the man could admittedly work wonders with comedy.

This movie taught me what a plethora is.

One of my all time favorite comedies of the 80s. I've been waiting for you to do a video on this, but you still need to do a video on the Marx brothers.

I got this movie for 5 bucks from an Acme supermarket in like 1992. Watched it almost everyday after school.

"Three Amigos is one of the most original comedies of the 1980s." Based on a well-known American film from the 1960s, which was based on a well-known Japanese film from the 1950s.

I watched about half of this movie in 7th grade Spanish class. We stopped right when El Gwapo exposed them as just actors. Luckily I finished the movie at a sleep over that summer

One of my favorite comedies of all time. SO QUOTABLE and very memorable.

This movie interests me because it's one of the only movie roles for Kai Wulff, who is a personal favorite of mine in the voice-acting realm. He's got the best German accent in any English-language media and I love him for it.

I watched this once a week in college in the early 90s. What I liked was when the bandidos first show up in town, and the Amigos remark among themselves how stereotypical they are, which is very meta, and then they break that with El Guapo having a photography hobby, being vulnerable about his age with Jefe, and truly being touched about getting a sweater for his birthday, even automatically wrapping it around his neck.

The Three Amigos vs. Fran Drescher could've been a great movie in its own right, but trying to squeeze her sub-plot into the movie feels like it would've just made the whole thing too busy and taken too long to get to the point.

I hope Sam Kinison scene is found some day, it sounds like a fun idea, very “it’s just a scratch” sounding lol

I still make the El Guapo toast joke at birthdays to this day. To think that's going to happen to me here pretty soon. Oh boy. Thanks for the video!

Agreed with your last point, this movie was beloved enough in reruns on HBO to inspire my friends at school to "play" Three Amigos. No idea what we did, but probably much like when we played Police Academy. Still never encountered anyone in real life who dislikes it, despite it apparently being disliked by most critics at the time

Remember folks... infamous is when you're MORE than famous.

I know I've commented this before, but you HAVE to do a video exploring the history of Beavis and Butthead as much like the Three stooges, they truly were icons of their time, and are simply more than meets the eye.

One of the most underrated lines was when they were first having dinner with Carmen's family, and her Mom gushed over them. "We are proud to have the Three Amigos in our home!" Right when Chevy's taco fell apart, and he said, "Do you have anything besides Mexican food?"

Most underrated line is walking up to the singing bush and asking: “EXCUSE ME! ARE YOU THE SINGING BUSH?!”

I grew up loving this movie, my family and I wore the VHS tape out from so many viewings. And while seeing all this deleted material would be cool, it was good to cut them. We get that the Amigos are rich and famous actors, we don't need to SEE so many scenes of them being rich and famous. And while the Miss Rene subplot sounds fun, cutting her completely just simplifies things. It'd feel WAY too bloated if the Amigos reach Mexico at 40min, compared to the final film's 20-min mark!

One of the first movies from my youth to give me, what i would call, a plethora of laughs.

How I was teased for liking this movie when it came out, I think it went over most people's heads. It was te era of raunchy Eddie Murphy, where things would culminate in Andrew 'Dice' Clay and eventually subside back to more slap stick with the Naked Gun trilogy. There is a little known show called Vids with this hilarious Welsh guy who would give very long, verbally acrobatic descriptions on movies, there was one point where he says something like ''...back when you got stoned one Sunday afternoon and came away thinking The Three Amigos was a good movie...'', I hadn't even ever smoked a joint at the time it was released, but I do admit it helped on re-watching it a few years later....Some very clever scenes though that don't get enough credit....the shooting the singing swordsman still sits with me, and the 'I'll come back one day!',' Why?' at the end is just classic Steve Martin. Anyone seen Lonely Guy? Underrated movie.

Easily one of my top ten movies. Great doc as always, Joe!

I'm always excited to see a new video from you bro! Excellent as always.

"Is it fattening?" Always gets me 😂

This is one of the obscure movies my husband and I claim as our own (Zorro the Glade is another). We often quote things like the plethora exchange and the "Some people's El Guapo is shyness" bit. It's a great movie.

*Would you say I have a PLETHORA?*

This film taught a generation of moviegoers what the word “plethora” meant, and to this day it’s always pronounced with a vaguely Mexican accent 😄

"The German says to wait here." ".....................hmmm.............yeah."

One of the Best comedies ever made, thank you for posting this.

I love the 3 Amigoes!

Yes! Always appreciate these.

Bless you and your important works. 🎉

I didn’t know I needed this but THANK YOU! I looooooooooove this movie so much. I hadn’t watched it in years and could still quote the heck out of it 😂! My son was impressed! And it’s soooooooo funny! I love it!

It would be nice if one day we get to see the various deleted scenes of films like The Three Amigos on some big home video release one day. Thank you for the video Joe, keep up the great work and have a great weekend. Take care!

You’re a man after my own heart Edit: knowing what it could’ve been the theatrical release is a masterpiece of editing

Great video - this is a bonafide classic.

I love that in the third Saint’s Row game you can do a gang sign called ‘The Amigo’…which of course involves putting you hands on your hips, turning your head, and coughing.

one of the most important channels!

It's a sweater! Best line..

Filmed at Old Tucson Studios. Only one solitary building has survived from the 1995 fire and it was re fabricated due to years of deterioration.

Dude I like your editing and your reviews on letterboxd :)

Perfect as it is, I love how quickly they set up the Amigos and get them out to Mexico. One of my all time favourite comedies

I worked as an usher when this came out. I watched it soooo many times it became a blur… along with Stand By Me and Nothing in Common…just a wonderful blur.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 02:36 📜 *The original screenplay of Three Amigos had a longer opening sequence in Hollywood, depicting the Amigos' lives before their Mexico adventure.* 08:05 💼 *After escaping the warehouse, the Amigos spend the night at the studio, encountering Miss Renee the next morning during a movie set scene.* 09:33 🏞️ *A scene featuring Sam Kennison as a mountain man was cut from the movie, with the script indicating an alternate scene involving the Amigos being captured by Native Americans.* Made with HARPA AI

This movie is so great and quotable. Absolutely one of my favorites

For me, this was always like a live action cartoon, almost. I wish that while the actors were still alive, they would make an animated sequel.

So sad that lost footage is actually a thing... would have nice to see it.

Such an underrated comedy. All three leads at their best.

Some might even wonder if possibly The Donald Duck Disney cartoon with the Parrot in Spain and the Rooster in Mexico might have been a partial inspiration for this movie?

Took a date to it, and we didn't know what to think. I think we expected a laugh a minute type of comedy and it is more subtle and ridiculous. I really appreciate it now.

I loved this movie as a kid. Watched it tons of times. The fact that there's even a FUNNIER VERSION is completely crazy!

I first saw this movie on Disney Channel back in the late 90s and I have on DVD and I always love the gone to make it scene.

"I'll throw a rock and distract him." (proceeds to knock the guard out by throwing said rock, so he falls off the wall) LOL

Loved the singing bush scene!

Landis also said the studio cut down a huge tracking sequence that followed the amigos through the studio as different movies were being shot. He couldn't fight them because he was in court

Such a hugely seminal comedy.... (I also wonder if the opening musical number, where they hold that note for a ridiculously long time, influenced Weird Al Yankovic's opening musical number in Spy Hard, where he holds a note for a similarly long time, climaxing in a head explosion.)

Fran Drescher as a silent film actress was pretty brilliant.

OMG! One of my all-time fav. movies!

Love this movie. I quote it whenever I watch it.

I love the elements from Seven Samurai like rallying the village to defeat the enemies.

One of my all-time favorite comedies since childhood

That was great I watched it 5 times.

Hey don't forget that Larry the Cable Guy and Bill laneville movie Delta Force where the premises self is a lot like The Three Amigos.

Went to a screening in LA years ago with John Landis in attendance. He said the funniest parts of the movie were between Alfonso Arau and Tony Plana, and that they cut a lot of those interactions out at the direction of Steve Martin. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I cannot look at a sweater without shouting "IT'S A SWEATER!"

Most of these scenes sound like they would make for a good bonus prologue on the DVD.

Fascinating.

Seeing you go through this draft script, I still hope you take a look at the draft acript for the unfilmed Romance of the Pink Panther

remember hearing in some podcast that jack handey apparently wrote an early draft of this. would love for that to come to light

3:30 That script was so godlike put together that I completely missed "Cocaine" at first glance and even when it was said I was like "but wait, something has to be in there or it wouldn't be written in the first place". Not even a double take made me see it.

yeah it's the usual kind of cuts you can expect, if it's a plot thread that's not paid off at the end but takes up time in the beginning cut it all out so we can get on with this movie and get to the 2nd act. It lets the audience settle into these characters and their world but I guess they were worried about the audience getting restless.

One of my favorite movies

Great video as always! Also random note, do you ever plan on talking abour the Marx Brothers?

My dad recorded this off the TV when I was a kid, we watched it every day. It's one of the few movies where I know all the lines. As a kid, I never questioned the story, it all made sense. As an adult, I remember bits like the singing bush and summoning the invisible swordsman and I think, who's high fever dream was all this???

I've loved this movie since I was a kid!

it laid the groundwork for pixar's "Bug's Life" too!

My favorite comedy of all time

My fave comedy of all time

Could you do a video on What About Bob? I just watched the trailer and it appears they cut some scenes out of the theatrical cut as Richard Dreyfuss's character Dr Leo Marvin hits his car and throws a car jack on the ground after getting hit with mud.

The original music was very good in this movie, too. It’s a very funny, colorful and entertaining movie.

11:30 sounds like something Chase would do. Its just really strange there is no evidence of the scenes other than what Sam's brother said.😅