¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western film, produced by George Folsey, Jr., and Lorne Michaels. John Landis directed for HBO Films. Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short star. The movie was written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, and Randy Newman. Randy Newman contributed several original songs, including "The Ballad of the Three Amigos" and "My Little Buttercup", while the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. Plot In the year 1916, three prissy silent film actors are fired after they demand a higher salary for their popular "Three Amigos" western films. During the same day, they receive a plea for the Three Amigos to come to the Mexican village of Santo Poco to defend it from a bandit named El Guapo. Mistaking the plea for an acting job, the actors steal their costumes and travel to Santo Poco. The villagers give the actors a hero's welcome, believing them to be real gunfighters. After a nearly fatal confront