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¡Three Amigos!
''¡Three Amigos!'' is a 1986 American Western comedy film directed by John Landis, written by Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, and Randy Newman (who also wrote the film's songs), produced by Michaels and George Folsey Jr. (who also served as second unit director), and starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Alfonso Arau, Tony Plana, Patrice Martinez, and Joe Mantegna. It is the story of three American silent film stars who are mistaken for real heroes by the suffering people of a small Mexican village. The actors must find a way to live up to their reputation and stop a malevolent group of bandits. Orion Pictures released ''Three Amigos'' on December 12, 1986, and it earned $39.2 million against a budget of $25 million. Plot In 1916, the bandit El Guapo and his gang collect tribute from the Mexican village of Santa Poco. Carmen, the village leader's daughter, searches for someone who can rescue her townspeople. Visiting a village church, she sees a silent fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Landis
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), The Blues Brothers (film), ''The Blues Brothers'' (1980), ''Trading Places'' (1983), ''Three Amigos'' (1986), ''Coming to America'' (1988) and ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), and horror films such as ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) and ''Innocent Blood (film), Innocent Blood'' (1992). He also directed the music videos for Michael Jackson's Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video), "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White#Music video, Black or White" (1991). Landis later ventured into television work, including the series ''Dream On (TV series), Dream On'' (1990), ''Weird Science (TV series), Weird Science'' (1994) and ''Sliders (TV series), Sliders'' (1995). He also directed several episodes of the 2000s horror anthology series ''Masters of Horror'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Unit Director
A second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming stage of production to be completed faster. Function The functions of the second unit vary, but typically the first unit films the key face-to-face drama between the principal actors. Two frequent ways a second unit is used are: * Action sequences: Action sequences are often filmed in discrete locations, using stunt performers rather than the principal cast, and requiring significantly different filming arrangements than ordinary scenes. Therefore, they are an opportunity for second-unit shooting. * "Pick-ups": After the main unit has finished on a set or location, there may be shots that require some or all of this setting as background but that do not require the principal actors. These shots may include things such as close-ups, inse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thompson (actor)
Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film ''The Terminator''. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film ''Cobra (1986 film), Cobra''. His first named role was on ''Werewolf (TV series), Werewolf'', a horror series that ran during Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987–1988. Thompson has played several characters in the ''Star Trek'' franchise—the most notable being the Klingon Lieutenant Klag, who informed Commander William Riker that "Gagh is always best when served live", the Colonist (The X-Files)#Alien Bounty Hunters, Alien Bounty Hunter on ''The X-Files'', and Eddie Fiori on ''Kindred: The Embraced''. In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody ''The Extendables''. Early life Thompson was born in Ellensburg, Washington, and raised in Longview, Washington, Longview. He attended Central Washington University, where he studied business m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Weisser
Norbert Weisser (born 1946) is a German actor who has been based in the United States since the mid-1960s. Career Based in Los Angeles, Weisser is a founding member of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the ProVisional Theater, and the Padua Playwrights Festival. A long-time collaborator of Murray Mednick, he originated the role of the Trickester in the playwright's epic seven-hour ''Coyote Cycle'', and has starred in numerous American and European theatrical productions, including opposite Ed Harris in Ronald Harwood's '' Taking Sides'' and John O'Keefe's ''Times Like These,'' where he received an Ovation Award, an LA Weekly Theater Award and an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award nomination for his performance. He has also directed plays at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco and at the Mark Taper Forum. Besides his extensive stage work, Weisser is also a prolific film and television actor, with over 90 credits to his name. Chiefly a character actor, he has starred in well-known and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Asparagus
Fred Asparagus (born Fred Reveles; June 10, 1947 – June 30, 1998) was an American comedian and film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the Bartender in the 1986 film '' Three Amigos!''. Born in Los Angeles County, California, Asparagus guest-starred in television programs like ''Roseanne'', ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Cheers'', ''The John Larroquette Show'', ''CHiPs'', ''Falcon Crest'', '' Something Wilder'' and '' Wiseguy''. He also appeared in films, such as '' This Is Spinal Tap'', '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'', ''The Five Heartbeats'', '' Dragnet'', '' Beverly Hills Cop III'', ''Just the Ticket'' and ''Fatal Beauty ''Fatal Beauty'' is a 1987 American action comedy crime thriller film directed by Tom Holland, and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Detective Rita Rizzoli, and Sam Elliott as Mike Marshak. The screenplay was written by Hilary Henkin and Dean Rie ...''. Asparagus died in June 1998 of a heart attack in Panorama City, California, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Wulff
Kai Wulff (born December 18, 1949, in Germany) is a German-born American actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Colonel Yuri Voskov in ''Firefox'' and 'The German' in '' Three Amigos''. He appeared in the films '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'', ''Oscar'', '' Top Dog'', and ''Assassins''. During the 1980s and 1990s, he guest-starred in several television series, often as a villain, such as ''The A-Team'', ''MacGyver'', '' Knight Rider'', '' Street Hawk'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', ''Hart to Hart'' and ''Days of Our Lives''. Since 1996 he works mainly as voice actor in video games, such as '' Captain America: Super Soldier'', in which he voices Baron Strucker. Occasionally he also provides voices for German dubbings of American films including Al Pacino in '' Scarface'' and Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tino Insana
Silvio Peter "Tino" Insana (February 15, 1948 – May 31, 2017) was an American actor, producer, writer, and comedian. Life and career Insana was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 15, 1948, the son of Silvio A. Insana, a musician, and Hiloray (née Swanson). In 1971, Insana co-founded a local comedy troupe known as the West Compass Trio, along with Steve Beshekas and John Belushi. The group performed regularly in universities around the midwest until Belushi and Insana were hired by The Second City in Chicago. Insana left Second City in 1975 to form his own comedy troupe with fellow alums Jim Staahl and Jim Fisher, The Graduates. The trio made numerous appearances on television and campuses, as well as in clubs and at corporate presentations across the country. In 1977 Insana made his film debut in Rowby Goren and Chick Staley's comedy ''Crackin' Up''. In the 1980s, Insana wrote two episodes for '' Police Squad!'' and an episode of '' Sledge Hammer!''; he also served as st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Lovitz
Jonathan Michael Lovitz ( ; born July 21, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990 for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Outside of ''SNL'', he starred as Jay Sherman in ''The Critic'' (1994–1995), has played various roles on ''The Simpsons'' (1991–), and has acted in numerous television shows such as ''Seinfeld'', ''Friends'', and ''NewsRadio''. From 2012 to 2015 he starred in the sitcom '' Mr. Box Office''. He played a baseball scout in the film '' A League of Their Own'' (1992) and acted in other films such as '' Three Amigos'' (1986), ''Big'' (1988), ''Happiness'' (1998), '' Small Time Crooks'' (2000), '' Rat Race'' (2001), and '' The Producers'' (2005) and '' Bula Quo!'' (2013). He also voiced roles in '' The Brave Little Toaster'' (1987), '' Hotel Transylvania'' (2012) and ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' (2015). He played Alan Der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hartman
Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show '' Pee-wee's Playhouse''. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') as a cast member and stayed for eight seasons. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his ''SNL'' work in 1989. After leaving ''SNL'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piñata
A piñata (, ) is a container, often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth, that is decorated, filled with candy, and then broken as part of a celebration. Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico. The idea of breaking a container filled with treats came to Europe in the 14th century. The Spanish brought the European tradition to Mexico, although there were similar traditions in Mesoamerica, such as the Aztecs' honoring the birthday of the god Huītzilōpōchtli in mid-December. According to local records, the Mexican piñata tradition began in the town of Acolman, just north of Mexico City, where piñatas were introduced for catechism purposes as well as to co-opt the Huitzilopochtli ceremony. Today, the piñata is still part of Mexican culture, the cultures of other countries in Latin America, as well as the United States, but it has mostly lost its religious character. Etymology The Spanish language, Spanish word probably derives from the Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegraphy
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pigeon post is not. Ancient signalling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticated as in China, were generally not capable of transmitting arbitrary text messages. Possible messages were fixed and predetermined, so such systems are thus not true telegraphs. The earliest true telegraph put into widespread use was the Chappe telegraph, an optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe in the late 18th century. The system was used extensively in France, and European nations occupied by France, during the Napoleonic era. The electric telegraph started to replace the optical telegraph in the mid-19th century. It was first taken up in Britain in the form of the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, initially used mostly as an aid to railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
