History YMMV / ThreeAmigos

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The film flopped despite having popular actors (Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short) and directed by a respectable director (John Landis) as it has a ridiculous mishmash of concepts that don't quite fit together. It is a comedy, yet has its very serious moments (for example, El Guapo burning down Santo Poco and presumably killing many of its inhabitants), and its comedy ranges from rather grounded The Three Stooges style hijinks to farcical fantasy absurdity (the "Blue Shadows" segment, as well as the Singing Bush and the Invisible Swordsman) to the point where audiences have no clue what is what. (It did gain a bit of cult status over time, however, and the premise was solid enough to support [[Film/GalaxyQuest another classic comedy film]] 11 years later)

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The film flopped despite having popular actors (Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short) and directed by a respectable director (John Landis) as it has a ridiculous mishmash of concepts that don't quite fit together. It is a comedy, yet has its very serious moments (for example, El Guapo burning down Santo Poco and presumably killing many of its inhabitants), and its comedy ranges from rather grounded The Three Stooges style hijinks to farcical fantasy absurdity (the "Blue Shadows" segment, as well as the Singing Bush and the Invisible Swordsman) to the point where audiences have no clue what is what. (It did gain a bit of cult status years later, however, and the premise was solid enough to support [[Film/GalaxyQuest another classic comedy film]] years later)

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The film flopped despite having popular actors (Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short) and directed by a respectable director (John Landis) as it has a ridiculous mishmash of concepts that don't quite fit together. It is a comedy, yet has its very serious moments (for example, El Guapo burning down Santo Poco and presumably killing many of its inhabitants), and its comedy ranges from rather grounded The Three Stooges style hijinks to farcical fantasy absurdity (the "Blue Shadows" segment, as well as the Singing Bush and the Invisible Swordsman) to the point where audiences have no clue what is what. (It did gain a bit of cult status years later, however.)

* WhatAnIdiot: Dusty.
-->'''Lucky:''' (''after Dusty killed the Invisible Swordsman'') You were supposed to fire ''up''! We fired ''up''! (''sighs'') It's like living with a 6-year-old...

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A very long one that starts at the camp scene and ends with the death of the Invisible Swordsman. In the middle of this is another nested BLAM: the "Blue Shadows" musical number sang to Ned so he won't be afraid of the desert while their horses sing back up vocals and at the end of the song a turtle says "Goodnight, Ned!". For a while the movie seems to be confused as to whether it should have a realistic setting or something out of a Zucker Brothers movie. Some TV prints cut out the entirety of this sequence, going straight from the Amigos riding off from the village to them arriving at El Guapo's mission after the commercial break; these cuts skip a few good gags, but the plot isn't affected one tiny bit.

-->'''Lucky:''' (''after Dusty killed the Invisible Swordsman'') You were supposed to fire ''up''! We fired ''up''! (''sighs'') It's like living with a 6-year-old...

* MagnificentBastard: El Guapo.

* EarWorm: The title theme.

* GeniusBonus: After Jefe assures El Guapo that they have enough piñatas, El Guapo asks if they have a "plethora" of piñatas. Jefe agrees, despite not knowing what a "plethora" is, which enrages El Guapo. Most people assume "plethora" simply means "a lot", and El Guapo is being a jerk to Jefe by needlessly using a fancy word and then putting Jefe down for not knowing what it means. "Plethora" really means "too many," so El Guapo is really asking, in response to Jefe saying they have a ton of piñatas, whether they have an unreasonable amount. When Jefe ''happily'' says that yes, they do, El Guapo realizes Jefe is just being a yes man.
** Then again, when Jefe accuses El Guapo of wanting to be upset at him just because he's fuming about turning 40, El Guapo seems to agree, so maybe he was just being a jerk to Jefe.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music/RandyNewman's three songs are incredibly hilarious and somewhat touching, specifically "Blue Shadows".

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: RandyNewman's three songs are incredibly hilarious and somewhat touching, specifically "Blue Shadows".

* VindicatedByCable: The film was only a modest money-earner and received mixed reviews on release. Today it's more fondly regarded by fans of 80's comedies, thanks to plenty of repeat showings on HBO, and eventually earned a spot on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" list.

-->'''Lucky:''' (''after Dusty killed the Invisible Swordsman'') You were supposed to fire ''up''! We fired ''up''! (''sighs'') It's like living with a 6-year-old...

-->'''Lucky:''' ''(after Dusty killed the Invisible Swordsman)'' We fired ''up''! It's like living with a 6-year-old...

* VindicatedByCable: The film was only a modest money-earner and received mixed reviews on release. Today it's more fondly regarded by fans of 80's comedies and earned a spot on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" list.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A very long one that starts at the camp scene and ends with the death of the Invisible Swordsman. In the middle of this is another nested BLAM: the "Blue Shadows" musical number sang to Ned so he won't be afraid of the desert while their horses sing back up vocals and at the end of the song a turtle says "Good night Ned". For a while the movie seems to be confused as to whether it should have a realistic setting or something out of a Zucker Brothers movie. Some TV prints cut out the entirety of this sequence, going straight from the Amigos riding off from the village to them arriving at El Guapo's mission after the commercial break; these cuts skip a few good gags, but the plot isn't affected one tiny bit.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A very long one that starts at the camp scene and ends with the death of the Invisible Swordsman. In the middle of this is another nested BLAM: the "Blue Shadows" musical number sang to Ned so he won't be afraid of the desert while their horses sing back up vocals and at the end of the song a turtle says "Good night Ned". For a while the movie seems to be confused as to whether it should have a realistic setting or something out of a Zucker Brothers movie. Some TV prints cut out the entirety of this sequence, going straight from the Amigos riding off from the village to them arriving at El Guapo's mission; these cuts skip a few good gags, but the plot isn't affected one tiny bit.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
** Starts at the camp scene and ends with the death of the Invisible Swordsman.
** Also the "Blue Shadows" musical number sang to Ned so he won't be afraid of the desert while their horses sing back up vocals and at the end of the song a turtle says "Good night Ned". For a while the movie seems to be confused as to whether it should have a realistic setting or something out of a Zucker Brothers movie.

** Then again, when Jefe accuses El Guapo of wanting to be upset at him just because he's fuming about Carmen, El Guapo seems to agree, so maybe he was just being a jerk to Jefe.

** Also the "Blue Shadows" musical number sang to Ned so he won't be afraid of the desert while their horses sing back up vocals and at the end of the song a turtle says "Good night Ned".

-->'''Lucky:''' ''(after Dusty killed the Invisible Swordsman)'' We fired ''up''!