Three Amigos! (1986)
Directed by John Landis
Three fired silent-film cowboys from Hollywood ride into Mexico in 1916, believing they have been hired for a show, when a village actually needs them to fight a real bandit.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Santa Poco, Mexico (fictional)≈ 00:01:00Stated on screenFictional
After El Guapo's gang raids her village, Carmen wires the movie heroes she saw on screen to come and help.
- 1Goldsmith Pictures≈ 00:08:00Hollywood, Los AngelesStated on screen
Fired by the studio, the three take the telegram for a paid booking and steal their costumes from the lot.
- 2Cantina≈ 00:22:00Northern MexicoInferred
In a rough cantina they are mistaken for gunmen and win the crowd with a song.
- 3Santa Poco, Mexico (fictional)≈ 00:30:00Stated on screenFictional
Fêted in the village, they scare off a first raid, then flee when El Guapo shows up and takes Carmen.
- 4El Guapo's hideout, Mexico (fictional)≈ 01:10:00InferredFictional
- 5Showdown≈ 01:30:00Santa Poco, Mexico (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,436 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Horse: 1,159 km
- Not shown: 232 km
- Plane: 45 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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