As a Mexican American in southern California, my family watched Three Amigos every Christmas morning at my Grandparents house after church, while eating chorizo and eggs, menudo and tamales. Everyone in the family loved it and its a vibrant part of my childhood.

@davidforbesbrown51

Ай бұрын

That's so cool.

@vdussaut9182

Ай бұрын

I worked in a bar in Detroit’s Mexican Town and every Friday the owner who was in his 70s made the most incredible caldo de res which we served Saturday morning along with his secret recipe roasted chili pepper salsa that I would kill to taste one more time in my life (sadly he passed on years ago). Then Sundays we served menudo. I still remember counting the money in the office on Saturday mornings with the giant sheet of tripe draped over the utility sink behind my desk after being washed (it was an office/utility closet)-it’s a smell that stays with you lol. Those were such great times, with all the old timers coming in from the neighborhood with so many awesome stories and jokes-great food and great memories!!

@davidforbesbrown51

Ай бұрын

@@vdussaut9182 How lovely!

@Fiveash-Art

16 күн бұрын

Did you also eat Menudo while watching Labamba The Richie Valens story? I think if I was eating Menudo I'd want to listen to Menudo at the same time.

@MichaelBradley1967

16 күн бұрын

Ground chorizo and _scrambled_ eggs? I love that.

That boom mic operator almost quit.

@TOCC50

Ай бұрын

That was me

@frwystr

Ай бұрын

@@TOCC50lets smoke?

@davidforbesbrown51

Ай бұрын

Ha!

@brianwarner308

Ай бұрын

Hahaha

@doubleAawesome1

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Chevy Chase is NOT known for biting his tongue but he did pretty well here.

@LibertyRapsher

Ай бұрын

It was too awkward of a moment for him to say anything and what do you say? Fortunately Ebert elaborated more and in that elaboration it gave Chase an out to alleviate his awkwardness.

@Tsar-Czar

Ай бұрын

3 Amigos is a classic. Its where I learned the word plethora. And pretending to think bacon was bat wings.

@Efemral

Ай бұрын

He was at the height of his career and everyone loved him. He was loving all of this.

@videorangers3962

Ай бұрын

I thought Chevy was solid here . He usually struggled on talk shows . But here he was great .

@jcmick8430

Ай бұрын

​@@videorangers3962esp his own!😅

- "You can kiss me on the veranda." - "Lips would be fine."

@chuck9112

Ай бұрын

I like the one which is not too Brite. Which one is that?

@wulfish1

Ай бұрын

One of this movie's many hilarious memorable lines.

@johntomlinson2323

Ай бұрын

One of the best quotable moments of the movie 😂

@ScottMCohn

27 күн бұрын

“Are you the singing bush?” He asks the bush that happens to be singing. Understated and glorious. I find myself quoting Three Amigos more than almost any other movie. It’s a brilliant film full of legendary actors including Alphonso arau as el guapo. Famous Mexican actor and director. Appeared in Jodorowsky’s psychedelic biblical western, El Topo. But I digress, is there anyone who hears the word plethora and doesn’t think of three amigos? That’s a movie with staying power. I’ll fill you with so much lead you’ll be using your dick as a pencil! The Lillian Gish story. You shot the invisible swordsman! You were supposed to shoot UP! We all shot UP! It’s like living with a six year old. We pillaged and plundered and pruned the hedges of many small Villages. We raped the horses. And rode off on the women! Infamous? We know who you are…(no kidding…) The German says to wait here. Mmm..yeah… What’s tequila? It’s like beer. Is it fattening? Fattenins? My little buttercup… I think it’s a Mail plane…did you see the two little balls? Everyone’s got an el guapo. For some it might be shyness. Our el guapo, who also happens to be the real el guapo is a big scary man who wants to kill us. What am I doing in Mexico?!? I’ve already been shot! I know, I know… Sew grandma, sew like the wind! Chapstick? Good night Ned! It’s a sweater! He said that’ll be the day Mr flugalman. No dough…no show. You meet Cochise. At first you think he’s a terrible guy…then you get to know him…by the end of the picture (clap) you’re friends! Well go down to Baja and we’ll shoot it in 8 days Sandy and Irving are working on the script now. Do you know what nada means? Isn’t that a light chicken gravy? Take the amigos clothes. Going to watch now.

@kind2311

24 күн бұрын

"fattenings?"

Three Amigos is like Spaceballs, hated by critics, loved by humans.

@oneeyedman99

6 ай бұрын

Siskel loved Spaceballs.

@trainliker100

6 ай бұрын

Spaceballs was extremely clever and well executed satire. Three Amigos wasn't much of anything.

@steveconn

6 ай бұрын

Alot of people disliked Three Amigos, me included.

@joesimon2018

6 ай бұрын

I liked Spaceballs mildly...hated Three Amigos

@Dick_Assman_

6 ай бұрын

Both movies are shit , Spaceballs slightly better

It was awfully nice of Siskel and Ebert to explain how comedy works to Johnny Carson.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha ha!

@lincoln3x7

5 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking, shut up guys... Johnny is talking. AND, the golden child never did make 100 million... and the 3 Amigos is now regarded as a classic.

@Bayley4ever

Ай бұрын

the point they brought up was true. and is still true. Some people find some people funny and other people don't find that person funny. Some people like dark humor, some people don't. Dad jokes are funny but some people think they are cringe.

@ratofnihm

Ай бұрын

Yeah Carson had no clue what comedy was, hence his atrocious record picking stand up comedians to come on his show. ;) /s

@JenSell1626

Ай бұрын

Did Carson invite them and ASK THEM because that’s not quite laffsplaining if so

- "I think it's a mail plane." - "How can you tell?" - "Didn't you see it's little balls?"

@robertosswald5896

10 күн бұрын

When I watched it the first time as a kid, that joke literally flew over my head!

Best line in 3 Amigos - Steve Martin kisses the girl & says "I'll be back one day" to which she replies "Why??"

I reckon the only reason Chevy Chase didn't bite and go mental was because it was Johnny Carson's show - back then you didn't mess with Carson, he had huge power.

@cheribee968

Ай бұрын

Yes I was wondering about that

@dinawells5298

Ай бұрын

Exactly Johnny Carson was the best

@at_3831

Ай бұрын

I expected Chevy Chase to go off that was a very mild reaction from him

@Apple2-ux8uo

Ай бұрын

Haha. It was more awkward for Chevy than that. In that time period - there was no rotten tomatoes, no meta critic. Just those two guys and their thumb rating. All that most audiences trusted. Literally the only three people that could legit change the fate of movies, for good or for ill, were sitting to Chevy’s left, busting on him :)

@xRevoEmaGx

Ай бұрын

Mobster level respect

In a way, all of us has an El Guapo to face. For Roger Ebert, comedy is his El Guapo.

@malcolmt7883

6 ай бұрын

Hah! That's so true.

@billebrooks

Ай бұрын

But for Chevy, his El Guapo is the real El Guapo.

@encomstock

Ай бұрын

thank you for this comment, wow it caught me off guard in a perfect way. bravo.

@ianarchibald1423

Ай бұрын

Doesn't guapo mean handsome?

@ManImJustSomeDude

Ай бұрын

Next to the pledge to Headley Lamarr this is one of my favorite comedy speeches.

Best line in Three Amigos....Chevy asks the woman who made dinner "Do you have anything else to eat besides Mexican food?"

@dajosee

Ай бұрын

Lip balm?

@DornishQueen

Ай бұрын

That was pretty erotic.😅

@jonahkaun891

Ай бұрын

"Can I have your watch when you are dead?"

@widehotep9257

Ай бұрын

"Would you say I have a PLETHORA of pinatas?"

@norbertrossi7925

Ай бұрын

We have a plethora of Mexican food….😂

I can imagine what Chevy was saying while shaking hands. “Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Kiss my… Kiss his… Happy Hanukkah.”

@user-pt8df9su8y

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@themichaelcreed

25 күн бұрын

That movie (Christmas Vacation) was released 3 years almost to the day after Three Amigos.

@stephen3164

25 күн бұрын

@@themichaelcreed - I like to believe this was the moment Chevy wrote that line. 😅

Listening to people dissect comedy is one of the circles of hell.

@1ManNamedDan

6 ай бұрын

Ugh. KZread comments must be linked to it as theres always some chud trying to explain why you should be laughing.

@michaelblaine6494

6 ай бұрын

Comments that start with “as a” drive me nuts,everyone thinks they have to talk that way

@johnconway9882

6 ай бұрын

"Divine Comedy", if you will 😅

@gwaand

6 ай бұрын

Brilliant assessment

@joblo2671

6 ай бұрын

​@@michaelblaine6494as a person that comments on KZread, I wholeheartedly agree.

Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?

@lancer525

Ай бұрын

But if you don't know what a plethora is, how can you say that anyone had a plethora of piñatas?

@HughJorgan1

Ай бұрын

@@lancer525 El Guopo would agree with you lol.

@saraliza3137

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@dmacarthur5356

Ай бұрын

A sweater!

@JCDwyer

Ай бұрын

Si, Guapo….jou got a plethora

"The Three Amigos" was an intrinsic part of my childhood. It's pure genius and always entertaining. The directing and everyone in it were amazing, just like the brilliant writing that they brought to life.

@fuzzblightyear145

Ай бұрын

likewise. Me and my brothers still quote some scenes. Yes it was silly, but so funny.

@raymemichaels

Ай бұрын

@@fuzzblightyear145 “Who the gad are YOU?!” “What’s happening today - gringos falling from the SKY?!”

@user-gx2yy1df6f

8 күн бұрын

agrred!!!

The birdcall scene in The Three Amigos was one of the funniest things ever!

I absolutely died laughing at the 3 Amigos as a kid...

@tryingbutfailing

6 ай бұрын

It's fun if you watch it after watching The Magnificent 7. It's a fun, goofy a$$ movie.

@ryanmichael1298

6 ай бұрын

I absolutely died laughing at the 3 Amigos... as a kid.

@GoldenMean743

6 ай бұрын

@@ryanmichael1298 Yeah, it didn't age well. Each of the actor-comedians have far better comedies: National Lampoon's Vacation (Or Christmas Vacation), Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and Inner Space are still funny.

@prawnee9827

6 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss.

@kaalen24

6 ай бұрын

I'm 40 and I've been quoting 3 amigo's all of my life. I expect, I will continue to do so. I love it.

First of all, Johnny was an absolute master, because this whole interview did everything possible to go off the rails and explode but he somehow got it to its final destination with a laugh and a smile, as always. Also, Chevy Chase handled this slight with real class, and some quick wit, that showed a backbone without trying to overcompensate. Lastly, the Three Amigos really got the last laugh, in more ways than one, because it's become somewhat of a comedy cult classic over the years. It may be a quirky oddball comedy, but it is incredibly unique, memorable, and definitely a trip.

@movienerd202

6 ай бұрын

Nailed it! 👍

@Larry-Art179

6 ай бұрын

No one thinks it's a CULT classic.

@nullnull7258

6 ай бұрын

@@Larry-Art179 it is absolutely a cult classic

@williamchiafos3889

6 ай бұрын

Far better than the Golden Child

@petercofrancesco9812

6 ай бұрын

You stole my thoughts. Johnny did a great job navigating that conversation. Ebert was wrong about the Three Amigos and rude to say that in front of Chevy. Siskel who I regarded as up tight came off as quick witted and more likable with the bribing joke. I liked the unscripted conversation but you can see how quickly it can go off the rails and why most shows don't leave things up to chance.

Johnny had the best line , "which one of you is the ventuiliquist 😂😂😂😂

It's a really good thing.I don't let critics determine what I watch, read, eat, or drink, or I would have missed out on so much in life.

"Sew very old woman, sew like the wind"

@DavidDartley

Ай бұрын

That was about the only line in the movie I liked

@eugenedolcini695

Ай бұрын

@@DavidDartleydo you have anything else besides Mexican food?

Having grown up on the old westerns like the Magnificent Seven, the Three Amigos was a brilliant parody.

@TOCC50

Ай бұрын

I love these days

@voodoodisco

Ай бұрын

yep! also check out Will Farrell "Casa de mi padre" (House of My Father or simply My Father's House) is a 2012 Spanish-language American Western comedy film. Ridiculously hysterical.

@raywhitehead730

Ай бұрын

The box office results show it was a mild success. But these days comedy is nearly deserted on the screen. 2024.

"They were sitting RIGHT next to eachother." - the absolute savage

My kids just watched the Three Amigos for the first time a couple months ago, and I hadn’t seen it since it came out when I was a kid. We all laughed hysterically, so many great gags. Our favorite was the canteen scene when the other two are empty/full of sand and Chevy’s is so full of water he gargles with it and dumps the rest on the ground as the other two stare in disbelief-we were dying.

@indy2867

23 күн бұрын

Chapstick? No? Ok.

@hplovecraft1402

21 күн бұрын

I vaguely remember that scene now as well. Last time i saw it was back on VHS in late 80's early 90's. It was a good movie.

I love how he made the joke “could hand me $100”, Chase clapped his hand, and then he mimed something going into his pocket for a moment lol

@jameshill2450

Ай бұрын

That was funnier than almost anything Chevy has ever done.

@Hola-ro6yv

Ай бұрын

@@jameshill2450true

@marshallgatten6465

Ай бұрын

Right after he mimed money into his pocket he made an observation about the best movie to come out and I thought for sure here was going to say The Three Amigos to keep that joke going. That would’ve been comedic gold.

@Marveryn

11 күн бұрын

@@marshallgatten6465 I always enjoy when siskel and ebert review a film while they may not have the same view as you. At least they let you know why they felt it was not a good film and gave you a chance to make your own opinion.

@ejlarson249

9 күн бұрын

@@Marveryn Oof. You wrote that publicly. I bet you are a good Democrat voter. You WANT others to tell you what to think, instead of just watching the film and deciding for yourself. Yikes.

I saw 3 amigos at the theater when I was 17, I hated it. I saw it agian when I was 27, I LOVED IT! it’s my favorite comedy movie. I needed life experience to get the jokes. Sometimes people just can’t relate and therefore things aren’t funny.

@1ManNamedDan

6 ай бұрын

Same for me when I saw Starship Troopers, I had just broken up with a girl and none of the dark humor landed and I just fixated on the over the top clunky acting and hammy violence. I LOVE Paul Verhoeven movies and still laugh about the mindset I must have been in.

@TRE601

6 ай бұрын

Same here. Saw it recently found it funny and sentimental with just the right touch. Thought it was just a junky money grab when I saw it the first time.

@tonym994

6 ай бұрын

one funny line is, when an American (familiar w/ beer) asks the Mexican "what's Tequila?" he replies, "it's like beer".

@kennethlauer4735

6 ай бұрын

Would you say you've had a PLETHORA of life experiences?

@AlexO110

6 ай бұрын

Same for OFFICE SPACE

Just the facial expressions in 3 Amigos are hilarious! Steve Martin and Chevy especially.

@BB-rh2ml

Ай бұрын

Really? You are going to leave out Martin Short for facial expressions?

Her: "Would you like to kiss me on the verandah?" Him: "On the lips would be fine!"

The 3 Amigos gets better every time you watch it.

@giuffre714

Ай бұрын

@@JustinCase780 At least it made it's money back😀

@no834

Ай бұрын

sucks

@giuffre714

Ай бұрын

@@no834 🎵My little buttercup, has the sweetest smile 🎵

@dr.emilschaffhausen4683

Ай бұрын

It only sucks if your mind is weak.

@JGlennFL

Ай бұрын

"Later you can kiss me on the veranda." "Lips are fine."

Chevy Chase handled that very well.

@SmelOdies

Ай бұрын

Chevy outlived the three amigos on this panel.

@Uarehere

Ай бұрын

I mean, he's usually a total dick, so I guess he restrained himself somewhat.

@ES-hr6vg

Ай бұрын

Probably the only time he’s ever handled something well.

@user-er3ri6sc3j

Ай бұрын

​@@SmelOdiesTrue like Tom Jones outlive Elvis by twice.

@pablocespedes9585

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, that is because he is bigger than those two guys, he will be remembered always as one of the good comedians!

"Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?" 😂

This was one of the more intense conversations I've seen Johnny Carson be a part of and I have to say I enjoyed it. And, once again, Johnny Carson proves what a great interviewer and host he was.

Three Amigos is one of my FAVORITE movies of all time.

@Rowebot15

5 ай бұрын

Finally!, someone with taste. It also showed the Martins together. They are great friends.

@BeatlesCentricUniverse

Ай бұрын

​@Rowebot15 Martin Short's first film

@carlhaldeman420

Ай бұрын

Wow. You need to get out more.

@coldinwisconsin2017

Ай бұрын

@@carlhaldeman420 There were two parts to your response. First, “Wow” as in “it’s incredible that we agree”. Next “You need to get out more”, which is some very friendly advice, though I’m not sure how you know the frequency with which I “get out”. Are you stalking me?

@no834

Ай бұрын

no accounting for taste

These two had some integrity to say that in front of Chase and all three kept it pretty professional.

@WintersWar

Ай бұрын

It's an absolute impossibility to see this on any talk show today. Everybody gets the brown nose treatment..not with the late siskel and ebert, you're getting the truth!

@Bayley4ever

Ай бұрын

I think they were friends with most people in Hollywood so they had some credibility. They did get into a couple of war of words with actors who took offense in what they said. They even got acknowledgment in movies some times. They once said the most truthful thing about Hollywood action movies, that there was alot of destruction or something to that effect during car chase scenes like going through vegetable or friut stands and I forget the movie now, but they stopped the car short of the fruit stand. There is a Siskel and Ebert reference in the scene, like a sign or something.@@WintersWar

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

Of course. They were serious movie critics, and good ones, too (especially Ebert). Lots of people in the comments are gonna shit on them tho, I just know it.

@WintersWar

Ай бұрын

@@wet-read the problem with a fanbase is the bias that clouds judgment, for a Chevy Chase fan, or jack Nicholson fan, they really believe these two never had a bad performance, and that is total hogwash. Sisekel and Ebert kept things real. The are missed.

@toma.4808

Ай бұрын

​ @WintersWar agree. I like Chevy and he has been quite a few stinkers

"So famous, he's in-famous" 😂😂

I love The 3 Omigos. I NEVER listened to what these two jerks had to say.

As someone who watched 3 Amigos as a child, when I saw it later I was surprised at how much raunchy humor was in it that obviously went over my head.

@caeserromero3013

6 ай бұрын

"I'll come back some day," "Why?" That line gets me every time 🤣

@ryanreedgibson

6 ай бұрын

I loved the movie when I was a kid. But I was the youngest and it didn't take much to entertain me.

@DBBMed

6 ай бұрын

When I was 8 i loved the Police Academy Movies, when i was 14 i thought they were stupid and juvenile then when i rewatched them in my 30s i couldnt believe how much adult subtle humor i missed.

@wpaldridge

6 ай бұрын

"...You could kiss me on the veranda." "Lips would be fine." kzread.info/dash/bejne/oomLzsOIgtbXp5c.htmlsi=28M2VCFmsl72WCev

@caeserromero3013

6 ай бұрын

@@DBBMed As a kid my favourite movie was Jaws. I've watched it hundreds of times (I even watch it yearly on my birthday). There's a line in the movie about 'reefer addicts'. As a kid I had no idea about that stuff and always wondered what a 'Referadik' was, until I watched the movie again as a teenager and understood what was meant. There's so many lines in 80's movies you miss as a kid and then catch as an adult, like the line at the end of Ghost Busters where Spengler says he feels 'Like the floor of a Taxi cab'. It's only after seeing Taxi driver that I realised what he meant. And as a kid I completely missed that. Nowadays they'd probably have to cut the line from the movie in case it 'offended' someone....

It's interesting that "Three Amigos" has stood the test of time and frequently shows up on TV. I can't remember the last time I saw "Golden Child" show up on TV.

@chrissmith7669

Ай бұрын

It seemed that golden child was repeated to death for a time. It was never a favorite of mine

@lamarravery4094

Ай бұрын

I haven't seen the Three Amigos since the mid 80s on HBO. I haven't seen it aired anywhere since. I prefer Spies Like Us

@chrissmith7669

Ай бұрын

@@lamarravery4094 that was funny

@jnnx

Ай бұрын

I saw “Three Amigos” one time, in the theater. I loved it at the time, but I never saw it a second time, and never felt the need to. . .

@roems6396

Ай бұрын

The Golden Child was terrible.

"I'll be in my Winnebago." Only Johnny could deliver a line like that.

At 6:47 when Gene mentions Roger having made a movie, it was amazing how quickly Ebert changed the subject rather than having to talk about the massive critical and commercial bombs he co-wrote with soft-porn king Russ Meyers, "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" and "Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens"!

@davidforbesbrown51

Ай бұрын

Ha true.

Roger Ebert explaining what comedy is to Carson is like a tone-deaf Vulcan explaining opera.

@davidforbesbrown51

Ай бұрын

Ha!

@fallariarising490

Ай бұрын

lol he doesn't understand comedy

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

​@@fallariarising490 Nonsense. Like anyone else, he just didn't find every comedy funny. Besides, you're not always gonna agree with a movie critic. I adore Ebert, but I strongly disagree with some of his opinions. So what. It doesn't invalidate him or film criticism in general.

@roems6396

Ай бұрын

@@wet-read He also said that he liked the Golden Child. This segment alone makes me question his taste in movies.

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

@@roems6396 Ok... and don't you see that you're doing the same thing others piss on Ebert for doing? That is a comedy you and a lot of other people apparently find lame (I myself know nothing about it; brief research showed me it is an Eddie Murphy film). Just like Ebert found Tommy Boy, most Adam Sandler movies, and Three Amigos lame. But he also loved the first Hangover film, Ted, and a screwy modern retelling of Litte Red Riding Hood called Freeway (prompting a puzzled moviegoer to write him, baffled he could like what they considered depraved trash). Comedy is a tightrope walk sometimes. I myself don't "get" a lot of British humor in my bones, even though I understand it on a broader, more objective level. It just doesn't do much for me.

There's the problem with critics, how many times have you watched a movie or listened to a song the first time and not gotten "it", only to fall in love with it after the second or third time?

@cactusjackNV

6 ай бұрын

Siskel & Ebert at times would share their 2nd or 3rd impressions of movies either at the end of the year or a few years after release. Apocolypse Now comes to mind as one such film that Gene didn't like at release. A few years later he admitted that he grew to appreciate it much more and would give it a yes. At least you always got their honest opinion and had an idea of what to expect before seeing a film.

@victorespino5650

6 ай бұрын

Right, it's their honest opinion and it's rare to be honest esp in front of a crowd. They may boo but they'll respect you

@TighelanderII

Ай бұрын

I did't "get" The Fifth Element when I saw it in the theater. Sometime later, it was playing at a friend's house, and I'd catch more and more snipets during conversations, and finally got what the movie was.

@jameshill2450

Ай бұрын

If you didn't like it the first time why would you go watch it a second and third time?

@AltimaNEO

Ай бұрын

I mean a critic is a critic. Just someone to offer a review and brief synopsis of a film so you can decide if you want to see it or not.

I have to give it to Ebert - he stuck to his guns and spoke his opinion when asked. He was not disrespectful.

RIP to Siskel, Ebert and Carson

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

Three legends, indeed. Your appreciation is appreciated! 😊 I am busy combing the comments to quarrel with the inevitable legions of morons who get bent out of shape because they don't understand film critics and film criticism.

@zoeherriot

Ай бұрын

“Who’s laughing now?” - Chevy

@clevelandleathermaker299

Ай бұрын

Biggest legends. And Chevy was there too.

@92brunod

Ай бұрын

They were resting in total discomfort until you commented this. Thanks for saving them and finally giving them peace.

The singing bush had me laughing on the floor.

@wadafuttshowprolem7998

6 ай бұрын

That would have been a good gag for a movie like Robin Hood Men in Tights... Only the singing “Bush” would have been a woman waiting in bed

@antichristian74

Ай бұрын

you’ve killed the invisible swordsman!

@Doug-ip4up

Ай бұрын

The Singing Bush is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

While i think they were wrong about3 Amigos, you have to admit they had balls saying that right in front of him.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Yes and it made great TV.

@michaelmeltzer3397

6 ай бұрын

A shame that Chase was a nasty 5 star cokehead asshole.

@freemagicfun

6 ай бұрын

I agree with Ebert, unfortunately. I really wanted to like the 3 Amigos, especially because of Steve Martin and Chevy Chase... but it just did not deliver. At the time I liked to Golden Child much more, and still rewatch it (but it never even broke 100 million). I cannot remember the last time I even thought about the Amigos. Kind of a bummer. 😎

@davidfelsher723

6 ай бұрын

It made for a very interesting as well as a bit uncomfortable tonight show segment. However, what I wish was that there was a camera backstage to capture what might have been a far more interesting conversation between the 3 of them!

@phil6740

6 ай бұрын

I think s&e were off on 3 amigos, it had a successful run at the movies plus a long run on TV. So didn't always agree with them but there show and reviews made for an entertaining show, they are missed.

Be it ever so silly, still one of my all time favorites. "Sew, sew like the wind!" 🤣

I read that Chevy Chase privately told Roger Ebert that he didn't like Three Amigos either, but felt it was unprofessional that Ebert publicly slammed it on the same show Chevy was trying to promote it.

What an amazing moment in television history. Really enjoyed this one.

I loved the Three amigos! Hilarious!

@Hola-ro6yv

Ай бұрын

Not really

@erickjason9092

Ай бұрын

@@Hola-ro6yv Really.

Three Amigos is now a cult comedy classic.

@Bernie3000

Ай бұрын

Just watched it again last weekend. It holds up!

@Brent_Mosey

Ай бұрын

And the Golden Child is not :)

@mandingo9999998

29 күн бұрын

@@Brent_Mosey They also mentioned 'Little Shop of Horrors'.... was slightly amusing, but now long forgotten.

@Brent_Mosey

28 күн бұрын

@@mandingo9999998 Absolutely. Good point.

@bobwilliams8535

20 күн бұрын

Yup. Amigos is one of the all time greats. Siskel & Ebert were almost always wrong. Even when they disagree, they liked & disliked for all the wrong reasons. Terrible critics. Also... what a complete ass to sit there and tell people not to see his movie. Have some class ffs.

These two were the original reddit mods.

I’m not a big fan of Chevy Chase as a person, but he really showed just the right amount of restraint here. I’m sure there was a BIG part of him that wanted to derail the entire segment by going after Siskel and Ebert, but he mostly let them do their thing, only occasionally throwing in some well-timed barbs.

@maximusprime3459

6 ай бұрын

I bet some words were expressed when those mics were off.

@TonyLovell

5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@andrewwertz3335

3 ай бұрын

@@maximusprime3459supposedly he told them he didn’t think three amigos was very good either lol

@WintersWar

Ай бұрын

This kind of candor and honesty that Ebert expressed will never be seen today. I salute the late Roger Ebert for speaking truth to power.

@chrisrobinson679

Ай бұрын

He must have seen it coming. One of them might give him the thumbs down and then what... best to just roll with the punches and see who makes more money lol

Time tells a different tale about The Three Amigos. Classic film!

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Go figure... Johnny Carson was right about a comedy issue. 😀

@bearlh40

6 ай бұрын

In the top three of the worst movies I've ever seen. I walked out. I had to walk out: it was literally painful to watch.

@trainliker100

6 ай бұрын

Rotten Tomatoes has 45% critics, 67% audience. IMDB has 6.5 out of 10. Those are all VERY bad ratings.

@alexraymond5572

6 ай бұрын

especially when calling Little Shop of Horrors a better comedy.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

@@bearlh40 What are some comedy films that you liked?

Three Amigos is a classic and hilarious. Can't be disputed.

@ThePimperorsHumpire

Ай бұрын

It's got a good song to sing along to too." All of the doggies are in tha coral" boom ba boom...

RIP to three absolute legends. I can appreciate them all more now that I'm older.

@NachosElectric

27 күн бұрын

Carson and who else? Not those two overrated critics I hope.

gotta be honest, Siskel's bit about the 100 bucks was funny. and BEING funny is so much harder than doing drama. when the man claps the board and says, "take 3", and you must make people across the World laugh, that can't be easy. as Peter O'Toole said, "dying is easy. comedy is hard". (in 'My Favorite Year').

@charlie-obrien

6 ай бұрын

What a lot of folks aren't aware of is that Chevy, Siskel and Ebert did this whole schtick on SNL a few years before, when they were the guest hosts and were commenting on Chevy's movie career and he was mugging at them from behind. They were just doing a bit and BTW Ebert was one of the few critics who applauded Chevy for his turn at drama in "Memoirs of an Invisible Man".

@tonym994

6 ай бұрын

Thanx, Charlie, now I have to see that film.@@charlie-obrien

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

@@charlie-obrien What the-... Really?

@johnburns8660

6 ай бұрын

I think Olivier said it first.

@napsahtava

6 ай бұрын

True, but the question wasn't whether comedy is more difficult than drama in terms of performance; the question was which is more difficult to review, and I think Ebert's answer (that drama is more difficult for the reason given) was rather astute.

One measure of how good a movie is, particularly a comedy, is how quotable it is. Three Amigos is a treasure trove of quotable lines. "Would you say there is a plethora?". "Together we...BURNED THE VILLAGE!". "You dont want a leeetle seessy gun. You want a MAN'S gun!". "Tell us we will die like dogs....You WILL die like dogs.". "Can you fashion a rudimentary lathe?". "And she said, 'Young man, you have got it.' And i was like, 'ah!'. That's a true story."

@thegrinch7989

6 ай бұрын

And yet, nobody quotes them, proving your hypothesis.

@petercollin5670

6 ай бұрын

@@thegrinch7989 take it back, you son of a motherless goat!

@MarrsAttax

6 ай бұрын

​@thegrinch7989 well we all have our El Guapos

@landor7610

6 ай бұрын

"Can i have your watch when you are dead?" "He's more than famous he's IN Famous." "Do you have something other than beans?"

@adb888

6 ай бұрын

I hear more quotes from The Princess Bride when it comes to comedy movies - I've NEVER heard anyone quote anything from the Three Amigos.

The Three Amigos is literally a perfect comedy that still holds up over 30 years later!!

@nzelver559

Ай бұрын

Maybe so - but I dont think it's because of the content, it's more because it had 3 actors who are beloved. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short are all successful actors.

I learned the meaning of the word: "Plethora" ~ The Three Amigo's is an American gem !

I always find it funny when people argue about whether something is funny or not. What is there to argue? If you laughed it was funny.

@daviddrabick9018

Ай бұрын

Agreed; humour, like one's favourite art, food, music, or colour, is highly subjective...

There's not a single talk show person living who could have handled this interview. Carson was brilliant, because he Listened to who he interviewed. He also knew exactly when to lean in and when to lay out.

@thomastimlin1724

6 ай бұрын

Perfectly said....by listening and having intuition, he could control the whole deal....and he had timing in both humor and the TV clock, knew when to go to a commercial and how to use that to cut off a bad interview or break up a conversation that went astray into the Outer Limits lol

@rickpedia6724

6 ай бұрын

Johnny screwed Chevy like a bitch. Who the fuck asks a film critic, on the night a movie is opening, about a movie the first guest is starring in?

@rickpedia6724

6 ай бұрын

@@thomastimlin1724 Johnny lost control of the interview and ended up getting Chevy roasted on opening night of his movie. JC fucked up hard

@terri6854

6 ай бұрын

Ludicrous. More like EVERY talk show host could handle this interview. It was very ordinary. Carson was nothing special - he was just one of the originals and people were impressed at the time because it was still new. But people get so carried away with being fans they want to praise him for anything.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Well said.

“… It’s a sweater!” 😊

Lucky: “Now everybody, throw down your guns”…”Not you Dusty!”

Remember these guys were pretty much the only critics that the average person paid any attention to. Their influence was huge. If they gave a picture 2 thumbs down you didn't go.

@HansDelbruck53

6 ай бұрын

Above average persons loved them as well.

@chopin65

6 ай бұрын

That just makes it worse.

@funbird709

6 ай бұрын

​@@HansDelbruck53the lgbtqia community loved Rex Reed's critiques ❤🎉

@funbird709

6 ай бұрын

​@@chopin65and you hung on Gene Shallits every word.....

@dannysummers4591

6 ай бұрын

not always, Ebert gave Die Hard a negative review, and its considered by many to be one of the greatest action movies of all time

I haven't seen Three Amigo's in years, but I remember enjoying it.

Which one of you is the ventriloquist? 😂🤣😂🤣

3 Amigos is one of my all time favorite movies. Along with Golden Child, Little Shop of Horrors. What a year for films. Good childhood.

@Rowebot15

5 ай бұрын

It's Sardum Numspa everybody! Uh-heh heh heh heh😂👏👏👏👏

@naysayer1238

Ай бұрын

"Golden Child" is one of your all-time favorites? Just how big is that list? LOL

I never cared at all what “critics think about anything”!

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

You're missing the point. They aren't religious authorities issuing decrees. They are paid to have a broader understanding and appreciation of that which they criticize, generally speaking, and their takes are there for your consideration... or not. You're not always gonna agree with them; I adore Ebert, but there are some things I strongly disagreed with him about. So what?

@Apple2-ux8uo

Ай бұрын

There has no Netflix then. You had to drive to a theater and pay good money for overpriced tickets. So critics a lot mattered more.

@thespacealienssmogandgrog4283

Ай бұрын

I didn't mind film critics during less woke times. I've always hated music critics.

@commanderkorra3316

Ай бұрын

@@wet-readAll they said was that they don’t care what say. I agree, the critics have their job to do and their own opinions. I personally don’t care about critics opinions either. I like to make up my own mind.

@tobiascooper8800

Ай бұрын

@@commanderkorra3316those things aren’t mutually exclusive obviously. You can make up your own mind after hearing what other people have to say.

This was the most likable I've ever seen Chevy Chase in a public setting. He seemed almost decent and friendly.

Chevy Chase hit the nail on the head when he ask, "When is your next picture coming out?!" There's an old adage which I added to: "Those who can, do, those who can't, teach, and those who can't do either become critics."

Johnny was the best. He fit like a glove in that show. I remember staying late to watch it.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

He made this bit of television history happen.

sure miss Siskel, Ebert and Carson -- hard to believe they're gone

@Fuliginosus

6 ай бұрын

Chase will go next. The Tonight Show was cursed.

@QuadMochaMatti

6 ай бұрын

@@Fuliginosus I won't feel bad when the pompous Chevy Chase is gone.

@wildcardartsent

6 ай бұрын

​@@QuadMochaMattiEasy there

@ragantate3995

6 ай бұрын

@@FuliginosusJohnny died of old age/natural causes, Siskel & Ebert had Cancer. Their passing had nothing to do with production of a television show.

@johnhickman106

6 ай бұрын

@@FuliginosusS&L is cursed, not the Tonight Show.

The 3 Amigos made Galaxy Quest and Tropic Thunder possible.😀

@Crow_T_Robot

Ай бұрын

... How? 🤨

@giuffre714

Ай бұрын

@@Crow_T_Robot They are all about actors that people have mistook for the real thing.

@giuffre714

Ай бұрын

@@Crow_T_Robot Make sense?

Chevy Chase didn't say much here but when he did it was a zinger! Lol

I thought the bird call scene in Three Amigos was maybe the funniest scene in the whole movie.

@jime6688

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s up there.

@jasonjansen9831

6 ай бұрын

Agree and the whole movie is extremely funny. So many classic scenes. Some people don't get the silly comedy I guess.

@vincentkingsdale8334

6 ай бұрын

The singing bush was great

@TheSaltydog07

6 ай бұрын

Ah, mistaking the Amigos for the German, and "My Little buttercup"!

@oldpantsnewjersey

6 ай бұрын

I don't think it was the funniest scene, but it was very funny. It's more common now for jokes to intentionally drag out to the point of absurdity, and it's clear Ebert isn't a fan of that. And that's OK if he prefers economical jokes of course as long as he recognizes that comedy evolves with or without his personal approval.

I loved the campfire scene with the song in 3 Amigos and I loved the beautiful mexican women too.

@RARenfield

6 ай бұрын

I have that song in my iTunes playlist.

@AceGoodheart

6 ай бұрын

Just don't kiss them in the veranda.

@eemoogee160

6 ай бұрын

"Goodnight Ned!" 🐢

Three Amigos is a timeless classic.

There used to be a time when people actually drove to a theater to watch movies. The industry was so big movie critics could make a good living off of it.

I think Siskel made a good point at the end. For big movies, a critics input makes very little difference on how well a film will do. Whether it is panned or praised the next Minions film will make millions in the box just because it is a Minions film. However, for the lesser known films, sometimes the only way you ever hear about them is from critics because they are the only ones willing to watch them. That's a really overlooked value of a critic, is to give an audience to the audienceless. To say nothing of their value in understanding the art and providing a framework for people to appreciate or want better from the art form.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Well said.

@wet-read

Ай бұрын

I rarely see the Dunning-Kruger effect more fully on display than in comment sections like these, where there lots of people who have no idea about, and hence, no appreciation for, film criticism and film critics. They just are offended and mad that critics dare to tear apart one or more movies they happen to like. I disagree strongly with Ebert on some things, but so what? It's gonna happen. Get over it, mental midgets!

The Three Amigos is one of the best comedies ever. It’s supposed to be silly and is full of iconic scenes and quotes.

What I found particularly humorous is that Chase was booked on the show to promote his movie, which was immediately undermined by the highest profile critics of the time.

I always watched Siskel & Ebert although I didn't always agree. But they provided a lot of insight into how movies are made. Sort of the equivalent of a music appreciation class. And once a year each of them would fess up to one notable mistake they made. One year, Ebert said he erred in his original review of The Graduate by saying, "the instantly forgettable songs by Simon and Garfunkel."

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Ha! Yeah I enjoyed Siskel & Ebert. Great PBS show.

@LLYMYNT

6 ай бұрын

Agree, used to watch their show

@TheHomeExpert5

6 ай бұрын

Yes, but especially in the early days, they were extremely arrogant.

@takerdust

6 ай бұрын

I still laugh how Ebert disliked Home Alone 1, but later recommended Home alone 3.

@trainliker100

6 ай бұрын

@@takerdust he gave both "Thumbs Up." But... 2 1/2 stars for Home Alone 1 and 3 stars for Home Alone 3. What he disliked most about Home Alone 1 is how implausible it was. And that true. I think he missed how excellently implausible it was, however, and that it was a FICITOINAL MOVIE designed to entertain. He had hoped for something realistic.

The singing bush and my little buttercup was the best

3 Amigos and Little Shop of Horrors we loved those movies as kids still love them.

This was great telly. I can see why people watch old Carson episodes. The guests were really interesting.

The Three Amigos was, is and always will be one of my most favourite movies!

@wesleypipes6600

6 ай бұрын

Same!

"ARE YOU THE SINGING BUSH?"

Dag, the boom mic is ever-present! I betcha he got his walking papers after this episode.

Lookup here lookup here lookup here!!!!! That scene was funny AF.

Golden Child made over $100M, so it was a success. Critics and even Eddie hated it, though.

What lots of folks miss about S&E is that they brought their love of movies right into people’s living rooms every weekend and advocated for the movie-goer. It was a a film nerd’s version of a consumer advocate. They also normalized conversations about films and took that dialogue out of the theoretical and allowed the average person the lexicon of how to discuss films. I didn’t always agree with them either, but they were so much fun to watch because their enthusiasm about the movies was infectious.

@davidforbesbrown51

6 ай бұрын

Well said.

@I_Love_That_Movie

6 ай бұрын

They also advocated for people to send letters to Betsy Palmer admonishing her for making Friday the 13th simply because they didn't like it. Did they do a lot of good for film? Yeah, okay, sure. But they were also pretentious a$$holes who did a lot of harm, as well.

@floridaredneck

6 ай бұрын

I didn't think they were fun to watch. I saw them as a bickering [man] couple most of the time (if you made me watch them), but that is irrelevant. Whoever they were, they were very rude to Mr. Chase and no matter their position on his film, they could have handled that with a little more respect (any would have been nice). They were guests and should have acted like it. Of course they could say anything if Mr. Chase had not been right next to them, but there is decorum and respect to other guests you must show when you are not in your home. Let's hope their horrible manners weren't as infectious as their other attributes.

@HariSeldon913

6 ай бұрын

@@floridaredneck About half a minute before Ebert started calling Three Amigos a terrible movie for Christmas you can see Chase whispering in Ebert's ear. I'm pretty sure he was telling Ebert to do it.

@arriuscalpurniuspiso

6 ай бұрын

I loved their show

The Golden Child was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and received a total gross of $79,817,937 at the United States domestic box office.

“Oh great, REAL bullets!”

Heart break ridge was one of eastwoods best movies. But these guys snuffing 3 amigos is criminal

@joeblow5037

6 ай бұрын

I was in the Corps, so I knew the barracks life was b ess. But I LOVED that movie. These two were disasters.

Siskel and Ebert. Chicago icons.

Chevy made fun of Eberts weight, Ebert said don’t go see his movie, HILARIOUS

The fact that people used to listen to critics amazes me.

@eduardopena5893

Ай бұрын

people listen to critics today, they just go by different names. "Influencers," "content creators," "Journalists."

@mcooper7743

Ай бұрын

@@eduardopena5893 that’s even worse

@eduardopena5893

Ай бұрын

@@mcooper7743 That was my point. At least Siskel and Ebert had credibility.

I'm so glad that Three Amigos is certified hilarious now. They were dead wrong lol.

Chevy Chase waits… waits… then destroys the smugness with three words. Genius.

@chooch1995

6 ай бұрын

When…is….your…next….picture…coming….out….3…7….whatever it takes….

@chrino21

6 ай бұрын

@@chooch1995 “With your help.”

@shuroom57

6 ай бұрын

​@@chooch1995There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can count, and those that can't.

@chrino21

6 ай бұрын

@@shuroom57 No, the “When is YOUR next picture coming out?” is just as good of a takedown. Maybe better. I never did agree with Ebert. I’m shocked Chevy didn’t mention “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”!

@shuroom57

6 ай бұрын

@@chrino21 I think you should re-read my comment. It's a joke. J-O-K-E.