the head of the village. Joe Mantegna as Harry Flugleman, the head of Goldsmith Pictures that Lucky, Dusty, and Ned work for. Phil Hartman as Sam, one of Flugleman's personal assistants. Jon Lovitz as Morty, one of Flugleman's personal assistants. Tino Insana as Studio Guard Loyda Ramos as Conchita Phillip Gordon as Rodrigo Kai Wulff as The German, an unnamed German fighter pilot. Fred Asparagus as The Bartender Norbert Weisser and Brian Thompson as The German's friends Randy Newman as Voice of the Singing Bush Rebecca Underwood as Hot Senorita (kisses Ned at the close of the film) Production The film was written by Martin, Michaels, and Randy Newman. According to Michaels, Martin approached him with the idea for the film and asked him to co-write it. Martin originally had the working title Three Caballeros, the same as the Disney cartoon. Newman contributed three original songs: "The Ballad of the Three Amigos", "My Little Buttercup", and "Blue Shadows on the Trail", and the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. It was shot outside Grants, New Mexico, and in Simi Valley, California; Coronado National Forest; Old Tucson Studios; Culver City and Hollywood. John Landis was on trial over the Twilight Zone tragedy during the editing of Three Amigos, and the studio heavily edited the film down after he submitted his final cut. Martin's performance of the lasso tricks during the movie was a skill he had learned when he was working at Disneyland in his 20s. The production went through many cast changes before filming. Martin had been attached to the project since 1980 and he, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi were originally going to star. At one point, Steven Spielberg was slated to direct; he wanted Martin, Bill Murray, and Robin Williams to play Lucky, Dusty, and Ned, respectively. Landis has said that Rick Moranis would have been cast as Ned had Short been unavailable. When Aykroyd became unavailable, Chase replaced him. John Candy was set for the role originally intended for Belushi, but was too large to ride a horse. Candy recommended Short to Martin, as they had worked together at SCTV. Martin and Short became close friends and continue to perform together. Candy was later seen riding a horse in the 1991 film Delirious. While Steve Martin has top billing in some posters as well as DVD covers today, Chevy Chase has top billing in the film