Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
- hero
- mexico
- village
- usa–mexico border
- confusion
- spoof
- western hero
- western band
- playful
- ridiculous
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Tony Plana — Jefe
- Patrice Martinez — Carmen
- Jorge Cervera Jr. — Bandito #1
- Kai Wulff — German
- Abel Franco — Papa Sanchez
- Fred Asparagus — Bartender
- Jon Lovitz — Morty
- Joe Mantegna — Harry Flugleman
- Philip Gordon — Rodrigo
- Michael Wren — Cowboy
- Gene Hartline — Silent Movie Bandito
- Directed
- John Landis
- Written
- Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Randy Newman
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 1,204 ratings
- Studio
- L.A. Films, HBO Films, Orion Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
