Directed by John Landis Written by Steve Martin Lorne Michaels Randy Newman Cast Steve Martin ... Lucky Day Chevy Chase ... Dusty Bottoms Martin Short ... Ned Nederlander Alfonso Arau ... El Guapo Tony Plana ... Jefe Patrice Martinez ... Carmen Jorge Cervera Jr. ... Bandito #1 (as Jorge Cervera) 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 William B. Kaplan ... Silent Movie Bandito (as William Kaplan) Sophia Lamour ... Silent Movie Senorita Santos Morales ... Telegrapher Phil Hartman ... Sam (as Philip E. Hartmann) Tino Insana ... Studio Guard Craig Berenson ... Telegram Delivery Boy Joshua Gallegos ... Bar Patron (as Josh Gallegos) Norbert Weisser ... German's Friend Brian Thompson ... German's Other Friend Hector Elias ... Pedro Hector Morales ... Carlos Betty Carvalho ... Mama Sanchez Benita Andre ... Rosita (as Benita) Dyana Ortelli ... Juanita Humberto Ortiz ... Pablo Candy Castillo ... Bandito #2 Jeff O'Haco ... Bandito #3 Loyda Ramos ... Conchita Carl La Fong ... Tortoise (as Carl LaFong) Randy Newman ... Singing Bush (voice) Rebecca Ferratti ... Hot Senorita (as Rebecca Underwood) Uncredited Cast Cosmo Mata ... Man in Bar Brinke Stevens ... Actress in Silent Movie Tom Tangen ... Stagecoach Passenger Produced by Leslie Belzberg George Folsey Jr. Steve Martin Lorne Michaels Original Music by Elmer Bernstein

Additional Info Premiere: December 10, 1986 Theatrical Release: December 12, 1986 DVD Release: November 23, 1999 Blu-ray Release: November 22, 2011 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies L.A. Films Home Box Office (HBO) (in association with) Broadway Video Distributors Orion Pictures   (1986) (USA) (theatrical) Comedy Central   (1998) (USA) (TV) Disney Channel   (1988) (USA) (TV) (as The Disney Channel) HBO Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating 6.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,882 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Site Ranking #1,878 Bloodshot (2020) #1,879 Cabin Fever (2002) #1,880 Six Days, Seven Nights (1998) #1,881 The Animatrix (2003) #1,882 ¡Three Amigos! (1986) #1,883 The Ruins (2008) #1,884 Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre (2023) #1,885 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022) #1,886 The Dukes Of Hazzard (2005)