"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."
Chevy Chase
as Dusty Bottoms
Steve Martin
as Lucky Day
Martin Short
as Ned Nederlander
Alfonso Arau
as El Guapo
Tony Plana
as Jefe
Patrice Martinez
as Carmen
Jorge Cervera Jr.
as Bandito #1
Kai Wulff
as German
Abel Franco
as Papa Sanchez
Fred Asparagus
as Bartender
Jon Lovitz
as Morty
Joe Mantegna
as Harry Flugleman
Philip Gordon
as Rodrigo
Michael Wren
as Cowboy
Gene Hartline
as Silent Movie Bandito
William B. Kaplan
Sophia Lamour
as Silent Movie Senorita
Santos Morales
as Telegrapher
Phil Hartman
as Sam
Tino Insana
as Studio Guard
Craig Berenson
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Joshua Gallegos
as Bar Patron (as Josh Gallegos)
Norbert Weisser
as German's Friend
Brian Thompson
as German's Other Friend
Hector Elias
as Pedro
Hector Morales
as Carlos
Betty Carvalho
as Mama Sanchez
Benita Andre
as Rosita
Dyana Ortelli
as Juanita
Humberto Ortiz
as Pablo
Candy Castillo
as Bandito #2
Jeff O'Haco
as Bandito #3
Loyda Ramos
as Conchita
Carl La Fong
as Tortoise
Randy Newman
as Singing Bush (voice)
Rebecca Ferratti
as Hot Señorita
Brinke Stevens
as Silent Movie Actress (uncredited)
John Landis
Director
Lorne Michaels
Screenplay
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Ronald W. Browne
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
George Folsey Jr.
Leslie Belzberg
Associate Producer
Malcolm Campbell
Editor
Richard Sawyer
Production Design
Jackie Burch
Casting Director
John Marshall
Art Direction
Gregory Pickrell
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Designer
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Leonard Engelman
Mark Reedall
Ric Sagliani
Virginia Darcy
Hairstylist
Jean Austin
Virginia G. Hadfield
Linda Trainoff
Norm Stangl
Visual Effects
Animation
Cynthia Ward
Lisa Atkinson
Painter
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Editor
Gary Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles L. Campbell
Larry Carow
Samuel C. Crutcher
Don Digirolamo
Louis L. Edemann
Richard C. Franklin
Robert Glass
Sound Recordist
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Sound Mixer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Colin C. Mouat
Chuck Neely
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Jerry Stanford
Larry Stensvold
David A. Whittaker
John Roesch
Stunts
Danny Costa
Phil Culotta
Tom Elliott
Steve Cremin
Richard Epper
Joe Finnegan
Gil Escandon
Marguerite Happy
Jerry Gatlin
Stunt Coordinator
Clifford Happy
Daniel Holguín
Johnny Hock
Stunt Double
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Walt La Rue
Robert Jauregui
Clay M. Lilley
Jack Lilley
Daniel O'Haco
Kathleen O'Haco
Mike H. McGaughy
Cole S. McKay
Bobby McLaughlin
Larry Randles
Ben Scott
Michael Stull
Thomas Rosales Jr.
R.L. Tolbert
Robert Tebow
Mike Watson
Rock A. Walker
Norman Glasser
Gaffer
Philip Caplan
Camera Operator
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
David Sosna
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
John M. Stephens
Victoria E. Rhodes
Second Assistant Director
Rob Corn
Dan Curry
Title Designer
Sharon Haskell
Loren Janes
Jennifer Watson-Johnston
Bruce Randall
Debbie Evans
Bob Herron