¡Three Amigos! (1986)

Directed by John Landis
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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.

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  1. Seven Samurai (1954)
    "Comedic Magnificent-Seven-via-Seven-Samurai variant: Mexican villagers hire three out-of-work American actors mistaken for real gunmen to defend them from bandits." source

Influenced

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008)
    "Both films feature actors who, while believing they are performing, find themselves in real-life peril, drawing a parallel between the comedic setups of "¡Three Amigos!" and "Tropic Thunder."" ‘Tropic Thunder’: A ‘¡Three Amigos!’ for Our Time Vulture

¡Three Amigos! (1986), directed by John Landis, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Seven Samurai — and has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as Tropic Thunder. Check out the citations below.