Has anyone seen the Sam Kinison footage?
They filmed a scene with Kinison and it was really funny according to his brother. Chevy threw a fit and wanted it removed because it stole the limelight and he threatened Lorne to pull out of the movie. I would love to see this footage.
From an interview with Bill Kinison.
E: I know his scenes were deleted, but I read that Sam originally had some scenes in “Three Amigos”.
BK: Yeah, we shot it in Arizona, and he had actually had several scenes. He played a mountain man that just wouldn’t die. They shoot him and he wouldn’t die; they stab him and he won’t die; they drown him in a river, from which Sam caught pneumonia, and he won’t die. But Chevy Chase, after seeing the dailies and everything, said he wouldn’t finish the movie if Lorne Michaels left Sam in, because he felt like Sam stole the movie. So they still had to pay Sam but he was never in any scenes that was released. I told Lorne, “What, Chevy Chase runs your business now and everything?” And he goes, “Bill, we’re into this movie. What am I going to do?” But, yeah, I guess no one will ever see that footage, but it was hilarious at the time.