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Ishtar (1987)
3.8
Ratings: 3.8/10 from 6,671 users
Metascore:
52/100
Reviews: 119 user | 24 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA... See full summary » Director:Elaine MayWriter:Elaine May |
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Cast
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| Isabelle Adjani | ... |
Shirra Assel
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Jim Harrison
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Marty Freed
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| Tess Harper | ... |
Willa
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| Carol Kane | ... |
Carol
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| Aharon Ipalé | ... |
Emir Yousef
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Fijad Hageb | ... |
Abdul
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| David Margulies | ... |
Mr. Clarke
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Rose Arrick | ... |
Mrs.Clarke
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| Julie Garfield | ... |
Dorothy
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| Cristine Rose | ... |
Siri Darma
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Robert V. Girolami | ... |
Bartender
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Abe Kroll | ... |
Mr. Thomopoulos
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Storyline
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime. Written by Stern
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$51,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,331,817 (USA) (17 May 1987) (1139 Screens)Gross:
$14,375,181 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Lyrics and Music by Bruce Gordon
Performed by Screamin' Honkers See more »
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Trivia
The film's reception was so awful it helped coin a new Hollywood term in relation to director Elaine May: "movie jail". The term referred to someone whose perceived failure as a director was so profound, they would not be allowed to helm a movie again for a very long time, if ever again. In fact, May has not directed a single new movie since Ishtar. See more »Goofs
Boom mic visible: By the chandelier when Jim talks to the Emir. See more »Quotes
Lyle Rogers/ Chuck Clarke: [singing] Telling the truth can be dangerous business; / Honest and popular don't go hand in hand. / If you admit that you play the accordion, / No one will hire you in a rock 'n' roll band. / But we can sing out hearts out. / And if we're lucky, then no neighbors complain. / Because life is the way we audition for God; / Let us pray that we all get the job.See more »
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997) See more »Soundtracks
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?"Lyrics and Music by Bruce Gordon
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