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 C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
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Director:
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Stars:
Charles Grodin,
Cybill Shepherd,
Jeannie Berlin
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Director:
Abel Ferrara
Stars:
Matthew Modine,
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Director:
Albert Brooks
Stars:
Albert Brooks,
Kathryn Harrold,
Tyann Means
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
AS the helicopter lowers to give the CIA agent a level shot at the duo, his wood stock, single shot, bolt action rifle turns into a black automatic weapon with a banana clip. See more »
Quotes
Chuck Clarke:
[Chuck and Lyle are songwriting at the bar after closing time]
Can't we just have half an hour?
Bartender:
Half an hour? Half an hour like the last half hour?
Chuck Clarke:
[to Lyle]
Hey, how about, how about "Give me half an hour like the last half hour"
Lyle Rogers:
[Playing furiously]
Give me half an hour!
Chuck Clarke:
Like the last half-hour!
Lyle Rogers:
Give me half an hour!
Chuck Clarke:
Like the last half-hour!
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Alternate Versions
UK cinema and video versions were cut by 8 secs by the BBFC to remove uses of the word 'fuck' in order for the film to receive a PG rating. The cuts were restored in 2004 to the 15-rated DVD release. See more »
Ishtar was never considered to be a bad film - the point was it went over budget thanks to the costly desert shoots (having to move sand back to how it looked the previous day) and therefore never made nearly enough money to cover the costs.
The film itself is excellent. Who'd have thought two great actors like Beatty and Hoffman would make a comedy duo. The songwriting sequences are comedy-genius and perhaps the film is taken too seriously by those that dislike it.
If you haven't seen it, find it, rent it, buy it, whatever..this is a great film will have you laughing throughout.
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Ishtar was never considered to be a bad film - the point was it went over budget thanks to the costly desert shoots (having to move sand back to how it looked the previous day) and therefore never made nearly enough money to cover the costs.
The film itself is excellent. Who'd have thought two great actors like Beatty and Hoffman would make a comedy duo. The songwriting sequences are comedy-genius and perhaps the film is taken too seriously by those that dislike it.
If you haven't seen it, find it, rent it, buy it, whatever..this is a great film will have you laughing throughout.