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Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure - comedy film written and directed by Elaine May, and produced by Warren Beatty, who co-stars opposite Dustin Hoffman. The story revolves around a duo of talentless American songwriters who travel to a booking in Morocco and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.
May 15, 1987 · Ishtar: Directed by Elaine May. With Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin. 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.
- (12K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Elaine May
- 1987-05-15
Booked in Marrakech, two New York singers (Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman) stop in Ishtar, meet a beautiful rebel (Isabelle Adjani) and alarm the CIA.
- (59)
- Elaine May
- PG-13
- Warren Beatty
May 21, 2022 · The folly of a good movie about bad artists. During the scripting phase, the story goes that Hoffman and his playwriting pal Murray Schisgal believed Ishtar should’ve remained in New York City ...
Reviews. Ishtar. Roger Ebert May 15, 1987. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It's hard to play dumb. There's always the danger that a little fugitive intelligence will sneak out of a sideways glance and give the game away.
Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure-comedy film written and directed by Elaine May, and produced by Warren Beatty, who co-stars opposite Dustin Hoffman. The story revolves around a duo of talentless American songwriters who travel to a booking in Morocco and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.
Overview. 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.
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