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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.
- $51 million
- Warren Beatty
- May 15, 1987
May 15, 1987 · Two lounge singers get involved in a CIA plot in Morocco in this flop film directed by Elaine May. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (12K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Elaine May
- 1987-05-15
Ishtar. PG-13. 1987, Comedy, 1h 47m. 40% Tomatometer 58 Reviews. 39% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, and laughter itself get lost in...
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- Elaine May
- PG-13
- Warren Beatty
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Ishtar is a film about two songwriters who go to Morocco and get involved in the political intrigues of a mythical nation. The film has no plot, no humor, and no chemistry between the two stars, who play dumb and look exhausted. Roger Ebert calls it a lifeless, massive, lumbering exercise in failed comedy.
May 21, 2022 · Ishtar was a comedy starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as songwriters in Morocco, directed by Elaine May. The film was a critical and commercial disaster, but this article explores its legacy and the factors that led to its failure.
Ishtar. Directed by Elaine May • 1987 • United States. Starring Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani. Once synonymous with “box-office bomb,” this unjustly maligned road-movie comedy from national treasure Elaine May has been on a steady path to critical respectability ever since its disastrous premiere.
