“Telling the truth can be dangerous business.”
Ishtar
4.6
166 votes·1987
·1h 47m
·MovieComedyAdventure
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.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
escapefbimoroccowildernesscamelsahara desertbeautiful womansingersinger-songwriterbuddy comedywoman directorgeopolitics
Cast
Warren Beatty
Lyle Rogers
Dustin Hoffman
Chuck Clarke
Isabelle Adjani
Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin
Jim Harrison
Jack Weston
Marty Freed
Tess Harper
Willa
Carol Kane
Carol
Aharon Ipalé
Emir Yousef
Fijad Hageb
Abdul
David Margulies
Mr. Clarke
Rose Arrick
Mrs. Clarke
Julie Garfield
Dorothy
Cristine Rose
Siri Darma
Robert V. Girolami
Bartender
Abe Kroll
Mr. Thomopoulos
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