Ishtar Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 33468

Average Rating: 1.7/4

# of Ratings: 26

Theatrical Release Date: 05/15/1987

Language: English

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Director: Elaine May

Actors: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Carol Kane

Plot: A pair of terrible lounge singers wind up in the only place that will have them: a tourist gig at a Moroccan hotel. But little do they realize this one job will lead them to an international conflict between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar and a band of rebels looking to overthrown the regime. -- Chris Kavan

lastonetoleave - wrote on 08/27/2015

Ishtar (1987) This “comedy” film is about two untalented lounge singers (Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty) who travel to Morocco for a gig and get involved in the possible overthrow of a country. This film cost an incredible amount of money to make as a great deal of it was re-shot after studio executives saw a rough-cut of the film. The biggest problem of this film is Hoffman and Beatty can’t sing and the songs they sing are some of the worst ever written for film, which makes this a tough film to watch. How two Oscar-winning actors ever got involved with this mess of a film would probably make a better film. - See more at: http://lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-means-war.html#sthash.WoRftCdR.dpuf

Allison - wrote on 11/12/2008

Extremely funny! This film gets way too much flack. I have seen ALL of Elaine May's other films and it is a pity that her brilliant career has come to a halt just because of a (very big) flop.

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Trainwreck whose stars likely got a big check

Indyfreak - wrote on 01/27/2024

Infamous flop that pretty much wastes its cast and crew on a lot of unfunny jokes and tacky potshots at Cold War politics. The movie takes forever to get started. And when you think the movie is really gonna kick off...it's over.
During the film's runtime, audiences are just treated to Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty running through fake sets of an Arab country or arguing with a blind camel in the desert. If there is a single positive thing I can compliment the movie about, it is that Charles Grodin is actually giving a solid performance that deserves a better movie.
And the movie feels so small despite being so expensive;at the time this was the 4th most costly movie ever made. And it doesn't show the money onscreen. Not in the art direction or the action scenes or just feeling like …