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4.6Two 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.
Released: 1987-05-15107 minDir: Elaine MayComedy, AdventureBudget: $51.0MBox office: $14.4M
Cast
- Warren Beatty as Lyle Rogers
- Dustin Hoffman as Chuck Clarke
- Isabelle Adjani as Shirra Assel
- Charles Grodin as Jim Harrison
- Jack Weston as Marty Freed
- Tess Harper as Willa
Themes
- escape
- fbi
- morocco
- wilderness
- camel
- sahara desert
- beautiful woman
- singer
- singer-songwriter
- buddy comedy
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 929982
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- publication date
- 1988-01-14
- title
- Ishtar
- review score
- 51/100
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Categories
1980s action adventure films1980s adventure comedy films1980s buddy comedy films1987 action comedy films1987 American films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAmerican action adventure filmsAmerican action comedy filmsAmerican adventure comedy filmsAmerican buddy comedy filmsCold War filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language action adventure filmsEnglish-language action comedy filmsEnglish-language adventure comedy filmsEnglish-language buddy comedy filmsFilms about music and musiciansFilms about the Central Intelligence AgencyFilms directed by Elaine MayFilms produced by Warren BeattyFilms scored by Dave GrusinFilms set in desertsFilms set in Morocco