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Ishtar is a 1987 American buddy action comedy film directed and written by Elaine May. Produced by Warren Beatty and distributed by Columbia Pictures, the movie stars Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, and Warren Beatty. The narrative is set in the desert environment of Morocco, where the characters encounter the FBI and engage in an escape through the wilderness. The film’s original language is English, and it explores themes related to the Cold War.
The production involved director of photography Vittorio Storaro and composer Dave Grusin. Filming took place in New York City and Morocco. The budget for the film was $51,000,000, resulting in a revenue of $14,375,181. It has a runtime of 107 minutes. The film received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay at the Golden Raspberry Awards, winning the award for Worst Director. Critical review scores include 37%, 4.4 out of 10, and 51 out of 100.
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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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Elaine May
- Screenwriter
- Elaine May
- Cast member
- Edgar Smith
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Warren Beatty
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Vittorio Storaro
- Narrative location
- Morocco
- Filming location
- Morocco
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 929982
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-01-14
- title
- Ishtar
- distributed by
- Netflix
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 51/100
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