Ishtar (1987)
May 15, 1987Release Date
Ishtar (1987)
May 15, 1987Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Warren Beatty
Lyle Rogers / Producer
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
Hannah Kroll
Mrs. Thomopoulos
Herb Gardner
Rabbi Pierce
Bill Moor
U.S. Consul
Edgar Smith
Prof. Barnes
J.C. Cutler
Omar
Bill Bailey
Gen. Westlake
Ian Gray
Manager Chez Casablanca
Maati Zaari
Porter
Larbi Bouhaddane
Taxi Driver
Fred Melamed
Caid of Assari
Ron Berglas
CIA Agent
Neil Zevnik
CIA Agent
Matt Frewer
CIA Agent
Alex Hyde-White
CIA Agent
Stefan Gryff
KGB Agent
Alexei Jawdokimov
KGB Agent
Phillip Schopper
Waiter
Aziz Ben Driss
Waiter Chez Casablanca
Kamarr
Maitre D'Chez Casablanca
Eddy Nedari
Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Nayef Rashed
Mohamad. the Camel Seller
George Masri
Mohamad. the Camel Seller
Warren Clarke
English Gunrunner
Arthur Brauss
German Gunrunner
Sumar Khan
Ishtari Gunrunner
Jon Paul Morgan
Djellabah Seller
Nadim Sawalha
Rug Shop Owner / Camel Seller
Haluk Bilginer
Guerrilla leader
Mark Ryan
Screamin' Honkers
Stuart Abramson
Screamin' Honkers
John Freudenheim
Screamin' Honkers
Bruce Gordon
Screamin' Honkers
Paul Standig
The Swing
Joseph Gmerek
The Swing
John Trumpbour
The Swing
Marie Jean-Charles
Teacher's Daughters
Patrice Jean-Charles
Teacher's Daughters
Danielle Jean-Charles
Teacher's Daughters
Dylan Baker
Aghast Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ahmed Boulane
Guerilla (uncredited)
Jon Hayden
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tony D. Head
Street Person (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
Rescue Cop (uncredited)
Cliff Taylor
CIA Agent (uncredited)
Michael Vaccaro
Marty Freed's Assistant (uncredited)
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Elaine May
Director / Writer / Songs
Richard P. Cirincione
Editor
William Reynolds
Editor
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
Nigel Wooll
Associate Producer
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Mixer
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Alberti
First Assistant Camera
Alan Boyle
Makeup Artist
Michael Kirchberger
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barry Richardson
Hairstylist
Anthony Powell
Costume Design
Karen Hale Wookey
Script Supervisor
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
Louis D'Esposito
Second Assistant Director
Filippo Cafolla
Gaffer
G. Mac Brown
Unit Production Manager
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Bill Coggon
Property Master
David L. MacLeod
Associate Producer
Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Supervisor
Fabio Zamarion
Second Assistant Camera
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Don French
First Assistant Director
Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 15, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$51,000,000
Box Office$14,375,181
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States · Morocco
Genres
Wiki.
Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure-comedy film written and directed by Elaine May and produced by Warren Beatty, who co-starred 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.
Shot on location in Morocco and New York City by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, the production drew media attention before its release for substantial cost overruns on top of a lavish budget, and reports of clashes between May, Beatty, and Storaro. A change in studio management at Columbia Pictures during post-production also led to professional and personal difficulties that undermined the film's release.
The film polarized critics and became a notorious failure at the box office. Many initially considered it to be one of the worst films ever made, although critical support for the film has grown strongly since its release, to the point where it received two votes for the Greatest Movie of All Time in the 2022 iteration of the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound decennial polls. Its 2004 DVD release excluded North America, where a director's cut, running two minutes shorter, was released on Blu-ray in August 2013.