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6.1
/10
646 Ratings

ISHTAR

Directed by Elaine May
United States, 1987
Comedy, Adventure, Music
  • 108108 minutes

Synopsis

Lyle and Chuck are two dim-witted and talentless singer-songwriters struggling to get work in NYC. When they get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel, they somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

Synopsis

Lyle and Chuck are two dim-witted and talentless singer-songwriters struggling to get work in NYC. When they get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel, they somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.