Ishtar (1987)

May 15, 1987 (US) • Comedy, Adventure • 107m

Overview

Two 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.

Director

Elaine May

Writer

Elaine May

Top Billed

Warren Beatty

Keywords

escape fbi morocco wilderness camel sahara desert beautiful woman singer singer-songwriter buddy comedy woman director geopolitics adventure comedy

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Top Billed Cast

Warren Beatty

Lyle Rogers

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)

Crew

Warren Beatty

Producer

Vittorio Storaro

Director of Photography

Stephen A. Rotter

Editor

Richard P. Cirincione

Editor

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

Elaine May

Director

William Reynolds

Editor

Keith Hamshere

Still Photographer

Peter Bucossi

Stunts

John Hayden

Stunts

Konrad Sheehan

Stunts

Denise Amirante

Stunts

Victor Magnotta

Stunt Coordinator

George Marshall Ruge

Stunts

Elaine May

Writer

Peter Childs

Art Direction

Jeremy Zimmermann

Casting

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

Noel Davis

Casting

Zineb Bendoula

Hairstylist

Elaine May

Songs

Paul Williams

Songs

John Strauss

Music Coordinator

John Strauss

Sound

Bill Groom

Art Direction

Alan Hicks

Set Decoration

William S. Scharf

Associate Editor

Steven J. Jordan

Set Decoration

Howard Feuer

Casting

Richard Friedlander

Assistant Editor

Jeff Stolow

Location Manager

Bruce Kitzmeyer

Sound Editor

Ira Spiegel

Sound Editor

Tom Prate

Key Grip

Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Sound Editor

Victoria Paul

Art Direction

Dan Korintus

Assistant Sound Editor

Bruno Robotti

Charge Scenic Artist

William Kruzykowski

Assistant Editor

Neil L. Kaufman

Sound Editor

Brad Fuller

ADR Editor

Michael Berenbaum

Music Editor

Linda Murphy

Cableman

Lee Cleary

Third Assistant Director

Brian Read

Set Buyer

Susan M. Wagner

Assistant Sound Editor

Lois Bellucci

Apprentice Sound Editor

Joseph Gutowski

Assistant Editor

Louis Bertini

Sound Editor

Richard King

Assistant Sound Editor

Lucille Smith

Production Accountant

Stuart Stanley

Music Editor

Jak King

Production Accountant

George Bamber

Production Assistant

Nicola Percorini

Steadicam Operator

Marcia Gay

Second Assistant Director

Lance Shepherd

Electrician

Mauro Pezzotti

Grip

Alex Steyermark

Music Editor

Brian Katkin

Apprentice Sound Editor

Terence J. Cox

Special Effects Technician

Brian Lince

Special Effects Technician

Garth Inns

Special Effects Technician

George Gibbs

Special Effects Supervisor

Donald Banks

Boom Operator

Adil Abdelwahab

Set Dresser

Stefan Zürcher

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Mark Wolf

Visual Effects

James W. Skotchdopole

Second Assistant Director

Elaine O'Donnell

Art Department Coordinator

Manny Sanchez

Carpenter

George A. Lara

Foley Mixer

Yaffa Lerea

Apprentice Sound Editor

Marco Carosi

Video Assist Operator

Ahmed Hatimi

Assistant Director

Paul Beeson

Additional Photography

Hassan Taghriti

Wardrobe Assistant

George Muhs

Visual Effects

Adam Dale

Assistant Camera

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Giuseppe Meloni

Gaffer

Ken Rudnick

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Mohamed Benhmamane

Location Manager

Ken Ryan

Accountant

Joseph S. Alfieri

Carpenter

Stefan Zürcher

Production Manager

Tim Willis

Special Effects

Mark Sullivan

Matte Painter

Sal Martorano

Gaffer

Ahmed Boulane

Second Second Assistant Director

Dave Midson

Dressing Prop

Stefano Marino

Electrician

Denise O'Dell

Production Supervisor

Chris F. Woods

Title Graphics

Peter Anderson

Additional Photography

Andrew D. Schwartz

Still Photographer

Gary Anderson

Additional Music

Fess Reynolds

Animal Wrangler

Enrico Umetelli

Camera Operator

Chris Brancato

Producer's Assistant

Michael James Jackson

Music Consultant

Maggie Kusik

Production Assistant

Riccardo Umetelli

Assistant Camera

Carrie Park

Animal Wrangler

Bahjawa

Additional Music

Khadija Alami

Production Assistant

Sue Leibman

Producer's Assistant

Paul 'Sled' Reynolds

Animal Wrangler

Rick Dallago

Assistant Location Manager

Michael A. Levine

Music Programmer

Abdelkrim Akallach

Wardrobe Supervisor

J. Kathleen Gibson

Assistant Editor

Michael James Jackson

Music Producer

Corky Randall

Animal Wrangler

Gary Anderson

Additional Music

Bill Rivers

Animal Wrangler

David J. McMillan

Animal Wrangler

Steve Parker

Camera Operator

Marc Wolff

Pilot

Barry Richardson

Hairstylist

Robert Jiras

Makeup Artist

Rosemary Burrows

Wardrobe Supervisor

Karen Hale Wookey

Script Supervisor

Don French

First Assistant Director

Ivan Sharrock

Sound Mixer

David L. MacLeod

Associate Producer

Nigel Wooll

Associate Producer

G. Mac Brown

Unit Production Manager

Bill Coggon

Property Master

Michael D. Moore

Second Unit Director

Anthony Powell

Costume Design

Paul Sylbert

Production Design

Filippo Cafolla

Gaffer

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kerry Hayes

Still Photographer

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

Alan Boyle

Makeup Artist

Giuseppe Alberti

First Assistant Camera

Michael Kirchberger

Supervising Sound Editor

Fabio Zamarion

Second Assistant Camera

Louis D'Esposito

Second Assistant Director

Mauro Marchetti

Camera Operator

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$51,000,000

Revenue

$14,375,181

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Ishtar (1987)

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