Ishtar
Ishtar is a 1987 American action-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 incredibly untalented American songwriters who travel to a booking in Morocco and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.
Plot
Chuck Clarke (Hoffman) and Lyle Rogers (Beatty) are inept songwriters who are down on their luck, but dream of becoming a popular singing duo in the mould of Simon and Garfunkel. Though they are poorly received at a local open mic night, agent Marty Freed (Weston) offers to book them as lounge singers in a hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco, explaining that the last act quit due to political unrest in the area. Nearly broke, both single, and without any better options, Lyle and Chuck decide to take the gig.
Awards
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| author | Elaine May |
|---|---|
| award | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
| contentLocation | Morocco |
| director | Elaine May |
| editor | Richard P. Cirincione Stephen A. Rotter William H. Reynolds |
| events | Cold War |
| genre | action adventure comedy |
| keywords | central intelligence agency chuck d cia cia agent down on their luck emir even getting lost lost in the desert make up marrakesh military officer mysterious woman political unrest simon and garfunkel sing top secret |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin |
| nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
| producer | Warren Beatty |
| productionCompany | Delphi V Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Morocco New York City |
| theme | action comedy buddy war |