Ishtar

Ishtar

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

PG-13 1987 · 107 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Adventure

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.

Directed by Elaine May · Written by Elaine May

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