Ishtar (1987)
| Release Date | 15 May 1987 |
| Budget | $51,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $14,000,000 |
| Genre | Comedy, Adventure, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Comedy, Buddy Film |
| Mood | Just for Fun |
| Themes | Fish Out of Water, Dropping Out, Big Break, Americans Abroad, Musician's Life |
| Tones | Goofy, Silly, Humorous, Light, Witty |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Behind The Scenes, Entertainer, Espionage, Friendship, On The Road, Politician, War |
Ishtar is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Elaine May and starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as "Rogers and Clarke"—a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who travel to Morocco looking for work, and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Aharon Ipalé
Emir Yousef
Fijad Hageb
Abdul
Rose Arrick
Mrs.Clarke
Julie Garfield
Dorothy
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
Neil Zevnik
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
Arthur Brauss
German Gunrunner
Sumar Khan
Ishtari Gunrunner
Jon Paul Morgan
Djellabah Seller
Nadim Sawalha
Rug Shop Owner, Camel Seller
Mark Ryan
Screamin' Honkers
Stuart Abramson
Screamin' Honkers
John Freudenheim
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
Tony Head
Street person
Frank Patton
Rescue Cop
Director
Producer
David Leigh MacLeod
associate producer
Nigel Wooll
associate producer
Original Music
Bahjawa
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Cinematographer
Vittorio Storaro
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Editor
Richard P. Cirincione
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William Reynolds
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Stephen A. Rotter
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Casting Director
Noel Davis
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Production Designer
Paul Sylbert
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Art Director
Peter Childs
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Set Decorator
Jim Erickson
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Costume Designer
Anthony Powell
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Makeup Department
Zineb Bendoula
hair stylist
Alan Boyle
makeup artist
Robert Jiras
makeup artist
Barry Richardson
hair stylist
Production Manager
Mohamed Abbazi
production manager
G. Mac Brown
unit production manager
Denise O'Dell
production supervisor
Kerry Orent
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee Cleary
third assistant director
Louis D'Esposito
second assistant director
Don French
first assistant director
Marcia Gay
second assistant director: Morocco
Danny Irom
trainee assistant director
Michael D. Moore
second unit director
Ken Rudnick
assistant director: second unit, New York
James W. Skotchdopole
second assistant director
Ahmed Boulane
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Adil Abdelwahab
set dresser
Joseph Alfieri
carpenter
Bill J. Coggon
property master
Jeanette D'Ambrosio-Sylbert
assistant: Mr. Sylbert
Bill Groom
art director: New York
Alan Hicks
set decorator: New York
Steven J. Jordan
set decorator: New York
Elaine O'Donnell
art department coordinator/shopper
Brian Read
prop buyer
Bruno Robotti
charge scenic artist
Phillip Schopper
artistic consultant
Dave Midson
supervising dressing prop
Sound Department
Don Banks
boom operator: Morocco
Lois A. Bellucci
apprentice sound editor
Louis Bertini
sound editor
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer
Brad Fuller
adr editor
Neil L. Kaufman
sound editor
Michael Kirchberger
supervising sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
sound editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Ivan Sharrock
sound mixer
Ira Spiegel
sound editor
John Strauss
sound coordinator
Susan M. Wagner
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Terence J. Cox
special effects technician
George Gibbs
special effects supervisor
Garth Inns
special effects
Brian Lince
special effects
Tim Willis
special effects
Visual Effects
George Muhs
visual effects
Christopher Francis Woods
title/optical producer: R/Greenberg Assoc.
Stunts
Denise Amirante
stunts
Peter Bucossi
stunts
John Hayden
stunts
Victor Magnotta
stunt coordinator
George Marshall Ruge
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti
first assistant camera
Paul Beeson
additional photographer
Fabio Cafolla
dimmer operator
Filippo Cafolla
gaffer
Marco Carosi
video operator
Adam Dale
assistant camera
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
Kerry Hayes
still photographer
Stefano Marino
electrician
Sal Martorano
gaffer: second unit
Steve Parker
camera operator: second unit
Mauro Pezzotti
grip
Tom Prate
key grip: New York
Enrico Umetelli
camera operator
Riccardo Umetelli
assistant camera
Fabio Zamarion
second assistant camera
Casting Department
Howard Feuer
casting: New York
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach
crowd wardrobe supervisor
Rosemary Burrows
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Richard Friedlander
assistant film editor
J. Kathleen Gibson
assistant editor
Joseph Gutowski
assistant editor
William Kruzykowski
assistant film editor
William S. Scharf
associate film editor
Music Department
Michael Berenbaum
assistant music editor
Michael James Jackson
music consultant & music producer
John Strauss
music coordinator
Other Crew
Khadija Alami
production assistant
Mohamed Benhmamane
location manager
Rick Dallago
first location manager
Karen Hale Wookey
script supervisor
Beverly Irby
administrative assistant: Ms. May
Jak King
production accountant
Maggie Kusik
assistant: Mr. McLeod
John Thomas Lenox
production representative: Columbia Pictures
David Perez
helicopter pilot
Corky Randall
camel trainer: Morocco
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
camel trainer: Morocco
Ken Ryan
accountant: Columbia
Lucille Smith
production auditor
Caroline Stevens
assistant: Mr. Beatty
Andrew Von Preussen
helicopter pilot
Marc Wolff
helicopter pilot
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Delphi V Productions
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia
Columbia Pictures
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LK-TEL Vídeo
Universal Pictures Nordic
Miscellaneous
Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by
Related Lists
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