Directed by:
Elaine MayScreenplay:
Elaine MayCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroComposer:
Dave GrusinCast:
Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, Carol Kane, Aharon Ipalé, Herb Gardner, Fred Melamed, Matt Frewer (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Beatty is Lyle Rogers, a dimwitted songwriter who befriends and partners with Chuck Clarke (Hoffman), who is only slightly more intelligent but every bit as untalented. Together the duo dreams of becoming a big-time lounge act, but their songs, with titles like "That a Lawnmower Can Do All That," are unintentionally hilarious. Chuck becomes suicidal, but just when it seems they'll never strike it rich, the boys are offered a shady gig at a North African hotel, entertaining U.S. troops stationed in the tiny nation of Ishtar. On their way to accept the job, Lyle, Chuck, and their blind camel are sidetracked by a mysterious woman (Isabelle Adjani) and a scheming CIA agent (Charles Grodin), who are involved in a rebellion against the country's emir. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Warren Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087771_1021ec.jpg)
Warren Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
![Dustin Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250554_be4cd0.jpg)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
![Isabelle Adjani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363271_8aec94.png)
Isabelle Adjani
France
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Tenant (1976)
One Deadly Summer (1983)
![Charles Grodin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267731_88e044.jpg)
Charles Grodin
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Midnight Run (1988)
Catch-22 (1970)
![Jack Weston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467360_c575fb.jpg)
Jack Weston
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Cactus Flower (1969)
![Tess Harper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271641_5c09b3.jpg)
Tess Harper
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
![Carol Kane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687704_7b1a65.jpg)
Carol Kane
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Aharon Ipalé
Morocco
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
The Mummy (1999)
Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV movie)
Herb Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Ishtar (1987)
![Fred Melamed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280251_5acaf7.jpg)
Fred Melamed
USA
Best movies:
The Mission (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
![Matt Frewer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270329_5e506b.jpg)
Matt Frewer
USA
Best movies:
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
50/50 (2011)
Watchmen (2009)
![Alex Hyde-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716533_8be057.jpg)
Alex Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Pretty Woman (1990)
![Warren Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272474_d309a3.jpg)
Warren Clarke
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
I.D. (1995)
![Haluk Bilginer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273184_3227ea.jpg)
Haluk Bilginer
Turkey
Best movies:
Cars of the Revolution (2008)
Lionheart (1987)
Winter Sleep (2014)
![Cristine Rose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281044_a2452a.jpg)
Cristine Rose
USA
Best movies:
Prey (1998) (series)
What Women Want (2000)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Nadim Sawalha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906656_80718a.jpg)
Nadim Sawalha
Jordan
Best movies:
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Captain Abu Raed (2007)
Joseph (1995) (TV movie)
Phillip Schopper
Best movies:
In the Spirit (1990)
Ishtar (1987)
![Arthur Brauss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/746/159746710_8ea60f.jpg)
Arthur Brauss
German Empire
Best movies:
The Train (1964)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Cross of Iron (1977)
![David Margulies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/412/160412451_570721.gif)
David Margulies
USA
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Running on Empty (1988)
All That Jazz (1979)
Bill Bailey
USA
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)