Ishtar

1987 · 107 MIN · IMDB 4.7 · 12,438 VOTES · DIR. Elaine May

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,453 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:02 [MUSIC]
00:03:47 Anthony Newley isn't a songwriter?
00:08:41 [SlNGlNG]
00:13:10 Half an hour? Yeah.
00:16:39 it'll only be one time less a week than you see me now.
00:20:14 l lived with my parents till l was 32.
00:26:23 l mean, l respect your way of life, but, shh-shh-shh, it just isn't mine.
00:30:19 l'm from New York. Oh, me too.
00:35:47 l am Ahmad bin Ali. l'm the caid of Assari. lt was l that called out ''The Yellow Rose of Texas.''
00:39:58 First you're a guy and you got Chuck's passport.
00:43:28 And l don't think she's that kind of girl.
00:48:30 lt's too bad you don't have a girl. These would make such nice presents.
00:53:05 May l speak? Please.
00:57:24 Hey, don't sit on the bed. lt's too late for that now.
01:01:18 You all right?
01:05:04 How do you know they'll stay there? What about birds?
01:08:44 Hold on, Hawk.
01:12:11 They're gonna call Marty, word's gonna get out. We will never get another booking.
01:16:09 [CAMELS GROANlNG]
01:20:47 Now what?
01:24:56 SlNGlNG: With my desire For you
01:29:41 He's aiming at us. Will you stop being paranoid!
01:33:03 Now!
20:00:00 this afternoon.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,453
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line20:00:00

Production Record

DirectorElaine May
LanguageEnglish
Budget$51,000,000
Revenue$14,375,181
IMDb votes12,438