Ishtar
1987 · 107 MIN · IMDB 4.7 · 12,438 VOTES · DIR. Elaine May
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]
00:03:41 But we're not singers. No, we're songwriters.
00:08:15 [BELL RlNGlNG]
00:12:32 Oh, is that right!
00:16:17 Did you ever hear of a big sports car? l mean, if l looked like you--
00:19:51 A couple little steppies. Attaboy.
00:25:31 l'll find an Air Canary agent. You watch the luggage.
00:29:19 Lyle, we're almost broke.
00:33:04 ''That's Amore.''
00:38:45 Listen to me. You have seen lshtar, you have seen the poverty.
00:42:13 ls that near here?
00:47:11 Did you know that in lshtar the dome of the emir's palace is gold?
00:51:56 Mint tea? No, thanks.
00:55:51 He'll know what l mean.
00:59:53 l bought a few things. A hand-dyed Tuareg gown here.
01:03:15 Southeast.
01:06:45 CHUCK: This way, boy! This way, boy!
01:10:24 l see.
01:13:17 You poor putz!
01:17:42 This is not Arabic. Oh.
01:22:26 and we don't want to be associated with that.
01:26:51 Hey, l wonder if we're here.
01:30:42 They're using an automatic rifle. We've been hit.
01:34:30 Promote Rogers & Clark e worldwide?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,453
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:34:30
Production Record
DirectorElaine May
LanguageEnglish
Budget$51,000,000
Revenue$14,375,181
IMDb votes12,438