Ishtar
Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
1987 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Adventure, Comedy
Directed by
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.
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