http://www.tvguide.com/movies/ishtar/102264 The latest on Ishtar TV Guide RSS Publishing Engine V 1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.tvguide.com/images/tvg_rss_logo.gif http://www.tvguide.com/movies/ishtar/102264 http://video.tvguide.com/ID/812457?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/812457?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/015/000647_29.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Ishtar" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>Considered one of the great box-office turkeys of its decade, Ishtar was an attempt by writer/director Elaine May and stars Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty to do a modern-day road picture in the style of the much-loved Bob Hope and Bing Crosby comedy classics. 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. The memo</p> Video Detective http://video.tvguide.com/ID/812457?rss=object Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:45:17 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/812457?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/015/000647_29.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Ishtar" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>Considered one of the great box-office turkeys of its decade, Ishtar was an attempt by writer/director Elaine May and stars Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty to do a modern-day road picture in the style of the much-loved Bob Hope and Bing Crosby comedy classics. 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. The memo</p> Ishtar http://www.tvguide.com/listings Get your local listings TV Guide Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:48:27 +0000