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.
You can now watch Ishtar online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Camera | Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Elaine May | Director |
| Production | Warren Beatty | Producer |
| Editing | Richard P. Cirincione | Editor |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nigel Wooll | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Alberti | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Fabio Zamarion | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Enrico Umetelli | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Louis D'Esposito | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | David L. MacLeod | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Ivan Sharrock | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Burrows | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Production | G. Mac Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Richardson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Kerry Orent | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Bill Coggon | Property Master |
| Sound | Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Directing | Don French | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Filippo Cafolla | Gaffer |
| Camera | Keith Hamshere | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Elaine May | Writer |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Production | Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Art | Peter Childs | Art Direction |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zineb Bendoula | Hairstylist |
| Crew | John Hayden | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunts |
| Crew | Victor Magnotta | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | George Marshall Ruge | Stunts |
| Crew | Denise Amirante | Stunts |
| Crew | Konrad Sheehan | Stunts |
| Sound | Paul Williams | Songs |
| Sound | Elaine May | Songs |
| Sound | John Strauss | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | John Strauss | Sound |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Art | Bill Groom | Art Direction |
| Art | Victoria Paul | Art Direction |
| Art | Steven J. Jordan | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alan Hicks | Set Decoration |
| Art | Kevin McCarthy | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael Bird | Property Master |
| Production | Jeff Stolow | Location Manager |
| Lighting | John W. DeBlau | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom Prate | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan D'Angerio | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Dennison | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Schrader | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Carlos Quiles | Construction Manager |
| Art | Kevin Williams | Construction Grip |
| Crew | Bruno Robotti | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Production | Todd M. Thaler | Extras Casting |
| Editing | William S. Scharf | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Richard Friedlander | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | William Kruzykowski | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Joseph Gutowski | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dorian Harris | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Neil L. Kaufman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Jacobi | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Louis Bertini | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Stern | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Brad Fuller | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Eliza Paley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dana Stefenson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Susan M. Wagner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Korintus | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ken Eluto | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard King | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Howard Gindoff | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Susan Demskey-Horiuchi | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Music Editor |
| Sound | Elizabeth Ackerman | Music Editor |
| Sound | Alex Steyermark | Music Editor |
| Sound | Michael Berenbaum | Music Editor |
| Editing | Ira Richard Manhoff | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Susan Graef | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Victoria Meyer | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Ratner | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Miriam Biderman | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lois Bellucci | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Theo Zimmerman | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Brian Katkin | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andy Aaron | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Craig DiBona | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bruce MacCallum | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Richard Crudo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Les Lazarowitz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Fundus | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Linda Murphy | Cableman |
| Production | Lucille Smith | Production Accountant |
| Art | John J. Healey | Location Scout |
| Art | Rick Dallago | Location Scout |
| Production | David Sharlein | Location Assistant |
| Art | Elaine O'Donnell | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | John R. Ford | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | John McDonnell | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Richard Adee | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | James J. Archer | Assistant Property Master |
| Lighting | Jerry DeBlau | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Dave Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Robert T. Prate | Grip |
| Camera | Martin Lowry | Grip |
| Camera | Ed Lowry | Grip |
| Lighting | Lance Shepherd | Electrician |
| Lighting | Richie Ford | Electrician |
| Lighting | Arthur Moshlak | Electrician |
| Lighting | Joseph Banks | Electrician |
| Art | Lou Gallo | Construction Grip |
| Art | Mario Proscia | Construction Grip |
| Crew | Daniel Quilles | Carpenter |
| Crew | Carlos Quiles Jr. | Carpenter |
| Crew | Ronald Paquette | Carpenter |
| Crew | Eugene Powell | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Bill Murphy | Scenic Artist |
| Production | George Bamber | Production Assistant |
| Production | Julie A. Bloom | Production Assistant |
| Production | Don Lee | Production Assistant |
| Production | Justin Grauer | Production Assistant |
| Production | Masako Kanayama | Production Assistant |
| Production | Eric Oden | Production Assistant |
| Production | Donnie Sharlein | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chris Lizzio | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ann Skomorowsky | Production Assistant |
| Production | Denise O'Dell | Production Manager |
| Production | Mohamed Abbazi | Production Manager |
| Production | John Bernard | Location Manager |
| Production | Diego Gómez Sempere | Location Manager |
| Directing | Marcia Gay | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ahmed Hatimi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lee Cleary | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Abdessamad Dinia | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mauro Marchetti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Luigi Bernardini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Riccardo Umetelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nicola Percorini | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Alfredo Marchetti | Key Grip |
| Camera | Antonio Marra | Grip |
| Camera | Sergio Ambrosi | Grip |
| Camera | Mauro Pezzotti | Grip |
| Camera | Mario Pezzotti | Grip |
| Lighting | Alberico Novelli | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Alfio Ambrogi | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Tony Reading | Art Direction |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Brian Read | Set Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrés Fernández | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith Morton | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Beverley Keogh | Extras Casting |
| Production | Jak King | Production Accountant |
| Production | Hind Hanif | Production Secretary |
| Production | Soraya Abid | Production Secretary |
| Production | Ahmed Darif | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Driss Gaidi | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Jalil El Fali | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Cecile Bokara | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Peter Hancock | Property Master |
| Art | Gary Dawson | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Stephen McDonald | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Ken Pattenden | Construction Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zineb Bendoula | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zhor Binani | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Omar Rahou | Props |
| Art | Bassam Rahhou | Props |
| Art | Abdellah Abdou | Props |
| Crew | Garth Inns | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Terence J. Cox | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Brian Lince | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | George Gibbs | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Renato Cinquini | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Sanchez | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Crew | John Hughes | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Donald Banks | Boom Operator |
