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Jul 29, 2024 1 hr 29 min

Episode 39 - Ishtar (1987)

from Almost Cult Classics

On this episode, we discuss one of the most notorious movie failures of all time - Ishtar! This was mainly an excuse for us to revisit the filmmaking career of director Elaine May and the movies she made leading up to Ishtar (A New Leaf, The Heartbreak Kid, Mikey & Nicky). 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:40 - A New Leaf (1971) 00:15:27 - The Heartbreak Kid (1972) 00:26:56 - Mikey and Nicky (1976) 00:36:14 - Elaine May's Screenwriting Career 00:45:19 - Ishtar (1987) The mics kept rolling after this episode as we talked about another legendary flop that ended the career of a great director - Gigli (2003). You can find that episode exclusively on our Patreon as well as a back catalogue of other bonus episodes and discussions: www.patreon.com/almostcultclassics. You can also find us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/joeramoni Ryan: https://twitter.com/ryanlancello And don't forget to check out our website and merch store: https://www.almostcultclassics.com

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