“It would be exaggerating only slightly to call it The Congressional Record meets ‘Ishtar.’” So it’s a cross between something really dull, and something really great? So it ends up in the middle, like, say, Top Gun?
RE: Saudi Arabia – how could helping the emir gild his dome prevent an uprising from the people who have never seen a refrigerator? Maybe the problem is that people in the US (particularly the bush league president) prefer movies like Top Gun to Ishtar.
But things are looking up, and I predict really big things coming up for Ishtar… there is a documentary film about Ishtar fandom in the works, the manager of the Ishtar fan website (http://www.ishtarthemovie.com/) is putting together a tribute CD featuring cover versions of songs from the movie, and possibly a US release on DVD (something the heathen in Europe have been enjoying for years). So shake off that square world, get with the countdown, and blast off to Ishtar!
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/ILoveIshtar/
http://www.waitingforishtar.com/
http://www.ishtarthemovie.com/
