In the annals of troubled Hollywood productions, Elaine May’s ISHTAR remains one of the wildest stories. This ‘80s adventure comedy (a cross between ROMANCING THE STONE and an Apatow-style riff fest) from idiosyncratic genius May drove Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, and Columbia Pictures to the brink of sanity as the project ended up costing today’s equivalent of $140 million and critics were lukewarm at best to it. Watch highlights from the thing and judge for yourself.

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