Stars:  Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Jack Weston, Director:  Elaine May Producer:  Warren Beatty Released:  Columbia 1987 Story:  Two desperate, down-on-their-luck songwriters take the only gig they can get in Africa in (the mythical land of) Ishtar, where they suddenly find themselves recruited as spies for both sides in a revolution where everyone- including the CIA - is trying to kill them.