Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed - Episode 29 - Ishtar

Episode 29 - Ishtar

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09/01/21 • 70 min

Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Is one of the most notorious bombs of all time as bad as we’ve been told? We break down the movie ISHTAR and also dive into some of the behind-the-scenes drama and intrigue that may have affected the movie’s performance

ISHTAR
- Release date: May 15, 1987
- Budget: $55M
- Box office: $14.4M
- Estimated loss: $50M
- Director: Elaine May
- Starring: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, Carol Kane
NEXT WEEK: We are joined by the wonderful Rosa Escandon to cover a sequel bomb that is arguably better than the original when we go back to 1993 to talk Addams Family Values

Previous Episode

Episode 28 - This Is Spinal Tap (w/ Angel Garcia)

We’re walking the fine line between clever and stupid as we are joined by the excellent Angel Garcia (@GuerrillaJokes) to talk 1984’s generation-defining mockumentary THIS IS SPINAL TAP

THIS IS SPINAL TAP
- Release date: MARCH 2, 1984
- Budget: $2M
- Box office: $4.7M
- Estimated loss: $500K
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Starring: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Tony Hendra, June Chadwick

NEXT WEEK:

This is a doozy as we’re taking on one of the Mt. Bombsmore movies with 1987’s ISHTAR
Aerosmith’s Rock In A Hard Place
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Aerosmith_-_Rock_in_a_Hard_Place.jpg

Next Episode

Episode 30 - Addams Family Values (w/ Rosa Escandón)

Is this a rare case of a sequel that's better than the original? We're joined by the very funny Rosa Escandón (@humancomedian) to discuss 1993's ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
- Release date: November 19, 1993
- Budget: $47M
- Box office: $48.9M
- Estimated loss: $20M
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Joan Cusack, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz
NEXT WEEK: It's our first Vin Diesel movie (not our last) as we talk about his ambitious sci-fi epic CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK

Cast Joan Cusack More T-Shirt — THNK1994 Museum
The articles mentioned in the episode:
https://electricliterature.com/wednesday-addams-is-just-another-settler/
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-joking-about-roasting-white-racists-isnt-a-way-to-advance-reconciliation