Join our Discord! |
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Ishtar
|
Ishtar is a 1987 adventure comedy film written and directed by Elaine May and starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as Lyle Rogers and Chuck Clarke, a pair of inept songwriters who accept a job in Morocco and unwittingly become involved in a government coup involving the CIA and the fictional country of Ishtar. The film co-stars Isabelle Adjani as Shirra Assel and Charles Grodin as CIA officer Jim Harrison. The film is also notorious for being one of the biggest box office bombs of the 1980s.
The following weapons were used in the film Ishtar:
Handguns
Walther P38
Armed opposition members and Ishtar secret police officers frequently use Walther P38s.
Beretta 92F
Secret policemen are seen armed with the Beretta 92F.
Smith & Wesson 39
Some agents and police officers also use the Smith & Wesson 39.
Submachine Guns
Ingram MAC-10
Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) uses a suppressed MAC-10.
IMI Uzi
Ishtar soldiers and police officers are equipped with Uzi submachine guns.
Heckler & Koch MP5A2
The English Gunrunner (Warren Clarke) offers a Heckler & Koch MP5A2 submachine guns, which he carries slung.
Rifles
AKS-47
Various characters in the film use the AKS-47.
AIM/AIMS
Several AIM or AIMS assault rifles are seen in a box in the gunrunner's truck. This is one of the earliest film appearances of the weapon. At the time there were no AIM rifles being imported commercially; those scenes were shot in Morocco where it would be available (the AIM was adopted by the Moroccan military).
M1 Carbine
Chuck Clarke (Dustin Hoffman) arms himself with an M1 Carbine during the desert shootout.
Weatherby Mk.V
A CIA sniper is seen armed with a Weatherby Mark V.
Machine Guns
Goryunov SG-43
The Berber nomads take interest in a Goryunov SG-43 while buying weapons from the smugglers in the desert.
FN MAG 58
The gunrunner offers an FN MAG 58, which gets into the hands of Lyle and Chuck.
Launchers
Hawk MM1
A Hawk MM1 grenade launcher is used by Chuck in the desert.
FIM-43 Redeye
Shirra Assel (Isabelle Adjani) fires an FIM-43 Redeye to destroy a helicopter.
Other
Gunrunner's Arsenal
The English Gunrunner (Warren Clarke) displays a wide array of merchandise to the Berbers.