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ninpho2246 t1_j5ehpfj wrote

How can you do multiple great movies, do one failure and close up shop? That's not healthy.

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bolanrox t1_j5eoj6i wrote

Ishtar was really really bad. And expensive

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thegyyfromipanema t1_j5eyuzx wrote

Hoffman was reflecting on it, or maybe asked about it in an interview. His response was something like “into everybody’s life an Ishtar must fall”. Not sure why that stuck with me but I chuckle about it whenever it surfaces.

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DRScottt t1_j5f8p2q wrote

It's a great way of saying we all must have our failures.

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bolanrox t1_j5ff1t7 wrote

I have to return my copy of Ishtar - Dr. Clayton Forester

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HPmoni t1_j5ktg70 wrote

The film industry wasn't worth it, in the CEOs eyes.

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