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Revenue: $14,375,181
Budget: $51,000,000
Profit: - $-36,624,819
Movie Details
Tag Line: Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 5
Release Date: May 15, 1987
Rating: 1987-05-15
Run Time: 1h 47m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures , Delphi V
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Synopsis
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Elaine May
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| Second Assistant Director |
Marcia Gay
James W. Skotchdopole
Louis D'Esposito
|
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| Third Assistant Director |
Lee Cleary
|
|
| Assistant Director |
Ahmed Hatimi
|
|
| Second Unit First Assistant Director |
Ken Rudnick
Stefan Zürcher
|
|
| Second Second Assistant Director |
Ahmed Boulane
|
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| First Assistant Director |
Don French
|
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| Second Unit Director |
Michael D. Moore
|
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| Script Supervisor |
Karen Hale Wookey
|
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| Production | Producer |
Warren Beatty
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| Casting |
Noel Davis
Jeremy Zimmermann
Howard Feuer
|
|
| Location Manager |
Jeff Stolow
Mohamed Benhmamane
|
|
| Production Accountant |
Lucille Smith
Jak King
|
|
| Production Assistant |
George Bamber
Khadija Alami
Maggie Kusik
|
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| Production Supervisor |
Denise O'Dell
|
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| Production Manager |
Stefan Zürcher
|
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| Assistant Location Manager |
Rick Dallago
|
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| Producer's Assistant |
Chris Brancato
Sue Leibman
|
|
| Accountant |
Ken Ryan
|
|
| Associate Producer |
David L. MacLeod
Nigel Wooll
|
|
| Unit Production Manager |
G. Mac Brown
|
|
| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Dave Grusin
|
| Songs |
Paul Williams
Elaine May
|
|
| Music Coordinator |
John Strauss
|
|
| Sound |
John Strauss
|
|
| Sound Editor |
Neil L. Kaufman
Louis Bertini
Ira Spiegel
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Bruce Kitzmeyer
|
|
| ADR Editor |
Brad Fuller
|
|
| Assistant Sound Editor |
Susan M. Wagner
Dan Korintus
Richard King
|
|
| Music Editor |
Stuart Stanley
Alex Steyermark
Michael Berenbaum
|
|
| Apprentice Sound Editor |
Lois Bellucci
Brian Katkin
Yaffa Lerea
|
|
| Boom Operator |
Donald Banks
|
|
| Foley Artist |
Marko Costanzo
|
|
| Foley Mixer |
George A. Lara
|
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| Music Consultant |
Michael James Jackson
|
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| Music Producer |
Michael James Jackson
|
|
| Music Programmer |
Michael A. Levine
|
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| Sound Mixer |
Ivan Sharrock
|
|
| Supervising Sound Editor |
Michael Kirchberger
|
|
| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Lee Dichter
|
|
| Camera | Director of Photography |
Vittorio Storaro
|
| Still Photographer |
Keith Hamshere
Andrew D. Schwartz
Kerry Hayes
|
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| Key Grip |
Tom Prate
|
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| Steadicam Operator |
Nicola Percorini
|
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| Grip |
Mauro Pezzotti
|
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| Additional Photography |
Peter Anderson
Paul Beeson
|
|
| Assistant Camera |
Adam Dale
Riccardo Umetelli
|
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| Camera Operator |
Steve Parker
Enrico Umetelli
|
|
| First Assistant Camera |
Giuseppe Alberti
|
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| Second Assistant Camera |
Fabio Zamarion
|
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| Editing | Editor |
Richard P. Cirincione
William Reynolds
Stephen A. Rotter
|
| Associate Editor |
William S. Scharf
|
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| Assistant Editor |
Richard Friedlander
William Kruzykowski
Joseph Gutowski
J. Kathleen Gibson
|
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| Crew | Stunts |
John Hayden
Peter Bucossi
George Marshall Ruge
Denise Amirante
Konrad Sheehan
|
| Stunt Coordinator |
Victor Magnotta
|
|
| Charge Scenic Artist |
Bruno Robotti
|
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| Cableman |
Linda Murphy
|
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| Special Effects Technician |
Garth Inns
Terence J. Cox
Brian Lince
|
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| Carpenter |
Joseph S. Alfieri
Manny Sanchez
|
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| Special Effects |
Tim Willis
|
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| Title Graphics |
Chris F. Woods
|
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| Video Assist Operator |
Marco Carosi
|
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| Additional Music |
Bahjawa
Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson
|
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| Animal Wrangler |
David J. McMillan
Carrie Park
Corky Randall
Fess Reynolds
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
Bill Rivers
|
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| Pilot |
Marc Wolff
|
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| Post Production Supervisor |
Kerry Orent
|
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| Writing | Writer |
Elaine May
|
| Art | Art Direction |
Peter Childs
Bill Groom
Victoria Paul
|
| Set Decoration |
Jim Erickson
Steven J. Jordan
Alan Hicks
|
|
| Set Buyer |
Brian Read
|
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| Set Dresser |
Adil Abdelwahab
|
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| Art Department Coordinator |
Elaine O'Donnell
|
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| Dressing Prop |
Dave Midson
|
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| Production Design |
Paul Sylbert
|
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| Property Master |
Bill Coggon
|
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| Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
Zineb Bendoula
Barry Richardson
|
| Wardrobe Supervisor |
Abdelkrim Akallach
Rosemary Burrows
|
|
| Wardrobe Assistant |
Hassan Taghriti
|
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| Costume Design |
Anthony Powell
|
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| Makeup Artist |
Robert Jiras
Alan Boyle
|
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| Lighting | Electrician |
Lance Shepherd
Stefano Marino
|
| Gaffer |
Sal Martorano
Giuseppe Meloni
Filippo Cafolla
|
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| Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor |
George Gibbs
|
| Visual Effects |
George Muhs
Mark Wolf
|
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| Matte Painter |
Mark Sullivan
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