Rules of the Frame

067 | Ishtar ft. Rod Reed

Episode Summary

Connor & Jon discuss one of the most infamous box-office bombs of all time: Ishtar! In order to adequately cover the impact of this film they bring in Connor's father Rod Reed, one of the few people who actually saw it in theaters. They all come to the consensus that it's actually a pretty great film and would each gladly watch it again. WARNING: Major spoilers for Ishtar Link to Star- How Warren Beatty Seduced America: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Warren-Beatty-Seduced-America/dp/B004C7DLPI/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609261115&sr=8-1 Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rulesoftheframe/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesoftheframe Twitter: https://twitter.com/RulesOfTheFrame YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII7_Fevn8na1ZkXyfUeTQA/featured

Episode Notes

Connor & Jon discuss one of the most infamous box-office bombs of all time: Ishtar! In order to adequately cover the impact of this film they bring in Connor's father Rod Reed, one of the few people who actually saw it in theaters. They all come to the consensus that it's actually a pretty great film and would each gladly watch it again.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Ishtar

Link to Star- How Warren Beatty Seduced America: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Warren-Beatty-Seduced-America/dp/B004C7DLPI/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609261115&sr=8-1

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Ishtar (1987) | Dir. Elaine May
• 12 Angry Men (1957) | Dir. Sidney Lumet
• Step Brothers (2008) | Dir. Adam McKay
• The Graduate (1967) | Dir. Mike Nichols
• Mikey & Nicky (1976) | Dir. Elaine May
• Heaven Can Wait (1978) | Dir. Warren Beatty & Buck Henry
• Reds (1981) | Dir. Warren Beatty
• Tootsie (1982)| Dir. Sydney Pollack
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles  (1987) | Dir. John Hughes
• Central Intelligence (2016) | Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
• Burn After Reading (2008) | Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
• Tropic Thunder (2008) | Dir. Ben Stiller
• The Informant (2009) | Dir. Steven Soderbergh
• Dick Tracy (1990) | Dir. Warren Beatty
• The Conformist (1970) | Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
• Apocalypse Now (1979) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | Dir. David Lean
• Mean Streets (1973) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Heaven's Gate (1980) | Dir. Michael Cimino
• Star Wars Trilogy (1977-83) | Dir. George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, & Richard Marquand
• Ghostbusters (1984) | Dir. Ivan Reitman
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | Dir. John Hughes
• Days of Thunder (1990) | Dir. Tony Scott
• Fantastic Four (2015) | Dir. Josh Trank & Stephen E. Rivkin
• The Blues Brothers (1980) | Dir. John Landis
• This is Spinal Tap (1984) | Dir. Rob Reiner
• Raising Arizona (1987) | Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
• Duck Soup (1933) | Dir. Leo McCarey
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Scary Movie (2000) | Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
• Epic Movie (2007) | Dir. Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
• The Pink Panther (1963) | Dir. Blake Edwards