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Randy D

What are some examples of a modern-day "Ishtar"* or "Heaven's Gate"?*

*Youngsters will immediately need to resort to google. 

Posted - January 6, 2017
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  • I think Brits will have to join them youngsters in resorting to google!
      January 6, 2017 10:32 AM MST
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  • 53528
    Lol, good point!
    These were two multi-million dollar Hollywood movies that the producers expected would be top box office winners yet turned out to be the hugest flops of their time, causing exorbitant monetary losses. 
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      January 6, 2017 10:35 AM MST
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  • Ahh ok well it was a cool thing to look up though so thank you for mentioning it
      January 6, 2017 10:39 AM MST
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  • 372
    I didn't see either one, but I remember them being unmercifully panned by the critics. So I looked up Ishtar on IMDB and found many comments praising the movie. Two big stars (Hoffmann and Beatty) having fun and not taking themselves too seriously. Now I want to see it. 

    Reminded me of the very clever Hope/Crosby "road pictures" of the bygone days of mostly b/w movies. (Now the youngsters will have somethng else to google. Huh? Hope/Crosby? Who's that?)
      January 6, 2017 11:25 AM MST
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  • 53528
    Lol, they're googling some chick named Hope Crosby.

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      January 6, 2017 11:30 AM MST
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