Lyle Rogers (played by Warren Beatty) is a protagonist in Ishtar.
Inept songwriter and half of a struggling musical duo. Travels to Ishtar and Morocco to secure a booking, accidentally purchases a blind camel, and joins Chuck in surviving a CIA and guerrilla assassination plot in the desert. Chuck Clarke (played by Dustin Hoffman) appears in Ishtar.
Inept songwriter and Lyle's partner. Entrusts his passport to a mysterious woman, becomes a CIA mole to secure travel, unknowingly carries a prophetic map sewn into his jacket, and survives the desert escape alongside Lyle. Shirra Assel (played by Isabelle Adjani) appears in Ishtar.
Marty Freed (played by Jack Weston) appears in Ishtar.
The agents of Chuck and Lyle who books them for a lounge gig in Marrakesh. Later, he leverages the stolen prophetic map to blackmail the CIA into funding the duo's album and tour. Jim Harrison (played by Charles Grodin) appears in Ishtar.
A CIA agent stationed in Ishtar who recruits Chuck as a mole. He facilitates Chuck's travel to Morocco to advance covert operations while manipulating both protagonists into a dangerous political scheme.
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Characters
Lyle Rogers
(played by Warren Beatty) — protagonist
Inept songwriter and half of a struggling musical duo. Travels to Ishtar and Morocco to secure a booking, accidentally purchases a blind camel, and joins Chuck in surviving a CIA and guerrilla assassi...
Chuck Clarke
(played by Dustin Hoffman) — supporting
Inept songwriter and Lyle's partner. Entrusts his passport to a mysterious woman, becomes a CIA mole to secure travel, unknowingly carries a prophetic map sewn into his jacket, and survives the desert...
Shirra Assel
(played by Isabelle Adjani) — supporting
Marty Freed
(played by Jack Weston) — supporting
The agents of Chuck and Lyle who books them for a lounge gig in Marrakesh. Later, he leverages the stolen prophetic map to blackmail the CIA into funding the duo's album and tour.
Jim Harrison
(played by Charles Grodin) — supporting
A CIA agent stationed in Ishtar who recruits Chuck as a mole. He facilitates Chuck's travel to Morocco to advance covert operations while manipulating both protagonists into a dangerous political sche...
Key Relationships
Shirra Assel → Jim Harrison
(Conflict Ideological Opponent)
Chuck Clarke → Jim Harrison
(Professional Recruit)
Chuck Clarke → Lyle Rogers
(Alliance Teammate)
Story Analysis
Two inept songwriters are manipulated by geopolitical forces, accidentally acquiring a political map that forces a CIA blackmail and a musical comeback.
