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Clips from Ishtar

Short Films 1987 3 min 1,366 clips
Short
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Marta Di Francesco Profile IMDb
Telling the truth can be bad news
"Telling the truth can be bad news"
Ishtar
Telling the truth can be bad news
"Telling the truth can be bad news"
Ishtar
Telling the truth--
"Telling the truth--"
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Telling the truth can be good news
"Telling the truth can be good news"
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Telling the truth is a bad idea
"Telling the truth is a bad idea"
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Telling the truth is a difficult problem
"Telling the truth is a difficult problem"
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Telling the truth is a bitter herb
"Telling the truth is a bitter herb"
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Telling the truth is a dangerous tunnel
"Telling the truth is a dangerous tunnel"
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You've got bitter herbs It's a black life ahead
"You've got bitter herbs It's a black life ahead"
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Forget '' herb.'' I never heard a hit that had the word '' herb'' in it.
"Forget '' herb.'' I never heard a hit that had the word '' herb'' in it."
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Dangerous!
"Dangerous!"
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Telling the truth can be dangerous '' Dangerous'' what? Dangerous!
"Telling the truth can be dangerous '' Dangerous'' what? Dangerous!"
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Telling the truth can be dangerous '' Dangerous'' what?
"Telling the truth can be dangerous '' Dangerous'' what?"
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Telling the truth can be danger--
"Telling the truth can be danger--"
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Telling the truth can be dangerous Business
"Telling the truth can be dangerous Business"
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Telling the truth can be dangerous business
"Telling the truth can be dangerous business"
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Why?
"Why?"
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Why?
"Why?"
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Why?
"Why?"
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Telling the truth Can be dangerous business Why?
"Telling the truth Can be dangerous business Why?"
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Telling the truth Can be dangerous business
"Telling the truth Can be dangerous business"
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Because if yourself You don't know why
"Because if yourself You don't know why"
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Huh?
"Huh?"
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Well, I'm just giving you what the idea is.
"Well, I'm just giving you what the idea is."
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Oh, is that brilliant!
"Oh, is that brilliant!"
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Look at that, Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits.
"Look at that, Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits."
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Lyle, '' Dangerous Business'' is as good as anything they ever wrote.
"Lyle, '' Dangerous Business'' is as good as anything they ever wrote."
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You think so? Sure.
"You think so? Sure."
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or any of these guys have that we don't have is an agent.
"or any of these guys have that we don't have is an agent."
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You think so?
"You think so?"
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You think so?
"You think so?"
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I'm telling you, if we get an agent, we get a record album.
"I'm telling you, if we get an agent, we get a record album."
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Freed Talent Agency. Mr. Freed, uh, this is Chuck Clarke of Rogers & Clarke.
"Freed Talent Agency. Mr. Freed, uh, this is Chuck Clarke of Rogers & Clarke."
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uh, this is Chuck Clarke of Rogers & Clarke.
"uh, this is Chuck Clarke of Rogers & Clarke."
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Yeah?
"Yeah?"
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We're songwriters and we're looking for an agent.
"We're songwriters and we're looking for an agent."
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And we saw your ad in Variety. We're gonna be at Song Mart next Tuesday.
"And we saw your ad in Variety. We're gonna be at Song Mart next Tuesday."
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And we've got a new song we think is good enough for a record album.
"And we've got a new song we think is good enough for a record album."
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Uh-huh. And we wondered
"Uh-huh. And we wondered"
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if you'd have a chance to come down-- The Record Album?
"if you'd have a chance to come down-- The Record Album?"
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No, no, no, no. At The Record Album?
"No, no, no, no. At The Record Album?"
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It's not called The Record Album. It's called The Song Mart, sir. No, no, no, no. At The Record Album?
"It's not called The Record Album. It's called The Song Mart, sir. No, no, no, no. At The Record Album?"
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It's not called The Record Album. It's called The Song Mart, sir.
"It's not called The Record Album. It's called The Song Mart, sir."
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Okay, okay, okay, that wraps up another audition night at The Song Mart.
"Okay, okay, okay, that wraps up another audition night at The Song Mart."
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A great bunch tonight. Good luck, kids.
"A great bunch tonight. Good luck, kids."
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Well, uh, what did you think, Mr. Freed?
"Well, uh, what did you think, Mr. Freed?"
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Let me tell you what I told Tony Bennett.
"Let me tell you what I told Tony Bennett."
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Sing songs people already know. That way, if they don't like it, they'll still have something to applaud.
"Sing songs people already know. That way, if they don't like it, they'll still have something to applaud."
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But we're not singers. No, we're songwriters.
"But we're not singers. No, we're songwriters."
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So? The Beach Boys weren't songwriters?
"So? The Beach Boys weren't songwriters?"
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Frankly...
"Frankly..."
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You got no gimmicks.
"You got no gimmicks."
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Otherwise, I'm very encouraged.
"Otherwise, I'm very encouraged."
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We don't have another routine to change to.
"We don't have another routine to change to."
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The thing is, Marty, we've been living off our savings while we've been working on our act.
"The thing is, Marty, we've been living off our savings while we've been working on our act."
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But we're down to nothing now. Really?
"But we're down to nothing now. Really?"
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For money? Absolutely.
"For money? Absolutely."
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Where? Honduras.
"Where? Honduras."
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The hotel where the American journalists stay in Honduras.
"The hotel where the American journalists stay in Honduras."
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But there's no danger if you don't drive in the countryside.
"But there's no danger if you don't drive in the countryside."
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How much? Hundred and fifty lempiras a week.
"How much? Hundred and fifty lempiras a week."
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That's 75$ in American money. That includes room and board.
"That's 75$ in American money. That includes room and board."
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That's only 37.50$ a week for each of us.
"That's only 37.50$ a week for each of us."
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You got a good head for figures.
"You got a good head for figures."
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But, Marty-- Taxi!
"But, Marty-- Taxi!"
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Wait a minute, Marty.
"Wait a minute, Marty."
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Unfortunately, I can only get you airfare from the Canary lslands.
"Unfortunately, I can only get you airfare from the Canary lslands."
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Uh...
"Uh..."
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Want me to drive you anywhere?
"Want me to drive you anywhere?"
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No, thanks. I'm gonna walk around for a while.
"No, thanks. I'm gonna walk around for a while."
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Well, don't think too long.
"Well, don't think too long."
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A lot of acts would kill for a booking in North Africa.
"A lot of acts would kill for a booking in North Africa."
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Lyle, do you mind? l kind of wanna be alone to think.
"Lyle, do you mind? l kind of wanna be alone to think."
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Lyle! ls it all right?
"Lyle! ls it all right?"
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Just pretend like I'm not here.
"Just pretend like I'm not here."
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What can I get you?
"What can I get you?"
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Give me a bourbon and a water, straight up.
"Give me a bourbon and a water, straight up."
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Give him a beer.
"Give him a beer."
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I'll have a beer.
"I'll have a beer."
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You guys know each other?
"You guys know each other?"
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Yeah, we, uh... We got a-- Or...
"Yeah, we, uh... We got a-- Or..."
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No. We've only known each other about five months.
"No. We've only known each other about five months."
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Before that, we were just guys...
"Before that, we were just guys..."
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with, uh, jobs.
"with, uh, jobs."
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And we wanted to be songwriters.
"And we wanted to be songwriters."
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Hey, ice-cream truck! Stop! Over here!
"Hey, ice-cream truck! Stop! Over here!"
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Stop being so stupid! Stop!
"Stop being so stupid! Stop!"
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What's the matter, honey?
"What's the matter, honey?"
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l feel like this is a very special part of the evening.
"l feel like this is a very special part of the evening."
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A couple of years ago, there was a very young grey-haired couple here
"A couple of years ago, there was a very young grey-haired couple here"
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celebrating their 51st wedding anniversary. And last year, they came back--
"celebrating their 51st wedding anniversary. And last year, they came back--"
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And I told them that if they came back here the following year,
"And I told them that if they came back here the following year,"
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l'd have a song written for them. And they're back.
"l'd have a song written for them. And they're back."
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomopoulos
"Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomopoulos"
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celebrating this evening their 53rd wedding anniversary.
"celebrating this evening their 53rd wedding anniversary."
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Hear, hear! How wonderful!
"Hear, hear! How wonderful!"
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I promised I'd love you forever
"I promised I'd love you forever"
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A promise I'm planning to keep
"A promise I'm planning to keep"
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Off to the land of the big sleep
"Off to the land of the big sleep"
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I'm leaving some love in my will
"I'm leaving some love in my will"
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Yes, I'm leaving some love in my will
"Yes, I'm leaving some love in my will"
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My life is nearly over And time goes by so fast
"My life is nearly over And time goes by so fast"
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And I wanted to give you a present To thank you for the past
"And I wanted to give you a present To thank you for the past"
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My life is nearly over
"My life is nearly over"
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Oh, it's so demeaning. l shouldn't have played in here. And time goes by so fast
"Oh, it's so demeaning. l shouldn't have played in here. And time goes by so fast"
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Oh, it's so demeaning.
"Oh, it's so demeaning."
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Asshole waiters screaming at me like that and taking orders, people throwing food in their faces.
"Asshole waiters screaming at me like that and taking orders, people throwing food in their faces."
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And I was thinking that if we lived together, l would just make your life so much easier.
"And I was thinking that if we lived together, l would just make your life so much easier."
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Do you love me, Chuck? Look, Carol, you're wonderful.
"Do you love me, Chuck? Look, Carol, you're wonderful."
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I mean that. You're a wonderful woman.
"I mean that. You're a wonderful woman."
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Oh, my God.
"Oh, my God."
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This guy says he's a songwriter and he loved my song.
"This guy says he's a songwriter and he loved my song."
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I met her and I fell-- No, no. Cut out ''and I.''
"I met her and I fell-- No, no. Cut out ''and I.''"
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Oh, you want this one:
"Oh, you want this one:"
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I met her, fell Yes!
"I met her, fell Yes!"
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I loved her well Yes!
"I loved her well Yes!"
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She walked out, hell Yes.
"She walked out, hell Yes."
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Oh, heartbreak That's it. Do it again.
"Oh, heartbreak That's it. Do it again."
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Maybe something stronger?
"Maybe something stronger?"
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I met her, wham! Yes!
"I met her, wham! Yes!"
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