On Mon, 3 Jun 1996 23:46:45 -0700, "Edward R. O'Neill"
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>        A lovely exception to the critical lambasting of *Ishtar* was an
>opinion piece in the Sunday *New York Times* by Janet Maslin (if memory
>serves), in which she pointed out that the film cost the same to the
>spectator no matter how much was spent on it,
 
i once asked harlan ellison what he thought of the bruhaha surrounding
the budget of ishtar. he said "why should i care how much it cost?
it's not as if hollywood is gonna donate its underbudget monies to
cancer research or the homeless."
 
L.
 
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