Americathon

Americathon

1979
1h 24m
3.5

3.5/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"The ultimate spectacle is now a movie."

Overview

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

future government telethon

Quick Facts

Release Date August 10, 1979
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0078766

Cast

John Ritter
John Ritter

President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman

Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard
Fred Willard

Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George
Chief Dan George

Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal
Richard Schaal

Jerry

Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert

Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan
Nancy Morgan

Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf

Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello

The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman

Kip Margolis

Jay Leno
Jay Leno

Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall

Himself

Key Crew

Neal Israel
Director
Michael Mislove
Screenplay
Neal Israel
Screenplay
Monica Johnson
Screenplay
Joe Roth
Producer
Edward Rosen
Executive Producer