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Americathon (1979)

ALL 08/10/1979 (en) Comedy 86 Min
  • Release
    08/10/1979
  • Production
    United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
  • Rotten tomato
    36%
  • Original title
    Americathon
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Neal Israel

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Joe Roth

    Producer



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Casts

  1. John Ritter

    President Chet Roosevelt

  2. Harvey Korman

    Monty Rushmore

  3. Fred Willard

    Vincent Vanderhoff

  4. Chief Dan George

    Sam Birdwater

  5. Richard Schaal

    Jerry

  6. Peter Riegert

    Eric McMurkin

  7. Nancy Morgan

    Lucy Beth

  8. Meat Loaf

    Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

  9. Elvis Costello

    The Earl of Manchester

  10. Howard Hesseman

    Kip Margolis

  11. Jay Leno

    Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

  12. Peter Marshall

    Himself

  13. Nellie Bellflower

    Missy, VP Advertising

  14. Zane Buzby

    Mouling Jackson

  15. Terence McGovern

    Danny Olson

  16. Tommy Lasorda

    Jimmy Dumphy

  17. Jimmy Weldon

    Big Jim, VP Research

  18. Robert Beer

    David Eisenhower

  19. Allan Arbus

    Moishe Weitzman

  20. David Opatoshu

    Abdul Muhammad

  21. George Carlin

    Narrator

  22. Janie Squire

    Student

  23. Dorothy Stratten

    Americathon Stage Dancer

  24. Geno Andrews

    Chris Broder

  25. Cynthia Windham

    Dancer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 25 , Crews : 19

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Americathon (1979) 86 Min

ALL 08/10/1979 (en)
Comedy
  • Release 08/10/1979
  • Production
    United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
  • Original title Americathon
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Neal Israel

    Director

  2. Story

  3. David Blangsted

    Editor

  4. Joe Roth

    Producer



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