Americathon

Plot

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 America... read more

  • Neal Israel

    Director

  • Neal Israel

    Screenplay

  • Monica Johnson

    Screenplay

  • Peter Bergman

    Adaptation

  • Phil Proctor

    Theatre Play

  • Phil Proctor

    Adaptation

  • Peter Bergman

    Theatre Play

  • Michael Mislove

    Screenplay

  • Gerald Hirschfeld

    Director of Photography

  • David Blangsted

    Editor

  • John Ritter

    President Chet Roosevelt

  • Harvey Korman

    Monty Rushmore

  • Fred Willard

    Vincent Vanderhoff

  • Chief Dan George

    Sam Birdwater

  • Richard Schaal

    Jerry

  • Peter Riegert

    Eric McMurkin

  • Nancy Morgan

    Lucy Beth

  • Meat Loaf

    Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

  • Elvis Costello

    The Earl of Manchester

  • Howard Hesseman

    Kip Margolis

  • Jay Leno

    Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

  • Peter Marshall

    Himself

  • Nellie Bellflower

    Missy, VP Advertising

  • Zane Buzby

    Mouling Jackson

  • Terence McGovern

    Danny Olson

  • Tommy Lasorda

    Jimmy Dumphy

  • Jimmy Weldon

    Big Jim, VP Research

  • Robert Beer

    David Eisenhower

  • Allan Arbus

    Moishe Weitzman

  • David Opatoshu

    Abdul Muhammad

  • George Carlin

    Narrator

  • Janie Squire

    Student

  • Dorothy Stratten

    Americathon Stage Dancer

  • Geno Andrews

    Chris Broder

  • Cynthia Windham

    Dancer

  • Runtime

    86 minutes

    Released

    1979-08-10

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    Germany

    United States of America

    Studios

    United Artists

    Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH

    Sound

  • Tom Scott

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    125 days ago

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