Americathon

Americathon (1979)

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1979-08-10
  • User Rating: 3.6/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: United Artists
  • Production Country: Germany, United States of America
  • Director: Neal Israel
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Summary

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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  • John Ritter

    as President Chet Roosevelt
  • Harvey Korman

    as Monty Rushmore
  • Fred Willard

    as Vincent Vanderhoff
  • Chief Dan George

    as Sam Birdwater
  • Richard Schaal

    as Jerry
  • Peter Riegert

    as Eric McMurkin
  • Nancy Morgan

    as Lucy Beth
  • Meat Loaf

    as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
  • Elvis Costello

    as The Earl of Manchester
  • Howard Hesseman

    as Kip Margolis
  • Jay Leno

    as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
  • Peter Marshall

    as Himself
  • Nellie Bellflower

    as Missy, VP Advertising
  • Zane Buzby

    as Mouling Jackson
  • Terence McGovern

    as Danny Olson
  • Tommy Lasorda

    as Jimmy Dumphy
  • Jimmy Weldon

    as Big Jim, VP Research
  • Robert Beer

    as David Eisenhower
  • Allan Arbus

    as Moishe Weitzman
  • David Opatoshu

    as Abdul Muhammad
  • George Carlin

    as Narrator
  • Janie Squire

    as Student
  • Dorothy Stratten

    as Americathon Stage Dancer
  • Geno Andrews

    as Chris Broder
  • Cynthia Windham

    as Dancer
Directing Neal Israel Director
Writing Peter Bergman Adaptation
Writing Michael Mislove Screenplay
Production Joe Roth Producer
Writing Peter Bergman Theatre Play
Editing John C. Howard Supervising Film Editor
Costume & Make-Up Daniel Paredes Costume Design
Writing Neal Israel Screenplay
Writing Phil Proctor Theatre Play
Art Stan Jolley Production Design
Production David Nichols Associate Producer
Camera Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography
Editing David Blangsted Editor
Writing Phil Proctor Adaptation
Production Edward Rosen Executive Producer
Writing Monica Johnson Screenplay
Sound Tom Scott Original Music Composer
Crew Gene LeBell Stunts
Art Dan Perri Title Designer

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