Americathon

Aug 10, 1979

1h 24m

★ 3.5

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

Americathon Trailers

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Cast

President Chet Roosevelt

John Ritter

Monty Rushmore

Harvey Korman

Vincent Vanderhoff

Fred Willard

Sam Birdwater

Chief Dan George

Jerry

Richard Schaal

Eric McMurkin

Peter Riegert

Lucy Beth

Nancy Morgan

Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Meat Loaf

The Earl of Manchester

Elvis Costello

Kip Margolis

Howard Hesseman

Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Jay Leno

Himself

Peter Marshall

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