Americathon
(1979)

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

Released: 1979-08-10

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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

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Harvey Korman

as Monty Rushmore

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Fred Willard

as Vincent Vanderhoff

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Chief Dan George

as Sam Birdwater

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Nancy Morgan

as Lucy Beth

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Meat Loaf

as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

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Elvis Costello

as The Earl of Manchester

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Howard Hesseman

as Kip Margolis

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Jay Leno

as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

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Nellie Bellflower

as Missy, VP Advertising

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Zane Buzby

as Mouling Jackson

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Terence McGovern

as Danny Olson

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Tommy Lasorda

as Jimmy Dumphy

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Jimmy Weldon

as Big Jim, VP Research

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Robert Beer

as David Eisenhower

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Allan Arbus

as Moishe Weitzman

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David Opatoshu

as Abdul Muhammad

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Joe Roth

Producer

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Edward Rosen

Executive Producer

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Tom Scott

Original Music Composer

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Stan Jolley

Production Design

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Phil Proctor

Theatre Play

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Gerald Hirschfeld

Director of Photography

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Peter Bergman

Theatre Play

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John C. Howard

Supervising Film Editor

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David Nichols

Associate Producer

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Dan Perri

Title Designer

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