Americathon

1979    86m    PG
4.534%36%
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.
Directed By
Neal Israel
Written By
Neal Israel, Monica Mcgowan Johnson,
Studio
United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
Cast of Americathon
  • John RitterPresident Chet Roosevelt
  • Harvey KormanMonty Rushmore
  • Fred WillardVincent Vanderhoff
  • Chief Dan GeorgeSam Birdwater
  • Richard SchaalJerry
  • Peter RiegertEric McMurkin
  • Nancy MorganLucy Beth
  • Meat LoafOklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
  • Elvis CostelloThe Earl of Manchester
  • Howard HessemanKip Margolis
  • Jay LenoLarry Miller (Poopy Butt)
  • Peter MarshallHimself
  • Nellie BellflowerMissy, VP Advertising
  • Zane BuzbyMouling Jackson
  • Terence McGovernDanny Olson
  • Tommy LasordaJimmy Dumphy
  • Jimmy WeldonBig Jim, VP Research
  • Robert BeerDavid Eisenhower
  • Allan ArbusMoishe Weitzman
  • David OpatoshuAbdul Muhammad
  • George CarlinNarrator
  • Janie SquireStudent
  • Dorothy StrattenAmericathon Stage Dancer
  • Geno AndrewsChris Broder
  • Cynthia WindhamDancer
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