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Americathon

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Calorie Rating: 121
Released: 1979-08-10
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Studios: United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH,


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.

Director / Directors

Neal Israel
Director


Cast

John Ritter
Character: President Chet Roosevelt
Harvey Korman
Character: Monty Rushmore
Fred Willard
Character: Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George
Character: Sam Birdwater
Richard Schaal
Character: Jerry
Peter Riegert
Character: Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan
Character: Lucy Beth
Meat Loaf
Character: Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Elvis Costello
Character: The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman
Character: Kip Margolis
Jay Leno
Character: Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
Peter Marshall
Character: Himself

Nellie Bellflower
Character: Missy, VP Advertising
Zane Buzby
Character: Mouling Jackson
Terence McGovern
Character: Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda
Character: Jimmy Dumphy
Jimmy Weldon
Character: Big Jim, VP Research
Robert Beer
Character: David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus
Character: Moishe Weitzman
David Opatoshu
Character: Abdul Muhammad
George Carlin
Character: Narrator

Janie Squire
Character: Student
Dorothy Stratten
Character: Americathon Stage Dancer
Geno Andrews
Character: Chris Broder

Cynthia Windham
Character: Dancer


Production and Crew

Neal Israel
Screenplay
Monica Johnson
Screenplay

Phil Proctor
Adaptation
Phil Proctor
Theatre Play
Peter Bergman
Theatre Play

Peter Bergman
Adaptation
Joe Roth
Producer
David Nichols
Associate Producer

Edward Rosen
Executive Producer
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography

John C. Howard
Supervising Film Editor
Stan Jolley
Production Design

Daniel Paredes
Costume Design
Dan Perri
Title Designer