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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
David Opatoshu
Character: Abdul Mohammad
Nellie Bellflower
Character: Missy, VP Armstrong

J.A. Preston
Character: Morty
Regis Cordic
Character: Herb
Michael Mislove
Character: Mickey

Althea Lawton
Character: Sherri
John Creamer
Character: Oliver Holmes
George Memmoli
Character: Blinky Fun

Gary Wood
Character: Paul Claude Terrando
Ben Fong-Torres
Character: Chinese
John Lone
Character: Chinese

Rollin Moriyama
Character: Chinese
Mitsu Yashima
Character: Chinese
Greta Gratz
Character: Princess Birdwater

Lenard George
Character: Lenny Birdwater
George Fisher
Character: Al Feisal
Jim Burke
Character: Commando

David S. Cass Sr.
Character: Commando #2
Fred Lerner
Character: Commando #3
Mike H. McGaughy
Character: Commando 4

Jamie Masada
Character: Commando 5
Richard Reicheg
Character: Commando 6
Joe Rizkallah
Character: Commando 7

Dede Howard
Character: Cindy
Michael Collins
Character: Mr Broder
Sosimo Hernandez
Character: Juan Flan

John Welsh
Character: Ben
Damon Bradley Raskin
Character: Timmy
Georgi Irene
Character: Baby Irene

Jeannine Irene
Character: Irene's Mother
May Boss
Character: Adele Miller
Dom Magwili
Character: Mouling's Manager

Ron Prince
Character: Head Electrician
Joe Finnegan
Character: Assistant Electrician
Gene LeBell
Character: Referee

Kurt Taylor
Character: Reporter 1
Doug Steckler
Character: Reporter 2
Valerie Danielle Perri
Character: TV Production Assistant

Darlene Joy Dirkquist
Character: Monty's Girl 1
Ilona Wilson
Character: Montys Girl 2
Cynthia Zigeti
Character: Secretary

Olesley Cole
Character: Costumer
Bobby Baum
Character: Tailor
Stan Barrett
Character: Stage Hand

Jon Robbins
Character: Stage Hand
Loren Janes
Character: Stage Hand
Jay Ross
Character: Cameraman

Teri Schwartz
Character: Tourist
Selma Archerd
Character: Telethon Phone Celebrity
Robert Starr
Character: TV Technician

Neal Israel
Character: Rabbi Protester























John Carradine
Character: Uncle Sam
Nay K. Dorsey
Character: Bicycle Rider

Al Beaudine
Character: Spectator at Inauguration
Alison Brown
Character: Americathon Stage Dancer
Elizabeth Carder
Character: Clergy

Jimmy Carter
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Terry Donohue
Character: Technical DIrector

Steven Hauptman
Character: Bicyclist

Mike McCartney
Character: Ventriloquist

Cybill Shepherd
Character: Gold Girl (Uncredited)


Production and Crew

Phil Proctor
Theatre Play
Daniel Paredes
Costume Design
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography

Peter Bergman
Theatre Play
Peter Bergman
Adaptation
David Nichols
Associate Producer

Phil Proctor
Adaptation
Stan Jolley
Production Design

John C. Howard
Supervising Film Editor
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer

Neal Israel
Screenplay
Monica Johnson
Screenplay
Joe Roth
Producer

Edward Rosen
Executive Producer
Dan Perri
Title Designer