Americathon

Americathon

86 mins | Comedy | Aug. 10, 1979

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.

Americathon

86 mins | Comedy | Aug. 10, 1979

Americathon
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.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
Original title Americathon
Directors Neal Israel
Writers Peter Bergman, Michael Mislove, Phil Proctor, Neal Israel, Monica Mcgowan Johnson

Cast

John Ritter

as President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman

as Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard

as Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George

as Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal

as Jerry

Peter Riegert

as Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan

as Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf

as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello

as The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman

as Kip Margolis

Jay Leno

as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall

as Himself

Nellie Bellflower

as Missy, VP Advertising

Zane Buzby

as Mouling Jackson

Terence McGovern

as Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda

as Jimmy Dumphy

Jimmy Weldon

as Big Jim, VP Research

Robert Beer

as David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus

as Moishe Weitzman

David Opatoshu

as Abdul Muhammad

George Carlin

as Narrator

Janie Squire

as Student

Dorothy Stratten

as Americathon Stage Dancer

Geno Andrews

as Chris Broder