Americathon
The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.
1979 | 86m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Neal Israel |
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| Writer: | Neal Israel, Michael Mislove, Phil Proctor, Monica Johnson, Peter Bergman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 10, 1979 |
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| Director: | Neal Israel |
| Writer: | Neal Israel, Michael Mislove, Phil Proctor, Monica Johnson, Peter Bergman |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | future, government, telethon |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Ritter | President Chet Roosevelt |
| Harvey Korman | Monty Rushmore |
| Fred Willard | Vincent Vanderhoff |
| Chief Dan George | Sam Birdwater |
| Richard Schaal | Jerry |
| Peter Riegert | Eric McMurkin |
| Nancy Morgan | Lucy Beth |
| Meat Loaf | Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz |
| Elvis Costello | The Earl of Manchester |
| Howard Hesseman | Kip Margolis |
| Jay Leno | Larry Miller (Poopy Butt) |
| Peter Marshall | Himself |
| Nellie Bellflower | Missy, VP Advertising |
| Zane Buzby | Mouling Jackson |
| Terence McGovern | Danny Olson |
| Tommy Lasorda | Jimmy Dumphy |
| Jimmy Weldon | Big Jim, VP Research |
| Robert Beer | David Eisenhower |
| Allan Arbus | Moishe Weitzman |
| David Opatoshu | Abdul Muhammad |
| George Carlin | Narrator |
| Janie Squire | Student |
| Dorothy Stratten | Americathon Stage Dancer |
| Geno Andrews | Chris Broder |
| Cynthia Windham | Dancer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Neal Israel | Screenplay, Director |
| Michael Mislove | Screenplay |
| Phil Proctor | Adaptation, Theatre Play |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Daniel Paredes | Costume Design |
| Monica Johnson | Screenplay |
| Peter Bergman | Adaptation, Theatre Play |
| Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Gerald Hirschfeld | Director of Photography |
| David Blangsted | Editor |
| John C. Howard | Supervising Film Editor |
| Stan Jolley | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joe Roth | Producer |
| David Nichols | Associate Producer |
| Edward Rosen | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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