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Americathon (1979)
"The ultimate spectacle is now a movie."
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Audience
Score
35
Starring
John Ritter
Harvey Korman
Fred Willard
Director
Neal Israel
PG
1 hr 24 min
Aug 10th, 1979
Comedy
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Plot
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.
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Theatrical Release:
August 10th, 1979
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Edward Rosen
Production Companies:
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Americathon on the Web:
WikiData
future
government
telethon
Cast & Crew
J
John Ritter
as President Chet Roosevelt
H
Harvey Korman
as Monty Rushmore
F
Fred Willard
as Vincent Vanderhoff
C
Chief Dan George
as Sam Birdwater
R
Richard Schaal
as Jerry
P
Peter Riegert
as Eric McMurkin
N
Neal Israel
Director
N
Neal Israel
Screenplay
M
Michael Mislove
Screenplay
M
Monica Johnson
Screenplay
P
Phil Proctor
Adaptation
P
Phil Proctor
Theatre Play
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