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Americathon (1979)
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"The ultimate spectacle is now a movie."
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36
PG
1 hr 26 min
Aug 10th, 1979
Comedy
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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.
Starring
John Ritter
Harvey Korman
Fred Willard
Director
Neal Israel
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Theatrical Release:
August 10th, 1979
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Edward Rosen
Production Companies:
United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
Movie Tags:
future
government
telethon
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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
P
Peter Bergman
Adaptation
M
Michael Mislove
Screenplay
J
Joe Roth
Producer
P
Peter Bergman
Theatre Play
J
John C. Howard
Supervising Film Editor
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