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Americathon
The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.
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.
Where to watch Americathon
Americathon is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
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
Details
- Director
- Neal Israel
- Released
- August 10, 1979
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Studio
- Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 3.6 / 10 from 15 votes
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