Americathon (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.
- Released
- 1979-08-10
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Neal Israel, Michael Mislove, Neal Israel, Monica Johnson
- TMDB rating
- 3.6/10 from 15 votes
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
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