Americathon

Americathon (1979)

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

Comedy

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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  • Release Date: 1979-08-10
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Director: Neal Israel

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Cast

  • 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

  • David Opatoshu

    Abdul Mohammad

  • Nellie Bellflower

    Missy, VP Armstrong

  • J.A. Preston

    Morty

  • Regis Cordic

    Herb

  • Michael Mislove

    Mickey

  • Althea Lawton

    Sherri

  • John Creamer

    Oliver Holmes

  • George Memmoli

    Blinky Fun

  • Gary Wood

    Paul Claude Terrando

  • Ben Fong-Torres

    Chinese

  • John Lone

    Chinese

  • Rollin Moriyama

    Chinese

  • Mitsu Yashima

    Chinese

  • Greta Gratz

    Princess Birdwater

  • Lenard George

    Lenny Birdwater

  • George Fisher

    Al Feisal

  • Jim Burke

    Commando

  • David S. Cass Sr.

    Commando #2

  • Fred Lerner

    Commando #3

  • Mike H. McGaughy

    Commando 4

  • Jamie Masada

    Commando 5

  • Richard Reicheg

    Commando 6

  • Joe Rizkallah

    Commando 7

  • Dede Howard

    Cindy

  • Michael Collins

    Mr Broder

  • Sosimo Hernandez

    Juan Flan

  • John Welsh

    Ben

  • Damon Bradley Raskin

    Timmy

  • Georgi Irene

    Baby Irene

  • Jeannine Irene

    Irene's Mother

  • May Boss

    Adele Miller

  • Dom Magwili

    Mouling's Manager

  • Ron Prince

    Head Electrician

  • Joe Finnegan

    Assistant Electrician

  • Gene LeBell

    Referee

  • Kurt Taylor

    Reporter 1

  • Doug Steckler

    Reporter 2

  • Valerie Danielle Perri

    TV Production Assistant

  • Darlene Joy Dirkquist

    Monty's Girl 1

  • Ilona Wilson

    Montys Girl 2

  • Cynthia Zigeti

    Secretary

  • Olesley Cole

    Costumer

  • Bobby Baum

    Tailor

  • Stan Barrett

    Stage Hand

  • Jon Robbins

    Stage Hand

  • Loren Janes

    Stage Hand

  • Jay Ross

    Cameraman

  • Teri Schwartz

    Tourist

  • Selma Archerd

    Telethon Phone Celebrity

  • Robert Starr

    TV Technician

  • Neal Israel

    Rabbi Protester

  • Art Musto

  • Karen Hartman

  • Jerry Layne

  • Michael St. Clair

  • Willie Tyler

  • Elena Del Rubio

  • Milly Del Rubio

  • Eadie Del Rubio

  • Eric Lee

  • Carl Carlsson

  • Ruth Carlsson

  • Tony Cappola

  • Dick Winslow

  • Jerry Maren

  • Zelda Rubinstein

  • Jimmy Briscoe

  • Elizabeth Barrington

  • Harry Monty

  • Frank Delfino

  • Anita Liebert

  • David Beckett

  • Chester Hayes

  • Linda Montana

  • Skeeter Vaughan

  • Maurice Cook

  • Sophia Bibbs

  • Michael McLoughlin

  • Larry Ahlman

  • Merrill Hardy

  • Ronald J May

  • Freddie Spencer

  • Alan Peterson

  • Eric Boles

  • Robert Strom

  • Don Seigal

  • Kal Szkalak

  • Dennis Tinerino

  • Jake Steinfeld

  • Tom Platz

  • Jim Yosenchak

  • Tony Clark Stewart

  • Christopher Lowry

  • Richard Rossington

  • Fred Wilson

  • David Pomeranz

  • Lori Lieberman

  • Billie Barnum

  • Maxine Anderson

  • Lee Lund

  • Smith Wordes

  • Cindy DeVore

  • Sandy Rovetta

  • Eddie Verso

  • Edward J Helm

  • Marianna Pecora

  • Deborah Ann Rouston

  • Warren Lucas

  • Bruce Keeler

  • Johnny Oliver

  • Chris Page

  • Jon Wolff

  • John Mayhan

  • Pat Zicari

  • Carmen Fanzone

  • Michael Egan

  • Michael George

  • Bob Rafkin

  • Frank Fabio

  • Henry Newmark

  • John Carradine

    Uncle Sam

  • Nay K. Dorsey

    Bicycle Rider

  • Al Beaudine

    Spectator at Inauguration

  • Alison Brown

    Americathon Stage Dancer

  • Elizabeth Carder

    Clergy

  • Jimmy Carter

    Self (Archive Footage)

  • Donald Chaffin

  • Terry Donohue

    Technical DIrector

  • Len Felber

  • Steven Hauptman

    Bicyclist

  • Birl Jonns

  • Helen Kelly

  • Jef Labes

  • Mike McCartney

    Ventriloquist

  • Cybill Shepherd

    Gold Girl (Uncredited)

  • Bob Templeton

  • Cynthia Windham

  • Sandy Rovetta

    Band Member

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