Americathon
Neal Israel1979-08-10
The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.
3.6
86 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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John Ritter | President Chet Roosevelt | Unowned |
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Harvey Korman | Monty Rushmore | Unowned |
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Fred Willard | Vincent Vanderhoff | Unowned |
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Chief Dan George | Sam Birdwater | Unowned |
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Richard Schaal | Jerry | Unowned |
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Peter Riegert | Eric McMurkin | Unowned |
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Nancy Morgan | Lucy Beth | Unowned |
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Meat Loaf | Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz | Unowned |
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Elvis Costello | The Earl of Manchester | Unowned |
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Howard Hesseman | Kip Margolis | Unowned |
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Jay Leno | Larry Miller (Poopy Butt) | Unowned |
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Peter Marshall | Himself | Unowned |
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Nellie Bellflower | Missy, VP Advertising | Unowned |
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Zane Buzby | Mouling Jackson | Unowned |
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Terence McGovern | Danny Olson | Unowned |
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Tommy Lasorda | Jimmy Dumphy | Unowned |
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Jimmy Weldon | Big Jim, VP Research | Unowned |
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Robert Beer | David Eisenhower | Unowned |
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Allan Arbus | Moishe Weitzman | Unowned |
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David Opatoshu | Abdul Muhammad | Unowned |
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George Carlin | Narrator | Unowned |
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Janie Squire | Student | Unowned |
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Dorothy Stratten | Americathon Stage Dancer | Unowned |
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Geno Andrews | Chris Broder | Unowned |
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Cynthia Windham | Dancer | Unowned |