Americathon
Neal Israel1979-08-10
The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.
3.5
84 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 |
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David Opatoshu | Abdul Mohammad | Unowned |
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Nellie Bellflower | Missy, VP Armstrong | Unowned |
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J.A. Preston | Morty | Unowned |
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Regis Cordic | Herb | Unowned |
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Michael Mislove | Mickey | Unowned |
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Althea Lawton | Sherri | Unowned |
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John Creamer | Oliver Holmes | Unowned |
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George Memmoli | Blinky Fun | Unowned |
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Gary Wood | Paul Claude Terrando | Unowned |
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Ben Fong-Torres | Chinese | Unowned |
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John Lone | Chinese | Unowned |
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Rollin Moriyama | Chinese | Unowned |
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Mitsu Yashima | Chinese | Unowned |
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Greta Gratz | Princess Birdwater | Unowned |
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Lenard George | Lenny Birdwater | Unowned |
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George Fisher | Al Feisal | Unowned |
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Jim Burke | Commando | Unowned |
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David S. Cass Sr. | Commando #2 | Unowned |
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Fred Lerner | Commando #3 | Unowned |
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Mike H. McGaughy | Commando 4 | Unowned |
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Jamie Masada | Commando 5 | Unowned |
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Richard Reicheg | Commando 6 | Unowned |
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Joe Rizkallah | Commando 7 | Unowned |
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Dede Howard | Cindy | Unowned |
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Michael Collins | Mr Broder | Unowned |
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Sosimo Hernandez | Juan Flan | Unowned |
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John Welsh | Ben | Unowned |
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Damon Bradley Raskin | Timmy | Unowned |
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Georgi Irene | Baby Irene | Unowned |
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Jeannine Irene | Irene's Mother | Unowned |
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May Boss | Adele Miller | Unowned |
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Dom Magwili | Mouling's Manager | Unowned |
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Ron Prince | Head Electrician | Unowned |
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Joe Finnegan | Assistant Electrician | Unowned |
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Gene LeBell | Referee | Unowned |
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Kurt Taylor | Reporter 1 | Unowned |
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Doug Steckler | Reporter 2 | Unowned |
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Valerie Danielle Perri | TV Production Assistant | Unowned |
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Darlene Joy Dirkquist | Monty's Girl 1 | Unowned |
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Ilona Wilson | Montys Girl 2 | Unowned |
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Cynthia Zigeti | Secretary | Unowned |
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Olesley Cole | Costumer | Unowned |
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Bobby Baum | Tailor | Unowned |
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Stan Barrett | Stage Hand | Unowned |
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Jon Robbins | Stage Hand | Unowned |
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Loren Janes | Stage Hand | Unowned |
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Jay Ross | Cameraman | Unowned |
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Teri Schwartz | Tourist | Unowned |
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Selma Archerd | Telethon Phone Celebrity | Unowned |
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Robert Starr | TV Technician | Unowned |
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Neal Israel | Rabbi Protester | Unowned |
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Art Musto | Unowned | |
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Karen Hartman | Unowned | |
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Jerry Layne | Unowned | |
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Michael St. Clair | Unowned | |
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Willie Tyler | Unowned | |
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Elena Del Rubio | Unowned | |
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Milly Del Rubio | Unowned | |
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Eadie Del Rubio | Unowned | |
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Eric Lee | Unowned | |
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Carl Carlsson | Unowned | |
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Ruth Carlsson | Unowned | |
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Tony Cappola | Unowned | |
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Dick Winslow | Unowned | |
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Jerry Maren | Unowned | |
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Zelda Rubinstein | Unowned | |
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Jimmy Briscoe | Unowned | |
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Elizabeth Barrington | Unowned | |
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Harry Monty | Unowned | |
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Frank Delfino | Unowned | |
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Anita Liebert | Unowned | |
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Chester Hayes | Unowned | |
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Linda Montana | Unowned | |
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Skeeter Vaughan | Unowned | |
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Maurice Cook | Unowned | |
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Sophia Bibbs | Unowned | |
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Michael McLoughlin | Unowned | |
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Larry Ahlman | Unowned | |
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Merrill Hardy | Unowned | |
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Ronald J May | Unowned | |
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Freddie Spencer | Unowned | |
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Alan Peterson | Unowned | |
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Eric Boles | Unowned | |
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Robert Strom | Unowned | |
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Don Seigal | Unowned | |
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Kal Szkalak | Unowned | |
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Dennis Tinerino | Unowned | |
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Jake Steinfeld | Unowned | |
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Tom Platz | Unowned | |
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Jim Yosenchak | Unowned | |
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Tony Clark Stewart | Unowned | |
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Christopher Lowry | Unowned | |
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Richard Rossington | Unowned | |
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Fred Wilson | Unowned | |
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David Pomeranz | Unowned | |
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Lori Lieberman | Unowned | |
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Billie Barnum | Unowned | |
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Maxine Anderson | Unowned | |
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Lee Lund | Unowned | |
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Smith Wordes | Unowned | |
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Cindy DeVore | Unowned | |
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Sandy Rovetta | Unowned | |
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Eddie Verso | Unowned | |
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Edward J Helm | Unowned | |
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Marianna Pecora | Unowned | |
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Deborah Ann Rouston | Unowned | |
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Warren Lucas | Unowned | |
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Bruce Keeler | Unowned | |
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Johnny Oliver | Unowned | |
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Chris Page | Unowned | |
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Jon Wolff | Unowned | |
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John Mayhan | Unowned | |
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Pat Zicari | Unowned | |
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Carmen Fanzone | Unowned | |
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Michael Egan | Unowned | |
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Michael George | Unowned | |
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Bob Rafkin | Unowned | |
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Frank Fabio | Unowned | |
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Henry Newmark | Unowned | |
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John Carradine | Uncle Sam | Unowned |
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Nay K. Dorsey | Bicycle Rider | Unowned |
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Al Beaudine | Spectator at Inauguration | Unowned |
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Alison Brown | Americathon Stage Dancer | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Carder | Clergy | Unowned |
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Jimmy Carter | Self (Archive Footage) | Unowned |
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Donald Chaffin | Unowned | |
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Terry Donohue | Technical DIrector | Unowned |
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Len Felber | Unowned | |
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Steven Hauptman | Bicyclist | Unowned |
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Birl Jonns | Unowned | |
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Helen Kelly | Unowned | |
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Jef Labes | Unowned | |
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Mike McCartney | Ventriloquist | Unowned |
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Cybill Shepherd | Gold Girl (Uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Templeton | Unowned | |
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Cynthia Windham | Unowned | |
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Sandy Rovetta | Band Member | Unowned |