Americathon

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

19791h 24mNo ratings yet

Comedy

Overview

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.

Keywords

future
government
telethon

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 10, 1979
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Germany, United States of America
Production: United Artists,Lorimar Motion Pictures,Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
Cast: Jay Leno,Carmen Fanzone,Warren Lucas,Georgi Irene,Fred Wilson,Jimmy Carter,Zane Buzby,Meat Loaf,Lee Lund,Michael Eganand 148 more
Director: Neal Israel
Writer: Peter Bergman,Phil Proctor,Monica Johnson,Michael Mislove,Neal Israel
Producer: Edward Rosen,Joe Roth
Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld
Music: Tom Scott
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0078766