Americathon

Name: Americathon
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979-08-10
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal

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Americathon (1979)

Timing: 1:24 (84 min)

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Release date

1979-08-10

Country

United States

Production

Lorimar Motion Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Budget

Box office

$6 171 763

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Director

Neal Israel

Actors

John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal, Peter Riegert, Nancy Morgan, Meat Loaf, Elvis Costello, Howard Hesseman
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Producer

Joe Roth, Edward Rosen

Camera operator

Gerald Hirschfeld

Composer

Tom Scott

Artist

Stan Jolley

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Editing

David Blangsted
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Short description

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.