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Americathon (1979)

3.6 | Aug 10, 1979 (US) | Comedy | 01:26

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

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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Cast

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John Ritter
President Chet Roosevelt
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Harvey Korman
Monty Rushmore
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Fred Willard
Vincent Vanderhoff
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Chief Dan George
Sam Birdwater
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Peter Riegert
Eric McMurkin
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Nancy Morgan
Lucy Beth
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Meat Loaf
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
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Elvis Costello
The Earl of Manchester
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Howard Hesseman
Kip Margolis