Americathon
10/08/1979
1h 26m



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


John Ritter
President Chet Roosevelt


Harvey Korman
Monty Rushmore


Fred Willard
Vincent Vanderhoff


Chief Dan George
Sam Birdwater


Richard Schaal
Jerry


Peter Riegert
Eric McMurkin


Nancy Morgan
Lucy Beth


Meat Loaf
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz


Elvis Costello
The Earl of Manchester


Howard Hesseman
Kip Margolis


Jay Leno
Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)


Peter Marshall
Himself
Nellie Bellflower
Missy, VP Advertising


Zane Buzby
Mouling Jackson


Terence McGovern
Danny Olson


Tommy Lasorda
Jimmy Dumphy


Jimmy Weldon
Big Jim, VP Research
Robert Beer
David Eisenhower


Allan Arbus
Moishe Weitzman


David Opatoshu
Abdul Muhammad


George Carlin
Narrator
Janie Squire
Student


Dorothy Stratten
Americathon Stage Dancer
Geno Andrews
Chris Broder
Cynthia Windham
Dancer


David Opatoshu
Abdul Mohammad
Nellie Bellflower
Missy, VP Armstrong


J.A. Preston
Morty
Regis Cordic
Herb


Michael Mislove
Mickey
Althea Lawton
Sherri


John Creamer
Oliver Holmes


George Memmoli
Blinky Fun
Gary Wood
Paul Claude Terrando


Ben Fong-Torres
Chinese


John Lone
Chinese
Rollin Moriyama
Chinese
Mitsu Yashima
Chinese
Greta Gratz
Princess Birdwater
Lenard George
Lenny Birdwater


George Fisher
Al Feisal
Jim Burke
Commando


David S. Cass Sr.
Commando #2


Fred Lerner
Commando #3
Mike H. McGaughy
Commando 4


Jamie Masada
Commando 5
Richard Reicheg
Commando 6
Joe Rizkallah
Commando 7
Dede Howard
Cindy
Michael Collins
Mr Broder
Sosimo Hernandez
Juan Flan


John Welsh
Ben
Damon Bradley Raskin
Timmy
Georgi Irene
Baby Irene
Jeannine Irene
Irene's Mother
May Boss
Adele Miller


Dom Magwili
Mouling's Manager
Ron Prince
Head Electrician
Joe Finnegan
Assistant Electrician


Gene LeBell
Referee
Kurt Taylor
Reporter 1
Doug Steckler
Reporter 2
Valerie Danielle Perri
TV Production Assistant
Darlene Joy Dirkquist
Monty's Girl 1
Ilona Wilson
Montys Girl 2
Cynthia Zigeti
Secretary
Olesley Cole
Costumer
Bobby Baum
Tailor
Stan Barrett
Stage Hand
Jon Robbins
Stage Hand


Loren Janes
Stage Hand
Jay Ross
Cameraman
Teri Schwartz
Tourist
Selma Archerd
Telethon Phone Celebrity


Robert Starr
TV Technician


Neal Israel
Rabbi Protester
Art Musto
Karen Hartman
Jerry Layne


Michael St. Clair


Willie Tyler
Elena Del Rubio
Milly Del Rubio
Eadie Del Rubio


Eric Lee
Carl Carlsson
Ruth Carlsson
Tony Cappola


Dick Winslow


Jerry Maren


Zelda Rubinstein
Jimmy Briscoe
Elizabeth Barrington
Harry Monty
Frank Delfino
Anita Liebert
David Beckett
Chester Hayes


Linda Montana


Skeeter Vaughan
Maurice Cook
Sophia Bibbs
Michael McLoughlin
Larry Ahlman
Merrill Hardy
Ronald J May
Freddie Spencer
Alan Peterson
Eric Boles
Robert Strom
Don Seigal
Kal Szkalak
Dennis Tinerino


Jake Steinfeld


Tom Platz
Jim Yosenchak
Tony Clark Stewart
Christopher Lowry
Richard Rossington
Fred Wilson
David Pomeranz
Lori Lieberman
Billie Barnum
Maxine Anderson
Lee Lund
Smith Wordes
Cindy DeVore
Sandy Rovetta
Eddie Verso
Edward J Helm
Marianna Pecora
Deborah Ann Rouston
Warren Lucas
Bruce Keeler
Johnny Oliver
Chris Page
Jon Wolff
John Mayhan
Pat Zicari
Carmen Fanzone
Michael Egan
Michael George
Bob Rafkin
Frank Fabio
Henry Newmark


John Carradine
Uncle Sam
Nay K. Dorsey
Bicycle Rider
Al Beaudine
Spectator at Inauguration


Alison Brown
Americathon Stage Dancer


Elizabeth Carder
Clergy


Jimmy Carter
Self (Archive Footage)
Donald Chaffin
Terry Donohue
Technical DIrector
Len Felber
Steven Hauptman
Bicyclist
Birl Jonns
Helen Kelly
Jef Labes
Mike McCartney
Ventriloquist


Cybill Shepherd
Gold Girl (Uncredited)
Bob Templeton
Cynthia Windham
Sandy Rovetta
Band Member
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