Americathon

Name: Americathon
Genre: comedy
Released: 1979
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 3.6
Cast: John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal

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Story Analysis

A desperate national telethon unfolds amid economic collapse, political sabotage, and looming foreclosure.

Comedy · 3.6/10 · 84 min · 1979

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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Neal Israel
theatre play

Peter Bergman
screenplay

Michael Mislove
screenplay

Neal Israel
actor

as President Chet Roosevelt

John Ritter

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