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Americathon

3.5 84 mins Comedy   1979
Lorimar Motion Pictures  
Director(s): Neal Israel

Release Date: 10 Fri, Aug 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.

Casts of Americathon

John Ritter

as President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman

as Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard

as Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George

as Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal

as Jerry

Peter Riegert

as Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan

as Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf

as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello

as The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman

as Kip Margolis

Jay Leno

as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall

as Himself

Nellie Bellflower

as Missy, VP Advertising

Zane Buzby

as Mouling Jackson

Terence McGovern

as Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda

as Jimmy Dumphy

Jimmy Weldon

as Big Jim, VP Research

Robert Beer

as David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus

as Moishe Weitzman

David Opatoshu

as Abdul Muhammad

George Carlin

as Narrator

Janie Squire

as Student

Dorothy Stratten

as Americathon Stage Dancer

Geno Andrews

as Chris Broder

Cynthia Windham

as Dancer

David Opatoshu

as Abdul Mohammad

Nellie Bellflower

as Missy, VP Armstrong

J.A. Preston

as Morty

Regis Cordic

as Herb

Michael Mislove

as Mickey

Althea Lawton

as Sherri

John Creamer

as Oliver Holmes

George Memmoli

as Blinky Fun

Gary Wood

as Paul Claude Terrando

Ben Fong-Torres

as Chinese

John Lone

as Chinese

Rollin Moriyama

as Chinese

Mitsu Yashima

as Chinese

Greta Gratz

as Princess Birdwater

Lenard George

as Lenny Birdwater

George Fisher

as Al Feisal

Jim Burke

as Commando

David S. Cass Sr.

as Commando #2

Fred Lerner

as Commando #3

Mike H. McGaughy

as Commando 4

Jamie Masada

as Commando 5

Richard Reicheg

as Commando 6

Joe Rizkallah

as Commando 7

Dede Howard

as Cindy

Michael Collins

as Mr Broder

Sosimo Hernandez

as Juan Flan

John Welsh

as Ben

Georgi Irene

as Baby Irene

Jeannine Irene

as Irene's Mother

May Boss

as Adele Miller

Dom Magwili

as Mouling's Manager

Ron Prince

as Head Electrician

Joe Finnegan

as Assistant Electrician

Gene LeBell

as Referee

Kurt Taylor

as Reporter 1

Doug Steckler

as Reporter 2

Valerie Danielle Perri

as TV Production Assistant

Darlene Joy Dirkquist

as Monty's Girl 1

Ilona Wilson

as Montys Girl 2

Cynthia Zigeti

as Secretary

Olesley Cole

as Costumer

Bobby Baum

as Tailor

Stan Barrett

as Stage Hand

Jon Robbins

as Stage Hand

Loren Janes

as Stage Hand

Jay Ross

as Cameraman

Teri Schwartz

as Tourist

Selma Archerd

as Telethon Phone Celebrity

Robert Starr

as TV Technician

Neal Israel

as Rabbi Protester

John Carradine

as Uncle Sam

Nay K. Dorsey

as Bicycle Rider

Al Beaudine

as Spectator at Inauguration

Alison Brown

as Americathon Stage Dancer

Elizabeth Carder

as Clergy

Jimmy Carter

as Self (Archive Footage)

Terry Donohue

as Technical DIrector

Steven Hauptman

as Bicyclist

Mike McCartney

as Ventriloquist

Cybill Shepherd

as Gold Girl (Uncredited)

Sandy Rovetta

as Band Member

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