Americathon 44 years old

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.

Credits

Americathon Cast

Name Character
Elvis Costello He was 24, now 69 years old as The Earl of Manchester
Jay Leno He was 29, now 73 years old as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
Howard Hesseman He was 39, now 84 years old as Kip Margolis
Allan Arbus He was 61, 95 years old when he died as Moishe Weitzman
George Carlin He was 42, 71 years old when he died as Narrator
John Ritter He was 30, 54 years old when he died as President Chet Roosevelt
Chief Dan George He was 80, 82 years old when he died as Sam Birdwater
Fred Willard He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Vincent Vanderhoff
Peter Riegert He was 32, now 76 years old as Eric McMurkin
Nancy Morgan She was 30, now 74 years old as Lucy Beth
Terence McGovern He was 37, now 81 years old as Danny Olson
Harvey Korman He was 52, 81 years old when he died as Monty Rushmore
David Opatoshu He was 61, 78 years old when he died as Abdul Muhammad
Dorothy Stratten She was 19, 20 years old when she died as Americathon Stage Dancer
Meat Loaf He was 31, now 76 years old as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Janie Squire as Student
Jimmy Weldon He was 55, now 100 years old as Big Jim, VP Research
Richard Schaal He was 51, 86 years old when he died as Jerry
Nellie Bellflower She was 33, now 77 years old as Missy, VP Advertising
Peter Marshall He was 53, now 97 years old as Himself

Americathon Crew

Name Department
John C. Howard as Supervising Film Editor. He was 49 (52) years old when He died Editing
Monica Mcgowan Johnson as Screenplay. Writing
Daniel Paredes as Costume Design. He was 32 (46) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Phil Proctor as Adaptation. He was 39 (now 83) years old Writing
Phil Proctor as Theatre Play. He was 39 (now 83) years old Writing
Joe Roth as Producer. He was 31 (now 76) years old Production
Peter Bergman as Theatre Play. He was 26 (58) years old when He died Writing
Peter Bergman as Adaptation. He was 26 (58) years old when He died Writing
Stan Jolley as Production Design. He was 53 (86) years old when He died Art
Michael Mislove as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 82) years old Writing
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Americathon (44 years)

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

  • Release day: Friday, August 10, 1979
  • Runtime: 86 minutes