MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 5,207 this week

Americathon (1979)

 -  Comedy  -  10 August 1979 (USA)
3.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 3.7/10 from 489 users  
Reviews: 13 user | 7 critic

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.

Director:

Writers:

(play), (play), 5 more credits »
0Check in
0Share...

Related News

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 3627 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 5779 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 99 titles created 24 Sep 2011
 
a list of 44 titles created 7 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Americathon (1979)

Americathon (1979) on IMDb 3.7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Americathon.

Videos

Photos

Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
President Chet Roosevelt
...
Monty Rushmore
...
Vincent Vanderhoff
...
Sam Birdwater
Richard Schaal ...
Jerry
...
Eric McMurkin
...
Lucy Beth
...
Mouling Jackson
...
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
...
The Earl of Manchester
...
Danny Olson (as Terry McGovern)
...
Jimmy Dunphy
...
Kip Margolis
...
Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
...
Himself
Edit

Storyline

In the not too distant future, the United States government is virtually bankrupt and in danger of being foreclosed on by a group of Native Americans, now owners of the massive Nike Corporation. A desperate President decides to make a last-ditch effort to save the country... by raising money with a telethon! Written by <mycroft@reactiveware.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.

Genres:

Comedy

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

10 August 1979 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Americanada 1998  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dorothy Stratten appears in an uncredited role wearing a Playboy Bunny style costume in the scene where Roy Budnitz donates blood. See more »

Goofs

The movie mentions that people all over the country were watching the telethon, including people from the first gay state, North Dakota. We then see a picture of Mount Rushmore which is in South Dakota See more »

Quotes

Eric McMurkin: Hard to believe all the these people, independently, came up with this for a career.
See more »

Connections

Features The Animal World (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

"Crawling to the U.S.A."
Performed by Elvis Costello
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

It Was Something Different For One Great Actor
10 May 2008 | by (arizona) – See all my reviews

AMERICATHON is not a great movie, but it is not as bad as many have said. I really can add nothing to existing reviews, but I wish to point out a couple of things you may not have realized.

The always fine Canadian Indian actor Chief Dan George plays a wealthy businessman in the film. This was the ONLY film he ever made that did not trade on his typecasting as an elderly Indian. He actually got to do something different---pity it was not in a better film.

The great actor John Carradine filmed a brief scene as a drunken Uncle Sam, which ended up on the cutting room floor, sadly for Carradine fans.


5 of 5 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
A 'What If?' for Jimmy Carter fans repose1983
Where can I get it? I_kill_Jack
Opening Credits/Relevant to 2008 Banquo13
This Film Needs to Be Remade for 2009 Shuh
Warner Brothers Archive DVD Baroque
Americathon on Youtube geo1284060
Discuss Americathon (1979) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?