A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 10, 1979
Original Title:
Americathon
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
United Artists
Production Countries:
Germany | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 86
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.
Adaptation:
Phil Proctor
Peter Bergman
Associate Producer:
David Nichols
Costume Design:
Daniel Paredes
Director:
Neal Israel
Director of Photography:
Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor:
David Blangsted
Executive Producer:
Edward Rosen
Original Music Composer:
Tom Scott
Producer:
Joe Roth
Production Design:
Stan Jolley
Screenplay:
Neal Israel
Monica Johnson
Michael Mislove
Stunts:
Gene LeBell
Supervising Film Editor:
John C. Howard
Theatre Play:
Phil Proctor
Peter Bergman
Title Designer:
Dan Perri
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