USA / West Germany,
1979, 86 min
Directed by:
Neal IsraelCinematography:
Gerald HirschfeldComposer:
Tom ScottCast:
John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal, Peter Riegert, Nancy Morgan, Meat Loaf, Elvis Costello, Terence McGovern (more)Plots(1)
In 1998 the world's oil supply is exhausted. The U.S. Treasury is empty and in deep debt to a billionaire businessman (Chief Dan George) who'll foreclose on the nation in 30 days. The solution: a telethon to save Uncle Sam from bankruptcy. And with this way-out-there premise as a launching pad; Americathon explodes into comic outer space. (official distributor synopsis)
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