Americathon(1979)
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.
Movie: Americathon
Top 10 Billed Cast
President Chet Roosevelt
Monty Rushmore
Vincent Vanderhoff
Sam Birdwater
Jerry
Eric McMurkin
Lucy Beth
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
The Earl of Manchester
Kip Margolis
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