Americathon
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.
- Year: 1979
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: United Artists, Lorimar Filmgesellschaft GmbH
- Keyword: future, government, telethon
- Director: Neal Israel
- Cast: John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal, Peter Riegert