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Americathon. Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Neal Israel and starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Harvey Korman, and Nancy Morgan, with narration by George Carlin. It is based on a play by Firesign Theatre members Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman.
Aug 10, 1979 · Americathon: Directed by Neal Israel. With Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Zane Buzby. 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.
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- Neal Israel
- 1979-08-10
Edited by. "Americathon" is a puerile exploitation of one very thin joke during 98 very long minutes. It is accompanied by a short subject that is part of the National Endowment for the Arts' new project to get shorts into movie theaters. If their shorts continue to be played with features like "Americathon," they will, alas, still remain unseen.
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Once you recognize the gravy, this movie is revealed to be the towering work of comedic genius that it is. It is the most honest, in-your-face, undisguised portrayal of the end of the 500-year British-American Empire ever made. As "predicted" by "Americathon" (1979): China became the global superpower and the the Anglo-American Empire became a ...
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. Neal Israel. Director, Screenplay. Monica Mcgowan Johnson. Screenplay.
Aug 10, 1979 · Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Americathon (1979) - Neal Israel, Neil Israel on AllMovie - In the future (the distant year of 1997), the…
