

86 minutes
8/10/1979
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.

John Ritter
as President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman
as Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard
as Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George
as Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal
as Jerry

Peter Riegert
as Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan
as Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello
as The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman
as Kip Margolis

Jay Leno
as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall
as Himself
Nellie Bellflower
as Missy, VP Advertising

Zane Buzby
as Mouling Jackson

Terence McGovern
as Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda
as Jimmy Dumphy

Jimmy Weldon
as Big Jim, VP Research
Robert Beer
as David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus
as Moishe Weitzman

David Opatoshu
as Abdul Muhammad

George Carlin
as Narrator
Janie Squire
as Student

Dorothy Stratten
as Americathon Stage Dancer
Geno Andrews
as Chris Broder
Cynthia Windham
as Dancer

David Opatoshu
as Abdul Mohammad
Nellie Bellflower
as Missy, VP Armstrong

J.A. Preston
as Morty
Regis Cordic
as Herb

Michael Mislove
as Mickey
Althea Lawton
as Sherri

John Creamer
as Oliver Holmes

George Memmoli
as Blinky Fun
Gary Wood
as Paul Claude Terrando

Ben Fong-Torres
as Chinese

John Lone
as Chinese
Rollin Moriyama
as Chinese
Mitsu Yashima
as Chinese
Greta Gratz
as Princess Birdwater
Lenard George
as Lenny Birdwater

George Fisher
as Al Feisal
Jim Burke
as Commando

David S. Cass Sr.
as Commando #2

Fred Lerner
as Commando #3
Mike H. McGaughy
as Commando 4

Jamie Masada
as Commando 5
Richard Reicheg
as Commando 6
Joe Rizkallah
as Commando 7
Dede Howard
as Cindy
Michael Collins
as Mr Broder
Sosimo Hernandez
as Juan Flan

John Welsh
as Ben
Damon Bradley Raskin
as Timmy
Georgi Irene
as Baby Irene
Jeannine Irene
as Irene's Mother
May Boss
as Adele Miller

Dom Magwili
as Mouling's Manager
Ron Prince
as Head Electrician
Joe Finnegan
as Assistant Electrician

Gene LeBell
as Referee
Kurt Taylor
as Reporter 1
Doug Steckler
as Reporter 2
Valerie Danielle Perri
as TV Production Assistant
Darlene Joy Dirkquist
as Monty's Girl 1
Ilona Wilson
as Montys Girl 2
Cynthia Zigeti
as Secretary
Olesley Cole
as Costumer
Bobby Baum
as Tailor
Stan Barrett
as Stage Hand
Jon Robbins
as Stage Hand

Loren Janes
as Stage Hand
Jay Ross
as Cameraman
Teri Schwartz
as Tourist
Selma Archerd
as Telethon Phone Celebrity

Robert Starr
as TV Technician

Neal Israel
as Rabbi Protester
Art Musto
Karen Hartman
Jerry Layne

Michael St. Clair

Willie Tyler
Elena Del Rubio
Milly Del Rubio
Eadie Del Rubio

Eric Lee
Carl Carlsson
Ruth Carlsson
Tony Cappola

Dick Winslow

Jerry Maren

Zelda Rubinstein
Jimmy Briscoe
Elizabeth Barrington
Harry Monty
Frank Delfino
Anita Liebert
David Beckett

Chester Hayes

Linda Montana

Skeeter Vaughan
Maurice Cook
Sophia Bibbs
Michael McLoughlin
Larry Ahlman
Merrill Hardy
Ronald J May
Freddie Spencer
Alan Peterson
Eric Boles
Robert Strom
Don Seigal
Kal Szkalak
Dennis Tinerino

Jake Steinfeld

Tom Platz
Jim Yosenchak
Tony Clark Stewart
Christopher Lowry
Richard Rossington
Fred Wilson
David Pomeranz
Lori Lieberman
Billie Barnum
Maxine Anderson
Lee Lund
Smith Wordes
Cindy DeVore
Sandy Rovetta
Eddie Verso
Edward J Helm
Marianna Pecora
Deborah Ann Rouston
Warren Lucas
Bruce Keeler
Johnny Oliver
Chris Page
Jon Wolff
John Mayhan
Pat Zicari
Carmen Fanzone
Michael Egan
Michael George
Bob Rafkin
Frank Fabio
Henry Newmark

John Carradine
as Uncle Sam
Nay K. Dorsey
as Bicycle Rider
Al Beaudine
as Spectator at Inauguration

Alison Brown
as Americathon Stage Dancer

Elizabeth Carder
as Clergy

Jimmy Carter
as Self (Archive Footage)
Donald Chaffin
Terry Donohue
as Technical DIrector
Len Felber
Steven Hauptman
as Bicyclist
Birl Jonns
Helen Kelly
Jef Labes
Mike McCartney
as Ventriloquist

Cybill Shepherd
as Gold Girl (Uncredited)
Bob Templeton
Cynthia Windham
Sandy Rovetta
as Band Member