
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.
Cast

John Ritter
President Chet Roosevelt

Harvey Korman
Monty Rushmore

Fred Willard
Vincent Vanderhoff

Chief Dan George
Sam Birdwater

Richard Schaal
Jerry

Peter Riegert
Eric McMurkin

Nancy Morgan
Lucy Beth

Meat Loaf
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Elvis Costello
The Earl of Manchester

Howard Hesseman
Kip Margolis

Jay Leno
Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)

Peter Marshall
Himself
Nellie Bellflower
Missy, VP Advertising, Missy, VP Armstrong

Zane Buzby
Mouling Jackson

Terence McGovern
Danny Olson

Tommy Lasorda
Jimmy Dumphy

Jimmy Weldon
Big Jim, VP Research
Robert Beer
David Eisenhower

Allan Arbus
Moishe Weitzman

David Opatoshu
Abdul Muhammad, Abdul Mohammad

George Carlin
Narrator
Janie Squire
Student

Dorothy Stratten
Americathon Stage Dancer
Geno Andrews
Chris Broder
Cynthia Windham
Dancer, Unknown

J.A. Preston
Morty
Regis Cordic
Herb

Michael Mislove
Mickey
Althea Lawton
Sherri

John Creamer
Oliver Holmes

George Memmoli
Blinky Fun
Gary Wood
Paul Claude Terrando

Ben Fong-Torres
Chinese

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

George Fisher
Al Feisal
Jim Burke
Commando

David S. Cass Sr.
Commando #2

Fred Lerner
Commando #3
Mike H. McGaughy
Commando 4

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Starr
TV Technician

Neal Israel
Rabbi Protester
Art Musto
Unknown
Karen Hartman
Unknown
Jerry Layne
Unknown

Michael St. Clair
Unknown

Willie Tyler
Unknown
Elena Del Rubio
Unknown
Milly Del Rubio
Unknown
Eadie Del Rubio
Unknown

Eric Lee
Unknown
Carl Carlsson
Unknown
Ruth Carlsson
Unknown
Tony Cappola
Unknown

Dick Winslow
Unknown

Jerry Maren
Unknown

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

Linda Montana
Unknown

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

Jake Steinfeld
Unknown

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

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

Alison Brown
Americathon Stage Dancer

Elizabeth Carder
Clergy

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

Cybill Shepherd
Gold Girl (Uncredited)
Bob Templeton
Unknown
Crew

Neal Israel
Director, Screenplay
Peter Bergman
Adaptation, Theatre Play

Phil Proctor
Adaptation, Theatre Play

Michael Mislove
Screenplay

Monica Johnson
Screenplay
John C. Howard
Supervising Film Editor
David Blangsted
Editor

Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Edward Rosen
Executive Producer

Joe Roth
Producer
David Nichols
Associate Producer
Stan Jolley
Production Design
Daniel Paredes
Costume Design
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer

Gene LeBell
Stunts

Dan Perri
Title Designer



















