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
