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Americathon
US VHS cover for the film
Directed by
Neal Israel
Written by
Phil Proctor & Peter Bergman (play and adaptation) Neal Israel & Michael Mislove & Monica Johnson (screenplay)
Produced by
Joe Roth
Starring
John Ritter Harvey Korman Peter Riegert Fred Willard Jay Leno Chief Dan George
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by
John C. Howard
Music by
Tom Scott
Production company
Lorimar
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
August 10, 1979 (1979-08-10) (US)
Running time
86 min.
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2,200,000[1]
Box office
$6,171,763
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. The movie includes appearances by Jay Leno, Meat Loaf, Tommy Lasorda, and Chief Dan George, with a musical performance by Elvis Costello.
^Harmetz, Aljean (13 November 1978). "'Americathon,' Film of 1998". The New York Times.
Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Neal Israel and starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert...
television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon. Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman...
Centennial, based on the book by James A. Michener. In 1979, he acted in Americathon, and Spirit of the Wind. In 1980 he had his final film role in Nothing...
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12's dinner service. Steinfeld made his film debut in the 1979 film Americathon. He had the lead role of the killer in the early slasher film Home Sweet...
Fantasy Island in 1979. Also that year, she had small roles in the films Americathon, the roller disco comedy Skatetown, U.S.A., and a lead role in the exploitation...
contributed the song "It's a Beautiful Day" to the soundtrack of the film Americathon. In an April 1980 interview, Carl reflected that "the last two years...
run of Three's Company, Ritter appeared in the films Hero at Large, Americathon, and They All Laughed. In 1986, he played the role of Dad in the music...
Lash – the Pogues (1985) 1979 film debut as "The Earl of Manchester" in Americathon. Costello and the Attractions mime the song "Crawling to the U.S.A."...
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Liberty Bowl. Money wrote and performed original songs for the films Americathon (1979), Over the Top, Back to the Beach (both 1987), and Kuffs (1992)...
include Almost Heaven (1978), "Going Nowhere" (1979) on One Day at a Time, Americathon (1979), Polyester (1981), "The Wild One" (1981) on Alice, and both "Feminine...
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Special that originally aired in 1988. They briefly appeared in the movie Americathon, playing "America the Beautiful" behind several posing bodybuilders....
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1980s, over a decade after the sketch was first aired). The comedy film Americathon, released in 1979 and set in the United States of 1998, predicted a number...
actress for The Last Unicorn and The Return of the King. She acted in Americathon, the miniseries East of Eden, and she also played guest roles on various...
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is also showcased in episodes of CSI and its exterior can be seen in Americathon, Mission: Impossible III, Almighty Thor, Hancock, and at the beginning...