In 1998 the world's oil supply is exhausted. The U.S. Treasury is empty and in deep debt to a billionaire businessman (Chief Dan George) who'll foreclose on the nation in 30 days. The solution: a telethon to save Uncle Sam from bankruptcy. And with this way-out-there premise as a launching pad, Americathon explodes into comic outer space. Written by Firesign Theatre veterans Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman, this wickedly funny -- and 30 years later, outrageously timely -- escapade stars Harvey Korman as an ego-tripping emcee, Fred Willard as a scheming White House aide and John Ritter as a mellow fellow of a President. Has the country got a prayer when the people running the show haven't got a clue? Tune in to this all-stops-out extravaganza of hilarity and -- strange but true -- foreboding.
DVD Details
>Rated: 0
>Runtime: 1 hours, 24 minutes
>Video: Black & White
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1979
>Label: Warner
Starring: Harvey Korman;Fred Willard;Peter Riegert;Zane Buzby;Nancy Morgan;John Ritter;Richard Schall;Elvis Costello;Jay Leno
DVD Details
>Rated: 0
>Runtime: 1 hours, 24 minutes
>Video: Black & White
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1979
>Label: Warner
Starring: Harvey Korman;Fred Willard;Peter Riegert;Zane Buzby;Nancy Morgan;John Ritter;Richard Schall;Elvis Costello;Jay Leno
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