
Plot
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.
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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

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

George Carlin
Narrator

Janie Squire
Student

Dorothy Stratten
Americathon Stage Dancer

Geno Andrews
Chris Broder

Cynthia Windham
Dancer

David Opatoshu
Abdul Mohammad

Nellie Bellflower
Missy, VP Armstrong

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

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
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

Terry Donohue
Technical DIrector

Len Felber

Steven Hauptman
Bicyclist

Birl Jonns

Helen Kelly

Jef Labes

Mike McCartney
Ventriloquist

Cybill Shepherd
Gold Girl (Uncredited)

Bob Templeton

Cynthia Windham