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Americathon

1979 · 84 min

A goofy, joke-dense time capsule that plays like a live-action cartoon about national collapse, more silly than sharp.

Directed by
Neal Israel
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
The ultimate spectacle is now a movie.
Overview
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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Directed by
Neal Israel
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • class
  • power
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Neal Israel
Written by
Michael Mislove, Monica Johnson, Neal Israel
Starring
John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Richard Schaal, Peter Riegert, Nancy Morgan, Meat Loaf
Music
Tom Scott
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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