---
title: 'Americathon (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Neal Israel'
released: '1979-08-10'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/americathon-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078766/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Americathon (1979)

1979 · 86 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Americathon is a 1979 American science fiction 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Neal Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-israel)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Proctor](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-proctor)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tom Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-scott)
- **Producer:** [Joe Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-roth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-hirschfeld)

## Cast

- [Harvey Korman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-korman)
- [John Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ritter)
- [Peter Riegert](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-riegert)
- [Fred Willard](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-willard)
- [Jay Leno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-leno)
- [Chief Dan George](https://cinepixo.com/people/chief-dan-george)

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