Americathon

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, young TV consultant Eric McMerkin is hired by President Chet Roosevelt of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Rollout

International ()
Worldwide
$6,171,763
Domestic
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticAug 10, 1979$6,171,763