"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."
John Ritter
as President Chet Roosevelt
Harvey Korman
as Monty Rushmore
Fred Willard
as Vincent Vanderhoff
Chief Dan George
as Sam Birdwater
Richard Schaal
as Jerry
Peter Riegert
as Eric McMurkin
Nancy Morgan
as Lucy Beth
Meat Loaf
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Elvis Costello
as The Earl of Manchester
Howard Hesseman
as Kip Margolis
Jay Leno
as Larry Miller (Poopy Butt)
Peter Marshall
as Himself
Nellie Bellflower
as Missy, VP Advertising
Zane Buzby
as Mouling Jackson
Terence McGovern
as Danny Olson
Tommy Lasorda
as Jimmy Dumphy
Jimmy Weldon
as Big Jim, VP Research
Robert Beer
as David Eisenhower
Allan Arbus
as Moishe Weitzman
David Opatoshu
as Abdul Muhammad
George Carlin
as Narrator
Janie Squire
as Student
Dorothy Stratten
as Americathon Stage Dancer
Geno Andrews
as Chris Broder
Cynthia Windham
as Dancer
as Abdul Mohammad
as Missy, VP Armstrong
J.A. Preston
as Morty
Regis Cordic
as Herb
Michael Mislove
as Mickey
Althea Lawton
as Sherri
John Creamer
as Oliver Holmes
George Memmoli
as Blinky Fun
Gary Wood
as Paul Claude Terrando
Ben Fong-Torres
as Chinese
John Lone
Rollin Moriyama
Mitsu Yashima
Greta Gratz
as Princess Birdwater
Lenard George
as Lenny Birdwater
George Fisher
as Al Feisal
Jim Burke
as Commando
David S. Cass Sr.
as Commando #2
Fred Lerner
as Commando #3
Mike H. McGaughy
as Commando 4
Jamie Masada
as Commando 5
Richard Reicheg
as Commando 6
Joe Rizkallah
as Commando 7
Dede Howard
as Cindy
Michael Collins
as Mr Broder
Sosimo Hernandez
as Juan Flan
John Welsh
as Ben
Damon Bradley Raskin
as Timmy
Georgi Irene
as Baby Irene
Jeannine Irene
as Irene's Mother
May Boss
as Adele Miller
Dom Magwili
as Mouling's Manager
Ron Prince
as Head Electrician
Joe Finnegan
as Assistant Electrician
Gene LeBell
as Referee
Kurt Taylor
as Reporter 1
Doug Steckler
as Reporter 2
Valerie Danielle Perri
as TV Production Assistant
Darlene Joy Dirkquist
as Monty's Girl 1
Ilona Wilson
as Montys Girl 2
Cynthia Zigeti
as Secretary
Olesley Cole
as Costumer
Bobby Baum
as Tailor
Stan Barrett
as Stage Hand
Jon Robbins
Loren Janes
Jay Ross
as Cameraman
Teri Schwartz
as Tourist
Selma Archerd
as Telethon Phone Celebrity
Robert Starr
as TV Technician
Neal Israel
as Rabbi Protester
Art Musto
as
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
as Uncle Sam
Nay K. Dorsey
as Bicycle Rider
Al Beaudine
as Spectator at Inauguration
Alison Brown
Elizabeth Carder
as Clergy
Jimmy Carter
as Self (Archive Footage)
Donald Chaffin
Terry Donohue
as Technical DIrector
Len Felber
Steven Hauptman
as Bicyclist
Birl Jonns
Helen Kelly
Jef Labes
Mike McCartney
as Ventriloquist
Cybill Shepherd
as Gold Girl (Uncredited)
Bob Templeton
Director
Peter Bergman
Adaptation
Screenplay
Joe Roth
Producer
Theatre Play
John C. Howard
Supervising Film Editor
Daniel Paredes
Costume Design
Phil Proctor
Stan Jolley
Production Design
David Nichols
Associate Producer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
David Blangsted
Editor
Edward Rosen
Executive Producer
Monica Johnson
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
Stunts
Dan Perri
Title Designer