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Americathon
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Americathon
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:film
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:Americathon_(stage_play)
gptkbp:cinematography
gptkb:James_Pergola
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Neal_Israel
gptkbp:distributor
gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy
gptkb:Tom_Walls
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Americathon
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:musicBy
gptkb:Tom_Scott
gptkbp:notableFor
early film appearance of Jay Leno
satirical depiction of future America
gptkbp:plotSummary
A satirical look at a near-future America facing bankruptcy, where a telethon is held to save the country.
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:Joe_Roth
gptkbp:releaseYear
1979
gptkbp:runtime
86 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter
gptkb:Neal_Israel
gptkb:Peter_Bergman
gptkb:Michael_Mislove
gptkb:Phil_Proctor
gptkbp:starring
gptkb:Howard_Hesseman
gptkb:Thom_Sharp
gptkb:Cleavon_Little
gptkb:John_Ritter
gptkb:Chief_Dan_George
gptkb:Fred_Willard
gptkb:Meat_Loaf
gptkb:Jay_Leno
gptkb:Harvey_Korman
gptkb:Peter_Riegert
gptkb:Barbara_Cason
gptkb:Elayne_Boosler
gptkb:Zane_Buzby
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Nancy_Morgan
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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