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Americathon

Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) 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…

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Box office
$6,171,763
Budget
$2,200,000
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Country
United States
Directed by
Neal Israel
Distributed by
United Artists

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Marketing

Reception

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Legacy

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Americathon

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples61
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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Americathon

Top relations

related to Reception · 25
Americathon → At, But, Chicago Tribune, Dale Pollock, Ebert, Gene Siskel, Governor Brown's, It's, Janet Maslin, Jerry Lewis, Judith Martin, Korman's, Linda Gross, Los Angeles Times, Mostly, On, President Carter's, Roger Ebert, Sneak Previews, The
related to External links · 9
Americathon → AFIAmericathon, Article, Films About Economic Apocalypse, IMDbAmericathon, Original Theatrical Trailer, Rotten TomatoesAmericathon, Vice, Where Are All, YouTube
related to Further reading · 8
Americathon → BearManor Media, Bergman, December, Peter, Phil, Proctor, Screenplay, The Skits Behind
related to Legacy · 4
Americathon → American, In, New York City, WNYC
Box office · 1
Americathon → $6,171,763
Budget · 1
Americathon → $2,200,000
Cinematography · 1
Americathon → Gerald Hirschfeld
Country · 1
Americathon → United States
Directed by · 1
Americathon → Neal Israel
Distributed by · 1
Americathon → United Artists

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movie film peter roosevelt united john george states israel phil proctor bergman president birdwater national lorimar home country neal ritter

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AmericathonBox office$6,171,7631.00infobox
AmericathonBudget$2,200,0001.00infobox
AmericathonCinematographyGerald Hirschfeld1.00infobox
AmericathonCountryUnited States1.00infobox
AmericathonDirected byNeal Israel1.00infobox
AmericathonDistributed byUnited Artists1.00infobox
AmericathonEdited byJohn C. Howard1.00infobox
AmericathonLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
AmericathonMusic byTom Scott1.00infobox
AmericathonProduced byJoe Roth1.00infobox
AmericathonProduction companyLorimar1.00infobox
AmericathonRelease dateAugust 10, 1979 (1979-08-10) (US)1.00infobox
AmericathonRunning time86 min.1.00infobox
AmericathonStarringJohn Ritter Harvey Korman Peter Riegert Fred Willard Jay Leno Chief Dan George1.00infobox
AmericathonWritten byPhil Proctor & Peter Bergman (play and adaptation) Neal Israel & Michael Mislove & Monica Johnson (screenplay)1.00infobox

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