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Americathon
In 1998 the world’s oil supply is exhausted. The U.S. Treasury is empty and in deep debt to a billionaire businessman who’ll foreclose on the nation in 30 days.
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Genre:   Comedy
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Director:   Neil Israel
Cast:   Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Zane Buzby, Nancy Morgan, John Ritter, Richard Schall, Elvis Costello, Jay Leno
Theatrical Release Date:   08/10/1979
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Americathon
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Americathon from Warner Bros.
 
3.7

(based on 9 reviews)

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89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Entertaining (8)
  • Funny (4)
  • Engaging characters (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • At home (5)
    • Adult viewers (3)
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    4.0

    A strangely prescient look at the USA.

    By D-dog

    from Orilando, FL.

    About Me Movie Buff

    Pros

    • Entertaining

    Cons

    • Limited Appeal

    Best Uses

    • Adult Viewers

    Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

    Nice film done in the 1970's describing a USA that is broke and about to fall apart--an apt description of what's happening right now! Harvey Korman is quite entertaining as the MC of the last chance to redeem the country!

     
    1.0

    WILLNOT PLAY ON MY LAPTOP ... cannot vi

    By Anne

    from central va

    About Me Casual Viewer

    Verified Reviewer

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          Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

          I bought this to view on my laptop. Alax, there is a lock that won't let it work on some DVD, including laptops. THIS WAS NOT STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASE!! totally anti-consumer

           
          5.0

          Absuperbly hiilaryus

          By Joe Knowitso

          from Mission Viejo, CA

          About Me Movie Buff

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          Pros

          • Entertaining
          • Funny
          • Great Comedians

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Adult Viewers
            • At Home
            • Special Needs

            Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

            Laughter is theraputic

             
            4.0

            All too prophetic

            By Unidyne

            from Henderson, NV

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            Pros

            • Entertaining
            • Funny
            • Great Comedians

            Cons

            • Clumsy editing
            • Somewhat dated humor

            Best Uses

            • At Home

            Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

            The film that proved all too prophetic. The USA is broke and out of oil, people living in their cars, wealthy Native Americans having great clout, Vietnam becoming the playground of Asia's elite and China becoming a global economic superpower. Back in 1979, it was a all a joke. Today, it's reality! It's so nice to watch a clear copy that's not on an aging VHS cassette, and the widescreen presentation along with the coming attractions trailer are a plus. While not a great film (the clumsily edited ending seemed like an afterthought), it is enjoyable and, in hindsight, eerie to see comical predictions coming true.

             
            4.0

            Foreboding Comedy about the USA's Future

            By Wonderfulbill1967

            from Farmingdale, New York

            About Me Movie Buff

            Pros

            • Entertaining
            • Funny
            • Original Idea
            • Satire that's a Blast

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Adult Viewers
              • At Home
              • Great for Movie Night

              Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

              I remember seeing this film on cable when I was 11-12 years old. This was a Great Blast from the past! It's plot is Foreboding about a grim economic future of the USA. Its' satirical look at how Big Government seems to be run by people who don't have a clue.

              (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Good picture and sound quality

              By garhunt

              from Richmond, KY

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              Pros

              • Engaging Characters
              • Entertaining
              • Funny

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • At Home

                Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

                It would have been nice if the DVD had chapter listings.

                 
                3.0

                this could be 2011!

                By hemihead

                from the bronx, n.y.

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                Pros

                • Engaging Characters
                • Entertaining
                • Original

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                  • At Home

                  Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

                  seems like somethings never change.

                  (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  4.0

                  Comedy Classic!

                  By Allardyce

                  from Portland, OR

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                  Pros

                  • Engaging Characters
                  • Entertaining

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                      Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

                      I saw AMERICATHON theatrically when I was 9 years old and thought it was hilarious. It's a delight 30 years later to finally see a widescreen DVD release of this comedy classic. Wacky and memorable performances abound from Harvey Korman, John Ritter, Zane Buzby and more.Thanks to WB Archive for making the movie available. The picture quality is very good, and it looks just like any other DVD. Strongly recommended to '70s comedy fans.DSS

                      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                       
                      4.0

                      Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose.

                      By Cinephile NJ

                      from NJ

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                      Pros

                      • Entertaining
                      • Original
                      • Strangely prescient

                      Cons

                      • A trifle dated at times

                      Best Uses

                        Comments about Americathon from Warner Bros.:

                        Often hilarious, strangely prescient and relevant to where we're headed today, this underrated gem from the final days of the last decade long recession (also fueled by a pointless war we never should have gotten ourselves involved in, and which we similarly wound up "losing" in the end) seems to predict public cynicism, "reality TV", an ineffectual government run by buffoons, and a nation on the brink of financial collapse and complete ownership by an unfriendly foreign power. And that's not even getting into the whole oil shortage angle (everyone is reduced to riding bicycles in the film's dystopian world, and one of the best acts is the "car killer", where a thinner than you'd remember Meatloaf takes on a hostile motor vehicle American Gladiator style). Perhaps the only thing more frightening (yet amusing) than all of this being knife edge-close to current reality is how Meatloaf, once feted for his notable heft, seems comparatively trim compared to the average man on the street these days! Funny, biting, and recommended...though it is a bit slow and dated in parts.

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