Americathon actio Jim Thompson's terrain - but

Jim Thompson's terrain - but the assurance and integrity of the filmmaking are uplifting

The path to a second chance is filled with real life drama

He has big dreams of winning first place in the local drag contest and using the money to start a new life

Pullen middle school basketball team in their inspiring journey to defend their county title

Americathon actio Jim Thompson's terrain - butIn 1998 the world's oil supply is exhausted. The U. S. Treasury is empty and in deep debt to a billionaire businessman (Chief Dan George) who'll foreclose on the nation in 30 days. The solution: a telethon to save Uncle Sam from bankruptcy. And with this way out there premise as a launching pad, Americathon explodes into comic outer space. Written by Firesign Theatre veterans Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman, this wickedly funny and 30 years later,