Released 30 years ago, when the nation was still reeling from the Vietnam War and Watergate, this prophetic all-American mosaic reveals our national obsession with entertainment and politics. A presidential election is underway, and Replacement Party candidate Hal Philip Walker's election team is rounding up some acts for a fundraiser.
Production ABC Entertainment (presents); American Broadcasting Company (ABC); Paramount Pictures;
Cast Names Steve Earle; Thomas Hal Phillips; Patrick Reynolds; Gailard Sartain; Howard K. Smith; Joan Tewkesbury; David Arkin; Barbara Baxley; Ned Beatty; Karen Black; Ronee Blakley; Timothy Brown; Keith Carradine; Geraldine Chaplin; Robert DoQui; Shelley Duvall; Allen Garfield; Henry Gibson; Scott Glenn; Jeff Goldblum; Barbara Harris; David Hayward; Michael Murphy; Allan F. Nicholls; Dave Peel; Cristina Raines; Bert Remsen; Lily Tomlin; Gwen Welles; Keenan Wynn;
Box Office USD 9,984,123
Release Date 1975-06-11 (New York City, New York) 1999-10-07 (Austin Film Festival)