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In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
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Directed by: Neal Israel, Gerald Hirschfeld
Produced by: Joe Roth, David Nichols, Edward Rosen
Composed by: Tom Scott
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