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America aka Moonbeam (1986)

Tags: Minimal Screentime, The Invisible Man, Comedy, Independent, Last Resort for the Obsessive Fan, Career Trajectory: Unknown Actor, Not Released on DVD, Rated R

Summary

A television station bounces its signal off the moon.

Director

Robert Downey Sr.

Downey Factor

Very low, he’s seen at a dinner table with his family and watering the lawn.

Character

Paulie Hackley

Dies, Gay or Villain

No, no, no.

Cast

Richard Belzer and a bunch of people you’ve never heard of

Connection

Robert Downey Sr.’s Hugo Pool, Pound, Moment to Moment, Up the Academy, Rented Lips, Too Much Sun, Greaser’s Palace, in The Last Party and Johnny Be Good

Rotten Tomatoes

America

Availability

Released October 1986. Rare, out of print. I started this guide in 1999 and have yet to find it. Not released on DVD.

Overall

Impossible to find, and he’s barely in it.

If You Liked It

You might also like Greaser’s Palace (1972), Too Much Sun (1991)

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