Deathrow Gameshow

Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

04/12/1987
Crime, Comedy
1h 23m

In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!

Overview

Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.

  • Mark PirroDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $200,000

Keywords

  • striptease
  • death row
  • fictional game show
  • inmate
  • television host

Top Billed Cast

John McCafferty

John McCafferty

Chuck Toedan

Robyn Blythe

Gloria Sternvirgin

Beano

Luigi Pappalardo

Mark Lasky

Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni

Darwyn Carson

Darwyn Carson

Trudy

Kent Butler

Stage Manager

Paul Farbman

Dinko

Bill Whitehead

Don Stuart

Esther Elise

Esther Elise

Groupie

Zachary Harris

Featured Convict

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