Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

12/04/1987 (US) • 1h 23m

Crime, Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

John McCafferty

Chuck Toedan

Robyn Blythe

Gloria Sternvirgin

Beano

Luigi Pappalardo

Mark Lasky

Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni

Kent Butler

Stage Manager

Bill Whitehead

Don Stuart


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$200,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

striptease

death row

fictional game show

inmate

television host

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