Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

  • R
  • 12/04/1987 (US)
  • 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 Pirro

Director, Writer

Cast

John McCafferty's headshot

John McCafferty

Chuck Toedan
Robyn Blythe's headshot

Robyn Blythe

Gloria Sternvirgin
Beano's headshot

Beano

Luigi Pappalardo
Mark Lasky's headshot

Mark Lasky

Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
Darwyn Carson's headshot

Darwyn Carson

Trudy
Kent Butler's headshot

Kent Butler

Stage Manager
Paul Farbman's headshot

Paul Farbman

Dinko
Bill Whitehead's headshot

Bill Whitehead

Don Stuart

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