Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
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.
- Released
- 1987-12-04
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mark Pirro
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 30 votes
Cast
- John McCafferty as Chuck Toedan
- Robyn Blythe as Gloria Sternvirgin
- Beano as Luigi Pappalardo
- Mark Lasky as Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
- Darwyn Carson as Trudy
- Kent Butler as Stage Manager
- Paul Farbman as Dinko
- Bill Whitehead as Don Stuart
- Esther Elise as Groupie
- Zachary Harris as Featured Convict
- Pauli Bruno as Featured Convict
- John E. Beilin as Angry Man
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