Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
"In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!"
Title: Deathrow Gameshow
Original Title: Deathrow Gameshow
Release Date: 1987-12-04
Status: Released
Rating: 5.426/10 (from 27 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Production Companies: Crown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures
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.
Cast
John McCafferty
Chuck Toedan
Robyn Blythe
Gloria Sternvirgin
Beano
Luigi Pappalardo
Mark Lasky
Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
Darwyn Carson
Trudy
Kent Butler
Stage Manager
Paul Farbman
Dinko
Bill Whitehead
Don Stuart
Esther Elise
Groupie
Zachary Harris
Featured Convict
