Deathrow Gameshow
“In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!”
1987•R•1h 23m•5.6•Released
CrimeComedy
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.
Director
Mark Pirro
Writer
Mark Pirro
Budget
$0M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Crown International Pictures
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
Pauli Bruno
Featured Convict
John E. Beilin
Angry Man
Debra Lamb
Shanna Shallow
David Martinson
Page
Felicia Cavazos
Page
Production
Company
Crown International Pictures
Company
Pirromount Pictures
Producer
Brian J. Smith
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