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Deathrow Gameshow

MOVIE • 1987

Deathrow Gameshow

In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!

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.

TMDB ★ 2.8/5Votes: 30
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Top Cast

John McCafferty

John McCafferty

Chuck Toedan

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Robyn Blythe

Gloria Sternvirgin

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Beano

Luigi Pappalardo

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Mark Lasky

Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni

Darwyn Carson

Darwyn Carson

Trudy

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Kent Butler

Stage Manager

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Paul Farbman

Dinko

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Bill Whitehead

Don Stuart

Esther Elise

Esther Elise

Groupie

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Zachary Harris

Featured Convict

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Pauli Bruno

Featured Convict

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John E. Beilin

Angry Man

Debra Lamb

Debra Lamb

Shanna Shallow

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David Martinson

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Film

Status

Released

Release

December 4, 1987

Runtime

83 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$200,000

Revenue

N/A

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