Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

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Deathrow Gameshow on IMDb 5.0/10 550 votes

Released:
1987-12-04

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.

Director:
Mark Pirro

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Crime, Comedy

  • 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