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In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives! - Deathrow Gameshow
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Title: Deathrow Gameshow

Release Date: 4 Dec 1987

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Crime, Comedy

Director: Crown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures

Production Companies: Crown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 5.8 (25 votes)

Cast

  • Chuck Toedan: John McCafferty
  • Gloria Sternvirgin: Robyn Blythe
  • Luigi Pappalardo: Beano
  • Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni: Mark Lasky
  • Trudy: Darwyn Carson
  • Stage Manager: Kent Butler
  • Dinko: Paul Farbman
  • Don Stuart: Bill Whitehead
  • Groupie: Esther Elise
  • Featured Convict: Zachary Harris
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