Deathrow Gameshow
In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$200000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1987-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
5.6
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
Jim Bruce
Featured Convict
Avery Waisbren
Featured Convict
Hugh O. Fields
Featured Convict
Paul Bunnell
Featured Convict
Braddon Mendelson
Featured Convict
Chris Hammond
Featured Convict
Don Haynes
Featured Convict
Stacey Katzin
Prisoner's Wife
Cheryl Crosland
Elva McKinley
Michael Ashe
Roy Montague
Eve Brent
Crossing Guard
Thom Despres
Hood in Ski Mask
Cynthia Brownell
Woman at Poolside
Howard Jackson
Spaz Terryton
Cindy Jo Hinkleman
Spaz Girl
Staci Wolfe
Spaz Girl
Debbie Yonemura
Spaz Girl
Fi Fi Laurent
Spaz Girl
Laura Truex
Spaz Girl
Linda Habeeb Smith
Spaz Girl
Diana Guyer
Spaz Girl
R. Terry Lee
Jinsoo Knife Chef
Pat Hunter
Caretaker of Morgue
Ev Courter
Janitor
Tommy Habeeb
Guard
Dave Robinson
Guard
Conrad Brooks
Judge
Steve Evans
Judge
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