Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 4, 1987Release Date
Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 4, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
John McCafferty
Chuck Toedan / Casting
Robyn Blythe
Gloria Sternvirgin
Beano
Luigi Pappalardo
Debra Lamb
Shanna Shallow
Mark Lasky
Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
Darwyn Carson
Trudy
Kent Butler
Stage Manager / Casting
Paul Farbman
Dinko
Bill Whitehead
Don Stuart
Esther Elise
Groupie
Zachary Harris
Featured Convict
Paul Bruno
Featured Convict
John E. Beilin
Angry Man
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
Mark Simon
ProductionDesigner
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
David Robinson
Guard
Conrad Brooks
Judge
Steve Evans
Judge
Mark Pirro
Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Alan Gries
Additional Writing
Sergio Bandera
Executive Producer / Sound Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Gross
Original Music Composer
Brian J. Smith
Producer
Tim Shoemaker
Supervising Editor
Ruben A. Mazzini
Editor
David Beatty
Editor
Glenn Campbell
Main Title Designer
Harry Moreau
Main Title Designer
Craig Bassuk
Director of Photography
Glenn Campbell
Co-Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingR
Budget$200,000
Genres
Wiki.
Deathrow Gameshow is a 1987 black comedy film, directed by Mark Pirro, in which condemned prisoners are given opportunities to be granted reprieves for their sentences by participating in a television game show. Starring John McCafferty and Beano, it has gained a cult following since its initial release and received a blu-ray release by Vinegar Syndrome in 2018.
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