Movie

Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

• R
• December 4, 1987
• 1h 23m

• Crime
• Comedy

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

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

Writers

Mark Pirro

Starring

John McCafferty, Robyn Blythe, Beano