MOVIE
Deathrow Gameshow
“In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!”
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.
Release / first air1987-12-04
Original languageEN
GenresCrime, Comedy
DirectorMark Pirro
WriterMark Pirro
Budget$200,000
RevenueNot available
ProductionCrown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures
Cast & Crew
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John McCaffertyChuck Toedan
Darwyn CarsonTrudy
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