Deathrow Gameshow

Story

Synopsis

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

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

4 December 1987

Budget

$200,000

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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