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Feature film — 1987

Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

5.61h 23mCrime — Comedy

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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A high-signal pick with 30 votes.

Crown International Pictures / Pirromount Pictures

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Director: Mark Pirro

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Cast & crew

John McCafferty as Chuck Toedan

John McCafferty

Chuck Toedan

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Robyn Blythe

Gloria Sternvirgin

B

Beano

Luigi Pappalardo

M

Mark Lasky

Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni

Darwyn Carson as Trudy

Darwyn Carson

Trudy

K

Kent Butler

Stage Manager

P

Paul Farbman

Dinko

B

Bill Whitehead

Don Stuart

Esther Elise as Groupie

Esther Elise

Groupie

Z

Zachary Harris

Featured Convict

P

Pauli Bruno

Featured Convict

J

John E. Beilin

Angry Man

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