Deathrow Gameshow
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“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.
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John McCafferty
Chuck Toedan
Known for
Trust
David Robinson
Guard
Robyn Blythe
Gloria Sternvirgin
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Beano
Luigi Pappalardo
Known for
Wicked
Mark Lasky
Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
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Hollyweird
Darwyn Carson
Trudy
Known for
The Seventh Sign
The Rapture
Kent Butler
Stage Manager
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Curse of the Queerwolf
Buford's Beach Bunnies
Paul Farbman
Dinko
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Bill Whitehead
Don Stuart
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Trapped
Esther Elise
Groupie
Known for
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Zachary Harris
Featured Convict
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Pauli Bruno
Featured Convict
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Death Chase
Mark Pirro Director · Gregg Gross Composer Craig Bassuk Cinematographer
Budget $200K · United States release December 4, 1987 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$200,000
Production
Crown International Pictures
Production
Pirromount Pictures
Production
Pirromount Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · December 4, 1987
Digital
United States · December 4, 1987
Theatrical
Portugal
September 7, 1991 · Theatrical
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