Crime Comedy

Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

Name: Deathrow Gameshow
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Released: 1987-12-04
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: John McCafferty, Robyn Blythe, Beano, Mark Lasky, Darwyn Carson

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

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1h 23m English Released

Director: Mark Pirro

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.