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Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
Directed by 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.
Rated R | Length 83 minutes
Actors
John McCafferty | Robyn Blythe | Beano | Mark Lasky | Darwyn Carson | Kent Butler | Paul Farbman | Bill Whitehead | Esther Elise | Zachary Harris | Pauli Bruno | John E. Beilin | Debra Lamb | David Martinson | Felicia Cavazos | Jim Bruce | Avery Waisbren | Hugh O. Fields | Paul Bunnell | Braddon Mendelson | Chris Hammond | Don Haynes | Stacey Katzin | Cheryl Crosland | Michael Ashe | Eve Brent | Thom Despres | Cynthia Brownell | Howard Jackson | Cindy Jo Hinkleman | Staci Wolfe | Debbie Yonemura | Fi Fi Laurent | Laura Truex | Linda Habeeb Smith | Diana Guyer | R. Terry Lee | Pat Hunter | Ev Courter | Tommy Habeeb | Dave Robinson | Conrad Brooks | Steve Evans