Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 4, 1987Release Date
Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 4, 1987Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

John McCafferty
Chuck Toedan / Casting

Robyn Blythe
Gloria Sternvirgin

Beano
Luigi Pappalardo

Mark Lasky
Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni

Darwyn Carson
Trudy

Kent Butler
Stage Manager / Still Photographer / Casting

Paul Farbman
Dinko

Bill Whitehead
Don Stuart

Esther Elise
Groupie

Zachary Harris
Featured Convict

Pauli Bruno
Featured Convict

John E. Beilin
Angry Man

Debra Lamb
Shanna Shallow

David Martinson
Page

Felicia Cavazos
Page

Jim Bruce
Featured Convict

Avery Waisbren
Featured Convict

Hugh O. Fields
Featured Convict

Paul Bunnell
Featured Convict

Braddon Mendelson
Featured Convict / Production Coordinator

Chris Hammond
Featured Convict

Don Haynes
Featured Convict

Stacey Katzin
Prisoner's Wife

Mark Simon
ProductionDesigner

Cheryl Crosland
Elva McKinley

Michael Ashe
Roy Montague

Eve Brent
Crossing Guard

Thom Despres
Hood in Ski Mask

Cynthia Brownell
Woman at Poolside

Howard Jackson
Spaz Terryton

Cindy Jo Hinkleman
Spaz Girl

Staci Wolfe
Spaz Girl

Debbie Yonemura
Spaz Girl

Fi Fi Laurent
Spaz Girl

Laura Truex
Spaz Girl

Linda Habeeb Smith
Spaz Girl

Diana Guyer
Spaz Girl

R. Terry Lee
Jinsoo Knife Chef

Pat Hunter
Caretaker of Morgue

Ev Courter
Janitor

Tommy Habeeb
Guard

Dave Robinson
Guard

Conrad Brooks
Judge

Steve Evans
Judge / Boom Operator

Mark Pirro
Director / Executive Producer / Writer

Steven K. Thomas
Assistant Director

Craig Shapiro
Assistant Director

Dawn C. Dreiling
Script Supervisor

Tom Milo
Assistant Director

Craig Bassuk
Director of Photography / Camera Operator

Devorah Hardberger
Production Manager

Alex Leyton
First Assistant Camera

Thomas Vandermillen
Second Assistant Camera

Brad Einhorn
Still Photographer

Glenn Campbell
Location Manager / Title Designer / Co-Producer

Mark Simon
Production Design / Set Designer

John Eaves
Set Designer

Eric Megison
Stunt Coordinator

Terry Lynch
Stunts

Sergio Bandera
Production Sound Mixer / Executive Producer

Bryan Cooke
Gaffer

James Lawrence Spencer
Best Boy Electric

Erik Mart
Electrician

Matt Gulbin
Key Grip

Jim Fields
Best Boy Grip

Ace Cruz-Herrera
Grip

Chuck Schulthies Jr.
Special Effects

Rozann Uhalde
Makeup Artist / Wardrobe Coordinator

Tim Shoemaker
Supervising Editor

Ruben A. Mazzini
Editor

David Beatty
Editor

Gregg Gross
Original Music Composer
Media.



Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingR
Budget$200,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
inmate
television host
death row
striptease
fictional game show
Wiki.
Deathrow Gameshow is a 1987 black comedy film, directed by Mark Pirro, in which condemned prisoners are given opportunities to be granted reprieves for their sentences by participating in a television game show. Starring John McCafferty and Beano, it has gained a cult following since its initial release and received a blu-ray release by Vinegar Syndrome in 2018.
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