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
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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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