Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
"In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!"
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.
Top Cast
John McCafferty
Chuck Toedan
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Robyn Blythe
Gloria Sternvirgin
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Beano
Luigi Pappalardo
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Mark Lasky
Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
Darwyn Carson
Trudy
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Kent Butler
Stage Manager
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Paul Farbman
Dinko
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Bill Whitehead
Don Stuart
Esther Elise
Groupie
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Zachary Harris
Featured Convict
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Pauli Bruno
Featured Convict
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John E. Beilin
Angry Man
Debra Lamb
Shanna Shallow
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David Martinson
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Felicia Cavazos
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