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Deathrow Gameshow

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

1987·1h 23m·en·R
5.4

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.

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Director
Mark Pirro
Written by
Mark Pirro
Produced by
Brian J. Smith
Composer
Gregg Gross
Released December 4, 1987·United States·$200,000 budget

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