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Deathrow Gameshow

Deathrow Gameshow

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 4, 1987

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Crime, Comedy

User Score

59%

Original Title

Deathrow Gameshow

Production Companies

Crown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures

Director

Mark Pirro

Budget

$200,000

Description

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.