Deathrow Gameshow

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Deathrow Gameshow
Directed by Mark Pirro
Screenplay by
  • Mark Pirro
  • Alan Gries (additional material by)
Produced by
  • Brian J. Smith
  • Sergio Bandera
  • Glenn Campbell
  • Mark Pirro
  • Steven J. Wolfe (uncredited)
Starring
CinematographyCraig Bassuk
Music byGregg Gross
Production
company
Release date
  • December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04)(United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000 (estimated)

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. [1]

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