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4.2/10   162 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Alan Gries (additional material)
Mark Pirro (written by)
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Release Date:
4 December 1987 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Chuck Toedan Wants You ... To Die Laughing! more
Plot:
Chuck Toedan's the host of a gameshow featuring death row convicts competeing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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John McCafferty ... Chuck Toedan
Robyn Blythe ... Gloria Sternvirgin

Beano ... Luigi Pappalardo

Darwyn Carson ... Trudy
Mark Lasky ... Mama Pappalardo / Spumoni
Bill Whitehead ... Don Stuart
Kent Butler ... Stage Manager
Debra Lamb ... Shanna Shallow
Paul Farbman ... Dinko
David Martinson ... Page
Felicia Cavazos ... Page
Esther Elise ... Groupie
Jim Bruce ... Featured Convict
Zachary Harris ... Featured Convict (as Zach Harris)
Paul Bruno ... Featured Convict
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Additional Details

Runtime:
83 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) (2005) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:R
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Chuck Toedan: Why are you here? You want me to proof-read your picket signs?
Gloria Sternvirgin: I wouldn't let you proof-read M&Ms!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) more
Soundtrack:
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Not Good. Bad, in a bad way, not a good way, 15 November 2008
3/10
Author: jbar19 from Indianapolis

There just isn't enough here. There a few funny spots, but not really enough. I was very disappointed because I love stupid movies. I was expecting this to be a hidden gem. IT WAS NOT. It was a hidden turd.

The whole time I was watching it I was thinking, "Geez, I could do better than that and I'm a moron". Don't believe the few good reviews. I was suckered in by them. At no point did I laugh at loud. Maybe this was funny or cutting edge in 1987 but man, it fell flat today. This movie had promise, it just didn't deliver on it. Maybe if they rewrote it a few more times. I cant fault the actors. They weren't the best, but they just didn't have much with which to work. This movie failed because of threadbare writing. SORELY disappointed.

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