Deathrow Gameshow

{{Short description|1987 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Deathrow Gameshow

| image = Deathrow Gameshow.webp

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Mark Pirro

| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Brian J. Smith
• Sergio Bandera
• Glenn Campbell
• Mark Pirro
• Steven J. Wolfe (uncredited)

}}

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

• Mark Pirro
• Alan Gries (additional material by)

}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• John McCafferty
• Robyn Blythe
• Beano
• Darwyn Carson
• Mark Lasky

}}

| music = Gregg Gross

| cinematography = Craig Bassuk

| editing =

| studio = Crown International Pictures

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1987|12|4|United States}}

| runtime = 83 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $200,000 (estimated)

| gross =

}}

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.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016132757/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/12972/Deathrow-Gameshow/overview|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/12972/Deathrow-Gameshow/overview|work=The New York Times|title=Deathrow Gameshow|date=2007|archivedate=October 16, 2007}}