Chuck Toedan (John McCafferty) is the charismatic host on KSIK's hit show "Live or Die." Here death row inmates can win a chance for a reprieve or die on air. The show is controversial. There are those who protest it while others would kill to get on it. When Chuck kills a mafia boss in a humiliating fashion, this puts a price on his head leading to a comedy of errors that make things worse.
I really loved this film when it first came out nearly 30 years ago. It is indeed dated. Some of the humor involves the TV commercials of the era, such as American Express. These lose their humor. The show illustrates our compulsion with watching things in poor taste. However, now that the world is compelled to watch horribly scripted reality TV shows, how can we spoof this? The innovation of the film has been lost to other films that have created better satires of society. As such my 1987 5 star rating was depreciated to 3 1/2 stars.
Available on 50 "B" movie multi-pack.
F-word. Implied sex. Nudity (Robyn Blythe- plays same character Gloria Sternvirgin in 2003 "Rectuma", Debra Lamb, and Chainsaw Hooker Esther Elsie)
I really loved this film when it first came out nearly 30 years ago. It is indeed dated. Some of the humor involves the TV commercials of the era, such as American Express. These lose their humor. The show illustrates our compulsion with watching things in poor taste. However, now that the world is compelled to watch horribly scripted reality TV shows, how can we spoof this? The innovation of the film has been lost to other films that have created better satires of society. As such my 1987 5 star rating was depreciated to 3 1/2 stars.
Available on 50 "B" movie multi-pack.
F-word. Implied sex. Nudity (Robyn Blythe- plays same character Gloria Sternvirgin in 2003 "Rectuma", Debra Lamb, and Chainsaw Hooker Esther Elsie)