Sizzle (1981 film)
Sizzle | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Richard Carr Clyde Ware |
Directed by | Don Medford |
Starring | Loni Anderson Leslie Uggams Roy Thinnes |
Theme music composer | Artie Butler |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer |
Producer(s) | Cindy Dunne Lynn Loring Chip Hayes (associate producer) E. Duke Vincent (supervising producer) |
Cinematography | Archie R. Dalzell |
Editor(s) | George W. Brooks |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Production company(s) | Aaron Spelling Productions |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | November 29, 1981 |
Sizzle is a 1981 American TV movie.[1]
Plot
During Prohibition, a woman avenges her boyfriend's murder.
Cast
- Loni Anderson as Julie Davis
- Leslie Uggams as Vonda
- Roy Thinnes as Wheeler
- Richard Lynch as Johnny O'Brien
- Michael Goodwin as Danny Clark
- Phyllis Davis as Sally
- Michael V. Gazzo as Tripoli
- John Forsythe as Mike Callahan
- Richard Bright as Corky
- Martine Bartlett as Freda
- Robert Costanzo as Al Capone
- Arnie Moore as Boggs
Production
Loni Anderson says she based her performance on her grandmother. She says producer Aaron Spelling had the script for a while but was unable to find a star; he cast Anderson after seeing her play a dual role on The Love Boat.[2]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it "turgid".[3]
References
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