Loni Anderson trades laughs for vengeance in this forgotten neon-noir fever dream.
A sultry nightclub singer, a small-town girl in the big city, sets out to avenge her boyfriend's murder after he is killed while running illegal booze for the mob.
Acting
Loni Anderson's committed dramatic pivot.
Production
Gritty Chicago locations elevating TV budget.
Director
Don Medford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Loni Anderson's dramatic star vehicle attempt between WKRP seasons, produced by Aaron Spelling's factory during his peak TV-movie era.
Sizzle arrived at the tail end of the 1970s neo-noir TV wave, when networks greenlit countless gritty urban revenge fantasies starring former sitcom stars desperate for legitimacy.
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