Shelley with Jill Schoelen and Terry O'Quinn
in a still from The Stepfather, 1987
Shelley appeared in the 1987 cult classic The Stepfather. She was cast right off the bat by director Joseph Ruben who had seen her not in Charlie's Angels but in the 1982 Martin Scorsese film The King of Comedy. Ruben thought she was easy on the eyes and had a naturalness that was perfect for the role. Shelley Hack played Susan Maine, the woman who marries serial killer Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) and is willing look past his deeply flawed personality. Jill Schoelen played Stephanie, Susan's daughter by her first marriage, who doesn't like Jerry, finds him weird and is determined to uncover his secret. The film was released in June of 1987 and has since become a horror film classic.
a promotional ad for The Stepfather, 1987
