a screen capture of Shelley
from the movie Troll, 1985
Shelley appeared in the 1985 horror/fantasy film Troll, which was released in US theaters in January of 1986. Aside from Shelley, the film had in its cast former TV stars Sonny Bono (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) and Gary Sandy (WKRP in Cincinnati) as well as future TV stars Michael Moriarty (Law & Order) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld). Mother and daughter June and Anne Lockhart were also part of the cast, as well as Phil Fondacaro who played Torok the Troll. Jenny Beck and pre-teen superstar Noah Hathaway rounded out the cast. Troll was geared towards children and was kept appropriately wholesome, with the gore kept to a minimum. It received mixed reviews and Variety called it a "predictable, dim-witted premise executed for the most part with surprising style". But as the years went by, it had gained a cult following and even a 1990 sequel (Troll 2, which was originally titled Goblins). It was released in VHs format around the world... translated into German, Japanese and Swedish, to name a few.
VHS covers of Troll
from around the world
