Saturday, December 16, 2017

Destination Alcatraz

Shelley in a promo pic
for the TV movie Kicks, 1985

Shelley appeared in the TV movie Kicks in 1985, starring alongside Soap Superstar Anthony Geary. She played Maggie Pierson, a college professor addicted to sort of the thrill of the chase or, as the title says, kicks. She meets her match in Martin Cheevers (Geary), a wealthy businessman with a mysterious past. But their thrills gradually turn into chills as Cheevers ups the anti as they go along. Maggie goes along for the ride as long as she could and they end up in Alcatraz. How far would she really go for mere kicks? Watch it and find out. The telefilm has been released on VHS and DVD and the alternate titles for it are Paholaisen Kierre (Finlnd), Gioco Tragico (Italy), Nervenkitzel (West Germany) and Destination Alcatraz (West Germany as well).