Shelley starred in her very first TV movie Death Car on the Freeway back in 1979. She played television reporter/news anchor Janette Clausen who was investigating a series of vehicular accidents and murders involving female motorists by a psychopathic driver who became to be known as "The Freeway Fiddler". The film also starred George Hamilton, Peter Graves, and Barbara Rush. In supporting roles were Frank Gorshin, Dinah Shore, Abe Vigoda, and Morgan Brittany. It was directed by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham who also directed Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run. The movie has the right balance of action, drama and suspense. Plus, it has great action scenes due to director Hal Needham being a stuntman himself. The movie has been released in VHS format in different countries.
