In 1979, Shelley starred in her first made-for TV movie, Death Car on the Freeway. It's an action thriller; and Shelley played a television reporter/news anchor (Janette Clausen) investigating a series of vehicular accidents and murders involving female motorists by a psychopathic driver known as "The Freeway Fiddler." The movie is gripping and suspenseful. Plus, it has great action scenes. It was directed and appeared in by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham who also directed Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run. The film also starred George Hamilton, Peter Graves, and Barbara Rush. In supporting roles were Frank Gorshin, Dinah Shore, Abe Vigoda, and Morgan Brittany. The TV movie has been released in VHS format in various countries.
