Sizzle (1981 film)

Sizzle is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film starring Loni Anderson, Leslie Uggams and Roy Thinnes.

[1] During Prohibition, a woman avenges her boyfriend's murder.

Loni Anderson says she based her performance on her grandmother.

She says producer Aaron Spelling had the script for a while but was unable to find a star; he cast Anderson after seeing her play a dual role on The Love Boat.

[2] The Los Angeles Times called it "turgid".