[U.S. Films In Production - February 20, 1995 - 3 of 3]
J. Young
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U.S. FILMS IN PRODUCTION AND PRE-PRODUCTION
for the week of February 20, 1995
This posting is updated on a weekly basis.
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FILMS IN PRE-PRODUCTION (Chronological):
* New Listing + Change in Listing ? Project in Limbo
DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS [Thriller]
CAST: Julie Moses, Celeste Milukas;
DIRECTOR: Bill Millios; WRITER: ?;
PRODUCER: Marcus E. Milukas;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MR Prods., 162 Raymond Rd., Candia, NH 03034;
Phone: 603-483-2291;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: New York, Massachusetts, Maine; START: April 1, 1995
+DINOSAUR VALLEY GIRLS [Comedy]
CAST: Jeff Rector, Ed Furey;
DIRECTOR: Donald F. Glut; WRITER: Donald F. Glut;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Donald F. Glut, Daniel J. Mullen, Kevin Glover;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Melodee Spevack; LINE PRODUCER: Kevin Glover;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Donald F. Glut, Kevin Glover; PUBLICITY: Club Beverly Hills;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Frontline Entertainment, 1606 N. Highland Ave.,
3rd flr, Hollywood, CA 90028; Phone: 213-460-4996, Fax: 213-460-4997;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL; START: April 1, 1995
FINAL EXAM [Drama]
CAST: Lonzo Jones;
DIRECTOR: Steve Grothaus; WRITERS: Steve Grothaus, Lonzo Jones;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: James Matthews; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Linda Winters;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Paul Schmitt; PROD. COORDINATOR: Donna Back;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dreamline Prods., 4130 Hamilton-Middletown Rd., #4,
Cincinnati, OH 45011;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Ohio; START: April 1, 1995
FOREVER MORE [Drama]
CAST: Nicole Eggert, Ashley Hamilton, Troy Donahue;
DIRECTOR: Orlando Bonnelly; WRITER: Jay Sosnicki;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tyrone Johnson, Mark Rolling, Orlando Bonnely;
PRODUCERS: Matthew A. Rhodes, David Gutierrez; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:
Veronica Bonnelly;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: Jennifer Nerad;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Creative Energy Prods., San Fernando Valley, CA;
Phone: 818-846-5730;
INTL. DISTRIB.: Motion Picture Corp. of America;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1, 1995
THE INDEPENDENTS (formerly THE KING'S RING) [Drama]
CAST: William Sasso;
DIRECTOR: Dylan Stewart; WRITER: Dylan Stewart;
PRODUCERS: Britton Hein, Michael A. Gary;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Farzad Mahvy;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fountain Entertainment, 11123 Aqua Vista, #225,
Studio City, CA 91602; Fax: 510-939-6962;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, CA, Las Vegas, NV; START: April 1, 1995
+PRIVATE PARTS [Comedy]
Based on the autobiography about the life and times of the irreverent
comedian Howard Stern.
CAST: Howard Stern;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: Peter Torokvei, Howard Stern;
PRODUCERS: Keith Samples, David Kirkpatrick;
CASTING: Avey Kaufman; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rysher Entertainment/Private Parts Inc., 3400 Riverside
Dr., 6th flr, Burbank, CA 91505; Phone: 818-846-0030; Fax: 818-557-3705;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Savoy; INTL. DISTRIB.: Rysher Entertainment;
LOCATION: New York, NY; START: April 1, 1995
*THE VACATION [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Ricou Browning; WRITERS: Jack Cowdon, Ricou Browning;
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Maryalice Williams, Ray Nikolaison;
PRODUCER: Linda McGowan; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Tod Weston;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Bill Owens;
CASTING: Dee Miller; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Conscience Films, 300 Deland Avenue, Indialantic, FL
32903;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Florida; START: April 10, 1995
*SHARPEN THE SAW [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Brian Lawrence; WRITERS: David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand;
PRODUCERS: David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Sharon McNamara;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hill & Brand Prods., 3416 Manning Ave., #3804, Los
Angeles, CA 90064; Phone: 310-836-9904;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Florida; START: April 14, 1995
+DEAD MAN WALKING [Drama]
Based on the true story of Sister Helen Prejean's involvement with a murderer
on death row in Louisiana, the nun's advocacy against the death penalty and
the crisis that arises when she meets the grieving families of the victims.
CAST: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn;
DIRECTOR: Tim Robbins; WRITER: Tim Robbins;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim Robbins;
PRODUCER: Jon Kilik, Alan Nichols, Rudd Simmons;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Havoc Prods. Inc./Working Title Films/Polygram
Filmed Entertainment, 9247 Alden Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Gramercy Pictures; INTL. DISTRIB.: Polygram Film Intl.;
LOCATIONS: Louisiana, New York; START: April 24, 1995
*MICKEY'S MONKEY (working title) [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Bill Couturie; WRITERS: Ken Richards, Janus Cercone, David
Mickey Evans;
PRODUCERS: Rosalie Swedlin, Bill Finnegan; CO-PRODUCER: Brad Epstein;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Longview Entertainment, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., #717,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212;
DISTRIB.: Universal;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 24, 1995
*FAMILY THING [Drama]
CAST: Robert Duvall;
DIRECTOR: Richard Pearce; WRITERS: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson;
PRODUCERS: Todd Black, Randa Haines;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: United Artists/Butchers Run Films/Randa Haines-Todd
Black Prods., 2500 Broadway St., Santa Monica, CA 90404;
Phone: 310-449-3000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: MGM/UA;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 25, 1995
+A SLICE OF THE UNDERGROUND [Documentary]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTORS: Edward Havens, Yordi Martinez; WRITER: ?;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Shirley Brown; PRODUCER: Edward Havens;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Stock Films/Twisted Cat, P.O. Box 641518, Los Angeles,
CA 90064; Phone: 213-240-5486, Fax: 818-762-8224;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 27, 1995
THE BISHOP'S WIFE [Romance]
CAST: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: J.T. Allen, Jeremy Leven, Nat Mauldin;
PRODUCER: Samuel Goldwyn Jr.;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Touchstone Pictures, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank,
CA 91521; Phone: 818-560-1000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Buena Vista;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
+BROKEN ARROW [Action/Thriller]
Two stealth bomber pilots must get behind enemy lines to retrieve a lost
nuclear weapon or "broken arrow."
CAST: Christian Slater, John Travolta;
DIRECTOR: John Woo; WRITER: Graham Yost;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Chris Godsick; PRODUCERS: Mark Gordon, Terence Chang,
Bill Badaloto; CO-PRODUCER: Allison Lyon Segan;
PROD. MANAGER: ?; PROD. COORDINATOR: Lisa Becker;
CASTING: Donna Isaacson; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Twentieth Century Fox/Mark Gordon Co., 10201 W. Pico
Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90213; Phone: 310-369-1000, Fax: 310-277-2211;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Twentieth Century Fox;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1995
EYE FOR AN EYE [Thriller]
CAST: Sally Field;
DIRECTOR: John Schlesinger; WRITERS: Leigh Chapman, Amanda Silver,
Rick Jaffa;
PRODUCER: Michael Levy;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90038; Phone: 213-956-5000;
DISTRIB.: Paramount Pictures;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
+FORBIDDEN PLANET [Science Fiction]
Remake of the 1956 film about a group of space travelers who visit a
planet where an expatriate has built a one-man empire with his daughter.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Irvin Kershner; WRITERS: Nelson Gidding, Stirling Silliphant;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Stan Winston; PRODUCER: Lindsay Dunlap;
CO-PRODUCER: Gregg Champion
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Richard Slybert; SFX: Stan Winston;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Corlind Motion Picture Corp., 100 Wilshire Blvd.,
#2000, Santa Monica, CA 90401; Phone: 310-458-4472, Fax: 310-458-7784;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: United Kingdom, Iceland, Germany; START: April 1995
*GIRL 6 [Drama]
An aspiring actress takes a job in a phone sex business to pay the bills
but soon discovers that she likes it.
CAST: Theresa Randle, Spike Lee;
DIRECTOR: Spike Lee; WRITER: Suzan-Lori Parks;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jon Kilik; PRODUCER: Spike Lee;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Searchlight Pictures;
DISTRIB.: Twentieth Century Fox;
LOCATION: New York; START: April 1995
IN THE LIFE [Drama]
CAST: Ray Liotta, Samuel L. Jackson;
DIRECTOR: Chris Menaul; WRITER: John Steppling;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Charles Meeker, Keith Addis;
PRODUCERS: Nick Wechsler, Lance Hool;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Addis/Wechsler & Assoc./Silver Lion Films, 955
S. Carrillo Dr., 3rd flr, Los Angeles, CA 90048;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Orion Pictures; INTL. DISTRIB.: IAC Films;
LOCATION: New York, NY; START: April 1995
THE JUROR [Thriller]
CAST: Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore;
DIRECTOR: Brian Gibson; WRITER: Ted Tally;
PRODUCER: Irwin Winkler;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Columbia Pictures/Winkler Films, 10202 W. Washington
Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232; Phone: 310-280-8000; Fax: 310-280-1200;
DISTRIB.: Sony Pictures;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1995
KANSAS CITY (aka BLONDIE) [Drama]
CAST: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kim Basinger, Harry Belafonte;
DIRECTOR: Robert Altman; WRITERS: Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt;
PRODUCERS: Robert Altman, Scott Bushnell;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: CIBY 2000, 90 ave. de Chempses Elysees, Paris, France
75008; Phone: 33-1-4420-6400;
INTL. DISTRIB.: CIBY Sales;
LOCATION: Kansas; START: April 1995
LOLITA [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Adrian Lyne; WRITER: James Deardon, David Mamet, Harold Pinter;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mario Kassar; PRODUCER: Richard Zanuck;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Chargeurs S.A., 5 Blvd. Malesherbes, Paris, France
75008; Phone: 33-1-4924-4000;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
LONE STAR [Drama]
CAST: James Earl Jones, Joe Morton, Frances McDormand, Matthew McConaughey;
DIRECTOR: John Sayles; WRITER: John Sayles;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: John Sloss; PRODUCERS: Maggie Renzi, Paul Miller;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Castle Rock Entertainment, 335 N. Maple Dr., #135,
Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Phone: 310-285-2300, Fax: 310-285-2345;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Columbia;
LOCATION: Austin, TX; START: April 1995
+MR. WRONG [Comedy]
A woman thinks she has finally found Mr. Right when the "perfect man"
sweeps her off her feet -- but everything changes when he begins to show
his true colors and turns into a complete nightmare.
CAST: Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: Chris Matheson, Kerry Ehrin, Craig Munson;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: David Hoberman; PRODUCER: Marty Katz;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Touchstone Pictures, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank,
CA 91521; Phone: 818-560-1000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Buena Vista;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1995
+ON THE ROAD [Adventure]
Based on the classic beat novel by Jack Kerouac.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola; WRITER: Michael Herr;
PRODUCERS: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: American Zoetrope/Vanguard Films, 916 Kearny St.,
San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone: 415-788-7500;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
+PRIMAL FEAR [Drama]
Based on the novel by William Diehl about an ambitious attorney who uses
outlandish tactics to defend a homeless man accused of the murder of an
archbishop.
CAST: Richard Gere;
DIRECTOR: Gregory Hoblit; WRITERS: William Diehl, Steve Shagan,
Steve Zaillian;
CO-PRODUCER: Gary Lucchesi;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90038; Phone: 213-956-5000;
DISTRIB.: Paramount;
LOCATIONS: Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1995
+RAMAYAN [Action/Adventure]
CAST: Haley Mills, Roddy McDowall, Persis Khambatta, Tracy Walter, Jo Campa;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITER: Eric Murphy;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Eugene Paolino; PRODUCER: Caruhasa;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ramayan Prods., 10751 Rose Ave., #107, Los Angeles, CA
90034; Phone: 310-842-9836, Fax: 310-277-7787;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: India, London, England, Hollywood, CA; START: April 1995
+RICHARD III [Drama]
Based on the play by William Shakespeare about the insane 15th century
British king.
CAST: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart;
DIRECTOR: Richard Loncraine; WRITER: Ian McKellen, Richard Eyre;
PRODUCERS: Lisa Pare, Stephen Bayly;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: First Look Pictures/Red Rooster, 8800 Sunset Blvd.,
#302, Los Angeles, CA 90069;
U.S. DISTRIB.: MGM/UA; INTL. DISTRIB.: Overseas Filmgroup;
LOCATION: Ireland; START: April 1995
THE ROYAL WAY [Adventure]
CAST: Richard Harris, Kiefer Sutherland;
DIRECTOR: Andrei Konchalovsky; WRITERS: Larry Gross, Andrei Konchalovsky;
PRODUCER: Philippe Diaz;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sceneries Entertainment Corp., 8670 Wilshire Blvd.,
#201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Miramax;
LOCATION: Vietnam; START: April 1995
SITUATION WANTED [?]
CAST: Lenny Von Dohlen;
DIRECTOR: Lenny Von Dohlen; WRITER: Lynette Prucha;
PRODUCER: Steven J. Wolfe; CO-PRODUCER: Lynette Prucha;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: Jim Broutman/Jonas PR;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sneak Preview Prods., 6381 Hollywood Blvd., #605,
Los Angeles, CA 90028; Phone: 213-962-0295, Fax: 213-962-0372;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: April 1995
STUNT SCHOOL [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: Julius LeFlore, Amanda LeFlore, Harry Dunn;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Maslansky, Robert Steuer;
PRODUCERS: Sasha Maslansky, Julius LeFlore;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MDP Worldwide, 1875 Century Park East, #450,
Los Angeles, CA 90067; Phone: 310-843-0900;
DISTRIB.: MDP Worldwide;
LOCATION: Los Angeles County, CA; START: April 1995
*TOM SAWYER [Drama]
Based on the novel by Mark Twain about a young boy's adventures growing
up on the Mississippi in the 1800s.
CAST: Jonathan Taylor Thomas;
DIRECTOR: Peter Hewitt; WRITERS: Stephen Sommers, David Loughery, Ron Koslow;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stephen Sommers, Barry Bernardi;
PRODUCERS: Laurence Mark, John Baldecchi;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Painted Fence Prods. Inc., 500 S. Buena Vista St.,
Burbank, CA 91521;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
*TOM THUMB [Live/Action]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: Ron Yanover, Mark Geldman;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sharad Patel, Mark Damon; PRODUCER: Raju Patel;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MDP Worldwide, 1875 Century Park East, #450, Los
Angeles, CA 90067; Phone: 310-843-0900;
DISTRIB.: MDP Worldwide;
LOCATIONS: England, Ireland; START: April 1995
*TRADE-ZEES (aka ME AND MY SHADOW) [Family]
The story of what happens when two-of-a-kind become one.
CAST: Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen;
DIRECTOR: Andy Tennant; WRITERS: Deborah Dean Davis, Jeff Schechter;
PRODUCERS: James Orr, Jim Cruickshank; LINE PRODUCER: Mel Efros;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rysher Entertainment, 3400 Riverside Dr., 6th flr,
Burbank, CA 91505; Phone: 818-846-0030, Fax: 818-557-3705;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers; INTL. DISTRIB.: Rysher Entertainment;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
TREE'S LOUNGE [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Steve Buscemi; WRITER: Steve Buscemi;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julie Silverman; PRODUCERS: Brad Wyman, Chris Hanley;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: LIVE Entertainment, 15400 Sherman Way, #500, Van Nuys,
CA 91406-0124;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Long Island, NY; START: April 1995
*TWO IF BY SEA [Comedy]
CAST: Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock;
DIRECTOR: Bill Bennett; WRITERS: Denis Leary, Mike Armstrong;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gary Barber; PRODUCER: James G. Robinson;
LINE PROD.: Michael McDonald;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Michael McDonald;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Morgan Creek Prods., 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg 76,
Burbank, CA 91522;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Bros.; INTL. DISTRIB.: Morgan Creek Intl.;
LOCATION: ?; START: April 1995
ZEN INTERGALACTIC NINJA [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Brian Yuzna; WRITER: Chris Solimine;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mark Freedman; PRODUCER: Philippe Diaz;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sceneries Entertainment Corp., 8670 Wilshire Blvd.,
#201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA, Arizona; START: April 1995
*FILE 14-77 [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Robert Marquiss; WRITER: Robert Marquiss;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Marquiss; PRODUCER: James Marquiss;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Silvio Sumausky;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Marquiss Brothers Film Prods., 1316 N. Edgemont St.,
#108, Los Angeles, CA 90027; Phone: 213-664-6412, Fax: 213-466-0515;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles County, CA; START: May 1, 1995
THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU [Drama]
CAST: Marlon Brando;
DIRECTOR: Richard Stanley; WRITER: David Hare;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Tim Zinneman; PRODUCER: Edward R. Pressman;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Edward R. Pressman Film Corp./New Line Cinema, 445 N.
Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210;
U.S. DISTRIB.: New Line Cinema;
LOCATION: ?; START: May 1, 1995
*TWISTER [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Jan De Bont; WRITERS: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Crichton;
PRODUCER: Ian Bryce;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Amblin Entertainment, 100 Universal City Plaza,
Bungalow 477, Universal City, CA 91608; Phone: 818-777-4600;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Universal; INTL. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATIONS: Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas; START: May 1, 1995
CRIMSON [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Paul Dawson; WRITERS: Jordan Trevelyan, Paul Dawson;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: James F. Wyss; PRODUCER: Paul Dawson;
CO-PRODUCER: Jordan Trevelyan;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Aaron Griffith; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Vistar Entertainment, P.O. Box 1704, New York, NY
10156-1704; Phone: 212-725-2446;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Guatemala, California; START: May 6, 1995
*A DEMON'S DIARY [Horror]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Jack Edward Sawyers; WRITERS: Douglas Troy, Jack Edward Sawyers;
PRODUCER: Gregory Allen Webb;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: 3000 Miles Prods., 534 Broadway, #3, Venice, CA
90291; Phone: 310-582-2355;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: New Jersey; START: May 11, 1995
DEATH FISH (formerly UNTITLED ROBERT YOUNG PROJECT) [Comedy]
CAST: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin;
DIRECTOR: Robert Young; WRITERS: John Cleese, Iain Johnstone;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Steve Abbott; PRODUCERS: John Cleese, Michael Shamberg;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Patricia Carr;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Priscilla John; PUBLICITY: Corbett & Keene;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fish Prods. in assn with Jersey Films;
Phone: 44-753-651-700;
DISTRIB.: Universal;
LOCATION: England; START: May 15, 1995
TRUE KILLERS [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Cole McKay; WRITER: King Wilder;
PRODUCERS: Aron Schifman, Richard W. Munchkin; LINE PRODUCER: Charla Driver;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Pat Melton, Paul Benz; PUBLICITY: Lilly Lipton;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Century Film Partners Inc., 5731 Bonsall Dr.,
Malibu, CA 90026;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: May 15, 1995
+BIRDS OF A FEATHER [Comedy]
Remake of the comedy farce "La Cage aux Folles" about an older gay
couple playing it straight when a son brings home his fiancee.
CAST: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane;
DIRECTOR: Mike Nichols; WRITER: Elaine May;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Marcello Danon; PRODUCER: Mike Nichols;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: United Artists, 2500 Broadway St., Santa Monica, CA
90404; Phone: 310-449-3000;
DISTRIB.: MGM/UA;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: May 1995
CARPOOL [Comedy]
CAST: Tom Arnold;
DIRECTOR: Arthur Hiller; WRITER: Don Rhymer;
PRODUCERS: Arnon Milchan, Michael Nathanson, David Matalon;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: New Regency Films, 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg 66, Rm 4,
Burbank, CA 91522; Phone: 818-954-3044, Fax: 818-954-3295;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers Pictures;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: May 1995
+DOWN PERISCOPE [Comedy]
An irreverent naval officer trained on a nuclear sub finally gets his
own command -- only to find that he's been assigned to a dilapidated
diesel submarine.
CAST: Kelsey Grammer;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITER: Hugh Wilson;
PRODUCERS: Robert Lawrence, Stanley Wilson;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Twentieth Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Beverly
Hills, CA 90213; Phone: 310-369-1000;
DISTRIB.: Twentieth Century Fox;
LOCATION: ?; START: May 1995
+DRACULA: DEAD AND LIKING IT [Comedy]
A comedy spoof of the classic Dracula legend.
CAST: Mel Brooks;
DIRECTOR: Mel Brooks; WRITERS: Mel Brooks, Rudy DeLuca, Steve Haberman;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Peter Schindler; PRODUCER: Mel Brooks;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Robert Brown, Leah Zappy;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Robert Brown;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Castle Rock Entertainment/Borgo Bass Prods., 9336 W.
Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Columbia;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: May 1995
THE FRIGHTENERS [Comedy]
CAST: Michael J. Fox;
DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson; WRITERS: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Zemeckis; PRODUCER: Peter Jackson;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Southside Amusement Co./WingNut Films/Universal Pictures,
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608; Phone: 818-777-1000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Universal Pictures;
LOCATION: New Zealand; START: May 1995
+LORCA [Drama]
Based on the true story of Federico Garcia Lorca, the Spanish poet who
was executed by Fascists and thrown into an unmarked grave in 1936.
CAST: Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Edward James Olmos;
DIRECTOR: Marcos Zurinaga; WRITERS: Marcos Zurinaga, Neil Cohen;
PRODUCERS: Moctesuma Esparza, Robert Katz;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Esparza/Katz, 8899 Beverly Blvd., #812, Los Angeles,
CA 90048;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Spain; START: May 1995
*THE MAGICAL FOREST [Family]
CAST: Ross Malinger, Richard Farnsworth;
DIRECTOR: Debbie Allen; WRITER: Peter Crabbe;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Peter Levin; PRODUCERS: David Rose, Ami Artzi;
LINE PRODUCER: Jon Gordon;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: Parker PR;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Santa Monica Pictures, 3025 W. Olympic Blvd., Santa
Monica, CA 90404; Phone: 310-828-2456, Fax: 310-264-5572;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: N. California; START: May 1995
+MARLENE DIETRICH PROJECT (formerly MARLENE) [Drama]
Based on the life of actress Marlene Dietrich.
CAST: Uma Thurman;
DIRECTOR: Louis Malle; WRITER: John Guare;
PRODUCER: Louis Malle;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: United Artists, 2500 Broadway St., Santa Monica, CA
90404; Phone: 310-449-3000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: MGM/UA; INTL. DISTRIB.: Majestic Films Intl.;
LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, CA, Rome, Italy; START: May 1995
*MICHAEL COLLINS [Drama]
CAST: Liam Neeson;
DIRECTOR: Neil Jordan; WRITER: ?;
PRODUCER: Stephen Woolley;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Geffen Pictures/Warner Brothers, 9130 Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90069;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: Ireland; START: May 1995
*SILO 3 JANE [Action]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: John Frankenheimer; WRITER: Tony Peckham;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Bob Rosen; PRODUCERS: Laurence Mark, John Baldecchi;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MGM, 2500 Broadway St., Santa Monica, CA 90404-3061;
Phone: 310-449-3000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: MGM/UA;
LOCATION: ?; START: May 1995
PIRATES POINT [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: David Cash; WRITER: David Cash;
PRODUCER: David Cash; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Joan Quinn Eastman;
PROD. MANAGER: ?; PROD. COORDINATOR: Thomas Clifford;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: Joan Quinn Eastman;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pirates Point Film Prods., 420 S. Washington St.,
N. Attleboro, MA 02760;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Boston, MA; START: June 1, 1995
*PINOCCHIO [Live/Action]
Based on the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi about a puppet
who springs to life and embarks on a journey to Terra Magico to attain
his wish of becoming a "real" boy so he can truly become Geppetto's son.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Steve Barron; WRITERS: Sherry Mills, Steve Barron, Tom Benedek;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Peter Locke, Donald Kushner; CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Lawrence Mortorff; PRODUCERS: Raju Patel, Jeffrey Sneller; CO-PRODUCER:
Tim Hampton;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Kushner-Locke Prods./Savoy Pictures, 11601 Wilshire
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; Phone: 310-445-1111, Fax: 310-445-1191;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Savoy;
LOCATIONS: Italy, Prague; START: June 5, 1995
*SUBTERFUGE [Action/Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Herb Freed; WRITERS: Marion Segal, Herb Freed;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: H. Michael Heuser; CO-PRODUCERS: Herb Freed, David
Frost; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Andy Morris;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Fred Kennamer; PROD. COORDINATOR: Andy Morris;
CASTING: Dianna Briggs & Assoc.; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Bellrock Entertainment, 11740 Wilshire Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90025; Phone: 310-473-2939, Fax: 310-478-4291;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, CA, Costa Rica; START: June 5, 1995
+DIABOLIQUE [Thriller]
Remake of the 1955 film about the wife and the mistress of a schoolmaster
confidentally carrying out his murder and dumping the body -- only to be
confronted with increasing evidence that he may not actually be dead.
CAST: Sharon Stone;
DIRECTOR: Jeremiah Chechick; WRITERS: William Boyd, Don Roos;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Gary Barber, Chuck Binder, Jerry Offsay;
PRODUCERS: James G. Robinson, Marvin Worth;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Morgan Creek Prods., 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg 76,
Burbank, CA 91522; Phone: 818-954-4800;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers Pictures; INTL. DISTRIB.: Morgan Creek Intl.
LOCATION: ?; START: June 1995
LOVE IS IN THE AIR [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Dale McKenna; WRITER: Dale McKenna;
PRODUCER: Dale McKenna; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Mike Sewall;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mind's Eye Prods., 1108 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, CA
93436; Phone: 805-736-5408, Fax: 805-922-4197;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Santa Barbara, CA; START: June 1995
TEARS OF THE SUN [Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITERS: Ron Bass, Chris Geralmo;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Stratton Leopold; PRODUCER: Robert Lawrence;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Robert Lawrence Prods./Twentieth Century Fox, 10201
W. Pico Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90213; Phone: 310-369-1000;
DISTRIB.: Twentieth Century Fox;
LOCATION: Australia; START: June 1995
*VAMPIRES [Action/Adventure]
The Vatican assembles a hit squad to exterminate vampires that were
unwittingly unleashed by the church long ago.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Russell Mulcahy; WRITER: Don Jakoby;
PRODUCERS: Bill Todman, Joel Simon, Gerry Laffy, David Michaels;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Laffy Michaels Filmworks/Todman-Simon Prods.;
U.S. DISTRIB.: ?; INTL. DISTRIB.: Largo Entertainment;
LOCATIONS: Canada, Rome, Italy; START: June 1995
BEHIND THE BED [Thriller]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: David Katz; WRITER: David Katz;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jay Johnson; CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Richard Lewis;
PRODUCER: David Katz; LINE PRODUCER: Kathryn Riccio;
UNIT PROD. MANAGER: Kathryn Riccio;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Virtual Prods., 124 Pacific St., #A, Santa Monica,
CA 90405; Phone: 310-399-1180;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA; START: July 1, 1995
*RENT-A-ZOMBIE [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Michael Kenneth Jackson; WRITER: Michael Kenneth Jackson;
PRODUCER: Luis Perez de Leon, Bruce Blankenhorn;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Planet Pictures, 5 Financial Plaza, #120, Napa, CA
94558; Phone: 707-258-3698;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: San Francisco, CA, Napa Valley, CA; START: July 1, 1995
*THE SILHOUETTE [Action/Adventure]
CAST: Pepe Serna, Rod McCary, Summyr Shura;
DIRECTOR: Clyde Ware; WRITER: Clyde Ware;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ozzie Brisbin; PRODUCER: Larry T. Gitlin;
CO-PRODUCER: Patrik Baldauff; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Luz Reynosa;
PROD. MANAGER: ?; PROD. COORDINATOR: Linda Weyer;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: Milton Kahn Assoc.;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ashby Prods., 1147 N. Vine St., 2nd flr, Hollywood,
CA 90038; Phone: 213-465-9984, Fax: 213-465-9372;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Oklahoma, Los Angeles, CA; START: July 15, 1995
*THE ENGLISH PATIENT [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella; WRITER: Anthony Minghella;
PRODUCER: Saul Zaentz;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Saul Zaentz Films, 2600 Tenth St., Berkeley, CA 94710;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATIONS: Italy, Morocco; START: July 31, 1995
ALASKA [Adventure]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Fraser Heston; WRITERS: Andy Burg, Scott Myers;
PRODUCERS: Carol Fuchs, Andy Burg;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Agamemnon Films/Castle Rock Entertainment, 335 N. Maple
Dr. #135, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Phone: 310-285-2300, Fax: 310-285-2345;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Sony Pictures;
LOCATION: ?; START: July 1995
+HEAD ABOVE WATER (working title) [Thriller]
Remake of the 1993 Norwegian film about five actors, one woman and four men,
staying on a remote island off the coast of Maine. What looks to be a
lovely week's vacation turns into something very different.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Jim Wilson; WRITER: Michael Blake;
PRODUCERS: Jim Wilson, John Jacobson;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Elisabeth Leustig; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tig Prods./Majestic Films Intl./RCS Video, 4000 Warner
Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Maine; START: July 1995
HURTING DANNIELLE [?]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Alex P. Michaels; WRITER: Alex P. Michaels;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Reggie Johnson; PRODUCERS: Myron Walker, Joseph M.
Parnell;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Prelude Prods., 2847 Ambler St., Cleveland, OH 44104;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH; START: August 30, 1995
PORTRAIT OF A LADY [Drama]
CAST: Nicole Kidman;
DIRECTOR: Jane Campion; WRITER: Laura Jones;
PRODUCERS: Monty Montgomery, Steve Golin, Sigurjon Sighvatsson;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: Johanna Ray; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Propaganda Films, 940 N. Mansfield, Los Angeles, CA
90038;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Gramercy Pictures; INTL. DISTRIB.: Polygram Film Intl.;
LOCATIONS: Italy, England, Turkey; START: August 1995
*THE SAINT [Action/Adventure]
Based on the novels by Leslie Charteris and the 1960s TV series about the
wealthy and dashing Simon Templar who is not above breaking the law in his
pursuit of justice. His current adventure finds him in post-communist Russia.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Phillip Noyce; WRITERS: Terry Hayes, James Dearden, Jonathan
Hensleigh;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Baker; PRODUCERS: Robert Evans, David Brown;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Robert Evans Co./Paramount Pictures, 5555
Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038;
DISTRIB.: Paramount;
LOCATION: ?; START: August 1995
TOP BILLING [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Fetteroff Colen; WRITER: Fetteroff Colen;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dino Georgopoulos; CO-PRODUCER: Matt Luber;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Colen-James Co., 505 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills,
CA 90212; Phone: 213-960-5129;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: August 1995
*STRIPTEASE [Thriller]
CAST: Demi Moore;
DIRECTOR: Andrew Bergman; WRITER: Andrew Bergman;
PRODUCER: Mike Lobell;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lobell-Bergman Prods./Castle Rock Entertainment,
9336 W. Washington Blvd., Bldg. O, Culver City, CA 90232;
DISTRIB.: Columbia;
LOCATION: Florida; START: September 1995
*BARB WIRE [Action]
Based on the Dark Horse comic book about a tough woman who has a penchant
for tight leather, fast motorcycles and blasting the bad guys.
CAST: Pamela Anderson;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITER: ?;
PRODUCER: Ray Manzella;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Gramercy;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Gramercy; INTL. DISTRIB.: Polygram;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
+CONTACT [Science Fiction]
Based on the novel by Carl Sagan about a spunky radio astronomer who
receives a signal of intelligent life from the distant star Vega.
CAST: Jodie Foster;
DIRECTOR: George Miller; WRITERS: Jim Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan;
PRODUCERS: Lynda Obst, George Miller, Doug Mitchell;
CO-PRODUCERS: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warner Brothers, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA
91522; Phone: 818-954-6000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
DEAD DROP [Action/Thriller]
CAST: Keanu Reeves;
DIRECTOR: Andrew Davis; WRITERS: Josh Friedman, Peter Osterlund,
Amy Brooke Baker;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Erwin Stoff; PRODUCERS: Arne Schmidt, Andrew Davis;
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Carlos H. Sanchez;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Twentieth Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Beverly
Hills, CA 90213; Phone: 310-277-2211;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Twentieth Century Fox;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
THE DOUBLE [Drama]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Lili Fini Zanuck; WRITER: Jeremy Leven;
PRODUCER: Todd Black;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: New Regency Films/Warner Brothers, 4000 Warner
Blvd., Bldg. 66, Rm 4, Burbank, CA 91522;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
+GEORGE WASHINGTON [Drama]
Based on the life of the first president of the United States.
CAST: Robert Redford;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITER: George Franzoni;
PRODUCERS: Robert Redford, Janet Yang, Oliver Stone, Rachel Pfeffer;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Wildwood Enterprises/Ixtlan/New Regency Films, 1223
Wilshire Blvd., #412, Santa Monica, CA 90403;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
+GRUMPY OLD MEN 2 [Comedy]
Sequel to the 1993 film about two feuding retirees in Minnesota who have
a penchant for ice-fishing and younger women.
CAST: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau;
DIRECTOR: ?; WRITER: Mark Steven Johnson;
PRODUCER: ?;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warner Brothers, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA
91522; Phone: 818-954-6000;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
KATHERYN [Western]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Molli Benson; WRITER: Joan Staples;
PRODUCER: Sally Jackson;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Benson Prods., 1228 N. La Cienega Blvd., #302,
W. Hollywood, CA 90069; Phone: 310-289-5033;
DISTRIB.: ?;
LOCATION: New Mexico; START: 1995
*KINGPIN [Comedy]
A comedy set against the world of bowling.
CAST: Michael Keaton;
DIRECTOR: Peter Farrelly; WRITER: Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro;
PRODUCERS: Harry Colomby, Michael Keaton, Robert Farrelly;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rysher Entertainment/Six to Four to Three Prods. in
assn. with Motion Picture Corp. of America, 3400 Riverside Dr., 6th flr,
Burbank, CA 91505; Phone: 818-846-0030, Fax: 818-557-3705;
U.S. DISTRIB.: MGM/UA; INTL. DISTRIB.: Rysher Entertainment;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER [Comedy]
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward; WRITER: Z.A.K.;
PRODUCERS: Joe Wizan, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal;
CO-PRODUCERS: Kimberly Preston, Kim Adelman;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Wizan-Black Films/New Line Cinema, 116 N. Robertson
Blvd. #200, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Phone: 310-854-5811, Fax: 310-854-1824;
U.S. DISTRIB.: New Line Cinema;
LOCATION: North Carolina; START: 1995
*PALLBEARER [Comedy]
A young architect is asked to deliver the eulogy at a funeral for a high
school "friend" that he can't remember having met.
CAST: David Schwimmer, Barbara Hershey;
DIRECTOR: Matt Reeves; WRITERS: Matt Reeves, Jason Katims;
PRODUCER: ?;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Miramax Films Corp., 375 Greenwich St., New York,
NY 10013;
U.S. DISTRIB.: Miramax;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
*RELIABLE SOURCES [Thriller]
A story that explores journalistic ethics through a 22-year-old reporter
whose actions while covering a breaking story result in the loss of human
life.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: Carl Franklin; WRITER: Joe Eszterhas;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Joe Eszterhas; PRODUCERS: Ben Myron, Jesse Beaton;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90038; Phone: 213-956-5000;
DISTRIB.: Paramount;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
+A SIMPLE PLAN [Thriller]
The story of two brothers and their low-rent buddy who stumble upon a huge
amount of cash at the site of a plane crash.
CAST: Nicolas Cage;
DIRECTOR: John Dahl; WRITERS: Scott Smith, Ben Stiller, John Dahl,
Rick Dahl;
PRODUCER: ?;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Savoy Pictures, 2425 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica,
CA 90404;
DISTRIB.: Savoy;
LOCATION: ?; START: 1995
SURVIVING PICASSO [Drama]
CAST: Anthony Hopkins;
DIRECTOR: James Ivory; WRITER: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala;
PRODUCERS: Ismail Merchant, David Wolper;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Merhcant Ivory Prods., 250 W. 57th St., #1913A, New
York, NY 10019; Phone: 212-582-8049;
DISTRIB.: Warner Brothers;
LOCATION: France; START: 1995
+WITHOUT REMORSE [Action/Adventure]
Based on the novel by Tom Clancy about former Navy SEAL and Vietnam vet,
John Kelly, who gets involved in political intrigue and adventure when he
undertakes a mission for the Pentagon to rescue P.O.W.s from North Vietnam.
CAST: ?;
DIRECTOR: John McTiernan; WRITER: Christine Roum, Tom Clancy;
PRODUCER: Brandon Tartikoff;
PROD. MANAGER: ?;
CASTING: ?; PUBLICITY: ?;
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Savoy Pictures, 2425 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica,
CA 90404; Phone: 310-247-7930;
DISTRIB.: Savoy;
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA; START: 1995
=============================================================================
U.S. FILMS IN PRODUCTION AND PRE-PRODUCTION
for the week of February 20, 1995
This posting is updated on a weekly basis.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
Johnnie J. Young (ag...@lafn.org)
P.O. Box 1534, Studio City, CA 91604
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