Films going into production:DEEP SPACE (Producers...

Films going into production:

DEEP SPACE (Producers Group). Shooting in L.A. Action sci-fi fare following a couple homicide detectives on the trail of a mass murderer. The flatfoots soon discover that their quarry is an extraterrestrial. Director Fred Olen Ray. Screenwriters Ray and T. L. Lankford. Stars Charles Napier, Ann Turkel and Bo Svenson. Distributor and release date undetermined.

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (Touchstone/Silver Screen Partners III). Shooting in Thailand. Robin Williams is a military disk jockey (circa 1965) whose irreverent sense of humor earns him the admiration of servicemen and the wrath of the military brass. Producers Mark Johnson and Larry Brezner. Director Barry Levinson. Screenwriter Mitch Markowitz. Early ’88 release. Distributor Buena Vista.

HOT TO TROT (Warners). Shooting in L.A. Wacky Bob Goldthwait plays a young, insecure stockbroker who shares some misadventures with his friend Don, the talking horse. Producers Steve Tisch and Wendy Finerman. Director Michael Dinner. Screenwriters Stephen Neigher & Hugo Gilbert and Charlie Peters. Also stars Virginia Masden, Jim Metzler and Dabney Coleman. Release date undetermined.

OVERBOARD (MGM). Shooting in L.A. and Northern California. Goldie Hawn plays an heiress who suffers amnesia after tumbling off her yacht. Kurt Russell plays a crafty rural carpenter who lures her into a housekeeping gig with a bunch of kids. Executive producer Roddy McDowall. Producers Anthea Sylbert and Alex Rose. Director Garry Marshall. Distributor MGM/UA Distribution Co. Release date undetermined.

SUNSET (Hudson Hawk). Shooting in L.A. Bruce Willis and James Garner portray Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp, respectively, in a 1920s Hollywood murder-mystery romp. Executive Producers Willis and Jonathan D. Krane. Producer Tony Adams. Director/screenwriter Blake Edwards. Also stars Mariel Hemingway and Kathleen Quinlan. Distributor Tri-Star. Christmas release.

SWEETHEART’S DANCE (Chestnut Hills). Shooting in Vermont. Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon star in this poignant comedy-sprinkled drama about relationships and families in New England. Executive producer Robert Greenwald. Producer Jeff Lurie. Director Greenwald. Screenwriter Ernest Thompson. Also stars Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Perkins. Distributor Tri-Star. Release date undetermined.