Films beginning production this week :BABY...

Films beginning production this week :

BABY BOOM (Baby Boom Productions). Shooting in L.A., New York and Vermont. Comedy about a high-powered career woman who inherits a mysterious gift from a distant cousin that drastically changes her life style. Producers Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer. Director Shyer. Screenwriters Meyers and Shyer. Stars Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard and Harold Ramis. Distributor MGM/UA Distribution Co. Fall release.

THE CALLER (Empire). Shooting in Rome. Expect the unexpected in this sinister and sensual thriller with an unexpected climax. Producer Frank Yablans. Director Arthur Seidelman. Screenwriter Michael Sloan. Stars Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith. Release date undetermined.

GHOULIES II (Empire). Shooting in Rome. Those mischievous creatures are back, this time terrorizing a traveling carnival. Producer Albert Band. Directors Band and William Kronick. Screenwriters Ed Naha, Diane Carter and Dennis Paoli. Stars Damon Martin, Royal Dano and Kerry Rensen. Release date undetermined.

SPACEBALLS (Brooksfilms). Shooting in Arizona and L.A. Mel Brooks sends up the space film. Producers Brooks and Ezra Swerdlow. Director Brooks. Screenwriters Brooks, Thomas Meehan and Ronny Graham. Stars Brooks, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga and Dick Van Patten. Distributor MGM/UA Distribution Co. Summer release.