Films beginning production this week: BEVERLY...

Films beginning production this week: BEVERLY HILLS COP II (Simpson-Bruckheimer Productions/Eddie Murphy Productions). Shooting in Beverly Hills. Eddie Murphy again plays rebellious cop Axel Foley who returns to tackle unfinished business. Executive producers Robert D. Wachs and Richard Tienken. Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Director Tony Scott. Screenwriter Larry Ferguson. Stars Murphy. Distributor Paramount. Summer release.

MAID TO ORDER (The Vista Organization). Shooting in L.A. Romantic comedy about a fairy godmother who turns a spoiled little rich girl into a poor maid in an effort to teach the brat a lesson in consideration. Producers Herb Jaffe, Mort Engelberg and Charles Skouras. Director Amy Jones. Screenwriters Jones, Randy Howze and Perry Howze. Stars Ally Sheedy, Beverly D’Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine and Dick Shawn. Distributor New Century/Vista Film. Summer release.

RUSSKIES (New Century/Vista Film Co.). Shooting in Key West. A young Russian sailor finds himself washed ashore and bewildered in small-town U.S.A. Executive producers Stephen Deutsch and Mort Engelberg. Producer Mark Levinson. Director Rick Rosenthal. Screenwriter Michael Nankin. Stars Whip Hubley, Peter Billingsley, Leaf Phoenix, Stefan DeSalle and Carole King. Distributor New Century. Summer release.

SISTER SISTER (New World/Odyssey Film Partners Ltd.). Shooting in the Southwest. Suspense thriller involving two sisters, a man, a secret and a terrifying weekend. Producer Walter Coblenz. Director William Condon. Screenwriters Condon, Joel Cohen and and Ginny Cerrella. Distributor New World. Release date undetermined.

WEEDS (Production company undetermined). Shooting in Wilmington, N.C. A convict redeems himself through his writing and the woman reporter campaigns for his release. Producer Bill Badanato. Director John Hancock. Screenwriters Hancock and Dorothy Tristan.Stars Nick Nolte. Distributed by DEG. Fall release.