Films going into production: GREEN...

Films going into production: GREEN MONKEY (Spectrafilm/Howard International Film Group). Shooting in St. Louis and Toronto. An alien plant form baffles a team of doctors who attempt to learn of its origin in this dramatic thriller. Producer Martin Walters. Director William Fruet. Screenwriters George Goldsmith and Chris Koseluk. Stars Susan Anspach, Steve Railsback and John Vernon. Distributor Spectrafilm. Release date undetermined.

THE PRIMROSE PATH (International Action Adventure Productions). Shooting in the Philippines. An ex-CIA agent is thrown back into the world of international espionage and drug trade to save his younger brother who’s gotten into some hot water. Producers Gene Marcus Huggens and Peter Mackensie. Director Mackensie. Screenwriters Mackensie and Sally Marie Mackensie. Stars Larry Wilcox and Robin Eisenman. Distributor Overseas Film Group. Release date undetermined.

RENTED LIPS (Vista). Shooting in L.A. A comedy about two obscure documentary film makers who get conned into taking over a porno film. They decide to take the same cast and turn it into a musical. Executive producers Martin Mull and Mel Howard. Producer Mort Engelberg. Director Robert Downey. Screenwriter Mull. Stars Mull, Dick Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, James Coco, Shelley Berman, June Lockhart and Edy Williams. Distributor New Century/Vista. Release date undetermined.

VICE VERSA (Columbia). Shooting in Chicago. Action fantasy comedy about a father and son who exchange identities and personalities. Producers/screnwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Director Brian Gilbert. Stars Judge Reinhold. Release date undetermined.

(UNTITLED) (Gracie Films). Shooting in Washinton. James Brooks directs and William Hurt stars in a drama set in the world of broadcasting. Executive producer Polly Platt. Producers James L. Brooks and Penney Finkelman. Director/screenwriter Brooks. Also stars Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter. Distributor 20th Century Fox. Late ’87 release.