Films going into production: CAMERON’S CLOSET...

Films going into production: CAMERON’S CLOSET (Anna Karin). Shooting in L.A. Horror-thriller concerning a young boy who conjures up a playmate who lives in the closet. Ultimately, only the boy can bring this evil chum to an end. Producers Luigi G. Cingolani and John S. Curran. Director Armand Mastroianni. Screenwriter Gary Brandner. Stars Tab Hunter, Chuck McCann, Kim Lankford and Scott Curtis. Distributor Cinema Group Ventures.

LESS THAN ZERO (Fox). Shooting in L.A. (where else?). Bret Easton Ellis’ less than uplifting novel of rich kids, drugs and murder in Beverly Hills. Producer John Avnet. Director Marek Kanievska. Screenwriter Harley Peyton. Stars Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz and Robert Downey Jr. Late fall release.

THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE (HandMade). Shooting in Dublin and London. The Brian Moore novel finally makes it to the screen as Bob Hoskins plays a Irish-American who comes back to his roots and becomes romantically associated with Maggie Smith in the country of potatoes. Producers Peter Nelson and Richard Johnson. Director Jack Clayton. Screenwriter Nelson. Distributor Island.

NIGHT WARS (Action International). Shooting in Southern California. Two POW escapees both experience recurring, deadly dreams about the buddy they left behind so many years ago. Producer Fritz Matthews. Director/screenwriter David A. Prior.

SWEET LITTLE ROCK & ROLLER (Aaron Spelling). Shooting in South Carolina. Musical love story about the relationships in and around a rock band gigging at a resort. Executive producers Rob Alden and Armyan Bernstein. Producers Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman. Director Joan Freeman. Screenwriter Charles Purpura. Stars Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Scott Coffey and Debbie Harry. Distributor Fox.

THREE MEN AND A BABY (Touchstone). Shooting in L.A. A contemporary comedy pitting bachelors Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson against a little baby that’s left unexpectedly at their doorstep. Producers Robert W. Cort and Edward Teets. Director Leonard Nimoy. Screenwriters James Orr and Jim Cruickshank. Distributor Buena Vista. Christmas release.

VAMPIRE AT DEATH BEACH (Tetra International). Shooting in L.A. The title says it all in this camp, tongue-in-cheek fangs in the sand romp. Producers Mark Headley and Ruben Arvizu. Director/screenwriter Headley. Stars Stephen Matthews, Nancy Rogers, Jennifer Badham and Amanda Hughes. Distributor undetermined.