Films going into production:CLEAN AND SOBER...

Films going into production:

CLEAN AND SOBER (Imagine). Shooting in L.A. and Philadelphia. Michael Keaton is an upper-middle-class real estate exec who suddenly hits the skids. His search for temporary relief from his depression brings unexpected resolutions. Producers Tony Ganz, Deborah Blum and Jay Daniel. Director Glenn Gordon Caron. Screenwriter Tod Carroll. Also stars Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman and M. Emmet Walsh. Distributor Warner Bros.

DISTANT THUNDER (Paramount). Shooting in Vancouver. Ralph Macchio and John Lithgow star in this action drama concerning a father and son in search of each other. Executive producer Dick O’Connor. Producer Robert Schaffel. Director Rick Rosenthal. Screenwriter Robert Stitzel.

GLEAMING THE CUBE (Gladden/Turman-Foster). Shooting in L.A. Christian Slater and Steven Bauer topline this action thriller set in Orange County amid its exotic Vietnamese community. Producers Lawrence Turman and David Foster. Director Graeme Clifford. Screenwriter Michael Tolkin. Distributor 20th Century Fox.

THE METAL YEARS (I.R.S. World Media). Shooting in L.A. Penelope Spheeris, who revealed the inner workings of the punk world in “The Decline of Western Civilization,” this time focuses on the phenomenon of heavy metal via interviews, backstage and concert footage. Executive producers Miles Copeland and Paul Colichman. Producers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Distributor New Line. Spring release.

SECRET INGREDIENT (Bata). Shooting in Yugoslavia. Romantic comedy about a female executive who finds herself in love in Yugoslavia with a monk who’s not really a monk. Producer Dan Tana. Director Slobodan Shian. Screenwriter Chris Longshadow. Stars Rick Rossovich, Catherine Hicks and Gary Kroeger. Distributor Hemdale. Spring release.