Films going into production:BEVERLY HILLS BRATS...

Films going into production:

BEVERLY HILLS BRATS (Moore/Rivers Productions). Shooting in L.A. Comic yarn of a wealthy lad who has everything but love. So, in order to get attention, he arranges for his own kidnaping. Executive producer Rupert Perrin. Producers Terry Moore and Jerry Rivers. Director Jim Sotos. Screenplay Linda Silverthorn. Stars Peter Billingsley, Burt Young, Martin Sheen and Terry Moore. Fall release. Distributor pending.

SLAVES OF NEW YORK (Merchant/Ivory/Hendler). Shooting in New York City. The Big Apple’s trendy, underground art world scene as seen through the eyes of one woman. Based upon Tama Janowitz’s collection of short stories. Producers Ismail Merchant and Gary Hendler. Director James Ivory. Screenplay Janowitz. Stars Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken, Madeleine Potter, Mary Beth Hurt and Adam Coleman Howard. Fall release. Distributor Tri-Star.

TALK RADIO (Ed Pressman Prod.). Shooting in Dallas. Oliver Stone adapts Eric Bogosian’s critically lauded play on the life and assassination of a Denver talk show host. Producers Edward Pressman and A. Kitman Ho. Director Stone. Screenplay Stone and Bogosian. Stars Bogosian, Leslie Hope, Alec Baldwin, John Pankow and Michael Winncott. Fall release. Distributor Cineplex Odeon Films.