Films going into production:A Dry White...

Films going into production:

A Dry White Season (Davros). Shooting in Zimbabwe. In a story set during the 1976 Soweto student uprising, Marlon Brando stars as a white teacher (Donald Sutherland) whose life is threatened when he questions the death of a young boy in police custody. From Andre Brink’s novel. Executive producer Tim Hampton. Producer Paula Weinstein. Director/screenwriter Euzhan Palcy. Also stars Susan Sarandon, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Jurgen Prochnow. Distributor MGM/UA Distribution Co.

Rainman (UA). Shooting in Oklahoma, Ohio, Nevada and California. Barry Levinson directs Dustin Hoffman as an institutionalized idiot savant who possesses total recall and Tom Cruise as his loser of a brother who exploits him and his gift. Executive producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters. Producer Mark Johnson. Director Barry Levinson. Screenwriters Ron Bass and Barry Morrow. Distributor MGM/UA Distribution Co. December release.

Threat (Daystar). Shooting in L.A. Suspense thriller with Paul Le Mat as a private detective whose past connections with the CIA bring nothing but trouble. Executive producer Taghi Afrakhan. Producers Bob Graham and Behrooz Afrakhan. Director/screenwriter Cyrus Nowrasteh. Also stars Behrouz Vossoughi and Irene Miracle. Winter release.

Twins (tentative title) (Brothers). Shooting in L.A. Ivan Reitman directs Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as twins (!), separated at birth, who experience a volatile reunion. A comedy, of course. Executive producers Michael Gross and Joe Medjuck. Producer Reitman. Screenwriters William Osborne, William Davies, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod and William Goldman. Distributor Universal. Christmas release.

Waiting for Salazar (John Badham/Rob Cohen). Shooting in Montana. Lou Diamond Phillips, Corbin Bernsen and Reuben Blades star in this ensemble comedy concerning a couple of chums who rob a bank and are pursued by inept cops. Executive producers John Badham and Rob Cohen. Producer Lynn Bigelow. Director/screenwriter Jim Kouf. Distributor Buena Vista.

Who’s Harry Crumb?(Tri-Star). Shooting in Vancouver. John Candy is a bumbling detective who takes on a kidnaping case only to discover . . . that his boss is the culprit. Executive producer Candy. Producer Arnon Milchan. Director Paul Flaherty. Screenwriters Robert Conte and Peter Martin Wortmann.