Films going into production:Backtrack (Vestron). Shooting...

Films going into production:

Backtrack (Vestron). Shooting in Los Angeles. Dennis Hopper stars and directs a tale of a murder witness (Jody Foster) who flees for her life and unwittingly falls for the hit man assigned to snuff her out. Executive producers Steven D. Reuther and Mitchell Cannold. Producers Dan Paulson, Lisa Demberg and Laul Lewis.

The ‘burbs (Imagine). Joe Dante directs Tom Hanks in a study of urban paranoia. Producers Mike Finnell and Larry Brezner. Screenwriter Dana Olsen. Distributor Universal.

For Better or for Worse (Hila). Shooting in Madrid. A couple of honeymooners (she’s an ex-federal agent; he’s blissfully ignorant of this) are doing what newlyweds do when she’s suddenly dragged into another assignment and assorted complications. Executive producers Paul Maslansky and Eric Ellenbogen. Producer Tony Anthony. Director Gene Quintano. Stars Kim Cattrall, Paul Reiser and Leigh Taylor-Young. Distributor Trans World.

Life After Life (Lobell/Bergman). Shooting in Washington, D.C., and L.A. “Dirty Dancing’s “ Emile Ardolino directs Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr. and Mary Stuart Masterson in a yarn about a man who returns 25 years after his death to find himself romantically entangled with his wife and daughter. Executive producers Andrew Bergman and Neil Machlis. Producer Michael Lobell. Screenwriters Randy and Perry Howze. Also stars Ryan O’Neal. Distributor Tri-Star. Christmas release.

The Ranch (West Sky). Shooting in Calgary. Stella Stevens directs a story of an ex-yuppie in NYC who loses everything and travels to a run-down ranch in Canada to start anew. Executive producer Madeline Hombert and Scott Jones. Producer Hombert. Screenwriters Neil Gordan and Hombert. Stars Gary Fjellgaard. Late Fall release.

Shoeless Joe (Shoeless Joe). Shooting in Dubuque. Fable-like fare with Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who decides to build a baseball field on the advice of a ghostlike presence. Producer Lawrence Gordon. Director/screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson. Distributor Universal.

Worth Winning (A&M; Films). Shooting in Philadelphia and L.A. Mark Harmon is a fellow who bets a buddy that he can propose to three women and be accepted. When the women hear of this scheme, they initiate revenge. Lesley Ann Warren co-stars. Executive producer Tom Joyner. Producers Dale Pollock and Gil Friesen. Director Will Mackenzie. Screenwriters Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon. Also stars Madeleine Stowe and Maria Holvoe. Distributor Fox.