Films going into production:Blind Fury (Tri-Star)....

Films going into production:

Blind Fury (Tri-Star). Shooting in Nevada and Texas. Rutger Hauer takes a benevolent turn as a blind man armed with only a sword, a cane and sharp sense of humor who transports a small boy from Miami to Reno to reunite him with his dad. He does all this against the Mob’s wishes. Producers Daniel Grodnick and Tim Matheson. Director Phillip Noyce. Screenwriter Charles Carner. Also stars Brandon Call, Terry O’Quinn, Lisa Blount and Randall “Tex” Cobb.

Cowboy (Soteria Trust). Shooting in Nevada, Los Angeles and San Francisco. A decade ago, five terrorist types entered the United States from our upper and lower borders and it’s Cowboy’s (a code name) job to execute them. Executive producer David Spicer. Producer Rick Olson. Director Cowboy. Screenwriter Paul Verderosa. Stars Candra and Bruce M. Fischer.

Daddy’s Home (M.C.E.G.). Shooting in Vancouver, Canada. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis and George Segal star in a story of a woman whose philandering husband breaks up with her just before she is to bear their child. On her way to the hospital, she takes a liking to the cabbie, who also takes a liking to her. Executive producer Jonathan D. Krane. Producers Simon Lewis and Bob Gray. Director/screenwriter Amy Heckerling. Distributor Tri-Star.

Far Out Man! (CineTel). Shooting in L.A. Tommy Chong directs, stars and scripts this anachronistic tale of a relic from the ‘60s who’s been living in the woods these past decades and toiling on a secret project. A Cheech-less comedy. Executive producers Paul Hertzberg and Howard Brown. Producers Lisa Hansen and Jon Pare. Fall release.

Fletch II (Universal). Shooting in Louisiana. Chevy Chase returns as the chameleon-like newspaper columnist, who this time out inherits a Southern plantation and gets involved in romance and murder. Producers Alan Greisman and Peter Douglas. Director Michael Ritchie. Screenwriter Leon Capetanos. Also stars Julianne (Mrs. Bruce) Phillips.

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (HandMade). Shooting in Britain. George Harrison co-exec produces (with Denis O’Brien) this yarn of a successful albeit disillusioned ad exec. He must deal with the hypocrisies of his profession while trying to create a dynamic campaign for . . . a pimple cream. Producers David Wimbury and Ray Cooper. Director/screenwriter Bruce Robinson. Stars Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward and Sean Bean.

Sexpot (Platinum). Shooting in New York City. Erstwhile erotic director Chuck Vincent bring us this mainstream profile of Ivy Barrington, a voluptuous and creatively intelligent woman who searches for true love in these 1980s. Producer Vincent. Screenwriter Craig Horrall. Stars Ruth Corrine Collins, Frank Stewart, Joyce Lyons, Scott Bergold and Jane Hamilton.