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Films now going into production: Devil’s Odds (Silver Lion). Shooting in Zimbabwe. Four young adults from the city are enjoying a leisurely rafting trip down the Zambezi river when they encounter a dangerous tour guide. Producer Lance Hool. Director Michael Schroeder. Screenwriters John Crowther and Bayard Johnson. Stars Stephen Shellen, Lisa Aliff, Marc Poppel, John Terlesky and Bradford Bancroft.

Lakota (Lakota). Shooting in Toronto. Kiefer Sutherland is a young Philadelphia detective and Lou Diamond Phillips a plains indian who team up to track down and bring to justice the man who killed Phillips’ brother. Executive producers James G. Robinson and Joe Roth. Producer David Madden. Director Jack Sholder. Screenwriter David Rich. Also stars Jami Gertz and Rob Knepper. Distributor Universal. Summer release.

Nudity Required (Andrea & Co.). Shooting in L.A. Julie Newmar and Troy Donahue star in an action comedy adventure of fast living in this town called Hollywood. Executive producer Perry Rosen. Producer Ron Lavery. Director John Bowen. Screenwriter Daniel King.

The Rolls-Royce Boys (Pioneer). Shooting in L.A. and San Francisco. Action comedy with a “Red Heat”-ish scenario. We have an Italian Interpol officer who travels to L.A. then buddies up with a local cop as they go after the mafia. Executive producer Fred Kimaz. Director Nick Kimaz. Screenwriters N. Kimaz and Brent Thompson. Stars Joe Hoke, Gassan John Stephan, Julie Nine and Snowden Bishop. Early ’89 release.

The Terror Within (Concorde/New Horizon). Shooting in L.A. George Kennedy and Andrew Stevens star in a post-apocalyptic tale of six scientists who are trapped in an underground lab and must battle this terrifying thing. Producer Roger Corman. Director Thierry Notz. Screenwriter Thomas Cleaver. Also stars Starr Andreef and Terri Treas. Late winter release.