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Films now going into production: Dick Tracy (Touchstone). Shooting in Los Angeles. Warren Beatty produces, directs and stars in late ‘30s Chicago as the dapper Dick as he confronts crooks and spies who wish to ascertain the secrets of the atom bomb while bombshell Madonna sings away as his moll. Screenwriter Bo Goldman. Also stars George C. Scott, Michael J. Pollard, Seymour Cassell. Distributor Buena Vista.

Hard Rain (Touchstone). Shooting in Los Angeles. Drama with Peter Yates directing Tom Selleck as a fellow who is framed and sent to prison. Upon release, he sets out to clear his name and see that justice is finally achieved. Producers Bud Cort and Ted Field. Screenwriter Larry Brothers. Distributor Buena Vista. Summer release.

Miller’s Crossing (Circle). Shooting in New Orleans. “Raising Arizona’s” Joel and Ethan Coen bring us a dark gangster story set in 1929. Two friends, one a local political boss, the other a powerful local figure, violently clash when they both fall for the same woman. Executive producer Ben Barenholtz. Producers E. Coen, Mark Silverman and Graham Place. Director J. Coen. Screenwriters J. and E. Coen. Stars Gabriel Byrne and Marcia Gay Harden. Distributor 20th Century Fox.

Turner and Hooch (Touchstone). Shooting in Los Angeles. Tom Hanks is Turner, a by-the-book and meticulous detective whose peaceful existence is disrupted when he is paired with Hooch (who is a pooch) on a murder case. Henry Winkler directs. Executive producers Dan Petrie Jr. and Michael Hertzberg. Producer Ray Wagner. Screenwriter Dan Petrie Jr. Also stars Mare Winningham. Distributor Buena Vista. Summer release.

Wedding Band (I.R.S.). Shooting in Los Angeles. Romantic comedy with William Katt as a musician with plans for the big time and Joyce Hyser as the woman who toils in a department store but desperately wants to utter her “I do’s” with him. When she joins him on tour, a number of misadventures occur which lead this fellow toward the altar. Executive producers Miles Copeland III and Paul Colichman. Producers Tino Insana and John Schouweiler. Director Daniel Raskov. Screenwriter Insana.