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Films now going into production: Back to the Futures 2 and 3 (Amblin). Shooting in L.A. The core creative people from first one (exec-producer Steven Spielberg, director Robert Zemeckis, players Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd) return to film two sequels thus taking advantage of Fox’s free time. Details are limited; and it’s rumored that Spielberg has forbidden even himself from peeking at the script. Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton. Screenwriters Zemeckis and Gale. Also stars Thomas F. Wilson. Distributor Universal. Winter ’89 and Summer ’90 releases.

Brown Bread Sandwiches (Brown Bread Sandwiches). Shooting in Toronto. Giancarlo Giannini, Lina Sastri and Kim Cattrall star in this comedy-drama centering on an immigrant Italian family circa 1957. A 12-year-old boy (Daniel DeSanto) breaks cinematic convention as he addresses the audience regarding the marital, extra-marital affairs surrounding him. Executive producers Carlo Liconti, Nellie Zucker and John Delmage. Producers Liconti and Zucker. Director Liconti. Screenwriter Liconti.

Escape (White Eagle/Carolco). Shooting in Rahway, N. J. Once known as “Maverick,” this Sylvester Stallone vehicle finds the muscled one as an escape artist who is a thorn in the prison warden’s side. Producers Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon. Director John Flynn. Screenwriter Jeb Stuart and Henry Rosenbaum. Also stars Donald Sutherland. Distributor Tri-Star. Late Summer release.

The Fourth War (Kodiak). Shooting in Calgary. Roy Scheider and Jurgen Prochnow are an American Vietnam hero and Soviet officer who engage in a taut contest of nerves that slowly draws their respective countries into confrontation. Producer Wolf Schmidt. Screenwriters Kenneth Ross and Stephen Peters.

Impulse (Warner Bros.). Shooting in L.A. Theresa Russell stars in a psychological thriller as a narcotics cop who moonlights as a undercover vice squad officer. Director Sondra Locke. Executive producer Dan Kolsrud. Producers Albert S. Ruddy and Andre Morgan. Screenwriters John De Marco and Leigh Chapman. Also stars Jeff Fahey and George Dzundza.

A Man Called Sarge (Cannon). Shooting in Israel. This WW II spoof concerns a squad of screwball commandos who follow a disoriented Arab guide across the Sahara to overtake the Germans and recapture valuable fuel depots. Executive producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Producer Gene Corman. Director/screenwriter Stuart Gillard. Stars Gary Kroeger, Howard Busgang and Andy Bumatal.

Mob Story (Cement Shooz). Shooting in Winnipeg. John Vernon, Kate Vernon, Al Waxman and Margot Kidder star in this comedy-adventure of a underworld kingpin (J. Vernon) who flees a U.S. Senate investigation in NYC to withstand the frigid climes of Manitoba. Executive producers Don Haig and Anthony Kramreither. Producers/directors Jancarlo al Gabriel Markiw. Screenwriters Jancarlo and Gabriel Markiw and Dave Flaherty.

Wait Until Spring, Bandini (Dusk/C.F.C./Zoetrope). Shooting in Utah. Based on the 1938 John Fante novel set in a 1920s Rocky Mountain mining town where an Italian immigrant family survives poverty, harsh winters and marital discord. Executive producers Cyril de Rouvre, Christian Charret, Giorgio Silvagni and Amadeo Pagani. Producers Erwin Provoost, Tom Luddy and Fred Roos. Director/screenwriter Dominique Deruddere. Stars Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunaway, Burt Young and Michael Bacall. Distributor Orion Classics. Fall release.

-- Compiled by David Pecchia