<i> Films now going into production: </i>

Backstreet Strays (O’Malley). Shooting in New Jersey and Los Angeles. Jason O’Malley and Brooke Shields lead the way in a story of a burly collector of gambling debts who undergoes a change in career to better look after his autistic son. Producers Lance H. Robbins and O’Malley. Director Rupert Hitzig. Screenwriter O’Malley.

Opportunity Knocks (Imagine). Shooting in Chicago. Comedy fare with Dana (“Church Lady’ ‘ ) Carvey as a down-on-his-luck, two-bit con man who alters his persona in an attempt to hang with the Ivy League elite. Executive producers Brian Grazer and Brad Grey. Producers Mark Gordon and Chris Meledandri. Director Donald Petrie. Screenwriters Mitchell Katlin and Nat Bernstein. Also stars Todd Graff, Milo O’Shea, James Tolkan and Robert Loggia. Distributor Universal.

Quiet Days in Clichy (AZ). Shooting in Paris and Rome. Andrew McCarthy portrays provocative author Henry Miller in this biographical love story, named after Miller’s classic novel. In 1930s Paris, the young author has his first romantic encounter with a European woman. Also stars Alfonso Sansone, Otello Zoccoli, Henryk Chroscicki, Lawrence Schiller, Nigel Havers and Barbara De Rossi. Director Claude Chabrol. Screenwriters Ugo Leonzio and Chabrol.

Shadowzone (Full Moon). Shooting in Los Angeles. Louise Fletcher plays a physician involved in a peculiar experiment taking place underneath the Nevada desert. During a study of deep sleep patterns, one of the participants enters a strange dimension that wreaks havoc on all concerned. Executive producer Charles Band. Producer Carol Kottenbrook. Director/screenwriter J. S. Cardone. Also stars David Beecroft and Miguel Nunez. Distributor Paramount. October release.