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Awakenings (Columbia). Shooting in New York. Penny Marshall directs Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in this doctor-patient relationship study. It’s based on Dr. Oliver Sack’s 1987 novel about a 1920s sleeping-sickness epidemic involving 5 million victims and the medical breakthrough that enabled dozens of them to be awakened three decades later. Executive producers Arnie Schmidt and Elliot Abbott. Producers Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. Screenwriter Steve Zaillian. Christmas 1990 release.

Betsy’s Wedding (Touchstone). Shooting in New York and North Carolina. Alan Alda stars/directs/writes this ensemble piece also featuring Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Joe Pesci, Madeline Kahn and Burt Young. Alda’s a man whose youngest daughter’s wedding is about to be seriously jeopardized by his miscalculations regarding the scope of it all. Producers Martin Bregman and Louis Stroller. Distributor Buena Vista.

Enrapture (Platinum). Shooting in Canada. Erstwhile erotica film maker Chuck Vincent produces/directs this story of a struggling actor who embarks on a deadly liaison with a classy femme fatale he meets while driving a limo to support himself between gigs. Screenwriters Vincent and Ken Schwartz. Stars Kevin Thomsen, Ona Z. Simms, Harvey Siegel and Richard Parnes.

Flight of the Intruder (Paramount). Shooting in Los Angeles. John Milius directs Willem Da Foe, Danny Glover and Brad Johnson in this adaptation of Stephen Counts’ novel centering on an unauthorized bombing mission against a North Vietnam missile base, circa 1972. Producer Mace Neufeld. Screenwriter David Shaber.

Mob Boss (American Independent Productions). Shooting in Los Angeles. Eddie Deezen, Morgan Fairchild and William Hickey star in this wacky organized crime spoof. In T.L. Lankford’s script, Deezen portrays a clod who takes over his father’s crime family when the old man is hospitalized for a spell. Producer/director Fred Olen Ray. Also stars Jack O’Halloran, Don Stroud and Mike Mazurki. Distributor Vidmark. Spring release.

Problem Child (Problem Child). Shooting in Texas. John Ritter, Jack Warden and Amy Yasbeck star in this sort of comedic “The Bad Seed.” Ritter and Yasbeck portray a married couple who adopt a 7-year-old who’s possibly the worst kid in the world. Producer Bob Simonds. Director Dennis Dugan. Screenwriter credit undetermined. Also stars Michael Oliver.

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (PN III). Shooting in Toronto. This black parody of slasher flicks focuses on wicked Mary Lou (fresh out of the grave) as she wreaks havoc on Hamilton High School and in the process drags a teen named Alex down to hell with her. Producers Ray Sager and Peter Simpson. Directors Ron Oliver and Simpson. Screenwriter Oliver. Stars Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston and Courtney Taylor. Distributor Northstar. Spring release.