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Dark Obsessions (Concorde). Shooting in L.A. Actor William Katt stars alongside San Francisco 49er running back Roger Craig in this tale of a by-the-book L.A. City Councilman who tumbles into the surreal and decadent side of our fair city. Producers Rodman Flender and Ron Zwang. Director Dan Golden. Screenwriter Robert Dodson. Also stars Maria Ford and Rick Dean.

Fast Getaway (CineTel). Shooting in Colorado and Utah. Corey Haim is seen in this action adventure as a bright young man with a familial dilemma. Mom wants him to pursue an MBA but Dad strongly suggests a career as a bank robber. Executive producer Lisa Hansen. Producer Paul Hertzberg. Director Spiro Razatos. Screenwriter James Dixon. Also stars Cynthia Rothrock, Leo Rossi, Marcia Strassman and Ken Lerner. Distributor New Line Cinema. Early ’91 release.

The Hard Way (Universal). Shooting in New York. Michael J. Fox and James Woods star in this John Badham-directed cop actioner concerning an actor (Fox) who goes out with a hard-boiled cop (Woods) to research a role and in the process learns plenty about police work. Producers William Sackheim and Rob Cohen. Screenwriter Dan Pyne.

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Kindergarten Cop (Imagine). Shooting in Astoria, Ore., and L.A. Director Ivan Reitman and Arnold Schwarzenegger here hope to reprise their “Twins” success. Arnold plays a cop who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher, no less, to ultimately capture a vicious killer. Executive producers Michael Gross and Joe Medjuck. Producers Reitman and Brian Grazer. Screenwriter Murray Salem. Also stars Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Richard Tyson, Caroll Baker and Linda Hunt. Distributor Universal.

The Marrying Man (Hollywood Pictures). Shooting in L.A. Two hot ones, Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, topline this comic look at a handsome rogue and Las Vegas lounge singer whose love is both immeasurable and impossible. Producer David Permut. Director Jerry Rees. Also stars Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson, Paul Reiser, Robert Loggia, Joe Mantegna and Steve Hytner. Distributor Buena Vista.

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