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The Brotherhood (Stone Group Pics./Mace Neufeld). Shooting in New Orleans and Mississippi. Flamboyant footballer Brian Bosworth stars with character types William Forsythe and Lance Henriksen as an undercover cop who infiltrates an infamous motorcycle gang. Executive producers Walter Doniger and Gary Wichard. Producer Yoram Ben-Ami. Director Bruce Malmuth. Screenwriters Doniger and Howard Cushnir. Also stars Michelle Johnson. Distributor Tri-Star.

Crooked Hearts (Crooked Heart Prod.). Shooting in Vancouver. Vincent D’Onofrio portrays the elder son and Jennifer Jason Leigh his brother’s girlfriend in this drama of a tightly knit All-American family. Conflicts arise but the familial unit strives to forgive one another and move on. Producers Rick Stevenson, Dale Pollock and Gil Friesen. Director/screenwriter Michael Bortman. Also stars Peter Berg, Noah Wyle and Peter Coyote. Distributor MGM/UA.

Look Who’s Talking Too (Tri-Star). Shooting in Vancouver. Director/screenwriter Amy Heckerling strikes while the iron remains hot as Kirstie Alley and John Travolta also rebound from the blockbuster original. Alley and Travolta have married and are now struggling with a precocious daughter. Voices by Bruce Willis and Roseanne Barr. Producer Jonathan D. Krane.

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Man in the Moon (Pathe). Shooting in Louisiana. “Summer of ‘42” director Robert Mulligan here goes for that same emotional impact in this family relationship drama. The film centers on two teen-age girls, one of whom is set to leave for college, and the man they both fall for. Executive producers Bill Gilmore and Shari Rhodes. Producer Mark Rydell. Screenwriter Jenny Wingfield. Stars Sam Waterston and Tess Harper.

Scenes From a Mall (Touchstone). Shooting in New York and Connecticut. Paul Mazursky produces and directs Bette Midler and Woody Allen in a rare acting-only performance. Midler and Allen play a married couple dealing with infidelity and other conjugal travails on the occasion of their 15th anniversary. Screenwriters Mazursky and Roger Simon. Distributor Buena Vista. Christmas release.

Thelma and Louise (Pathe). Shooting in L.A. and Moab, Utah. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis decide to shake their hubbies loose for a weekend of feminine fun but instead plunge into unforeseen danger. A comedy adventure. Producers Scott and Mimi Polk. Screenwriter Callie Khouri.

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