Films going into production:BLOODY POM-POMS (Bloody...

Films going into production:

BLOODY POM-POMS (Bloody Pom-Pom Prod.). Shooting in Oregon. Vicious killer vs. cute, giggly cheerleaders at the big cheer-off. Executive producer Jeff Prettyman. Producer/director John Quinn. Screenwriters David Lee Fein and Ron O’Keefe. Stars Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Lorie Griffin and Teri Weigel. Spring release.

RED SCORPION (Scorpion). Shooting in Africa. Dolph Lundgren is Nikolai, a highly skilled and patriotic (or is he?) Russian agent sent in to infiltrate a terrorist organization. Executive producers Jack Abramoff and Dan Sklar. Producer Bob Abramoff. Director Joseph Zito. Screenwriter Arne Olsen. Distributor Warner Bros.

SAND WARS (Silver Star). Shooting in Manila. Hulking Lou Ferrigno stars in this post-apocalyptic actioner as a bodyguard who survives jungle warfare to save the girl he loves. Producer/screenwriter Kimmy Lim. Director John Jale. Also stars Shari Shattuck. Early ’88 release.

THE WHITE GIRL (Tony Brown Prod.). Shooting in N. Carolina. Anti-drug love story concerning a black girl from a prominent family who turns to cocaine to sooth life’s ills. Friends and a love interest bring her out of this unpleasant situation. Executive producer Sheryl Cannady. Producer Jim Cannady. Director/screenwriter Tony Brown. Stars Troy Beyer, Taimak, Teresa Evon Farley, O. L. Duke, Petronia Paley and Dianne Shaw. Early ’88 release.