Production Starts
JANUARY 16-JANUARY 31, 2000

What... When...Where...
An alphabetical list of
films in this Production
Calendar, when they
started and where
they're shooting

New Port South, Hughes Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures; Prod: John Hughes, Billy Higgins; Dir: Kyle Cooper. With Blake Shields, Will Estes, Kevin Christy, Melissa George, Brad Eric Johnson, Todd Field, Raymond J Barry. Illinois. Distrib: Buena Vista.
•Shiner, Geoff Reeve Films; Exec prod: Jim Reeve; Prod: Geoffrey Reeve; Dir: John Irvin. With Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frank Harper, Andy Serkis, Claire Rushbrook, David Kennedy, Peter Wight, Nicola Walker, Matthew Marsden, Kenneth Cranham. London, UK.

The Cactus Kid, Delfino Entertainment, Cactus Kid Productions; Prod: Don Ashley, Thomas McNamara, Kevin Candido; Dir: Don Ashley. With William R Moses, Thomas Curtis, Christine Elise, Mike Starr, Charles Gunning, Brian Palermo, Corey Robinson. Arizona.
•Enemy at the Gates, Mandalay Pictures; Exec prod: Alisa Tager; Prod: Jean-Jacques Annaud, John Schofield; Dir: Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ron Perlman. Berlin, Germany. Distrib: Paramount.
••My Darling Istanbul, Hyperion, Sanmal, Katerina Film; Prod: Ersin Pertan, Niklos Kanakis, Panagiotis Papahadzis; Dir: Seckin Yasar. With Kariofilia Karabeti, Alptekin Serdengecti, Nisan Sirinyan, Gulen Cahreli. Istanbul, Turkey.

Big Momma’s House, Friendly Productions, The Firm; Exec prod: Martin Lawrence, Jeff Kwatinetz, Rodney Liber; Prod: David Friendly, Michael Green; Dir: Raja Gosnell. With Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giametti, Terrence Howard. Los Angeles, California.
•First Communion Day, Tigerlily Films; Exec prod: Jenny Killick; Prod: Natasha Dack; Dir: John Dower. With Ben Harding, Moya Farrelly, Val Lilley, Aiden Gillen. Ireland.
Untitled Bruce Willis/Jon Turtletaub Comedy, Walt Disney Pictures, Chester Films; Exec prod: David Willis, Arnold Rifkin; Prod: Christina Steinberg, Jon Turtletaub, Hunt Lowry; Dir: Jon Turtletaub. With Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride, Richard Jenkins. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Buena Vista.

Closing the Deal, MAC Films; Prod: Susan McConnell, Terence O’Keefe; Dir: Art Altounian, Susan McConnell. With James Wilder, Ray Wise, Michael Bergin, Liz Sheridan, Phil LaMarr, Kelli Coleman. Los Angeles, California.

•Bear With Me, Chesler/Perlmutter Productions; Exec prod: Lewis B Chesler, David Perlmutter; Prod: Lewis B Chesler; Dir: Paul Ziller. With Helen Shaver, Michael Ontkean, Alan Thicke, Kaitlyn Burke, Gordon Tootoosis, Eric Johnson. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Little Girl, Prelude Productions; Exec prod: Sylvester Dunlap; Prod: Sylvester Johnson, Reggie Johnson; Dir: Alex P Michael. With Annie Sherman, Noel Doyle, Tiffany Highland, Frank Mixson, Andrew Schofield, Amy N Senf, Jay Berkowitz. Cleveland, Ohio.
•Sakuya, Towani; Exec prod: Osamu Kishikawa; Prod: Tsutomu Sakurai; Dir: Tomoo Haraguchi. With Nozomi Ando, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yuki Kuroda, Kyusaku Shimada. Japan. Distrib: Shochiku.
•Sanctimony, Regent Entertainment; Exec prod: James Shavick; Prod: Paul Colichman, Mark R Harris; Dir: Uwe Boll. With Casper Van Dien, Michael Pare, Eric Roberts, Catherine Oxenberg, Jennifer Rueben, David Millbern. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Head Cheerleader, Dead Cheerleader, Millman Productions; Prod/Dir: Jeff Miller. With Debbie Rochon, Christina Corvey, Daniel Justin Roach, Andre Walker, Bill Roberson, Bobby Cerutti, Bob Carter, Brian D Kelly, Amy R Swaim. South Carolina.

•Stickmen, Stick Films; Exec prod: Chris Brown, Robin Laing, Katherine Butler; Prod: Michelle Turner; Dir: Hamish Rothwell. With Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Paolo Rotondo, John Leigh, Enrico Mammarella, Kirk Torrance, Simone Kessell, Anne Nordhaus. Wellington, New Zealand. Distrib: Portman Entertainment.

Baby of the Family, Downsouth Filmworks; Exec prod: Tina McElroy Ansa; Prod: Andre Wiseman; Dir: Jonee Ansa. With Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams, William Diehl. Virginia; Georgia.
Bedazzled, Ocean Pictures, 20th Century Fox; Exec prod: Neil Machlis; Prod: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis; Dir: Harold Ramis. With Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O’Connor, Orlando Jones. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: 20th Century Fox.
Dinner Rush, Dinner Rush; Prod: Bob Giraldi, Patti Greaney; Dir: Bob Giraldi. With Danny Aiello, Summer Phoenix, Polly Draper, Edoardo Ballerini, Mike McGalone, Sandra Bernhard. New York, New York.
Peace of Work, 11:11 Entertainment; Exec prod/Dir: Darryl Sherman; Prod: Lisa Colangelo. With Amy Morton, Ron Dean, Andrew Rothenberg, Hollis Resnik, Mary Ann Thebus. Chicago, Illinois.
See Spot Run, Warner Bros; Exec prod: Andrew Deane; Prod: Robert Simonds, Michael Green; Dir: Dennie Gordon. With Martin Lawrence. Los Angeles, California.
Wakin’ Up in Reno, Miramax Films; Exec prod: Bob Salerno; Prod: Ben Myron, Dwight Yoakim, Billy Bob Thornton; Dir: Jordan Brady. With Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson. Los Angeles, California; Texas; Reno, Nevada. Distrib: Miramax.

My First Mister, 1st Mister; Exec prod: Gerald Green, Howard Rosenman, Jon Vein, Robert Kurtzman; Prod: Carol Baum, Jane Goldenring, Sukee Chew, Anne Kurtzman, Mitch Soloman; Dir: Christine Lahti. With Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Desmond Harrington, Carol Kane, Mary Kay Place, John Goodman. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Paramount Classics.

••La gran vida, Grupo Boca, TeleCinco; Dir: Antonio Cuadri. With Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gomez, Tito Valverde. Spain.
The Wedding Planner, Destination Films, Pacifica, Tapestry Films; Exec prod: Moritz Borman, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Meg Ryan, Nina Sadowsky; Prod: Peter Abrams, Robert Levy, Jennifer Gibgot; Dir: Adam Schankman. With Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Pollak, Bridgette Wilson, Judy Greer. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Intermedia Films.

••Alexis kivi, R&R Cinema e Pubblicità, Blacksmith Callahan’s Film World, Icelandic Film Corporation; Prod: Jari Halonen, Caterina Rogani, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson; Dir: Jari Halonen. Finland.

Duck Duck Goose, Mirror Image Creations; Exec prod/Prod: Hanley Twins; Dir: Nathan Logan Hanley. With Paul Besmehn, Shannon Hamblin, Mendy Luptak, Tara Roth, David Wrestley Skillman. San Francisco, California.

•Blind Heat, Tex Mex Film Company; Exec prod: Antony I Ginnane, Peter Wetherell, Santos Soberon; Prod: Harry John Trube, Adolfo Martinez Solares; Dir: Adolfo Martinez Solares. With Maria Conchita Alonso, J Eddie Peck, Al Sapienza, Jeff Fahey. Mexico City, Mexico; Los Angeles, California.
••Gitano, Origen, Impala; Exec prod: Antonio Cardenal; Dir: Manuel Palacios. With Joaquin Cortes, Laetitia Casta, Marta Belaustegui, Pilar Bardem, Ramon Barea. Madrid, Spain.
JT Foster’s A Little Bit of Lipstick, Chimborazo Pictures; Prod: Michael R Hand Jr, Eric Budney; Dir: JT Foster. With Mia Tyler, Scott Roman, Soupy Sales. Connecticut.
•One of the Hollywood Ten, Morena Films, ESICMA, Saltire Entertainment, Bloomstreet Productions; Exec prod: Juan Gordon; Prod: Stuart Pollack, Juan Gordon, Karl Francis; Dir: Karl Francis. With Jeff Goldblum, Greta Scacchi, Angela Molina. Madrid, Murcia & Almeria, Spain. •La spagnola, Wild Strawberries; Prod: Anna Maria Monticelli; Dir: Steve Jacobs. With Lola Marceli, Lourdes Bartholome, Alice Ansara, Alex Dimitriades, Simon Palomares, Helen Thompson. Australia. Distrib: Beyond Films.
•The Zookeeper, Svendsen Film, Pavel Novy Produkce, Maborosi, Apollo Films; Exec prod: Michael Lunderskov, Michael Laursen, Gavin Poolman; Prod: Juliusz Kossakowski, Michael Alden; Dir: Ralph Ziman. With Sam Neill, Gina McKee, Om Puri, Ulrich Thomsen. Prague, Czech Republic. Distrib: UGC International.