^4 Hi\vf\wir*v , ) AUGUST TRAILERS Will there be hot August nights at the multiplex turnstiles? which exhibitors usually suffer the For a month in Awful August Blues trying to sell tickets to the dogs of summer, this year's eighth frame holds augurs ofpron ise. There's no new "Men In Black"-type dreadnougi coming a-calling (unless the TBA "Titanic" sets sail), but U^WimmimmflmiMmmmMmMfim it proved) "Chain Reaction" and "Virtuosity." That's partly because August 1 997 is front-loaded by distributors trying to eke out as much summer playina time for their titles as they can. Fortunately, although four major films bow 8/1, most lack direct competition. Paramount's "Event Horizon" will play to tr' — '- r-T*S?* 'f"^^demo, Universal's "Leave It to Beaver" to families and Fox 's "Picture Perfect" to the distaff draw. The real clash, for serious-minded moviegoers, is between Miramax's "Copland" and Warner's "1§7." The 8/8 weekend is a bit more dicey, with Warner's "Free Willy 3" going Measures " trying to outbreed New Line 's "Spawn. " The big mid-month arrivals— Paramount's "A Smile Like Yours," Columbia's Alicia Silverstone-starring "Excess Baggage" (see photo above) and Warner's "Steel"—nicely share the generational pie chart, skewing from mature to young adults to children. The final frames are the more usual August grab berg (a trait the Miramax's "Operation Condor" and Universal's "Kull the Conqueror" intended treats for the action/comedy/urban demos. Still, all in all, it looks to be a month the industry won't get left on hold. AUGUST 1 Event Horizon In 2046, a prototype spaceship named the Event Horizon missing for seven years is found by a rescue team traveling the solar system. Led by Laurence Fishburne (also in "Hoodlum"), they discover that terrifying secrets lie within. This sci-fi thriller also stars Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park"), Kathleen Quinlan ("Breakdown") and Joely Richardson ("101 Dalmatians"). Paul Anderson ("Mortal Kombat") directs; Philip Eisner scripts; Lawrence Gordon ("Die Hard"), Lloyd Levin ("The Rocketeer") and Jeremy Bolt produce. 5ee our Sneak Preview in this issue. (Paramount, 8/1 Exploitips: Unless the likes of "Lost World" and "Men In Black" have sated the teen and twentysomething males, expect a hot August night at this boxoffice. For that demo, which supported Anderson's previous, the "Mortal Kombat" credit will be an attractant, as will the genre. Leave It to Beaver The Cleavers are back and living in the '90s. Based on the classic TV series, this family comedy features the same wholesome characters: wise father Ward ("Happy Gilmore's" Christopher McDonald), wholesome mom June ("Cliffhanger's" Janine Turner), big brother Wally (Erik Von Detten) and, of course, the Beaver (newcomer Cameron Finley). Andy Cadiff (TV's "Home Improvement") tiirects; Brian Levant ("Jingle All the Way") and Lon Diamond script; Levant produces with Robert Simonds (also "Happy Gilmore"). (Universal, 8/1) Exploitips: Universal has had success and failure with TV reprises; think "The Flintstones" and "McHale's Navy." The plus here is that this is its date's only family flick. Play up the nostalgia factor to pull the thirty- and fortysomething parents who would make the moviegoing choice here for their brood. Picture Perfect Jennifer Aniston ("She's the rie") stars in this romantic comdy about a woman who uses a ndom photo to i nvent a fictional Dyfriend to help boost her caer. Complications ensue when \ actually meets the man in the photo and falls in love. Kevin Bacon, comic Jay Mohr and llleana Douglas ("Wedding Bell Blues") co-star. Glenn Gordon Caron ("Love Affair") directs, and Caron scripts with Arlene Sorkin, Paul Slansky and Jeffrey Abrams; Erwin Stoff and Molly Madden produce. (Fox, 8/1) Exploitips: Audiences will likely hope this is bounder than Caron's turgid "Love Affair," but "Picture Perfect"— given the presence of Aniston, a TV superstar via "Friends"— will pull much younger. Despite the title-heavy weekend, this is 8/1 's big romance, so the distaff and datenight demos are the likely targets. 187 Director Kevin Reynolds ("Waterworld") goes intimate with this dramatic thriller about a deeply committed high-school teacher ("ATimeto Kill's" Samuel L. Jackson) who returns to the classroom a changed man after a long recuperation from a student attack. John Heard ("My Fellow Americans") and Kelly Rowan ("Candyman; Farewell to the Flesh") co-star. Former teacher Scott Yagemann scripts; "Braveheart's" Bruce Davey and Steve McEveety produce for Mel Gibson's Icon. (Warner, 7/30 wide) Exploitips: Opening on a Wednesday, "1 87" has a two-day weekend's competi- lead on its tion— and it might need that edge. The 8/1 slot is filled to overflowing, with key competition being "CopLand," also a drama, and "Event Horizon, " which also will pull male. Warner's decision to go wide right away makes it a make-or-break debut. Paperbacic Romance A shy writer of erotica ("Two If By Sea's" Gia Carides) who's crippled breaks her leg. Provided the perfect "disguise," she goes after her dream man—a handsome but engaged jeweler ("Trees Lounge's" Anthony LaPaglia). Rom/com catastrophe follows. Formerly known as "Lucky Break." Ben Lewin ("The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish") directs and scripts; Bob Weis ("Heartbreakers") produces. (Goldwyn, 8/1 ltd) Exploitips: The name change works, as the demo here (women) read paperback romances. Try a catchline like "She wrote tales of love and lust— and then began to live one herself " Our critic (see our May 1997 issue) gave this 2 1/2 stars, calling it a "modestly charismatic" film. Expect the older female demo to opt for this over competitor "Picture Perfect." Hamsun Based on a book by Thorkild Hansen, this Norwegian drama follows the last 1 7 years of the life of Nobel-winning Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (Max Von Sydow), whose questionable sup-
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