•SA n.r.v^ " " Exploitips: Horror had gone from shock- 'em to schlock-'em before "Scream" ($105 mil. and counting) reinvigorated audience interest in the genre and resuscitated Craven's cachet. Thus five's wise move to give this a "Presents" status, vvft/c/? the new distributor hopes will support a wide release. The hypability of the Englund/Hodder/Todd trio is another factor that could give this a decent competitive chance against Buena Vista's same-date "American Werewolf" sequel. Boogie Nights Set in the porn world's '70s heyday, this dark comedy follows a group of players hoping to revamp the industry. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle and William H. Macy star. Paul Thomas Anderson ("Hard 8") directs and scripts; Larry Gordon ("The Devil's Own") produces with John Lyons, Lloyd Levin and JoAnne Sellar. (New Line, 10/3 ltd, 10/10 wide) Exploitips: "Boogie Nights" (moved from early, then late, summer) could draw extra attention thanks to its sexy subject matter. But exhibitors desiring wide Baby Boomer support could hype the nostalgic '70s-era setting. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Errol Morris, the director of "The Thin Blue Line" and "A Brief History of Time," interweaves four unique stories of quite different characters—a robotics designer, a lion tamer, a man who studies mole rats, and a topiary gardener— in his latest documentary. Featuring Dave Hoover, George Mendonca, Ray Mendez and Rodney Brooks. Morris also produces. (Sony Classics, 10/3 NY/LA) Exploitips: In a three-star review, our Sundance critic said this film is "less a classically structured documentary than a strangely urgent examination of what the human race is becoming." This is art-house fare, though Morris' social theorizing— that "humans are on a path that could lead to us inventing ourselves out of existence"— should interest techies and non-techies alike. OCTOBER 10 Seven Years in Tibet Brad Pitt stars in this epic biopic that tells the story of Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who was captured by the British in the Himalayas during World War II but escaped by foot into Tibet, where he was befriended by the young Dalai Lama. David Thewlis ("The Island of Dr. Moreau") and B.D. Wong ("Father of the Bride") co-star. )ean-)acques Annaud ("Wings of Courage") directs;. Becky Johnston ("Bad Girls") scripts; lain Smith ("City of Joy") and John Williams produce for Mandalay. (TriStar, 10/8 wide) Exploitips: Pitt's luck is bedeviled: He shepherded "The Devil's Own" only to see it rewritten and perform poorly; his relationship with fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow ends; nude photos ofhim appear in Playgirl; and now the SS background of the man he plays here comes to light. In a subsequent meeting with Jewish leader Simon Weisenthal, Harrer reportedly implied he joined the infamous Nazi corps as an athletic instructor in 1938 only under pressure, but he didn't mention he joined a Nazi teachers federation inpre-Hitler 1 933, when the group was still illegal. Annaud can 't want to be regarded as a latter-day Leni Riefenstahl, but his assertion he suspected Harrer's past hardly helps matters. Now, any Harrer claim of transformation under the Dalai Lama's tutelage is unlikely to pass public muster; call it "QBVII II." If the problem snowballs larger toward release date, look for distributor leadership. Roclcet IVIan When a member of the first manned mission to Mars is injured during training, NASA must call in the only possible replacement, Fred Randall (Harland Williams), who for a rocket scientist is no rocket scientist. Chaos ensues as the team heads to Mars i n this fam ily comedy. Jessica Lundy ("The Stupids"), William Sadler ("Solo"), Shelley Duvall and Beau Bridges co-star. Stuart Gillard ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") directs; Craig Mazin and Greg Erb script; Roger Birnbaum produces for Caravan. (Buena Vista, 1 0/1 wide) Exploitips: if "C.l. lane" performs, exhibitors might look more kindly on booking a film made by Caravan (parent of such duds as "Gone Fishin'," "Celtic Pride" and "The Rich Man's Wife"). Even if that Demi Moore starrer doesn't prevail, "Rocket Man" still has one plus, in that it rules the studio family-film roost until IO/24's "FairyTale." Although the Mars Pathfinder mania is a bit dated, a comic link to that popular event should help. Catchline: "Remember the Mars Pathfinder mission, when most everything went rights Now comes 'Rocket Man, ' where everything goes wrong. Gang Related Aka "Criminal Intent," this police drama follows detectives ("Race the Sun's" James Belushi and "Gridlock'd's" Tupac Shakur, in his last role before his murder) who've framed gang members to hide their own drug crimes but now must set up an undercover DEA agent. Leia Rochon ("The Chamber") and Dennis Quaid also star. Jim Kouf (who wrote "Operation Dumbo Drop" and the "Stakeout" series) directs and scripts. (Orion, 10/10) Exploitips: Expect urban and male-demo support in some numbers. Shakur's previous, the Ian. '97 "Cridlock'd," pulled just $5.5 million despite good reviews and the fact that his death was then recent, and Belushi isn't the draw he was in the late '80s. The drug theme also has fallen into theatrical disfavor, though it remains a small-screen staple. Napolean This live-action film tracks the adventures of a golden retriever puppy (voiced by "The Doctor's" Adam Wylie) that slips into a hot-air balloon and is carried to Australia's wilds. Bronson Pinchot, Wendy Makkena and David Ogden Stiers also voice. Mario Andreacchio directs, scripts (with Mark Saltzman and producer Michael Bourchier) and produces. (Coldwyn, 10/10) Exploitips: Any live-action animal film must compete in audience minds with the lipsynched "Babe. " This film, two years on the Coldwyn slate, is of the older variety. Still, one can expect that a Coldwyn children 's film would be different than a Disney children's film; if so, critical response could help. But "Napolean," newly moved from 8/8 in MGM's new slating of its MGM/UA/Orion/ Coldwyn movies, now goes up against that king of kids, Disney, and its "Rocket Man." The House of Yes When Marty ("Kicking and Screaming's" Josh Hamilton) returns for his family's Thanksgiving dinner, he brings his new fiancee (Tori Spelling of TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210"). When the electricity fails, the clan's dysfunctions take turns for the worse. Parker Posey and Genevieve Bujold co-star. Mark Waters directs and adapts Wendy MacLeod's black-comedy play; both of "Johns," Beau Flynn and Stefan Simchowitz produce. (Miramax, 10/10 NY/LA) Exploitips: in a 3 1/2-star review, our Sundance critic said this "nefarious tale" of "family secrets and closet skeletons" is both "blisteringly funny" and "horrifyingly tragic. Art-house exhibitors should highlight the comedy to differentiate this from the more dramatic "Cang Related" and "Deep Crimson." Catchline: "Car wrecks... tabloid TV... and now a family reunion. You want to look away, butyoucan't. Enter'The House of Yes.'" Deep Crimson In this Mexiciin/French/Spanish co-production, an aging mother (Regina Orozco) abandons home and children to join with a handsome philanderer (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) on a crime spree. Marisa Paredes co-stars. Arturo Ripstein ("The Queen of the Night") directs; Paz Alicia Garciadiego scripts; Miguel Necoechea and Paolo Barbachano produce. (New Yorker, 1 0/8 NY) Exploitips: Moved from 6/20, the Spanishlanguage 'Deep Crimson" won a four-star review from our Toronto fest critic, who called this "a lively and daring satirical horror/romance" and says Ripstein, a former assistant to filmmaker Luis Bunuel, "shows some of Bunuel's talent for mixing a sacrilegious sense of humor with prankish horror. " Call this a "Scream" for the art-house set.
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