Coming Attractions

Even before Instant Celebrities Donna Rice and Oliver North faded from the nation's television screens, network executives were already thinking about bringing them back. After all, it had been clear from the start that their stories are the stuff TV movies are made of.

ABC disclosed last week that it had cut a deal with the Miami model-actress for a movie based on her life, to air next spring. For a sum rumored to exceed $100,000, Rice agreed to tell all, including what, if any, monkey business transpired between her and former Presidential Candidate Gary Hart on that fateful weekend in Bimini.

CBS may cash in on Olliemania with a two-hour movie to be based on an instant biography being churned out by Boston Globe Reporter Ben Bradlee Jr. The deal is only in the exploratory stage, but Hollywood gossip mills already tab Treat Williams as a natural for the part of the hound-dog-eyed Marine. Some would-be casting agents, however, favor Mel Gibson or Harrison Ford. And who better to portray the portly former National Security Adviser John Poindexter than Edward Asner? On the basis of hairstyle alone, Farrah Fawcett is a shoo-in for the part of Ollie's secretary, Fawn Hall. Unless, of course, she beats out Rice Look-Alike Cheryl Ladd for the lead in Donna's story.