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TUCSON - Old Tucson Productions, the production unit of Old Tucson Studios, has signed an exclusive co-production agreement with Tucson veteran filmmakers Dick Fisher, Sarah Sher and Ari Palos to develop a comedy television pilot Stardust and the Bandit, that will be produced at Old Tucson Studios.

Producers describe the pilot's premise as a cross between the hit television series 30 Rock and the Mel Brooks western Blazing Saddles.

The pilot's plot centers on the exploits of an East Coast mob accountant on the run who is placed into the witness protection program as a "bean counter" in Old Tucson's finance department.

Events spiral hysterically out of control when the mob boss whom the accountant testified against visits Old Tucson Studios while on vacation with his family.

Pre-production on the pilot began in April.

Co-director Sarah Sher says that the "ultimate goal is to have the pilot picked up by a broadcast or cable network for a full season. An anchor series like this in Tucson would go a long way in helping revitalize and promote Tucson's film industry."