It had to happen, given the headlines. The newest trend in movie-making is setting a screenplay in Palm Beach, Fla.

The first will be a Samuel Goldwyn Co. thriller set in that sun-sex-and-cents capital with Dennis Quaid penciled in to star. Columbia also is considering a Palm Beach-set screenplay. And producers are clamoring to get their hands on the recent New York magazine cover story titled "The Palm Beach Story."

So far, no story lines bear any resemblance to the ongoing Kennedy rape scandal.