The Osterman Weekend

...in 1981. The competence and professionalism he displayed made it at least possible for him to be considered as director of The Osterman Weekend. Peckinpah's reputation was such that many studios did not want to work with him because...

In this article: Sam Peckinpah, William N. Panzer, Robert Ludlum, and CIA

...for several years, until a featured role in Apocalypse Now (1979) brought him attention. He subsequently appeared in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Osterman Weekend (1983), and received critical recognition for his work in Blue Velvet and Hoosiers,...

In this article: Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Peter Fonda, Hollywood, Academy Award, San Diego, New York City, True Grit, Rebel Without a Cause, and Terry Southern

...Los Angeles and partnered with Peter Davis to found Davis-Panzer Productions. They produced more than twenty films, including The Osterman Weekend '' (1983, directed by Sam Peckinpah), ''Death Collector with Joe Pesci, Stunts, and Freeway...

In this article: New York City, Lawrenceville School, Princeton University, New York University, Cannes Film Festival, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Sam Peckinpah

...Lalo Schifrin, arranging and composing cues for his various projects, including Sudden Impact, FX2, and Sam Peckinpah's last film, The Osterman Weekend. Since 1990, he's written music for the Bad Boys of Magic, Penn & Teller. Leading...

In this article: Penn & Teller, Emmy nomination, Roger Corman, Rock, Oscar, DVD, Los Angeles Film Festival, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Lalo Schifrin

...of Iron, Convoy and of one of Peckinpah's lesser-known westerns The Deadly Companions. Peckinpah wasn't always on top of his game. The Osterman Weekend was a film about paranoia made by somebody clearly suffering from the condition. Convoy...

In this article: Sam Peckinpah, James Coburn, Straw Dogs, The Wild Bunch, Susan George, Ride the High Country, William Holden, Warren Oates, and Joel McCrea

...(1977) is a stiff melodrama about the absurdity of war, but it does little apart from salute a crude antiwar message. Convoy (1978) and The Osterman Weekend (1983) look like films by a director who has given up the ghost. Peckinpah is almost...

In this article: Sam Peckinpah, Warren Oates, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Hollywood, DVD, Isela Vega, and Susan George

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...Chancellor Manuscript") and Universal ("The Sigma Protocol"). And Summit Entertainment is developing a remake of Ludlum's early work, "The Osterman Weekend," which Sam Peckinpah turned into a film in 1983. Famed for such edgy releases as...

In this article: Robert Ludlum, David Cronenberg, Bourne, The Matarese Circle, Universal, MGM, The Fly, and Oscar

...("The Chancellor Manuscript") and Universal ("The Sigma Protocol"). And Summit is developing a remake of Ludlum's early work, "The Osterman Weekend," which Sam Peckinpah turned into a film in 1983. "Matarese" would be Cronenberg's...

In this article: Robert Ludlum, David Cronenberg, MGM, Bourne, Universal, Denzel Washington, Executor, and Sole proprietorship

...talk about experiencing some trepidation over working with a first-time director. Before FRIGHT NIGHT, you'd worked with Sam Peckinpah on THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND and, obviously, Lumet on DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Were you chasing noteworthy directors...

In this article: Chris Sarandon, Tom Holland, Fright Night, Sidney Lumet, Dog Day Afternoon, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Al Pacino