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Osterman Weekend | Year: 1983 Directed: - Sam Peckinpah Actors/Actresses: - Rutger Hauer - John Hurt Osterman Weekend I don`t know what movie everybody else that made a review saw. <BR>this movie was terrible I watch the whole movie and it made no since what so ever,To me,I do not recommend this movie to no one!! Patriot or Useful Idiot? Sam Peckinpah ("The Getaway") delivers his usual blend of action and paranoia in this 1983 sleeper, which stars the underrated Rutger Hauer as a investigative TV reporter out of the Mike Wallace mold, and John Hurt as the CIA operative. Burt Lancaster as the national security chief reprises his role as an overzealous cold warrior type (like he played in "Seven Days in May"). The plot takes off when Lancaster, the frequent target of Hauer's hit pieces for his civil liberties violations, turns Hauer over to Hurt, who reveals that Hauer's business partners (Craig Nelson, cast against his "Coach" type as a ruthless businessman, and the ever-edgy Dennis Hopper) are traitorous subversives selling government secrets to the communists. Soon the plot takes several twists and turns and everyone is mice trapped in a maze with the cat having just been dropped in. "The Osterman Weekend" starts off as a traditional espionage thriller as a red herring just to fool you, but becomes a paranoid psychological manhunt which will leave you wondering who is the good guy and who is the bad guy (which I won't give away here). The acting is top notch, especially Hauer; It is such a shame seeing an actor with such a fine sense of timing and the ability to impart dialogue with intelligence, wit and subtle power, being trapped in made-for-cable and miniseries supporting roles. "The Osterman Weekend" shows off the full power of his dramatic acumen , and is up there with his performances in "Fatherland," "The Hitcher" and "Inside the Third Reich." Lancaster and Hurt are chilling as the tough-guy spook and the manipulative psychological warfare agent, respectively. I still say that *no one* can deliver an impassioned speech better than Lancaster, and he's in top form here. So, treat yourself to a great psychological thriller that's almost as great as "The Manchurian Candidate," with the devastating action and shoot-em-up pyrotechnics you expect from Sam Peckinpah. "The Osterman Weekend" is his worthy validictory entry. DVD Re-issue Crusade! If it looks like I'm on a mini-Crusade to get certain films reissued on DVD, I am. This is one of the most intriguing action films around with Peckinpah's signature style. A little hard to follow, but so was Mission Impossible! Buy Osterman Weekend at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Osterman Weekend Search with the Priority Search Engine on Osterman Weekend This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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