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The Osterman Weekend (1983)

 -  Action | Crime | Drama  -  14 October 1983 (USA)
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The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in ... See full summary »

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Bernard Osterman
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Joseph Cardone
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Ali Tanner
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Virginia Tremayne
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Betty Cardone
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Walter Stennings
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Steve Tanner
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Marcia Heller
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Anne Haney ...
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Kristen Peckinpah ...
Tremayne's Secretary
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The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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weekend | friend | conspiracy | cia | secret | See more »

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It will be a weekend to remember...if they survive it! See more »


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14 October 1983 (USA)  »

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Das Osterman-Weekend  »

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$6,500,000 (USA)
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The picture involved a considerable amount of filming at night. See more »

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When Tanner finds the fake dog head in the refrigerator, the refrigerator door is open and closed in alternate shots. See more »

Quotes

Bernard Osterman: The truth is just a lie that hasn't been found out.
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Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (1993) See more »

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Only watch it on TV if you have 90 minutes going spare!
14 February 2009 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

The Robert Ludlum book of the same name is excellent, very tense and very well written. I waited ages for this film to come along at the right price (25p off ebay, ha ha), but how disappointed I was when I finally saw it. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad film if it wasn't based on a book, but it is, and a great book at that. Therefore, I have to compare the film with the original as the two can't be separated. Relative to the book, the film is, frankly, rubbish I'm sorry to say. I had such high expectations, but the film bore such little resemblance to the book that had I not known it was called "The Osterman Weekend", I would never have guessed that it was based on the book of the same name.

I gave this film 5/10 simply because I made it through to the end (and Rutger Hauer and John Hurt have done some great stuff), but it was more out of morbid curiosity as to how much more they could butcher the book than for any entertainment value. This was a film that was a product of its time (replete with cheesy music and bad acting) and it hasn't aged well. I'm glad I bought it for 25p because any more and I would've considered it a waste of money.

If it comes up on TV and you have 90 minutes burning a hole in your life, watch it - it isn't dreadful, but it's certainly not great. If you've read the book and are hoping to see it brought to life, or think that you're about to watch another Sam Peckinpah classic, give it a miss, it really isn't worth it.


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