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Director Sam Peckinpah was in ill-health throughout the shoot. The long-term toll of his drug and alcohol abuse suggested to many in the production that he was dying. Peckinpah would go off and take opportune naps, but still completed and delivered his initial cut of this movie on time, despite sickness and exhaustion.
Several cast members who worked on this movie, such as Sir John Hurt, Dennis Hopper, and Burt Lancaster, took lower salaries, so they could work with legendary Director Sam Peckinpah.
Sam Peckinpah was fired when he refused to re-edit this movie after it was screened for a test audience on May 25, 1983, and met with a confused and mixed reaction. Producers Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer took over editing, with the assistance of Editor Edward M. Abroms, and drastically altered the opening and ending sequences.
According to the documentary Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'the Osterman Weekend' (2004), Sam Peckinpah hated Robert Ludlum's novel, and he did not like the screenplay for the movie either. But regardless of his dislike for the book, Peckinpah still accepted the director's job, as he was desperate to re-establish his legendary director position within the Hollywood film community.
The mustache that Craig T. Nelson wore throughout this movie was glued on. Sam Peckinpah apparently hated it, and would rib Nelson constantly about it during the shoot.
"John Tanner: What you've just witnessed is, in many ways, a life-sized video game. You saw a liar talk to a killer and you couldn't tell them apart. But hey, it's only television. As you may know, television programs are just the filler between attempts to steal your money. So if you want to save some, turn me off. It's a simple movement, done with the hand and what is left of your free will. The moment is now. My bet is you can't do it. But go ahead and try. [beat] John Tanner: Am I still on?"
"Bernard Osterman: The truth is just a lie that hasn't been found out."
