The Osterman Weekend (film) Quotes

The Osterman Weekend (film) is a TV program that debuted in 1970 . The Osterman Weekend ended in 1970.

It features Peter S. Davis as producer, Lalo Schifrin in charge of musical score, and John Coquillon as head of cinematography.

The Osterman Weekend (film) is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Craig T. Nelson as Bernard Osterman, Rutger Hauer as John Tanner, John Hurt as Lawrence Fassett, and Burt Lancaster as Maxwell Danforth.

The Osterman Weekend (film) Quotes

Craig T. Nelson as Bernard Osterman

• (Craig T. Nelson) "What's the trouble?"
• (Motorcycle Cop) "Can I see your license, please?"
• (Craig T. Nelson) "Yeah, I wasn't speeding though. I've given that up. You know I've cut, I've cut way back on speeding. I've cut, cut it way down."
• (Motorcycle Cop) "Yeah I thought that was you, you write for TV, don't ya?"
• (Craig T. Nelson) "Yeah that's me. Yeah I'm, I'm on my way to catch a plane though, right."
• (Motorcycle Cop) "Oh, don't worry, you'll make it. I like your stuff, Mister Osterman. Only sometimes I think you tend to be a little strident, ya know."
• (Craig T. Nelson) "Strident? Are you giving me a ticket for strident writing are you? That means the death penalty for Beverly Hills parking violations is coming back too, huh?"
• (Motorcycle Cop) "Have a nice day."
• (Craig T. Nelson) "Yeah."

• (Craig T. Nelson) "The truth is just a lie that hasn't been found out."

• (Craig T. Nelson) "I'm still wondering how we got into this mess."
• (Rutger Hauer) "It's called being programmed."

Burt Lancaster as Maxwell Danforth

• (Burt Lancaster) "Suppose I was to tell you that our enemies are capable of impairing rational thought, of dismantling our willingness to defend ourself, of dissociating whole societies from their value systems."
• (Rutger Hauer) "You mean they've got televisions."

John Hurt as Lawrence Fassett

• (John Hurt) "And then there were two."

• (John Hurt) "I know Maxwell Danforth very well; he killed my wife. Not with his bare hands, of course. The Danforths of the world don't murder that way. They use words like terminate, exterminate."

• (John Hurt) "John, time for a face to face."

• (Unnamed) "And you will be showing me how to live."
• (John Hurt) "How do you know so much?"
• (Unnamed) "I don't know so much. But I know you will be leaving me."

• (John Hurt) "Think of them as fleas on a dog hit by a car driven by a drunken teenager whose girlfriend just gave him the clap. It will help you sense of perspective."

Rutger Hauer as John Tanner

• (Rutger Hauer) "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."
• (Rutger Hauer) "Am I still on?"

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