Editing Sam Peckinpah (section)

===''The Osterman Weekend''===
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By 1982, Peckinpah's health was poor. Producers Peter S. Davis and [[William N. Panzer]] were undaunted, as they felt that having Peckinpah's name attached to ''[[The Osterman Weekend (film)|The Osterman Weekend]]'' (1983) would lend the [[suspense thriller]] an air of respectability. Peckinpah accepted the job but reportedly hated the convoluted screenplay based upon [[Robert Ludlum]]'s novel, which he also disliked. Multiple actors in Hollywood auditioned for the film, intrigued by the opportunity. Many of those who signed on, including [[John Hurt]], [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Dennis Hopper]], did so for less than their usual salaries for a chance to work with the legendary director. By the time shooting wrapped in January 1983 in Los Angeles, Peckinpah and the producers were hardly speaking. Nevertheless, Peckinpah brought the film in on time and on budget, delivering his [[director's cut]] to the producers. Davis and Panzer were unhappy with Peckinpah's version, which included an opening sequence of two characters making love. The producers changed the opening and also deleted other scenes they deemed unnecessary. Peckinpah's final film was critically panned. It grossed $6.5 million in the United States (nearly recouping its budget) and did well in Europe and on the new home-video market.{{sfn|Simmons|p=239}}{{sfn|Weddle|pp=535–537}}

====Julian Lennon music videos====
Peckinpah's last work as a filmmaker was undertaken two months before his death. He was hired by producer [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]] to shoot two music videos featuring [[Julian Lennon]]—"[[Valotte (song)|Valotte]]" and "[[Too Late For Goodbyes]]." The critically acclaimed videos led to Lennon's nomination for Best New Video Artist at the 1985 [[MTV Video Music Awards]].{{sfn|Weddle|pp=541–543}}{{sfn|MTV}}