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The BMW film series, The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long, on average) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, all eight films featured popular directors from across the globe, starred Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlighted the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.
Season 1
Ambush
The Driver escorts an elderly man to an undisclosed location, where he is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stolen a large amount of diamonds. The old man claims to have swallowed the diamonds and that the men will likely cut him open to retrieve the diamonds. The Driver decides at the last minute to help him, participating in a car chase and shootout with the van. The Driver eventually evades his pursuers and watches their destruction. He then delivers the old man to a town nearby and asks the merchant if he did indeed swallowed the diamonds. The client merely chuckles and walks away. The Driver smiles and leaves.
with Tomas Milian
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Featured the BMW 7-Series
Chosen
The Driver protects a holy Asian child that was brought to America by boat. The child gives the Driver a gift but says that he is not supposed to open it yet. After being pursued by many armed assassins, and being grazed in the ear, he delivers the boy to another holy man. The Boy however signals silently to the Driver that the man is not actually a monk, indicated by his footwear. The Driver defeats the impostor holy man and rescues the boy. As he leaves the Driver opens the gift which is revealed to be a Hulk bandage for his bleeding ear.
Directed by Ang Lee
Featured the BMW 5-Series
The Follow
The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager (Whitaker) to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life, which ends with him giving the manager's money back. The wife was evidently trying to leave the country to find her mother but was beaten at one point, most likely by her husband.
with Forest Whitaker, Mickey Rourke, and Adriana Lima
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Featured the BMW 3-Series and the Z3 roadster
Star
The Driver is chosen by a spoiled and shallow celebrity to drive her to a venue. Unbeknownst to her, her manager has actually hired the Driver to teach the celebrity a lesson. Pretending to escape her pursuing bodyguards, the Driver recklessly drives through the city, tossing the hapless celebrity all around the backseat. They arrive at the venue, where she is thrown out of the car and photographed by paparazzi in an embarrassing end on the red carpet.
with Madonna
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Featured the BMW M5
Powder Keg
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs tells the Driver about the horrors he saw as a photographer, but he regrets his inability to help war victims. He gives the Driver the film needed for a New York Times story and also his dog tags to give to his mother. When they reach the border, they are confronted by a guard who begins to draw arms as Jacobs begins taking pictures, trying to get himself killed. The Driver drives through a hail of gunfire to the border, but finds Jacobs killed by a bullet through the seat. The Driver arrives in America to give the dog tags to Jacobs' blind mother.
with Stellan Skarsgård and Lois Smith
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Featured the BMW X5
Season 2
Hostage
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and hid her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then solves a cryptic code to find the hostage in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the woman who is revealed to be the hostage taker's boss and lover coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
with Maury Chaykin and Kathryn Morris
Directed by John Woo
Featured the BMW Z4
Ticker
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. The Driver manages to destroy his pursuers, but refuses to proceed without knowing the contents of the damaged briefcase. It is revealed that the diplomat guards a human heart for a peacekeeper, whose life is needed for the continued freedom of the people. The case is delivered, and the tyrant is forced to give up his attempt to take the country by force. The Driver leaves for another mission.
with Don Cheadle
cameos by Ray Liotta, F. Murray Abraham, Robert Patrick, Clifton Powell and Dennis Haysbert as US agents.
Directed by Joe Carnahan
Featured the BMW Z4
Beat The Devil
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.
with James Brown, Gary Oldman, Danny Trejo and Marilyn Manson
Directed by Tony Scott
Featured the BMW Z4
EXTRAS
http://rapidshare.com/files/87590861...Techniques.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87591761..._The_Films.wmv
Season 1
http://rapidshare.com/files/87592615/S1E1_-_Ambush.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87593376/S1E2_-_Chosen.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87594638...The_Follow.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87595956/S1E4_-_Star.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87603338..._Keg.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/87603738..._Keg.part2.rar
Season 2
http://rapidshare.com/files/87596916/S2E1_-_Hostage.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87598053/S2E2_-_Ticker.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87599528..._The_Devil.wmv
From Wikipedia:
The BMW film series, The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long, on average) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, all eight films featured popular directors from across the globe, starred Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlighted the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.
Season 1
Ambush
The Driver escorts an elderly man to an undisclosed location, where he is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stolen a large amount of diamonds. The old man claims to have swallowed the diamonds and that the men will likely cut him open to retrieve the diamonds. The Driver decides at the last minute to help him, participating in a car chase and shootout with the van. The Driver eventually evades his pursuers and watches their destruction. He then delivers the old man to a town nearby and asks the merchant if he did indeed swallowed the diamonds. The client merely chuckles and walks away. The Driver smiles and leaves.
with Tomas Milian
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Featured the BMW 7-Series
Chosen
The Driver protects a holy Asian child that was brought to America by boat. The child gives the Driver a gift but says that he is not supposed to open it yet. After being pursued by many armed assassins, and being grazed in the ear, he delivers the boy to another holy man. The Boy however signals silently to the Driver that the man is not actually a monk, indicated by his footwear. The Driver defeats the impostor holy man and rescues the boy. As he leaves the Driver opens the gift which is revealed to be a Hulk bandage for his bleeding ear.
Directed by Ang Lee
Featured the BMW 5-Series
The Follow
The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager (Whitaker) to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life, which ends with him giving the manager's money back. The wife was evidently trying to leave the country to find her mother but was beaten at one point, most likely by her husband.
with Forest Whitaker, Mickey Rourke, and Adriana Lima
Directed by Wong Kar-wai
Featured the BMW 3-Series and the Z3 roadster
Star
The Driver is chosen by a spoiled and shallow celebrity to drive her to a venue. Unbeknownst to her, her manager has actually hired the Driver to teach the celebrity a lesson. Pretending to escape her pursuing bodyguards, the Driver recklessly drives through the city, tossing the hapless celebrity all around the backseat. They arrive at the venue, where she is thrown out of the car and photographed by paparazzi in an embarrassing end on the red carpet.
with Madonna
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Featured the BMW M5
Powder Keg
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs tells the Driver about the horrors he saw as a photographer, but he regrets his inability to help war victims. He gives the Driver the film needed for a New York Times story and also his dog tags to give to his mother. When they reach the border, they are confronted by a guard who begins to draw arms as Jacobs begins taking pictures, trying to get himself killed. The Driver drives through a hail of gunfire to the border, but finds Jacobs killed by a bullet through the seat. The Driver arrives in America to give the dog tags to Jacobs' blind mother.
with Stellan Skarsgård and Lois Smith
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Featured the BMW X5
Season 2
Hostage
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and hid her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then solves a cryptic code to find the hostage in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the woman who is revealed to be the hostage taker's boss and lover coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
with Maury Chaykin and Kathryn Morris
Directed by John Woo
Featured the BMW Z4
Ticker
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. The Driver manages to destroy his pursuers, but refuses to proceed without knowing the contents of the damaged briefcase. It is revealed that the diplomat guards a human heart for a peacekeeper, whose life is needed for the continued freedom of the people. The case is delivered, and the tyrant is forced to give up his attempt to take the country by force. The Driver leaves for another mission.
with Don Cheadle
cameos by Ray Liotta, F. Murray Abraham, Robert Patrick, Clifton Powell and Dennis Haysbert as US agents.
Directed by Joe Carnahan
Featured the BMW Z4
Beat The Devil
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.
with James Brown, Gary Oldman, Danny Trejo and Marilyn Manson
Directed by Tony Scott
Featured the BMW Z4
EXTRAS
http://rapidshare.com/files/87590861...Techniques.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87591761..._The_Films.wmv
Season 1
http://rapidshare.com/files/87592615/S1E1_-_Ambush.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87593376/S1E2_-_Chosen.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87594638...The_Follow.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87595956/S1E4_-_Star.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87603338..._Keg.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/87603738..._Keg.part2.rar
Season 2
http://rapidshare.com/files/87596916/S2E1_-_Hostage.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87598053/S2E2_-_Ticker.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/87599528..._The_Devil.wmv
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