About The Hire
- Released on April 26, 2001
BMW film presents "The Hire", a series of eight short films produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, all eight films feature popular filmmakers from across the globe, star Clive Owen as the "The Driver" and highlight the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles. The series made a comeback in 2016, fifteen years after its original run ended.
Main Cast of The Hire
Clive Owen plays The Driver (9 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Hire
Tomas Milian plays Passenger (1 episode)
Mason Lee plays Passenger (1 episode)
Mickey Rourke plays Husband (1 episode)
Adriana Lima plays Wife (1 episode)
Forest Whitaker plays The Employer (1 episode)
Madonna plays Star (1 episode)
Michael Beattie plays Manager (1 episode)
Toru Tanaka Jr. plays Bodyguard (1 episode)
Stellan Skarsgård plays Harvey Jacobs (1 episode)
Lois Smith plays Mother (1 episode)
Maury Chaykin plays The Kidnapper (1 episode)
Kathryn Morris plays Linda Delacroix (1 episode)
Don Cheadle plays Passenger (1 episode)
F. Murray Abraham plays Airport Guru (1 episode)
Clifton Powell plays FBI Agent (1 episode)
Ray Liotta plays FBI Agent (1 episode)
Robert Patrick plays FBI Agent (1 episode)
Dennis Haysbert plays FBI Agent (1 episode)
Gary Oldman plays Devil (1 episode)
James Brown plays Self (1 episode)
Danny Trejo plays Bob (1 episode)
Marilyn Manson plays Self (1 episode)
Dakota Fanning plays Lily (1 episode)
Jon Bernthal plays Holt (1 episode)
Vera Farmiga plays Dr. Nora Phillips (1 episode)
Crew of The Hire
Writing
Camera
Crew
Directing
Production
Creator
- Tomas Milian
- Mason Lee
- Mickey Rourke
- Adriana Lima
- Forest Whitaker
- Madonna
- Michael Beattie
- Toru Tanaka Jr.
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Lois Smith
- Maury Chaykin
- Kathryn Morris
- Don Cheadle
- F. Murray Abraham
- Clifton Powell
- Ray Liotta
- Robert Patrick
- Dennis Haysbert
- Gary Oldman
- James Brown
- Danny Trejo
- Marilyn Manson
- Dakota Fanning
- Jon Bernthal
- Vera Farmiga