The Hire

The Hire
The Hire
Directed by	John Frankenheimer; Ang Lee; Wong Kar-wai; Guy Ritchie; Alejandro González Iñárritu; John Woo; Joe Carnahan; Tony Scott; Neill Blomkamp;
Written by	Andrew Kevin Walker; David Carter; Joe Sweet; Guy Ritchie; Alejandro González Iñárritu; Guillermo Arriaga; Greg Hahn; Vincent Ngo; Joe Carnahan; Neill Blomkamp;
Produced by	Robyn Boardman; Robert Van de Weteringe Buys; Tapas Blank; Tony McGarry; Leon Corcos; David Mitchell; Nicole Dionne; Pelayo Gutiérrez; Aristides McGarry; David Fincher; Dave Morrison; Ridley Scott; Tony Scott; Jules Daly; Skip Chaisson; David Davies; Kimberly Jacobs-Toeg;
Starring	Clive Owen; Tomas Milian; Mason Lee; Forest Whitaker; Mickey Rourke; Adriana Lima; Madonna; Stellan Skarsgård; Lois Smith; Maury Chaykin; Kathryn Morris; Don Cheadle; F. Murray Abraham; Clifton Powell; Gary Oldman; James Brown; Danny Trejo; Marilyn Manson; Dakota Fanning; Jon Bernthal; Vera Farmiga;
Narrated by	Clive Owen
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel; Frederick Elmes; Harris Savides; Christopher Soos; Robert Richardson; Jeffrey L. Kimball; Mauro Fiore; Paul Cameron; Manoel Ferreira;
Edited by	Robert Duffy; Tim Squyres; William Chang; Tom Muldoon; Luis Carballar; Alejandro González Iñárritu; Gabriel Rodríguez de la Mora; Jeff Gullo; Angus Wall; John Gilroy; Skip Chaisson; Julian Clarke; Austyn Daines; Devin Mauer;
Music by	PrimalScream Music; Michael Wandmacher; Mychael Danna; Joel Goodman; Jeff Rona; Harry Gregson-Williams; Steve Jablonsky; Clint Mansell; Kristopher Pooley;
Production; companies	BMW Films; Anonymous Content; Zeta Films; RSA Films;
Distributed by	BMW Films
Release date	2001–2016
Running time	64 minutes (total of all eight films)
Country	USA
Languages	English; Portuguese; Spanish;
Budget	$9 million

The BMW film series The Hire consists of eight short films (averaging about ten minutes each) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, the shorts were directed by popular filmmakers from around the globe and starred Clive Owen as "the Driver" while highlighting the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles. The series made a comeback in 2016, fourteen years after its original run ended.

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^ Graser, Marc (April 15, 2002). "BMW savors 'Hire' education". Variety. Vol. 386, no. 9. p. 8. ISSN 0042-2738.

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[Variety_Graser-2] Graser, Marc (April 15, 2002). "BMW savors 'Hire' education". Variety. Vol. 386, no. 9. p. 8. ISSN 0042-2738.

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The Hire

Directed by	John Frankenheimer Ang Lee Wong Kar-wai Guy Ritchie Alejandro González Iñárritu John Woo Joe Carnahan Tony Scott Neill Blomkamp
Written by	Andrew Kevin Walker David Carter Joe Sweet Guy Ritchie Alejandro González Iñárritu Guillermo Arriaga Greg Hahn Vincent Ngo Joe Carnahan Neill Blomkamp
Produced by	Robyn Boardman Robert Van de Weteringe Buys Tapas Blank Tony McGarry Leon Corcos David Mitchell Nicole Dionne Pelayo Gutiérrez Aristides McGarry David Fincher Dave Morrison Ridley Scott Tony Scott Jules Daly Skip Chaisson David Davies Kimberly Jacobs-Toeg
Starring	Clive Owen Tomas Milian Mason Lee Forest Whitaker Mickey Rourke Adriana Lima Madonna Stellan Skarsgård Lois Smith Maury Chaykin Kathryn Morris Don Cheadle F. Murray Abraham Clifton Powell Gary Oldman James Brown Danny Trejo Marilyn Manson Dakota Fanning Jon Bernthal Vera Farmiga
Narrated by	Clive Owen
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel Frederick Elmes Harris Savides Christopher Soos Robert Richardson Jeffrey L. Kimball Mauro Fiore Paul Cameron Manoel Ferreira
Edited by	Robert Duffy Tim Squyres William Chang Tom Muldoon Luis Carballar Alejandro González Iñárritu Gabriel Rodríguez de la Mora Jeff Gullo Angus Wall John Gilroy Skip Chaisson Julian Clarke Austyn Daines Devin Mauer
Music by	PrimalScream Music Michael Wandmacher Mychael Danna Joel Goodman Jeff Rona Harry Gregson-Williams Steve Jablonsky Clint Mansell Kristopher Pooley
Production companies	BMW Films Anonymous Content^[1] Zeta Films RSA Films
Distributed by	BMW Films
Release date	2001–2016
Running time	64 minutes (total of all eight films)
Country	USA
Languages	English Portuguese Spanish
Budget	$9 million^[2]