The hire a series of 8 short films
(Video) 

Released as promotional videos in 2001 and 2002.

Special features: Credits; BMW vehicle gallery; making-of featurette.

Hostage: an RSA Films production ; directed by John Woo ; written by David Carter, Greg Hahn, Vincent Ngo ; produced by Tony McGarry ; music by Steve Jablonsky ; edited by Jeff Gullo, Angus Wall ; costume designer, Kim Bowen ; production designer, Deborah Evans ; director of photography, Jeffrey Kimball.

Ticker: RSA USA presents ; a BMW of North America production ; directed by Joe Carnahan ; written by Joe Carnahan ; produced by Leon Corcos, David Varod ; music by Clint Mansell ; edited by John Gilroy ; costume designer, Chris Ayista [sic] ; production designer, Missy Stewart ; director of photography, Mauro Fiore.

Beat the Devil: an RSA Films production ; directed by Tony Scott ; written by David Carter, Greg Hahn, Vincent Ngo ; produced by David Mitchell ; music by Harry Gregson-Williams ; edited by Skip Chaisson ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, Ken Davis ; director of photography, Paul Cameron.

Ambush: an Anonymous Content production ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; written by Andrew Kevin Walker ; produced by Robyn Boardman, Aristides McGarry ; music by Michael Wandmacher ; edited by Robert Duffy ; costume designer, May Routh ; production designer, Michael Hanan ; director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel.

Chosen: an Anonymous Content production ; directed by Ang Lee ; written by David Carter ; produced by Robyn Boardman, Aristides McGarry ; music by Mychael Danna ; edited by Tim Squyres ; costume designer, Kasia Walicka Maimone ; production designer, Jane Musky ; director of photography, Frederick Elmes.

The Follow: an Anonymous Content/Block 2 Pictures production ; directed by WKW [Wong Kar-Wai] ; written by Andrew Kevin Walker ; produced by Aristides McGarry, Jacky Pang Yee-Wah, Robert Van de Weteringe Buys ; music by Joel Goodman, Silvio Rodríguez, Jeff Rona ; edited by William Chang Suk-Ping ; costume designer, April Napier ; production designer, William Chang Suk-Ping ; director of photography, Harris Savides.

Star: an Anonymous Content production ; directed by Guy Ritchie ; written by Guy Ritchie & Joe Sweet ; produced by Robyn Boardman, Aristides McGarry ; edited by Tom Muldoon ; costume designer, Arianne Phillips ; production designer, Dominic Watkins ; director of photography, Chris Soos.

Powder Keg: an Anonymous Content/Zeta Films production ; directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu ; story by David Carter ; written by Alejandro González Iñárritu & Guillermo Arriaga & David Carter ; produced by Tapas Blank, Robyn Boardman, Aristides McGarry ; music by Harry Gregson-Williams ; edited by Luis Carvallar [sic], Alejandro González Iñárritu, Gabriel Rodriguez ; costume designer, Gabriela Diaque ; production designer, Maria José "Negra" Pizzaro ; director of photography, Bob Richardson.

Hostage cast: Clive Owen, Maury Chaykin, Kathryn Morris, Darius McCrary, Gerry Becker, James MacDonald [sic].

Ticker cast: Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, F. Murray Abraham, Clifton Powell, Bruce Young, Jimmy Ortega, Eli Danker.

Beat the Devil cast: Clive Owen, Gary Oldman, Mr. James Brown, Marilyn Manson, Danny Trejo.

Ambush cast: Clive Owen, Tomas Milian, Franklin Dennis Jones.

Chosen cast: Clive Owen, Mason C. Lee, Brian Smyj, Jamie Harris, Jared Bunch, Saturo [sic] Tsufura.

The Follow cast: Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Adriana [sic] Lima, Forest Whitaker.

Star cast: Clive Owen, Michael Beattie, Toru Tanaka Jr., Madonna, Woon Young Park.

Powder Keg cast: Clive Owen, Stellan Skarsgård, Lois Smith, Gilberto Barraza, Marco Antonio Pérez, Socorro Avelar, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Dagoberto Gama.

THE HIRE is a short-film collection highlighting the BMW car. In HOSTAGE, The Driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, The Driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide. In TICKER, The Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase, the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation. In BEAT THE DEVIL, the legendary James Brown sold his soul decades ago to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, The Driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans. In AMBUSH, a mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals. In CHOSEN, The Driver is carrying an East Asian child who has been chosen for a strange rite. He must drive him through a dark night in the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several U.S. cars out to get the child. In THE FOLLOW, The Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery. In STAR, The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star visiting a major city , who wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW. He soon gets tired of her and decides to have a bit of fun. And in POWDER KEG, soldiers patrol fields surrounding a rural village in search of a photojournalist who has snapped a picture certain to unite the world against their leader. The Driver is sent in as the photographer's only hope of escape.

[Not rated]; some films in the series contain violence and offensive language. Parents strongly cautioned.

DVD, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.

In English; closed-captioned.