Ambush (2001)

A mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writer:

Andrew Kevin Walker

Stars:

Clive Owen, Tomas Milian, Franklin Dennis Jones

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clive Owen	...	Driver
Tomas Milian	...	Passenger

Storyline

The Driver is a shadowy BMW driver who serves as a chauffeur. On a dark night, he is carrying an elderly old Cuban. They are startled by a van full of armed terrorists, demanding a cache of diamonds stolen by the passenger. At first the Driver is willing to give it up, but when he learns that his cargo actually swallowed the diamonds, he decides to do the right thing.

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Plot Keywords:

product placement | promotional | car chase | secret agent | the hire

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Genres:

Action | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

BMW Films (registration req'd)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2001 (World-wide)

Also Known As:

The Hire: Ambush

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, BMW Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min 9 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car seen in the final scene actually had been wrecked into a tree during filming. John Frankenheimer commended BMW for allowing the filmmakers to show the cars being heavily damaged in what is essentially a commercial. He also said that showing the BMWs actually being damaged, then continuing to race along at over 100mph illustrates just how remarkable these cars are.

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Goofs

When the BMW avoids hitting the oncoming truck, the right rear light is broken. A few seconds later, the right (now intact) rear light is destroyed again by a shot.

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Connections

Followed by Hostage (2002)

User Reviews

A decent introduction to an addicting online series of films.

This basically sums up the film in general, but I will elaborate.

The Plot: Clive Owen ( before he was in "The Bourne Identity," "King Arthur," "Elisabeth: The Golden Age," and "Sin CIty" ) plays a "hire" who drives people places they desperately need to go.

Often times, they are working for something "top secret" and can only give our protagonist limited information.

Also, this is meant to show off the BMW car and is executive-produced by Tony Scott ( Crimson Tide, Spy Game ), Ridley Scott ( Alien, Kingdom of Heaven ) and David Fincher ( Panic Room, Alien 3 ).

In this episode directed by the late John Frankenheimer, our hero has to transport a con who has something his mob friends want.