Star (2001/I)

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writers:

Joe Sweet (screenplay) and
Guy Ritchie

Release Date:

June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Short | Comedy

Plot:

The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city (not Pittsburgh as earlier believed)...

Plot Keywords:

Rock Star | Coffee | Promotional | Slapstick | Character Calls Female "sir"

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Clive Owen	...	Driver
Michael Beattie	...	Manager
Toru Tanaka Jr.	...	Bodyguard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
DTeflon	...	Bodyguard
Troy Aguayo	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)
Madonna	...	Star (uncredited)
Woon Young Park	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Guy Ritchie

Writing credits
Joe Sweet		(screenplay)
Guy Ritchie

Produced by
Robyn Boardman	....	producer
Nicole Dionne	....	executive producer
David Fincher	....	executive producer
Aristides McGarry	....	producer
Tony McGarry	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Christopher Soos		(director of photography) (as Chris Soos)

Film Editing by
Tom Muldoon

Casting by
Toni Cervantes

Production Design by
Dominic Watkins

Set Decoration by
Fainche MacCarthy

Costume Design by
Arianne Phillips

Makeup Department
Gina Monaci	....	key hair stylist
Gina Monaci	....	key makeup artist
Luigi Murenu	....	hair stylist: Star
Lucia Pieroni	....	makeup artist: Star

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven F. Beaupre	....	second assistant director (as Steve Beaupre)
Ryan Craig	....	second second assistant director
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Raymond Dumas	....	storyboard artist (as Rusty Dumas)

Sound Department
Phillip A. Hamilton	....	assistant sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Keeton	....	visual effects supervisor
Anastacia Maggioncalda	....	visual effects producer (as Anastacia Feldman)

Stunts
Sophia Crawford	....	stunt double
Troy Gilbert	....	stunt driver
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Barry Berona	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Nathan Burris	....	video assist operator
Andrew Hallbach	....	first assistant camera (as Andy Hallbach)
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator
Lorna Leslie	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robyn Link	....	camera loader
David Presley	....	video assist operator
Hector Rodriguez	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Johnson	....	costumer
Annie Psaltires	....	costumer

Transportation Department
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver

Other crew
Alison Anne Abrohams	....	assistant: David Fincher
Faizah Ahmad	....	production accountant
Heather Anderson	....	production assistant
Bruce Bildsten	....	creative consultant
Arthur Borquez	....	production assistant (as Art Borquez)
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	production assistant (as Liz Camp)
David Carter	....	creative consultant
Bart Fisher	....	production assistant
Slobodan Gajic	....	production assistant
Sulla Hamer	....	production assistant
Scott Hodgson	....	production assistant
Kyle Hutchison	....	production assistant
Gregg Kawecki	....	key set production assistant
Mary Livingston	....	production assistant
Sarah Lorenz	....	production assistant
Jason Sanford	....	production assistant
Stan Spry	....	production assistant
David van Eyssen	....	creative consultant
Dina Waxman	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Anonymous Content
• BMW Films

Distributors

• BMW Films

Special Effects

• Reel FX Creative Studios (as Radium)

Also Known As:

"The Hire: Star" - USA (series title)

Runtime:

7 min | USA:10 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Anonymous Content

Trivia:

The first in a series of 10-minute mini movies to be broadcast on the Internet for BMW.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the BMW M5 makes the final handbrake turn it has four tailpipes in the beginning of the turn, but clearly only two right before it stops.

Quotes:

Star:Get me out of here!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Frontline: The Persuaders (#22.15)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

The Ride of the Valkyries

A great revenge-fantasy.

After the introspective FOLLOW, Guy Ritchie's STAR is a complete 180-degree turn away in terms of style, mood and subject. Fortunately, it's a roaring success.

Clive Owen showcases a previously unseen facility for comedic timing. From his mock innocence as the Star berates him to a later moment when he says with tongue firmly planted in cheek, "I've think we've lost them.", Owen is a delight in this charming little revenge fantasy for those who have had to put up with rude, insolent customers in their line of profession.

Ritchie directs the film pretty much as an extension of the style he used in SNATCH and LOCK, STOCK, & 2 SMOKING BARRELS. All his trademarks are here; Freeze frames, voice overs, and gratuitous use of English pop songs. Combined with the fact that yes, as everyone now knows, that's his wife Madonna as the Star who gets her fateful comeuppance, and the film ends up being the most crowd-pleasing of the series. Highly recommended.