Chosen (2001)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ang Lee

Writer:

David Carter (written by)

Genre:

Action | Short

Plot:

The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him through...

Plot Keywords:

Car Chase | The Hire | Product Placement | Promotional

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clive Owen	...	The Driver
Mason Lee	...	Passenger
Sonom Gualson	...	Tugboat Monk
Brian Smyj	...	Shadow
Jamie Harris	...	Stick
Jeff Jensen	...	Car 1 Driver
Jarrod Bunch	...	Car 1 Passenger (as Jared Bunch)
Artie Malesci	...	Car 2 Driver
Kevin Catucci	...	Car 2 Passenger
Losang Gyatso	...	Imposter Monk
Satoru 'Sat' Tsufura	...	Real Monk

Also Known As:

The Hire: Chosen (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

6 min | USA:11 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Anonymous Content

Trivia:

The young boy gives The Driver an Incredible Hulk band-aid to put on his ear. Ang Lee also directed Hulk (2003).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first shot involving the Mercedes and the Chrysler, the passenger of the Mercedes has his coat closed in the door, but in the following shots it isn't there.

Movie Connections:

Follows Ambush (2001)

The Buddha and the Hulk in a short film by Ang Lee

Second in the BMW series, this film is very different from the first BMW short by John Frankenheimer. Not as tightly structured as that film, but it has moments of poetry--particularly a balletic chase sequence. Final "Hulk" scene wraps the film up tidily.