Things you can do with your BMW, but shouldn’t.

08/27/2009 | By Andrea La Valleur

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In case you didn’t know this little fact about moi – I am a total BMW-addict. I especially love the BMW short films that were released in 2002. I know…7 years ago? BUT, they are timeless. Seriously – During the first 4 months, the films were viewed over 11 million times.Â I love watching them, but I will admit, watching Clive Owen drive ‘my’ car, isn’t too painful eitherÂ

The plots were different for each film, however the driver (Clive Owen) remained the same. He was hired to perform a mystery deliverys or pick ups that involved one of BMW’s finest. If you missed the original 8, view Season 1 + Season 2.

This next clip features BMW stunt driver, Bill Auberlen , who gives us the inside scoop how stunts are set up and executedÂ Ã la BMW.

The Making of BMW Films from Bulent Keles on Vimeo.

Author: Andrea La Valleur

Andrea is a European transplant now living in Seattle | USA. She is a Freelance Graphic Designer and entrepreneur, loves Beamers, dogs and Americanos with extra cream. Find her tweets @divinefusion.

8 Comments

Anthony Hortin

August 27th, 2009

Awesome video Andrea. Thanks for sharing.

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Arnt Eriksen

August 28th, 2009

Hey Andrea. I am also a huge fan of these films. Actually got the DVD from BMW. Clive Owen is a cool driver, and the one film with Mickey Rourke, we get a glimpse of the ever so beautiful Adriana Lima

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Andrea La Valleur

August 31st, 2009

Agreed : )

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Paul Singh

September 1st, 2009

I’m a huge fan of BMW, and these videos made my day, when I first saw them.

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Eric Braun

September 1st, 2009

Thanks Andrea. Great post!!

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Shane Curcuru

September 4th, 2009

Those were awesome films during the first release; I still watch them sometimes when I need a quick shot of action. Be sure to get the full set; BMW released several DVDs, the first couple only featured the original 5 short films, they made several more in later releases.

The poetry and dance that the 5 series does along the waterfront in Chosen is just beautiful. And Madonna’s uncredited “cameo” was great, even if most of the action was by the stunt double. Definitely do not attempt these stunts yourself, unless you’re an experienced autocrosser.
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