
For Hire
Thriller · TV Movie
Overview
Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife. When one of his clients, author Lou Webber offers him money to eliminate a drug dealer who is stalking him, Mitch refuses. Days later, Mitch is diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer. He reconsiders Lou's offer, and for the sake of his wife and baby, eliminates the threat. But after that night, everything changes, Mitch's stomach pains disappear. The Drug dealer suddenly resurfaces in a crowd. Then events conspire to drag Mitch deeper into a game that proves that at the right price any man is for hire.
Top Cast


Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Mitch Lawrence
Rob Lowe
Mitch Lawrence


Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna
Alan Webber
Joe Mantegna
Alan Webber


Bronwen Booth
Bronwen Booth
Faye Lawrence
Bronwen Booth
Faye Lawrence


Steve Adams
Steve Adams
Tom Kellman
Steve Adams
Tom Kellman


Jack Langedijk
Jack Langedijk
Vic Mann
Jack Langedijk
Vic Mann


Marie-Josée Longchamps
Marie-Josée Longchamps
Snobbish Saleslady
Marie-Josée Longchamps
Snobbish Saleslady


Jean-Louis Roux
Jean-Louis Roux
Professor Gerald Lambert
Jean-Louis Roux
Professor Gerald Lambert


John Dunn-Hill
John Dunn-Hill
Larry Sharp
John Dunn-Hill
Larry Sharp


Charles Edwin Powell
Charles Edwin Powell
Joe Watson
Charles Edwin Powell
Joe Watson
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