For Hire (1997)

5.8/10 96 min 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.

Cast

Rob Lowe

Mitch Lawrence

Joe Mantegna

Alan Webber

Bronwen Booth

Faye Lawrence

Steve Adams

Tom Kellman

Jack Langedijk

Vic Mann

Marie-Josée Longchamps

Snobbish Saleslady

Jean-Louis Roux

Professor Gerald Lambert

John Dunn-Hill

Larry Sharp

Charles Edwin Powell

Joe Watson

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