The Borrowers
by Peter Hewitt
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Actor: Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin, Jim Broadbent, John Goodman, Mark WilliamsDirector: Peter Hewitt
Brand: Universal
Producer: Debra Hayward
Producer: Eric Fellner
Producer: Liza Chasin
Producer: Mary Richards
Writer: Gavin Scott
Writer: John Kamps
Writer: Mary Norton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Borrowers
Movie Review: Credible FX, Nice Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
When this first came out, a decade ago, I thought it was the best job I had seen of making people look miniature. This showed how far technology had come in films and now, of course, we see a lot more amazing special effects.
It was fun to view how these "borrowers" move about, using ordinary household items to propel themselves around a normal-sized house. It's all pretty ingenious.
John Goodman plays a cartoon-like role, a role that is generally funny to watch. The cast has a mixture of American and English actors, with a setting of 1940s Britain. I first saw this on VHS and then later on DVD, which was improvement not only video-wise, but audio, too, as it somehow went from mono to surround sound.
This might be considered a kids movie but a lot of the humor is more adult-oriented.
Summary of The Borrowers
One young boy pete make friends with an entire family of borrowers living in his house. Their friendship not to mention the borrowers existence is soon threatened when the wicked banker ocious p.Potter illegally evicts petes family and plans to demolish their home. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2004 Starring: John Goodman Dick Ward Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Peter HewittThe popular children's books by Mary Norton have been filmed before, but never with as much imagination and ingenuity as you'll find on display in this delightful fantasy film released to critical praise in 1998. The "Borrowers" of the title are a family of tiny people who live in the walls and under the floorboards in the homes of "normal-sized" humans; they earn their by "borrowing" the household items (string, food crumbs, buttons, etc.) needed to furnish their tiny hiding places and provide their meals. The little Clock family lives happily undisturbed in the home of an aged aunt, but when the aunt dies and her will is stolen by an unscrupulous lawyer (John Goodman), the Clocks face eviction and the frightening hazards of the outside world. Under the ingenious direction of Peter Hewitt, this simple, straightforward movie mixes comedy, adventure, and suspense with some of the cleverest special effects you've ever seen, taking full advantage of effects technologies to immerse you in the world of the tiny people. A climactic chase scene in a milk-bottling plant is a visual tour de force, and the movie's smart and dazzling enough to entertain parents and children alike. After its modest success in theaters, The Borrowers stands a good chance of becoming a home-video favorite. --Jeff Shannon
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