The Borrowers

The Borrowers

1997
1h 27m
6.0

6.0/10

514 votes • View on IMDb

"Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun."

Overview

The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

Status: Released

Budget: $29,000,000

Revenue: $22,619,699

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Working Title Films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 5, 1997
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0118755

Cast

John Goodman
John Goodman

Ocious P. Potter

Mark Williams
Mark Williams

Exterminator Jeff

Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent

Pod Clock

Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie

Homily Clock

Flora Newbigin
Flora Newbigin

Arrietty Clock

Tom Felton
Tom Felton

Peagreen Clock

Raymond Pickard
Raymond Pickard

Spiller

Bradley Pierce
Bradley Pierce

Pete Lender

Aden Gillett
Aden Gillett

Joe Lender

Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan

Victoria Lender

Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie

Officer Steady

Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax

Town Hall Clerk

Key Crew

Peter Hewitt
Director
Gavin Scott
Screenplay
Tim Bevan
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Rachel Talalay
Producer
John Kamps
Screenplay
Walt deFaria
Executive Producer