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The Borrowers

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

1997-12-05 Adventure 1hr 27m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    1997-12-05
  • Revenue
    $22,619,699
  • Budget
    $29,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 27m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.9
  • Production
    Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Crew

Peter Hewitt
Director
Gavin Scott
Screenplay
Rachel Talalay
Producer

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Cast

John Goodman

John Goodman

Ocious P. Potter
Mark Williams

Mark Williams

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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

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Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Homily Clock
Flora Newbigin

Flora Newbigin

Arrietty Clock
Tom Felton

Tom Felton

Peagreen Clock
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
Dick Ward

Dick Ward

Milkman
George Antoni

George Antoni

Chauffeur
Alex Winter

Alex Winter

TV Gangster
Michael Hewitt

Michael Hewitt

TV Sergeant
Simon Hewitt

Simon Hewitt

TV Constable
David Freeman

David Freeman

TV Constable
Carolyn Allen

Carolyn Allen

Borrower (uncredited)
Ben Goodman

Ben Goodman

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Stacey Gough

Stacey Gough

Borrower (uncredited)
Allin Kempthorne

Allin Kempthorne

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