The Borrowers
“Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.”
1997•PG•1h 27m•6.0•Released
AdventureFantasyActionComedyFamily
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.
Director
Peter Hewitt
Writer
Gavin Scott, John Kamps
Budget
$29M
Revenue
$23M
Languages
English
Studio
Working Title Films
Cast
John Goodman
Ocious P. Potter
Mark Williams
Exterminator Jeff
Jim Broadbent
Pod Clock
Celia Imrie
Homily Clock
Flora Newbigin
Arrietty Clock
Tom Felton
Peagreen Clock
Raymond Pickard
Spiller
Bradley Pierce
Pete Lender
Aden Gillett
Joe Lender
Doon Mackichan
Victoria Lender
Hugh Laurie
Officer Steady
Ruby Wax
Town Hall Clerk
Andrew Dunford
Dustbunny
Bob Goody
Minty
Patrick Monckton
Swag
Production
Company
Working Title Films
Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Producer
Rachel Talalay
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Tim Bevan
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