The Borrowers

1997
PG
1h 29m

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5.9/10

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High-Concept Comedy Urban Adventure Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

24K

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Trivia
During filming, the producers announced that this was the biggest family film to be shot on UK soundstages since "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".

Goofs
The film is set in a fictitious time and place which include elements of both Britain and North America, technology and products from many different eras, and fictitious uniforms and currency.

Quotes
Peagreen Clock: Great, just great. I've been outside for two minutes and I'm covered in POO...

Crazy credits
During the end credits, there is a scene shown where Potter tries to explain to the police about seeing the Borrowers.

Alternate versions
On BYU TV, the words, "damn" and "good God" were removed.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Sphere/The Borrowers/The Wedding Singer (1998)

Soundtracks
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Written by Desmond Child and Hanson
Performed by Hanson
Courtesy of Mercury Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

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Not just good special effects but superb ones!

Reading some of the other reviews you get the impression that the Special Effects in the Borrowers are somewhat mediocre, well I feel I must stand up for them. The effects in this film are on the whole superb. The problem is that some of them are so good you just don't notice them unless they are pointed out to you. In my opinion the effects in the Borrowers are vastly superior to things like say Titanic, which rather unbelievably won an Oscar. Any effect which you're inclined to say "That's a good effect" too, is not a good effect, it is a poor one because you can tell it's an effect. The best effects go unnoticed, not only by the movie going public but also by the Academy it seems.