The Borrowers
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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Plot Summary
In a hidden world beneath the floorboards, tiny people known as Borrowers live by taking small items from the human world, or "human beans." When the Clock family's home is discovered by a sinister lawyer and his bumbling assistant, they must rely on the help of a young human boy to escape and find a new place to live.
Critical Reception
The Borrowers received a generally mixed to positive reception from critics, who often praised its visual charm and faithfulness to the source material, while some found the plot to be a bit predictable or uneven.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its inventive production design and charming performances.
- Some critics found the story to be a bit too simplistic for adult audiences.
- The film was seen as a delightful visual treat for younger viewers.
Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film's imaginative world-building and whimsical story, finding it to be a fun and engaging adventure for families. Some viewers noted that while enjoyable, it didn't quite reach the heights of other fantasy films of the era.
Fun Fact
The role of "Foxy" the scavenger was originally intended for Alan Rickman, but he had to withdraw due to scheduling conflicts.
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