The Borrowers

1h 27min

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

Comedy

Family

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.

Production Companies

Working Title Films

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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
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

Borrower (uncredited)
Stacey Gough

Stacey Gough

Borrower (uncredited)
Allin Kempthorne

Allin Kempthorne

Borrower (uncredited)

Release date

5th Dec 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English