The Borrowers / Universal Studios ; presents a Working Title production ; a Peter Hewitt film ; screenplay by Gavin Scott and John Kamps ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rachel Talalay ; directed by Peter Hewitt. The Borrowers / Working Title ; produced by Radford Neville ; directed by Tom Harper.

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The Borrowers (1997): The miniature Clock family has lived with the Lenders for years...the human "beans" just don't know it. Little things keep disappearing and the "Beans" can't figure out that the Clocks are simply "borrowing household items for their own home within the walls." When the evil, sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Working Title Films
Other Authors: Goodman, John, 1952-
Scott, Gavin, 1950-
Fellner, Eric
Talalay, Rachel, 1958-
Hewitt, Peter, 1962-
Bevan, Tim
Kamps, John
Neville, Radford
Harper, Tom, 1978-
Broadbent, Jim
Williams, Mark, 1959-
Laurie, Hugh, 1959-
Pierce, Bradley
Eccleston, Christopher
Horgan, Sharon, 1970-
Loftus, Aisling, 1990-
Norton, Mary, 1903-
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French dialogue. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014], ©2014.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Borrowers (Fictitious characters) > Drama.
Borrowers (Fictitious characters)
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
The Borrowers (1997): The miniature Clock family has lived with the Lenders for years...the human "beans" just don't know it. Little things keep disappearing and the "Beans" can't figure out that the Clocks are simply "borrowing household items for their own home within the walls." When the evil, scheming lawyer Ocious P. Potter tries to evict the Lenders from their happy home, the Borrowers try to stop him with a little ingenuity. Suddenly, the toaster's a catapult, the measuring tape is an elevator, the dental floss is a backpack, and the lawyer is about to meet his match.
The Borrowers (2011): Arrietty Clock is a head-strong teenage Borrower whose parents, Pod and Homily, are terrified of the 'Human Beans' who live above them. Desperate for freedom and adventure, Arrietty sneaks out one night and befriends a lonely boy who lives upstairs. But Arrietty's adventure inadvertently reveals her family's existence to the scheming scientist Professor Mildeye, forcing them to go on the run into the big bad world.
Note:Based on the novel by Mary Norton.
Originally released as motion pictures in 1998, 2011.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR9 D0158720 VideoDVD
Audience:
The Borrowers (1997): Rated PG (mild peril and some crude humor). The Borrowers (2011): Not rated.
Credits:The Borrowers (1997): executive producer, Tim Bevan, music, Harry Gregson-Williams ; score, Hans Zimmer ; director of photography, John Fenner, Trevor Brooker ; editor, David Freeman ; music, Harry Gregson-Williams ; costume designer, Marie France ; production designer, Gemma Jackson ; visual effects supervisor, Peter Chiang. The Borrowers (2011): executive producers, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Juliette Howell ; lead composer, Philip Miller ; costume designer, Jo Katsaras ; production designer, Paul Cripps ; visual effects editor, Sav Akyüz.
System Details:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 ; The Borrowers, 1997), (1.78:1 ; The Borrowers, 2011); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
The Borrowers (1997): John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie, Bradley Pierce. The Borrowers (2011): Christopher Eccleston, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Loftus, Robert Sheehan, Victoria Wood, Shain Dooley, Charlie Hiscock, Stephen Fry.