Borrowers (1997)

"...the ideal children's movie...has the earmarks of a classic-to-be.  Barbara Shulgasser, San Francisco Examiner
"The Borrowers...are pests even an exterminator can love.  Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"The best family film...since Babe.  LA Parent
"...an entertaining and imaginative diversion.  Susan Lambert, Boxoffice Magazine
"...charming, whimsical family adventure...  Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Editor's Note Children's author Mary Norton's storybook creations, the four-inch-tall family of "borrowers" who live among humans and co-opt their possessions, get a first-rate big-screen translation. When a crooked lawyer (a gleefully over-the-top John Goodman) takes over the Lender family's house, he's got to reckon with the "borrowers" therein, who launch a campaign to oust the invader and restore the home to its rightful tenants.

	Hugh Laurie
	Jim Broadbent
	Mark Williams
	John Goodman
	Mary Norton - Based On Novels By
	Peter Hewitt - Director
	Trevor Brooker - Director of Photography
	John Fenner - Director of Photography
	David Freeman - Editor
	Walt deFaria - Executive Producer
	Harry Gregson-Williams - Musical Score
	Eric Fellner - Producer
	Rachel Talalay - Producer
	Tim Bevan - Producer
	Gemma Jackson - Production Designer
	John Kamps - Screenplay
	Gavin Scott - Screenplay

USA Today
"...A marvel of visual magic....Their hidden miniature world is a clever mosaic..." 02/13/1998 p.3D

New York Times
"...Charming....This visually witty film is perfectly up to date in its technological ambitions..." 02/13/1998 p.E28

Box Office
"...Entertaining and imaginative....The effects are fine and the filmmaking refreshingly rich..." 03/01/1998 p.53

Premiere
"...The rare children's comedy that gets laughs from viewers large and small..." 02/01/1998 p.22

Chicago Sun-Times
"...THE BORROWERS is a charming, whimsical family adventure....[The film] has fun with the special effects and the cliffhanging adventures..." 02/13/1998 p.36