| | | Little people...big adventure.
Features: DVD
They're charming and small and live behind the wall. They're The Borrowers, tiny people whose big family adventure is filled with some of the most eye-popping effects ever seen on film. Based on the beloved classic novels by Mary Norton, and starring John Goodman, The Borrowers is a film treat to be enjoyed by people of all sizes!
"...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.
| Features | Scene Access | | Theatrical & Teaser Trailers | | Behing-The-Scenes "Making Of..." Footage | | Interactive Menus | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs & Standard Version | | Filmmaker & Cast Bios | | Audio: English, French 5.1; Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 1/6/2004 |
| Running Time: 86 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 22667 | | UPC: 00025192266720 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...A marvel of visual magic....Their hidden miniature world is a clever mosaic..." 02/13/1998 p.3DNew 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 |
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