The Borrowers
Brief Synopsis
The adventures of a family of little people who live under the floorboards of an English country house. When the humans who live in the house lose ownership, the Borrowers help foil the designs of the nasty lawyer who's trying to steal the house.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Hewitt
Director
George Yiasoumi
Hugh Laurie
Doon Mackichan
Flora Newbigin
Patrick Monckton
Film Details
Also Known As
Borrowers, Jacht op de Kleintjes, Lånarna, petit monde des Borrowers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; West London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Synopsis
The adventures of a family of little people who live under the floorboards of an English country house. When the humans who live in the house lose ownership, the Borrowers help foil the designs of the nasty lawyer who's trying to steal the house.
Cast
George Yiasoumi
Hugh Laurie
Doon Mackichan
Flora Newbigin
Patrick Monckton
Ruby Wax
Celia Imrie
Mark Williams
Bradley Pierce
Tom Felton
Jim Broadbent
Raymond Pickard
Aden Gillett
Andrew Dunford
John Goodman
Bob Goody
Dick Ward
Crew
Andrew Ackland-snow
Art Director
Richard Bain
Visual Effects Designer
Helen Ball
2-D Artist
Erica Bensly
Production Coordinator
Tim Bevan
Producer
Finn Brandt
Opening Graphics
Adam Brockbank
Storyboard Artist
Trevor Brooker
Director Of Photography
Trevor Brooker
Dp/Cinematographer
Angus Cameron
Digital Effects Supervisor
Donald Campbell
Visual Effects
Tony Chance
Matte Painter
Liza Chasin
Coproducer
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
Desmond Child
Song
Ian Chisholm
Music Composer
Frazer Churchill
Visual Effects Designer
Ashleigh Clarkin
Post-Production Coordinator
Francis Coates
Visual Effects
Andy Collins
Dp/Cinematographer
Andy Collins
Director Of Photography
Darren Decosta
Visual Effects
Walt Defaria
Executive Producer
Max Dennison
2-D Artist
Sara Desmond
Assistant Director
Gavin Digby
Visual Effects Designer
Brendan Donnison
Adr Voice Casting
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Duncan
Visual Effects
Damon Earnshaw
Visual Effects
Dina Eaton
Music Editor
Eric Fellner
Producer
John Fenner
Dp/Cinematographer
John Fenner
Director Of Photography
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Tim Field
Effects Coordinator
Andrew Fowler
Visual Effects
Bruce L. Fowler
Original Music
Steve Fowler
Original Music
Marie France
Costume Designer
Paul Franklin
Visual Effects Designer
David Freeman
Editor
Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
Makeup
Roger Gibbon
2-D Artist
Nina Gold
Casting
Monika Goldschmidt
Sign Writer
Ben Goldschmied
Motion Control
Laura Goulding
Continuity
John Grant
Visual Effects
Diane Greaves
Foley Artist
Peter Grecian
Music Composer
Christine Greenwood
Makeup
Harry Gregson-williams
Music
Harry Gregson-williams
Music Conductor
Nigel Hardwidge
Visual Effects Designer
Debra Hayward
Coproducer
Tony Hefferman
Assistant Director
Careen Hertzog
Set Decorator
Joan Hills
Hairdresser
Joe Hobbs
Wardrobe
Matthew Holben
Effects Coordinator
Alex Hope
Effects Coordinator
Robin Huffer
2-D Artist
Antony Hunt
Visual Effects
Steve Jablonsky
Music
Gemma Jackson
Production Designer
Elie Jamaa
Visual Effects Designer
Andrew Jeffrey
Visual Effects
Phil Johnson
Animator
Peter Joly
Sound Editor
Drew Jones
Visual Effects
Kate Jones
Assistant Director
John Kamps
Screenplay
Nigel Kirton
Camera Operator
Jesper Kjolsrud
Visual Effects Designer
Annie Kocur
Editing
Stefan Lange
Camera
Stefan Lange
Dp/Cinematographer
Stefan Lange
Director Of Photography
Mark Layton
Assistant Director
Jamie Lochhead
2-D Artist
Roger Lofting
Visual Effects
Danny Longhurst
Dialogue Editor
Erik Lundborg
Original Music
Rogan Macdonald
Visual Effects Designer
Steve Macpherson
Music Composer
Brian Mann
Editor
Alan Marques
Digital Effects Supervisor
Francis Martin
Sign Writer
Steve Masters
Titles
Peter Maxwell
Rerecording
Brendan Mccarthy
Storyboard Artist
Jason Mcdonald
Visual Effects
Ladd Mcintosh
Original Music
Christian Mcwilliams
Location Manager
Ian Menzies
Motion Control
Alan Meyerson
Music
Liz Michie
Makeup
Digby Milner
Special Effects Supervisor
Philippe Montagny
2-D Artist
Stephen Morahan
Other
Suzette Moriarty
Original Music
Andrew Munro
Other
Lyn Nicholson
Special Effects Coordinator
Angela Noakes Wharton
Continuity
Charlie Noble
Visual Effects Designer
Mary Norton
Source Material (From Novel)
Justin Owen
Video
Sue Parkinson
Makeup
Daniel Pettipher
2-D Artist
Ed Plant
2-D Artist
Chris Plevin
Camera Operator
Matthew Plummer
Line Producer
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Effects Editor
Adrian Rhodes
Rerecording
Adam Richards
Location Manager
Brian Richards
Music Editor
Mary Richards
Line Producer
Lucas Richman
Original Music
Paul Riddle
Visual Effects Designer
Pedro Sabrosa
Visual Effects
Gavin Scott
Screenplay
Martin Scott-caro
Scenic Artist
Keith Sewell
Camera Operator
Keith Sewell
Steadicam Operator
Gregg Silk
Music
Michael Prestwood Smith
Adr
Richard Smith
Visual Effects
Michael Solinger
Post-Production Supervisor
Jim Staines
Sign Writer
Bill Stallion
Storyboard Artist
Mark Stannard
Visual Effects Designer
David Stephenson
Sound Mixer
Roland Stevenson
Visual Effects
Mark Stowe
Visual Effects
Frederick Sundquist
Visual Effects Designer
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist
Rachel Talalay
Producer
Gareth Tandy
Assistant Director
Peter Taylor
Camera Operator
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Thompson
Adr Editor
Peter Thompson
Visual Effects
Steve Tizzard
Visual Effects
Sarah Tozer
Other
Bill Trent
Adr Editor
Nigel Trevessey
Animatronics
Barbara Tutty
2-D Artist
Roger Walker
Visual Effects
Howard Weaver
Scenic Artist
Richard Whelan
Assistant Director
Angie Wills
Effects Coordinator
Ian Wilson
Foley Editor
Tim Wilson
Sign Writer
Leigh Wimpory
Opening Graphics
David Wood
Other
Gavyn Wright
Other
Hans Zimmer
Music Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Borrowers, Jacht op de Kleintjes, Lånarna, petit monde des Borrowers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; West London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 18, 1998
Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998
The classic children's books have been previously adapted as "The Borrowers" (USA/1973) for the Hallmark Hall of Fame on NBC, directed by Walter C Miller and starring Eddie Albert and two British mini-series "The Borrowers" (UK/1993) and "The Return of the Borrowers" (UK/1996).
Began shooting September 23, 1996.
Completed shooting January 31, 1997.
Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998
Released in United States on Video August 18, 1998
