The Return of the Borrowers Movie Review 1996

Sweet sequel to 1993's "The Borrowers" finds the six-inch Clock family--father Pod (Holm), mother Homily (Wilton), and teenaged daughter Arrietty (Callard)--having to find a new home. Lots of misadventures ensue as they must avoid nasty humans, a giant bee, a storm, and other dangers on their way to safety. Based on the novels by Mary Norton.

Distribution

Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 1 CNN Ctr., Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404)827-1700, Toll-free: 800-523-0823, Fax: (404)827-2000, URL: http://www.turner.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 165 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Family Ties

Screenplay

Richard Carpenter

Cast

Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Sian Phillips, Tony Haygarth, Judy Parfitt, Ben Chaplin, Paul Cross, Pamela Cundell, Ross McCall, Richard Vernon, Daniel Newman

Cinematography

Clive Tucker

Director

John Henderson

Music

Howard Goodall

Producer

Grainne Marmion, Walt DeFaria, Tim Bevan, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), Turner Network Television (TNT)