Some people may complain that the production values are primitive, and they are. However, their peaceful coexistence is disturbed when evil lawyer ocious p. Its great as long as you understand you are not getting the same story as the literary work. The borrowers are fourinch high little people who live under the floorboards. Its been manymany decades since i read the borrowers by mary norton, so i was not overly put off by the story changes presented in this film.
I was so looking forward to seeing this movie again, but i stopped watching halfway through. Mary nortons childrens books about a family of fourinchtall people who share. People stir a little man ian holm and his family from their home under the floorboards of an english country house. Most of the english dub cast was fine i got a huge kick out of carol burnett as hara but amy poehler was way too overthetop for my tastes. The borrowers is a charming, whimsical family adventure about little people who live in the walls under the floors of big peoples houses and support themselves by stealingexcuse me, borrowingthe necessities of life. First telecast december 14, 1973, the borrowers was based on the novel by mary norton of bedknobs and. With christopher eccleston, sharon horgan, aisling loftus, robert sheehan. The secret world of arrietty yonebayashi, 2012 studio. March 23, 2012 march 22, 2012 elisabeth gattullo marrocolla.
In this version, the book is reduced to a christmas advent calendar, parceling out the story in sections. The art direction is sublime and the performances are utterly engaging. Watching now, it still was a fun and highly entertaining film. Theyre the borrowers, tiny people with big adventures. With tom harper, victoria wood, christopher eccleston, stephen fry. This was a bbc tv production, and as such is limited in its scale. I doubled bob goody who played minty an sas borrower. Fancy watching the borrowers in the comfort of your own home. Arrietty debuted at the first position in the japanese box office. People stir a little man ian holm and his family from their home under the. The borrowers 1973 the miniature clock family, headed by parents pod eddie albert and homily tammy grimes, live under the floorboards of an old english house. Arrietty is a fresh take on mary nortons classic the borrowers, with animated artwork that will have adults enchanted and children gripped. The movie is from the 70s, but in my opinion that just makes the production quaint. Arrietty bridgit mendler, a tiny, but tenacious 14yearold, lives with her parents will arnett and amy poehler in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her.
It is the fourthhighestgrossing anime film in the united states, and the highest not based on a game franchise. Ive watched the film on christmas day and it was great. The borrowers a secret family of fourinch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer. Big adventure the borrowers is a terrific and fun family adventure movie. This is the spiller i already know i love, from the 1997 borrowers movie. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer more about this. The borrowers is a 2011 british television film starring stephen fry, christopher eccleston and victoria wood, based broadly on mary nortons 1952 novel the borrowers. We loved seeing how every day objects were used to make the borrowers equipment in the movie. Charming adaptation with constant but funny perils. The borrowers is a 2011 british television film starring stephen fry, christopher eccleston and victoria wood, based broadly on mary nortons 1952 novel the. The borrowers are secretive little tiny people that live under the floorboards. Published on jul 20, 2012 this was my first cinema film, shot at shepperton studios, england in late 1996.
The borrowers is a 2011 british television film starring stephen fry, christopher eccleston and. Homily sounds surprisingly calm from the other movies ive seen. Trailer the secret world of arrietty 2012 movie trailer hd duration. Starring christopher eccleston, sharon horgan, aisling loftus, robert sheehan, victoria wood and stephen fry, the borrowers is a thrilling, funfilled advent. The borrowers is a 1997 britishamerican independent liveaction fantasy comedy film loosely based on the childrens novel the borrowers by author mary norton and starring john goodman, jim broadbent, celia imrie, mark williams, hugh laurie and bradley pierce. Potter wants to destroy the house to build luxury apartments in its place, they start to fight him with the help of the son of house owner, pete. Adapted from the 1952 book, this is the latest version of this classic. An eightyearold boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a victorian country home. The borrowers 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. The borrowers 2011 based on the beloved novels that have delighted generations, the borrowers is a funfilled adventure through the exciting world of the little people who live under our floorboards. Publication date 1998 topics fantasy publisher harcourt.
The film was released on dvd by lionsgate and maple pictures in the united states and canada respectively on april 21, 2008. Eddie albert, dennis larson, dame judith anderson, mickey rooney, james whitmore, beverly garland, stewart petersen. Movies ive seen dec 2012 a list of 29 titles created 01 dec 2012 movies a list of 39 titles. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary childrens author mary nortons storybook creations, the fourinchtall family of borrowers who live among humans and coop their possessions.
When i w as young i loved a tiny family who lived in the walls of someones house. A teaser for for an upcoming series in development from frances blue spirit productions. Starring john goodman, the borrowers is a film treat to be enjoyed by people of all sizes. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The secret world of arrietty yonebayashi, 2012 studio ghiblis the borrowers i have to see the original japanese soon. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 16 produced by 12 music by 1. They reside under the floorboards of our homes and offices, taking great pains to go undetected as they ingeniously procure and live off of borrowed items. Children will want to watch the movie a second time just to identify all of the items used by the borrowers for. The burrowers was first screened at the toronto international film festival on september 9, 2008. Discovered, the borrowers scramble to avoid being captured and displayed as curiosities. But one young boy, pete has his suspicions, and he manages to discover and make friends with an entire family of borrowers living in his house.