The Borrowers (1997 film)
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The Borrowers is a 1997 fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie and Bradley Pierce. It is loosely based on the 1952 children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton. In 1998, the film was nominated for Best British Film in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, but lost to Gary Oldman's film Nil by Mouth.
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Directed by | Peter Hewitt |
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Based on | The Borrowers by Mary Norton |
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Edited by | David Freeman |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams Hans Zimmer (score producer) |
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Distributed by | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $29 million |
Box office | $54 million[1] |
Some of the film's scenes were shot on location in the village of Theale, near Reading, Berkshire, where all of the buildings and shops in the High Street were painted dark green.[2] When the film was released in the United Kingdom, it opened on No. 2, behind Alien Resurrection. The next week, the film regained the position, though under Tomorrow Never Dies.[3][4]