The Borrower family's last name is "Clock" which is actually a symbol of where they reside - behind the clock in the dining room of the big country house. All of the Borrower families have the last name symbolizing their location. The Borrowers study guide contains a biography of Mary Norton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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I've been outside for two minutes and I'm covered in POO Sign In. Play trailer Adventure Comedy Family. Director Peter Hewitt. Top credits Director Peter Hewitt. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer The Borrowers. Photos Top cast Edit. John Goodman Ocious P. Potter as Ocious P. Raymond Pickard Spiller as Spiller. Andrew Dunford Dustbunny as Dustbunny. Bob Goody Minty as Minty. Dick Ward Milkman as Milkman. Peter Hewitt. More like this. Watch options.
Storyline Edit. Meanwhile, Professor Mildeye , a professor at a London university, is specialising in the subject of homo sapiens reductus i. He befriends James's grandmother when she begins to ask him questions about little people, having found out about him online. After a while, the Clock family start to explore their new world. Arrietty, with a new urban fashion sense, is nearly run over by Spiller , a biker-type leader.
After a confrontation with her, Homily Clock turns up and makes him apologise, much to Arrietty's annoyance. When it turns out that Arrietty's father has chosen him to guide them to a new place to live, they strike up a friendship of sorts. Professor Mildeye arrives at James's house, determined to find the Clock family in order to examine them 'dead or alive'; James's grandmother just wants rid of them, seeing them as vermin as she leaves out mousetraps.
James, feigning disbleief at the existence of little people, becomes wary as these events develop. James is then found sitting in his kitchen selling his toys and games online to raise money for his grandmother and dad so they can keep the house, much to his father's shock. James's father is out a lot for job interviews, leaving James alone and lonely. Arrietty then starts playing with the snowflakes as Pod and Homily have a talk about her 'mistake'; her mother very much defending her actions as childhood intrigue.
After explaining what snow is to Arriety, and after giving her a heated heart-to-heart about the protected life she's had, she storms off in anger, but activates a trap set out to capture them by Professor Mildeye.
Pod and Homily push her out of harm's way but are in turn trapped themselves. They are captured and brought to Mildeye's laboratory, while Arrietty and Spiller escape, her father having told Spiller to take care of her. Back at James's house, him, his father and grandmother are sitting in silence. After his dad leaves for work, James and his grandmother have a talk, with her explaining that his father is away a lot at interviews and jobs so they can have a good Christmas; James doesn't care, he just wants his dad.
Grandmother then asks whether it was he who 'borrowed' her late husband's gold watch, to which he strongly denies and storms off. Spiller tries to explain that he tried everything to save Pod and Homily, but Arrietty is determined to go up and save them.
Spiller is shocked and says she will be killed, they depart on hostile terms. Looking out of a glass jar at the other creatures the Professor has collected, Pod thinks about how to escape, but is happy that his daughter is safe; Homily knows for sure she won't go Underground with Spiller like they told her too.
They have a heart-to-heart about which traits their daughter has, and from whom she got them. Professor Mildeye leaves a message on the Millman family's answer phone explaining to James's grandmother that he has captured Pod and Homily. James intercepts it, and listens in horror before deleting it and rushing off to the university. Meanwhile, Arrietty ventures above ground and is nearly killed by a street cleaning vehicle, before being rescued by Spiller who has re-appeared.
They head off to a church and hide in the Nativity scene while they work out what to do next. Speaking out loud to a biology skeleton about the view outside, the Professor recalls his lifelong dream about being the hero now he has the little people. His assistant, slightly thrown by his actions, mentions that there is a problem with the 'specimens'.
The little people appear to be unconscious, and Mildeye is attempting to diagnose what has happened to them. As he and his assistant debate what to do next, they escape but are later captured by Mildeye as they hide behind a table leg.
As he recaptures them, he realised they can talk. In the Church, the congragation has gathered and is singing hymns, Spiller smiling and singing along, Arriety is unsure of why he is doing it; he says that the promises of food are the reason.
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