The Return of theBorrowers

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The Return of theBorrowers ★★★ 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. 165m/C VHS . GB Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Sian Phillips, Tony Haygarth, Judy Parfitt, Ben Chaplin, Paul Cross, Pamela Cundell, Ross McCall, Richard Vernon, Daniel Newman; D: John Henderson; W: Richard Carpenter; C: Clive Tucker; M: Howard Goodall.

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