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Director:
John McNaughton
Writers (WGA):
Mason Nage (story)
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Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
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Awards:
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Cast

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Rae Dawn Chong ... Diana Pierce
Don Gordon ... Charles Krieger
Tom Towles ... Bob Laney
Antonio Fargas ... Julius
Neil Giuntoli ... Scully
Larry Pennell ... Captain Scarcelli
Pam Gordon ... Connie
Tony Amendola ... Dr. Cheever
Robert Dryer ... Borrower / Human

Richard Wharton ... Alien Pilot
Bentley Mitchum ... Kip
Zoe Trilling ... Astrid

Tamara Clatterbuck ... Michelle Chodiss
Tom Allard ... Ruben Whitefeather
Darryl Shelly ... Druggie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alienkiller (Germany) [de]
Borrower (Hungary) [hu]
Borrower (France) [fr]
Il cacciatore di teste (Italy) [it]
O exogiinos (Greece) (TV title) [el]
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Italy:VM14 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Company:
Cannon Pictures more

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Well, the title is a lie..., 11 October 2002
9/10
Author: (ep.com@t-online.de) from Germany

... 'cause once that guy has your head, he won't give it back ;) This is an odd, bizarre little movie... the whole thing is as anticlimactic as it gets and there's no excitement or suspense at all. However, I prefer to take "The Borrower" as a look at society's problems seen through the eyes of an alien convict. This makes for some funny bits. There's one scene, where he sits in a coffee shop, doing nothing at all, and all people around him suddenly grab their guns and start killing each other. Then he he just gets up and walks away, like nothing what happened matters to him. The whole movie's like this. So, if you're going to watch this, think less of a horror movie, more of a social commentary and you know what you're in for. Recommended...

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