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The Borrower

1991 · 90 min

A grisly, deadpan B-movie oddity that lurches between cheap gore gags and a scuzzy police procedural, more goofy than frightening.

Directed by
John McNaughton
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles
Overview
Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find another.

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Directed by
John McNaughton
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Starring
Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • identity
  • crime
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror6
Humour5
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
science fiction, comedy, horror
Directed by
John McNaughton
Written by
Mason Nage
Starring
Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles, Antonio Fargas, Neil Giuntoli, Larry Pennell, Tony Amendola, Pamela Gordon
Cinematography
Robert C. New, Julio Macat
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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