The Borrower (1989)
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 7
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Average Rating: 2.9/5
User Ratings: 110
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John McNaughton's flawed but interesting follow-up to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer languished in distribution limbo for years before its brief theatrical run and subsequent video release. It presents a completely different breed of killer: an alien criminal who is exiled to life on Earth in human form. As if that weren't punishment enough, the creature's human guise is susceptible to frequent head-eruptions, creating the constant need for replacement heads. This leads to a grim and violent
Aug 31, 1994
Cast
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Rae Dawn Chong
Diana Pierce -
Don Gordon
Charles Krieger -
Antonio Fargas
Julius Caesar Roosevelt -
Tom Towles
Bob Laney -
Tom Allard
Ruben Whitefeather -
Tony Amendola
Dr. Cheever -
Mädchen Amick
Megan -
Tracy Arnold
Nurse -
B.J. Barie
Lance -
Geri Betzler
Astrid -
Tami Clatterbuck
Michele Chodiss -
Steve de Clark
3rd Paramedic -
Robert Dryer
Borrower, Human -
Cindy Folkerson
Female Guard -
Neil Giuntoli
Scully -
Pamela Gordon
Connie -
Will Gotay
1st Paramedic -
Rif Hutton
Newscaster -
Heath Jobes
Weatherman -
Steve Landi
Bandmember -
Jack Lightsy
FBI #1 -
Christopher MacLean
2nd Paramedic -
Lorrie Marlow
Nurse Wilson -
John Martinuzzi
Man Outside Bar -
Bentley Mitchum
Kip -
Larry Pennell
Captian Scarcelli -
Mark Rosenblatt
Locker Attendant -
Sam Scarber
Cop -
Danile Shelley
Bandmember -
Darryl Shelley
Druggie -
Chad Taylor
FBI #2 -
Zoe Trilling
Astrid -
Richard Wharton
Alien Pilot -
Rob Williams
Bandmember -
Tonya Lee Williams
Desk Nurse -
Gregory Wolf
Prisoner -
Stuart Cornfield
Police Photographer -
Pamela Norris
Hooker -
Smokey Robinson
Guard
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All Critics (14) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7)
Not without being somewhat entertaining in a childish way.
Borrowed from too many other horror movies to be any good.
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