Product Details

• Actors: Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles, Antonio Fargas, Neil Giuntoli
• Directors: John McNaughton
• Writers: Mason Nage, Richard Fire
• Producers: Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt, Herbert Coleman, R.P. Sekon, Steven A. Jones
• Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 31, 1994
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302183731
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,154 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Empty headed (literally) but OK time killer, March 5, 2003

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BD Ashley "vidiot_y2k" (Otago, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Borrower [VHS] (VHS Tape)

An alien criminal is banished to Earth in human form, the worst punishment they can hand out (haha). The only hitch is the alien must change heads frequently ("borrowing" them) because if the creature keeps the same head for a certain period of time it explodes, so soon a number of headless bodies are littered through the city. Homicide cops Diana Pierce (Rae Dawn Chong) and Charlie Krieger (Don Gordon)are handed the assignment of catching the murderer.
THE BORROWER is a reasonably good B movie from John McNaughton, director of HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and WILD THINGS. The acting is bad, ditto the dialogue and the plot is weak; but on the plus side there are good FX by Kevin Yagher and atmospheric production. THE BORROWER features exploding head scenes to rival SCANNERS and DAWN OF THE DEAD and a stupid ending with a set up for a possible sequel which thankfully hasn't materialised. But I still think the best thing about this movie is the tag line: "An Alien Killer Gets A Head! Don't lend him anything you can't afford to lose!"

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars B Movie that delivers, August 7, 2006

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G. Hale "keepitreal" (Yazoo City, MS USa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Borrower [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a B movie. Okay. It's not like this is classic cinema or anything. But as far as a B-movie goes---it delivers. Totally original plot. Very imaginative with aliens and rednecks thrown in for good measure! My favorite part is the interogation of the poaching redneck whose father was killed by the alien to "borrow" his head. If that piece doesn't make you laugh, your funnybone is mummified. Rae Dawn Chong (and her partner) stars as a couple of detectives who try harder than Little Leaguers to play this comedy with a straight face. If you want Shakespeare look somewhere else. But if you want some belly laughs, this is the place!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag that borrows an interesting concept, June 14, 2001

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Borrower [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Director John McNaughton followed up his unbelievably scary and realistic debut film "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" with this mixed bag mixture of horror and science fiction. The movie borrows its concept from the superior film "The Hidden" in which an alien on earth jumps from body to body, killing its victims in the process. The concept itself is interesting and the movie shows some promise and some humor early on. Ultimately, however, McNaughton loses his way toward the end and it becomes just another low budget horror flick. "The Hidden" remains the best movie based on this particluar concept.