The Borrower

1991
R
1h 32m

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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.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.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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5.3/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Trivia
Originally produced by Atlantic Entertainment Group for a 1988 release, the distributor's closing led the film to spend three years on the shelf before finally being released by Cannon in 1991.

Goofs
In the movie the Alien keeps ripping off people's heads to replace his own head that had exploded in the early part of the film, but It is only the head he takes, which he puts on his own body, which is white skinned, at one point he takes the head of a homeless person named Julius played by African American actor Antonio Fargas, and now all of a sudden the body is that of an African American, no longer white.

Quotes
Diana Pierce: Where are they going? They don't know what they're doing!

Connections
Features Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Soundtracks
Here Comes the Night
Written and Performed by Tom Thady

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6/10

Adequate B-Movie

If you enjoy bad movies, especially late 1980s/early 1990s science fiction/horror, I recommend this movie. The premise and story are interesting, there are both intentionally funny parts and unintentionally funny parts, and the music is good (especially the theme). Probably the weakest aspect is the acting. Between the title character--an alien who is played by five different actors as he changes identities--and the two heroes, a pair of cops boringly played by Rae Dawn Chong and Dan Gordon, we never really have anyone to care about. One aspect of the movie that I found especially pleasantly surprising is its urban setting. Most low-budget SF or horror b-movies are set in the wilderness or a post-apocalypse to cut down on costs, while this was set in the big city, full of people and streets and buildings and modern technology. That--and the unexpected cross-dressing by Brad-Pitt-manqué Neil Giuntoli--are what make this movie a keeper!