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The Borrower1991

Name: The Borrower
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror, Comedy Horror, Monster & Creature, Body Horror
Released: 1991-08-16
Rating: 5.1

Directed by John McNaughton

5.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 5.3Rotten Tomatoes 30%TMDB 5.0

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Year

1991

Runtime

90 min

Box Office

Budget

$2,000,000

🏆 1 win & 5 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

An alien criminal is exiled to Earth as punishment, but fitting in proves messy — violently, grotesquely messy. When the human body he inhabits wears out, he has a disturbing solution for finding a replacement, leaving a trail of carnage across the city. A pair of detectives find themselves on the trail of a killer whose M.O. defies any rational explanation. This early-90s sci-fi horror hybrid leans into practical gore and jet-black humor in equal measure.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Body Horror