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.
Originally, the distributor for "Borrower" was Atlantic Releasing Corporation, with William Tennant at the helm. Atlantic had been involved with "Valley Girl" and "Night of the Comet", but folded before "Borrower" could be completed (resulting in director John McNaughton taking it back to Chicago). Atlantic also distributed the "Garbage Pail Kids Movie", which explains why it is prominently featured.
Tennant, incidentally, was a friend of Roman Polanski's and his business manager. Of all the terrible things that could happen, he was the man called in to identify the bodies of Sharon Tate and friends after the notorious 1969 Manson murders. (Tennant's whole life is a shambles, with him one time being homeless, sleeping in doorways and another time being a vice president at Columbia when the studio took a huge crash.)
McNaughton brought back his actors (Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold) from "Henry", as well as most of the crew. He has said the original cinematographer was awful and had to be replaced (which one from the credits is the bad one is unclear). And also new this time was Kevin Yagher, who worked on Chucky and Freddy (among others) and offered makeup effects here.
Rae Dawn Chong plays the detective, and therefore the hero. Her relationship with McNaughton was strained, as she only accepted the role because she needed he money. McNaughton has said it was evident she was making no effort to give a good performance, and anyone who will do something they dislike for money is (in his eyes) just a "whore".
As a bonus, we get Mädchen Amick, of "Twin Peaks" fame, briefly appearing as a rock groupie. Whatever happened to her?
Originally, the distributor for "Borrower" was Atlantic Releasing Corporation, with William Tennant at the helm. Atlantic had been involved with "Valley Girl" and "Night of the Comet", but folded before "Borrower" could be completed (resulting in director John McNaughton taking it back to Chicago). Atlantic also distributed the "Garbage Pail Kids Movie", which explains why it is prominently featured.
Tennant, incidentally, was a friend of Roman Polanski's and his business manager. Of all the terrible things that could happen, he was the man called in to identify the bodies of Sharon Tate and friends after the notorious 1969 Manson murders. (Tennant's whole life is a shambles, with him one time being homeless, sleeping in doorways and another time being a vice president at Columbia when the studio took a huge crash.)
McNaughton brought back his actors (Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold) from "Henry", as well as most of the crew. He has said the original cinematographer was awful and had to be replaced (which one from the credits is the bad one is unclear). And also new this time was Kevin Yagher, who worked on Chucky and Freddy (among others) and offered makeup effects here.
Rae Dawn Chong plays the detective, and therefore the hero. Her relationship with McNaughton was strained, as she only accepted the role because she needed he money. McNaughton has said it was evident she was making no effort to give a good performance, and anyone who will do something they dislike for money is (in his eyes) just a "whore".
As a bonus, we get Mädchen Amick, of "Twin Peaks" fame, briefly appearing as a rock groupie. Whatever happened to her?