A violent alien is sentenced in his planet to be submitted to an involution to the human form and is left on Earth. The hunters Bob Laney (Tom Towles) and his son Kip (Bentley Mitchum) witness the fight between the two aliens and Bob shoots the alien pilot that flees in his spaceship. Kip looks for help while Bob assists the alien in human form. Out of the blue, the alien's head explodes and Bob's head is severed by the alien that uses to replace his own head. He meets the homeless Julius (Antonio Fargas) that helps him to find shelter and food. Meanwhile Kip is arrested and Detectives Diana Pierce (Rae Dawn Chong) and her partner Charles Krieger (Don Gordon) are assigned by Captain Scarcelli (Larry Pennell) to investigate the case. They interview Kip, who tells what he has witnessed, and they believe he was high and haywire. But when Justus is murdered and Bob's head is left near his body, Diana believes something weird might be happening.
"The Borrower" is a funny feature film that blends comedy, sci-fi and horror. The story has excellent moments, highlighting Tom Towles as an alien learning what a human is. The scene in the shelter eating a mouse is probably the funniest of this film. There are flaws, like when the alien uses Justus' head and his body changes the color, but this flaw makes the movie funnier. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Ameaça do Espaço" ("Threat from the Space")
"The Borrower" is a funny feature film that blends comedy, sci-fi and horror. The story has excellent moments, highlighting Tom Towles as an alien learning what a human is. The scene in the shelter eating a mouse is probably the funniest of this film. There are flaws, like when the alien uses Justus' head and his body changes the color, but this flaw makes the movie funnier. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Ameaça do Espaço" ("Threat from the Space")