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** Arrietty and Peagreen fleeing from the hammer blows was planned as (and filmed as) TheOner. For pacing reasons, the shot ended up being broken up with intercuts of Potter and Jeff hammering at the wall.
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** Creator/TimAllen, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/MartinClunes, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/EdONeill, Creator/AlanRickman and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.

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** Creator/TimAllen, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/MartinClunes, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/EdONeill, Creator/JoePesci, Creator/AlanRickman and Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.
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* RecursiveAdaptation: A movie based on [[Literature/TheBorrowers a book series]] itself received a novelization.
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** Creator/PeterSellers bought the rights in the 60s and Jay Presson Allen wrote a script for an adaptation. Peter Sellers would have starred but the project never went ahead.

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** Creator/PeterSellers bought the rights in the 60s TheSixties and Jay Presson Allen wrote a script for an adaptation. Peter Sellers would have starred but the project never went ahead.



** Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, and Creator/ChristopherLloyd were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.

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** Creator/TimAllen, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/MartinClunes, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JeffGoldblum, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/EdONeill, Creator/AlanRickman and Creator/ChristopherLloyd Creator/RobinWilliams were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.

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* StarMakingRole: While he was already known in the UK for ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', this launched Creator/JimBroadbent onto bigger films like ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Iris''.
* ThoseTwoActors: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams starred together in ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996''.

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* StarMakingRole: While he was already known in the UK for ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', this launched Creator/JimBroadbent onto bigger films like ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BridgetJones'' ''Literature/BridgetJones'' and ''Iris''.
* ThoseTwoActors: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams starred together in ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996''.
''Iris''.

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* OneBookAuthor: Besides a guest stint on ''Series/HolbyCity'' and ''Series/PeepShow'', Flora Newbigin (Arietty) didn't make another film.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: Potter was supposed to lose his eyebrows as well as his mustache. John Goodman however was worried about them not growing back in time for ''{{Series/Roseanne}}''.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/HughLaurie as the Policeman and Mark Williams as Exterminator Jim. Also, Creator/TomFelton as Peagreen.
* StarMakingRole: While he was already known in the UK for ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', this launched Jim Broadbent onto bigger films like ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Iris''.

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* OneBookAuthor: Besides a guest stint on ''Series/HolbyCity'' and ''Series/PeepShow'', Flora Newbigin (Arietty) didn't make another film.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: Potter was supposed to lose his eyebrows as well as his mustache. John Goodman Creator/JohnGoodman however was worried about them not growing back in time for ''{{Series/Roseanne}}''.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/HughLaurie as the Policeman and Mark Williams as Exterminator Jim. Also, Creator/TomFelton as Peagreen.
* StarMakingRole: While he was already known in the UK for ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', this launched Jim Broadbent Creator/JimBroadbent onto bigger films like ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Iris''.



** Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, and Creator/ChristopherLloyd were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.

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** Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, and Creator/ChristopherLloyd were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.Potter.
** Creator/JeffDaniels, Creator/RonPerlman and Creator/KurtRussell were considered for Exterminator Jeff.
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* FakeBrit: John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, and doesn't even bother with the accent. Possibly justified given the film's AmbiguousTimePeriod.

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* FakeBrit: FakeAmerican: As the Lenders are made Americans, Doon Mackichan and Aden Gillett (both British) put on American accents to play Victoria and Joe.
* OneBookAuthor: Besides a guest stint on ''Series/HolbyCity'' and ''Series/PeepShow'', Flora Newbigin (Arietty) didn't make another film.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: Potter was supposed to lose his eyebrows as well as his mustache.
John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, and doesn't even bother with the accent. Possibly justified given the film's AmbiguousTimePeriod. however was worried about them not growing back in time for ''{{Series/Roseanne}}''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Dr. Gregory House as the Policeman and Arthur Weasley as Exterminator Jim. Also Draco Malfoy as Peagreen.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Dr. Gregory House Creator/HughLaurie as the Policeman and Arthur Weasley Mark Williams as Exterminator Jim. Also Draco Malfoy Also, Creator/TomFelton as Peagreen.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams starred together in the remake of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.

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* ThoseTwoActors: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams starred together in the remake of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996''.

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** Stephen Spielberg was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down because he was too busy working on ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''.

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** Stephen Spielberg Creator/StevenSpielberg was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down because he was too busy working on ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''.''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''.
** Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BillMurray, and Creator/ChristopherLloyd were all considered for the role of Ocious P. Potter.
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* FakeBrit: John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, and doesn't even bother with the accent. Possibly justified given the film's AmbiguousSetting.

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* FakeBrit: John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, and doesn't even bother with the accent. Possibly justified given the film's AmbiguousSetting.AmbiguousTimePeriod.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Dr. Gregory House as the Policeman and Arthur Weasley as Exterminator Jim. Also Draco Malfoy as Peagreen.
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* FakeBrit: John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, and doesn't even bother with the accent. Possibly justified given the film's AmbiguousSetting.
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* StarMakingRole: While he was already known in the UK for ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', this launched Jim Broadbent onto bigger films like ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Iris''.
* ThoseTwoActors: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams starred together in the remake of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/PeterSellers bought the rights in the 60s and Jay Presson Allen wrote a script for an adaptation. Peter Sellers would have starred but the project never went ahead.
** Stephen Spielberg was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down because he was too busy working on ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''.

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