TURAN: This all seems innocent enough, but Arrietty's father knows that even well-meaning humans can cause terrible damage to borrowers. Could you at least come out so I can see you? I want to make sure I'm not dreaming. MENDLER: (as Arrietty) Not that it's any of your business, but it's Arrietty. But Arrietty gets into trouble when she accidentally allows a curious young boy to catch a glimpse of her.ĭAVID HENRIE: (as Shawn) What do they call you? She's feisty and fearless, even though she's no longer than a teacup. TURAN: That's 14-year-old Arrietty, voiced by Bridgit Mendler. Just little things: soap and cookies and sugar, all things that we need to survive. We borrow things that beans won't miss if they're gone. (SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY")īRIDGIT MENDLER: (as Arrietty) My mother, father and I are all borrowers. KENNETH TURAN, BYLINE: "The Secret World of Arrietty" is based on Mary Norton's celebrated 1952 novel "The Borrowers," about a race of tiny people who live amongst us, but prefer to go unseen. And very tiny people just a few inches tall are the subject of a magical animated story, a movie that opens in theaters this weekend.
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