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Thinner (marketed as Stephen King's Thinner) is a 1996 American body horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell and Holland.
Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on morbidly obese lawyer Billy Halleck, who, driving carelessly, kills an old Romani woman while she is crossing the street.
Oct 25, 1996 · Thinner: Directed by Tom Holland. With Robert John Burke, Lucinda Jenney, Bethany Joy Lenz, Time Winters. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight.
Thinner is the 20th book published by Stephen King; it was his 17th novel, and the fifth novel written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. The book was released by NAL on 19 November 1984. The novel is about an obese lawyer who accidentally kills a gypsy, covers it up, and is cursed by the...
Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a Gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him.
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Thinner is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Richard Bachman, who was later revealed to be Stephen King. It was directed by Tom Holland, of Child's Play and Fright Night fame, who earlier directed the film adaptation of The Langoliers.
Oct 25, 1996 · After his trial, the woman's husband, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine), curses him with a single word, “Thinner.” Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition.
Beginning in suburban Connecticut and climaxing in rural Maine, THINNER is a novel of one man's quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes…nothing at all.
After a court hearing where Billy is cleared of any charges, the Gypsy woman's father, a 106-year old warlock named Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine) curses Billy by touching his face and saying the word "Thinner" before he and the Gypsy group leave town.
Jan 1, 2001 · Thinner. Richard Bachman (Pseudonym), Stephen King. 3.77. 211,725 ratings4,060 reviews. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the forces of death. Movie tie-in. Book available.
