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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. The film is based on Stephen King 's 1984 novel of the same name (which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman ) and stars Robert John Burke , Joe Mantegna , Lucinda Jenney , Michael ...
Oct 25, 1996 · A lawyer is cursed by a gypsy to lose weight rapidly and desperately tries to reverse it. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this fantasy horror film.
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- Fantasy, Horror
- Tom Holland
- 1996-10-25
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members, as well as the production details, of the 1996 horror film Thinner, based on Stephen King's novel. See who played Billy Halleck, Heidi Halleck, Judge Phillips, and more, and who directed, wrote, and produced the movie.
A horror film based on Stephen King's novel about a lawyer who is cursed by a Gypsy and loses weight rapidly. Critics and audiences panned the film for its bland, weightless and mocking tone.
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- Tom Holland
- R
- Robert John Burke
Summaries. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. A fat Lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse.
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Oct 25, 1996 · Thinner. Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) commits vehicular homicide when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old gypsy lady on the street. Overweight Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist.
