Stephen King's Thinner

1996, Horror, 1h 32m

21 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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A bland, weightless horror film that seems to want to mock itself as the proceedings drag on. Read critic reviews

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Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a Gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him. Given Halleck's influence in town and a general prejudice against Gypsies, he manages to brush the incident under the rug with some unethical legal help from his associates. However, the victim's father, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine), places a curse on the heavyset man, and he starts to lose weight at an alarming rate, which is followed by other macabre events.

Cast & Crew

Robert John Burke
Billy Halleck
Joe Mantegna
Richie Ginelli
Michael Constantine
Tadzu Lempke
Lucinda Jenney
Heidi Halleck
Kari Wuhrer
Gina Lempke
John Horton
Judge Cary Rossington
Sam Freed
Dr. Mike Houston
Daniel von Bargen
Chief Duncan Hopley
Bethany Joy Lenz
Linda Halleck
Elizabeth Franz
Leda Rossington
Jeff Ware
Max Duggenfield
Stephen King
Dr. Bangor
Tom Holland
Director
Richard P. Rubinstein
Producer
Mitchell Galin
Producer
Stephen F. Kesten
Executive Producer
Michael McDowell
Screenwriter
Tom Holland
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