Overview:
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.| Status: | Released (1996-10-25) |
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| Awards: | 2 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $15,315,484 |
| Screen: | Stephen King, Michael McDowell, Tom Holland |
| Productions: | Spelling Films, Richard P. Rubinstein Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 31512: Robert John Burke - Billy Halleck
- 14884: Michael Constantine - Tadzu Lempke
- 5148: Lucinda Jenney - Heidi Halleck
- 56152: Kari Wuhrer - Gina Lempke
- 163979: John Horton - Judge Cary Rossington
- 161547: Sam Freed - Dr. Mike Houston
- 1473: Daniel von Bargen - Chief Duncan Hopley
Crews
- 3010747: Michael Q. Martin - Post Production Supervisor - Crew
- 64797: Mitchell Galin - Producer - Production
- 48311: Kees Van Oostrum - Director of Photography - Camera
- 64796: Tom Holland - Screenplay - Writing
- 64798: Marc Laub - Editor - Editing
- 3027: Stephen King - Novel - Writing
- 64796: Tom Holland - Director - Directing
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Reviews
Charles Tatum
Review text:
Stephen King's novel, written under the name Richard Bachman, makes a successful transition to the screen. Billy (Robert John Burke) is a highly successful defense attorney, getting an acquittal for known mobster Richie (Joe Mantegna). He is trying to diet, topping the scales at thre ....
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