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 three hundred pounds. One night while driving home, Heidi (Lucinda Jenney), Billy's wife, begins fooling around in the car with him while he is driving. In the throes of passion, Billy does not see an elderly gypsy woman crossing the street, runs over her, and kills her. The judge and police chief conspire to cover…
“Let the curse fit the crime.”
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
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- Spelling Films, Richard P. Rubinstein Productions
- Budget
- $8M
- Box Office
- $15.32M
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Cast
Robert John BurkeBilly Halleck
Michael ConstantineTadzu Lempke
Lucinda JenneyHeidi Halleck
Kari WührerGina Lempke
John HortonCary Rossington
Sam FreedMike Houston
Daniel von BargenDuncan Hopley
Joe MantegnaRichie Ginelli
Elizabeth FranzLeda Rossington
Walter BobbieKirk Penschley
Bethany Joy LenzLinda Halleck
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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.
Who stars in Thinner?
The movie stars Robert John Burke, Michael Constantine, Lucinda Jenney, Kari Wührer, John Horton and more.
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