Thinner

Thinner

92 mins | Thriller, Horror | Oct. 25, 1996

An obese 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. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

Thinner

92 mins | Thriller, Horror | Oct. 25, 1996

Thinner
An obese 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. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Paramount, Spelling Films
Original title Thinner
Directors Sean McCarron, Lisa M. Rowe, Michael Green, Vebe Borge, Tricia Ronten, Tom Holland
Writers Tom Holland, Michael McDowell, Stephen King

Cast

Robert John Burke

as Billy Halleck

Lucinda Jenney

as Heidi Halleck

Bethany Joy Lenz

as Linda Halleck

Joe Mantegna

as Richie Ginelli

Michael Constantine

as Tadzu Lempke

Kari Wuhrer

as Gina Lempke

Daniel von Bargen

as Chief Duncan Hopley

Stephen King

as Pharmacist

Ed Wheeler

as Detective Deevers

Walter Bobbie

as Kirk Penschley

Time Winters

as Prosecutor

Howard Erskine

as Judge Phillips

Randy Jurgensen

as Court Clerk

Josh Holland

as Frank Spurton

Peter Maloney

as Biff Quigley

Josh Lucas

as Male Nurse