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Thinner (1996)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:3
Rotten:13
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Billy Halleck, a 300-pound lawyer, kills a gypsy due to his negligent driving. But thanks to some false evidence, the judge lets Halleck go. However, the deceased's father, a 109-year-old gypsy... Billy Halleck, a 300-pound lawyer, kills a gypsy due to his negligent driving. But thanks to some false evidence, the judge lets Halleck go. However, the deceased's father, a 109-year-old gypsy king, takes justice into his own hands by putting a horrible, ironic curse on the obese man. Soon, through no effort of his own, Billy becomes thinner. And thinner. And thinner. While this seems like a godsend at first, the hex put on Billy quickly becomes a living nightmare -- with no end in sight... [More]
Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Kari Wuhrer
Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Kari Wuhrer
Director: Tom Holland
Director: Tom Holland
Story: Stephen King
Screenwriter: Tom Holland, Michael McDowell
Composer: Dan Licht
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin
Reviews for Thinner
A constantly absorbing little chiller directed by the underrated Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child's Play).
Mediocre Steven King adaptation. Interesting horror idea in light of society's obsession with dieting, but really just another horror movie.
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