Thinner

Oct 25, 1996

1h 32m

★ 5.9

Let the curse fit the crime.

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Spelling Films

Richard P. Rubinstein Productions

Thinner Trailers

Cast

Billy Halleck

Robert John Burke

Tadzu Lempke

Michael Constantine

Heidi Halleck

Lucinda Jenney

Gina Lempke

Kari Wührer

Judge Cary Rossington

John Horton

Dr. Mike Houston

Sam Freed

Chief Duncan Hopley

Daniel von Bargen

Richie Ginelli

Joe Mantegna

Leda Rossington

Elizabeth Franz

Kirk Penschley

Walter Bobbie

Linda Halleck

Bethany Joy Lenz

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