Thinner
R
Horror
Fantasy
- Release Date
- October 5, 1996
- Director
- Tom Holland
- Cast
- Robert John Burke , Joe Mantegna
- Runtime
- 1hr 33min
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Format
- Theatrical
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Spelling Films
- Writers
- Stephen King , Michael McDowell , Tom Holland
- Tagline
- Be careful what you wish for.
- Box Office
- $15,315,484
Summary
A fat 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.
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