| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Robert John Burke |
Billy Halleck
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| Joe Mantegna |
Richie Ginelli
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| Michael Constantine |
Heidi Halleck
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| Kari Wuhrer |
Gina Lempke
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| John Horton |
Judge Cary Rossington
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| Daniel von Bargen |
Chief Duncan Hopley
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| Jeff Ware |
Max Duggenfield
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| Sam Freed |
Dr. Mike Houston
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| Stephen King |
Dr. Bangor
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| Elizabeth Franz |
Leda Rossington
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| Lucinda Jenney |
Heidi Halleck
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| Michael Constantine |
Tadzu Lempke
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| Kari Wuhrer |
Gina Lempke (as Kari Salin-Wuhrer)
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| Joie Lenz |
Linda Halleck
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| Time Winters |
Prosecutor
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| Howard Erskine |
Judge Phillips
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| Terrence Garmey |
Bailiff
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| Randy Jurgensen |
Court Clerk
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Horror; Thriller |
| Director |
Tom Holland |
| Writer |
Stephen King; Michael McDowell |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
1 hr 32 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The plot of Thinner concerns massively overweight lawyer Billy Halleck ( Robert John Burke ), who is receiving an oral gift from his wife ( Lucinda Jenney ) while driving down the street one night, when he becomes so carried away that he runs over an old Gypsy woman ( Irma St. Paule ), killing her. Nobody in town likes the traveling Gypsies much, so Halleck's pals — a judge and a cop — cover up the incident. After the cover-up, the dead woman's father, Tadzu Lempke ( Michael Constantine ), touches Halleck's face and whispers "thinner." Pretty soon, Halleck is losing weight at an incredible rate of more than 40 pounds a week. He tries everything, but learns that Lempke is the only man who can remove the curse. In the meantime, the judge dies of a mysterious skin ailment, and the cop commits suicide. When begging and pleading with Lempke doesn't work, Halleck turns to more drastic methods of persuasion. — Robert Firsching |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
338 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Purchase Date |
8/4/2003 |
| Tape Label |
116 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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