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Thinner (1996) 5.4
A lawyer is cursed by a gypsy to lose weight...and lose weight...and lose weight... Director:Tom Holland |
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Cast
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| Lucinda Jenney | ... | ||
| Michael Constantine | ... | ||
| Kari Wuhrer | ... | ||
| Bethany Joy Lenz | ... |
Linda Halleck
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Howard Erskine | ... | |
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Terrence Garmey | ... | |
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Randy Jurgensen | ... |
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Jeff Ware | ... | |
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Antonette Schwartzberg | ... | |
| Terence Kava | ... |
Gabe Lempke
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Adriana Delphine | ... |
Gypsy Woman
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Ruth Miller | ... |
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Plot Synopsis
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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. Written by <Cane@Cris.COM>
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Let The Curse Fit The Crime. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for horror violence and gore, language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stephen King's Thinner See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,679,046 (USA) (25 October 1996)Gross:
$15,171,475 (USA) (7 February 1997)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Randall H. Jamail, Steve Bailey
Performed by Tab Benoit
Courtesy of Justice Record Company Inc.
Under license by Justice Music Corporation
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Stephen King: the author appears as Dr. Bangor (Bangor, Maine, is where King lives). See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 22 mins) During the end part with the pie, Halleck puts the pie on a small shelf of the corner of the bar. After the shot with the daughter, the pie is in the middle of the bar, and the shelf disappeared. See more »Soundtracks
"Cross the Line"Written by Randall H. Jamail, Steve Bailey
Performed by Tab Benoit
Courtesy of Justice Record Company Inc.
Under license by Justice Music Corporation
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When a gypsy caravan arrives in Fairview, the conservative judge Phillips (Howard Erskine) forces the gypsies to leave town. Meanwhile the gluttony lawyer Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke), who has difficulties to reduce his weight, successfully defends the mobster Ritchie Ginelli (Joe Mantegna) in court; during the night, he celebrates with his partner and wives in a dinner party. While driving back home, his wife Heidi (Lucinda Jenney) makes oral sex with Billy and he runs over the old gypsy Suzanne Lempke (Irma St. Paule), the daughter of the patriarch Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine). During the trial, Billy omits the reason of the accident; the chief of police Duncan Hopley (Daniel von Bargen) perjuries; and the bigoted judge declares Billy not- guilty for the accident. On the next day, Billy, Duncan and Phillips are cursed by Tadzu that puts a hex on each one of them. Billy gets thinner and thinner and while seeking out Tadzu to ask him to remove the spell, he suspects that his wife is having an affair with his doctor and friend Mike Houston (Sam Freed). Billy feels that his life is running out and asks for help to Ritchie to convince Tadzu using his method to call off the jinx.
The creepy "Thinner" is an underrated and one of my favorite horror movies based on a Stephen King's novel. The special effects and make-up were state-of-art in 1996 and even thirteen years later, they are very good. With the exception of Billy'/s daughter, all characters are corrupt in some level and deserve their fate. A couple of months ago, I saw another good movie based on the same theme - a gypsy curse – Sam Raimi's "Drag me to Hell". My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Maldição" ("The Curse")