- Release Date: 1996
- Runtime: 92 min
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine ... see all
- Director: Tom Holland
- Plot: A lawyer is cursed by a gypsy to lose weight...and lose weight...and lose weight...
User Reviews
2.5 stars out of 5
Jun 23, 2007
tiggerandtaz2000 - yahoo.com
Jun 23, 2007tiggerandtaz2000 - yahoo.com
I just don't think a guy who gets cursed to become thin as a Backstreet Boy makes for an interesting story. Why couldn't this just be a short skit in a Stephen King anthology film? I consider this movie to be... Full review
Thinner
Sep 28, 2006
molneze84 - yahoo.com
Sep 28, 2006molneze84 - yahoo.com
Absolutly no reason to watch this movie unless you read the book by King. You would be lost. Movie was alright, but the book was better. That is a cool curse that the Gypsey laddy put on him though.... Full review
Don't eat the pie
Mar 17, 2006
lakevictoria222 - yahoo.com
Mar 17, 2006lakevictoria222 - yahoo.com
After seeing Stephen King make movies where monsters some out of peoples asses I suppose I should apreciate this flick.I think the main actor had his makeup done by someone who had previously worked in a High School drama class-cheap to... Full review
I'm his #1 fan
Nov 07, 2005
ohotlegso69 - yahoo.com
Nov 07, 2005ohotlegso69 - yahoo.com
Stephen King has done it again with Thinner. A big-shot lawyer isn't watching where he is going when he is driving because...well, watch the movie to get that info, & he hits a gypsy's wife. If he didn't believe in curses... Full review
Good moive but not good acting
Aug 22, 2005
mrkmartine - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2005mrkmartine - yahoo.com
Not one of Kings best movies because of the acting, and visuals . But still a good story to read. I think thay should of get beeter actors to play the Judge and the police officer... Full review
#1 Stephen King FAN
Aug 22, 2005
lanicegirl2003 - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2005lanicegirl2003 - yahoo.com
I thought this movie was good. Even though the book was better. You have to understand they can't put every thing in a 120min film.... Full review
AWFUL!!
Aug 22, 2005
forever_imperfect - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2005forever_imperfect - yahoo.com
I read the book and I thought that it was terrific. I saw the movie, in hopes that it would be just as good...and was I disappointed! It was GOD AWFUL! HORRIBLE! TERRIBLE! A VILE PIECE OF *****! I cant believe... Full review
I curse you! Thinner!
Aug 22, 2005
realitysillusion83 - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2005realitysillusion83 - yahoo.com
Ok, this movie is not very good. Well, except for maybe...no, it's not. The concept of the film is interesting. The payoff is not. The visuals are creepy in their own way, and the actors are capable, but something more is... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 07, 2009Deseret News
What it is, is dull.....Robert John Burke certainly fits the bill (he had prominent roles in "Fled," a couple of Hal Hartley's independent productions and starred in "RoboCop III").....There's a sadly dispiriting track record for these adaptations -....There are some enjoyable performances here -....This is particularly problematic with Burke's character, who isn't particularly sympathetic to begin with..... ... Full Review
| Oct 28, 1996Variety
Mantegna's humorously arrogant performance is the pic's sole distinctive element, and it's saved for the finale.
Worse, she's the daughter of the 109-year-old king, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine).
... Full Review
| Oct 25, 1996James Berardinelli's Reviews
U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures It's always good around Halloween to have one really bad horror movie to look forward to.
Alas, this year's lone October horror release, Thinner , falls considerably short of the level of awfulness established by last year's Halloween 6 .
... Full Review
Sky News
provided the movie with a much-needed memorable moment.....Appropriately, it is one of the author's leaner works, a gripping story.... ... Full Review
Cinema Laser
Their talk about THINNER turns out to be quite enjoyable and offers a good bit of information about the production.
The soundtrack has a good stereo image, plus the surrounds are used to excellent effect.
... Full Review
News
Thinner - Film Review
totalfilm.com –
1997-04-25
Good that the Stephen King supernatural novella which provided Thinners storyline is, it should never have made it into a 90-minute movie. That title is just so apt theres just not enough here for director Tom Holland to get his... ... Full Article

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