Thinner with Robert John Burke: DVD Cover

    Thinner
    a.k.a. Stephen King's Thinner Director: Tom Holland Cast: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Michael Constantine, Lucinda Jenney

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/14/2001
    • Original Release: 1996
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 4,370

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Original theatrical format of 1.85:1 aspect ratio; THX certification for superior sound and picture quality; AC-3 encoding for Dolby Digital sound; The featurette "The Magic of Special Effects Make-Up" with Academy Award-winning makeup artist Greg Cannom; Running audio commentary from director Tom Holland and Joe Mantegna; English captioning, Spanish and French subtitle options

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Credits
    2. Max Duggenfield
    3. "I Owe You a Big One, William."
    4. Back at the Office
    5. An Angry Judge and Gypsy
    6. Coroner's Inquest
    7. Gypsy Curse: "Thinner."
    8. 14 lbs. in 7 Days
    9. On the Golf Course
    10. In the Lockers
    11. "Billy, I Want You to Go Off This Diet."
    12. Test Results
    13. Good News
    14. The Glassman Clinic
    15. Chief Hopley
    16. "I'm Being Erased."
    17. Gypsy Lore
    18. "Dear Heidi, I'm Going After Lempke."
    19. Bill Quigley
    20. The Gypsy Fair
    21. Taking Billy for a Ride
    22. The Seven Seas
    23. Gypsy Camp
    24. The White Man From Town's Curse Begins
    25. A Visit From the Money Fairy
    26. Just the Guy to Put It Back in Hand
    27. The Hammer Strikes
    28. Special Agent Stoner
    29. "Acid, Bitch."
    30. Curse Pie
    31. "I Just Had a Piece of Your Wonderful Pie."
    32. Dr. Mike Makes a House Call

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    Editorial Reviews

    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, All Movie Guide

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    July 26, 2007: I bought this movie knowing no more than it was a King movie. And quite frankly, that's all I needed to know!! This was an amazing movie, and I am excited about reading the book!!

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    November 23, 2002: the movie was pretty good but the book was better.