Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Release Date: 08/14/2001
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: THX
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Republic Pictures
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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