Stephen King's Thinner [videorecording] / Spelling Films ; screenplay by Michael McDowell and Tom Holland ; produced by Richard P. Rubinstein and Mitchell Galin ; directed by Tom Holland.
Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna. Based on the book by Stephen King. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Special features: The magic of special effects make-up featurette with Academy Award winning make-up artist Greg Cannom; running audio commentary from director Tom Holland and Joe Mantegna.
Summary:
Billy Halleck is a 300-pound lawyer who wins big cases in between food binges. When he accidentally runs down an old gypsy woman with his car, he is cursed by a gypsy king and starts losing 20 pounds a week. Billy is forced to find the gypsy when the weight loss doesn't stop.
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