Plot
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.
Cast
as Billy Halleck
as Tadzu Lempke
as Heidi Halleck
as Gina Lempke
as Judge Cary Rossington
as Dr. Mike Houston
as Chief Duncan Hopley
as Richie Ginelli
as Leda Rossington
as Kirk Penschley
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Reviews
Stephen King's novel, written under the name Richard Bachman, makes a successful transition to the screen. Billy (Robert John Burke) is a highly successful defense attorney, getting an acquittal for known mobster Richie (Joe Mantegna). He is trying to diet, topping the scales at three hundred pounds. One night while driving home, Heidi (Lucinda Jenney), Billy's wife, begins fooling around in the …