Thinner

Thinner
Credits
Title:	Thinner
Directed by:	Tom Holland
Written by:	Tom Holland; Michael McDowell
Produced by:	Andrew Golov; Richard P. Rubinstein; Mitchell Galin; Randy Jurgensen
Music by:	Daniel Licht
Cinematography:	Kees Van Oostrum
Edited by:	Janice Hampton; Marc Laub
Production
Distributors:	Paramount Pictures
Released:	October 25th, 1996
Rating:	R
Running time:	93 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$8,500,000
Gross:	$15,171,475 (US)
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Thinner is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by author Stephen King, who wrote under the pen name of Richard Bachman. The film was directed by Tom Holland with a script written by Michael McDowell. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on October 25th, 1996. The film stars Robert John Burke as Billy Halleck, Lucinda Jenney as Heidi Halleck, Joy Lenz as Linda Halleck, Joe Mantegna as crime boss Richie Ginelli, Michael Constantine as ancient Gypsy Tadzu Lempke, and Kari Wuhrer as Gina Lempke.

Cast

Actor	Role
Robert John Burke	Billy Halleck
Lucinda Jenney	Heidi Halleck
Joy Lenz	Linda Halleck
Time Winters	Prosecutor
Howard Erskine	Judge Phillips
Joe Mantegna	Richie Ginelli
Terrence Garney	Bailiff
Randy Jurgensen	Court clerk
Jeff Ware	Max Duggenfield
Antonette Schwartzberg	Mama Ginelli
Terrence Kava	Gabe Lempke
Kari Wuhrer	Gina Lempke
Adriana Dephine	Gyspy woman
Ruth Miller	Billy's secretary
Walter Bobbie	Kirk Penschley
John Horton	Judge Cary Rossington
Daniel von Bargen	Chief Duncan Hopley
Michael Constantine	Tadzu Lempke
Irma St. Paule	Suzanne Lempke
Stephen King	Pharmacist
Sam Freed	Doctor Mike Houston
Elizabeth Franz	Leda Rossington
Patrick Farrelly	Henry Halliwell
Bridget Marks	Ginelli bar girl
Mitchell Greenberg	Male clinic doctor
Angela Pietropinto	Female clinic doctor
Michael Walker	Clinic waiter
Ed Wheeler	Detective Deevers
Peter Maloney	Biff Quigley
Robert Fitch, Sr.	Flash Enders
Sean Hewitt	"Dr" Fander
Josh Holland	Frank Spurton
Allelon Ruggiero	Delivery boy

Appearances

Characters

• Heidi Halleck
• Gina Lempke

Locations

• Connecticut

Items

• Dolls
• Rifle
• Voodoo doll

Animals

• Chickens
• Dogs
• Pigs

Vocations

• Detective
• Doctor
• Judge
• Lawyer
• Pharmacist
• Police officer
• Waiter

Explicit content

• Male rear nudity
• Obscene finger gesture
• Profanity

Miscellaneous

Amusement park Church Corpse Curse Dead animals Disfigurement

Dream Eye injuries Gunshot victims Gypsies Stabbings Suicide

Notes & Trivia

• Thinner (1996) and Stephen King's Thinner both redirect to this page.

• Production on Thinner began on August 16th, 1995. Principal photography concluded on November 6th, 1995.

• Actress Bethany Joy Lenz is credited as Joy Lenz in this film.

• Actor Terence Kava's name is mis-spelled Terrence Kava in this film.

• Actor Michael Kevin Walker is credited as Michael Walker in this film.

• Actor Robert Fitch is credited as Robert Fitch, Sr. in this film.

• This is Tom Holland's third horror film as a director. He is also known for his work directing films such as Fright Night in 1985, Child's Play in 1988 and four episodes of the Tales from the Crypt anthology series.

Stephen King film adaptations

1408 Carrie (2013) Children of the Corn (1984) Children of the Corn (2009) Christine Cujo

Maximum Overdrive Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary II (1992) Salem's Lot (1979) Shining, The (1980) Shining, The (1997)

External Links

Thinner at AMG Thinner at IMDB Thinner at Wikipedia

Thinner at Horrormovies.org Thinner at Themoviedb.org Thinner at Rotten Tomatoes

References

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This article relates to the works of Stephen King.