Let the curse fit the crime.
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
Robert John Burke
Billy Halleck
Michael Constantine
Tadzu Lempke
Lucinda Jenney
Heidi Halleck
Kari Wuhrer
Gina Lempke
John Horton
Judge Cary Rossington
Sam Freed
Dr. Mike Houston
Daniel von Bargen
Chief Duncan Hopley
Joe Mantegna
Richie Ginelli
Elizabeth Franz
Leda Rossington
Walter Bobbie
Kirk Penschley
Bethany Joy Lenz
Linda Halleck
Time Winters
Prosecutor
Howard Erskine
Judge Phillips
Terrence Garmey
Bailiff
Randy Jurgensen
Court Clerk
Jeffrey Ware
Max Duggenfield
Antonette Schwartzberg
Mama Ginelli
Terrence Kava
Gabe Lempke
Adriana Delphine
Gypsy Woman
Ruth Miller
Billy's Secretary
Irma St. Paule
Suzanne Lempke
Stephen King
Pharmacist
Patrick Farrelly
Henry Halliwell
Bridget Marks
Ginelli Bar Girl
Mitch Greenberg
Male Clinic Doctor
Angela Pietropinto
Female Clinic Doctor
Michael Kevin Walker
Clinic Waiter
Ed Wheeler
Detective Deevers
Peter Maloney
Biff Quigley
Robert Fitch
Flash Enders
Sean Hewitt
"DR" Fander
Josh Holland
Frank Spurton
Allelon Ruggiero
Delivery Boy
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- Release Date 10/25/1996
- Language English
- Director Tom Holland
- Editor Marc Laub
- Cinematographer Kees Van Oostrum
- Producers Mitchell Galin, Richard P. Rubinstein
- Companies Spelling Films, Paramount Pictures
- Budget $8,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Oct 25, 1996 | Theatrical | R |
| HK | Jan 9, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| ZA | Jan 10, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Jan 25, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Mar 20, 1997 | Theatrical | M |
| HU | Jun 12, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Jul 11, 1997 | Theatrical | 18 |
| AR | Jul 17, 1997 | Physical ((video premiere)) | +16 |
| Spain | Aug 13, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Sep 4, 1997 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Canada | Oct 15, 1997 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Oct 22, 1997 | Physical ((video premiere)) | M/16 |
| Italy | Nov 1, 1997 | Physical | — |
| Poland | Jul 31, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| SE | Jul 8, 2001 | TV | 15 |
| Brazil | Aug 21, 2012 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| France | Dec 31, 2018 | Digital | 16 |
| EG | Jul 31, 2021 | Physical (DVD) | — |
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