The Fresh Films Review: Thinner (1996)

Thinner (1996)

Directed by:
Tom Holland

COUNTRY
USA

GENRE
Horror

NORWEGIAN TITLE
Thinner

RUNNING TIME
92 minutes

Produced by:
Mitchell Galin
Richard P. Rubinstein

Written by (based on The Curse by Stephen King):
Tom Holland
Michael McDowell

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Billy Halleck	Robert John Bruke	½
Richie Ginelli	Joe Mantegna	½
Heidi Halleck	Lucinda Jenney	-
Tadzu Lempke	Michael Constantine	-
Gina Lempke	Kari Wuhrer	-
Linda Halleck	Joy Lentz	-

Review

Thinner? Are we talking about the plot? This film is based on the Stephen King novel The Curse (released under his alias Richard Bachmann) and is both thematically dubious and riddled with stereotypes. It's also a formulaic mess – lightweight and humorous without ever being funny – as well as severely lacking in production values. One of several bad King adaptations from the '80s and '90s.