Stephen king s the shininginspired overlook coming from j. Overweight halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. King has a lot of interesting works out there that would do well as a movie, but thinner. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at.
William, now afflicted with rapid weight loss, struggles to free himself of the curse before he wastes away to nothing. Symbolism note in the old testament, blood is shed to make atonement for a sin. This is an entertaining film that should appeal to horror fans. Although this is one of those stephen king adaptions where one has to wonder if it would have been better off just staying as a book. Stephen king says when hes writing, hes never sure where the storys going or whats going to happen. Thinner marketed as stephen king s thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland. The film is based on stephen king s 1984 novel of the same name and stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, michael constantine, kari wuhrer, and bethany joy lenz. Billy halleck robert john burke is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him. Watch thinner 1996 full movie free online streaming tubi. Jan 01, 2016 listen to thinner audiobook by stephen king. Watch stephen kings thinner online stream full movie. This is a meat and potatoes genre outing rich on starch but short in. Stephen king books download free books online 8freebooks. Thinner watch movie free movie streaming full movie in hd without downloading, watch movie thinner full online movie streaming free and fun thinner free movie stream only here today, we can see that hundreds thousands of people looking for free thinner and watch it on their sweat house with.
It came out at a time when the obesity rate in the. Nov 15, 2008 the ending for the stephen king movie thinner. Sep 26, 2012 a 109yearold gypsy, hellbent on revenge, exacts a curse so shocking it compels its victim to gorge himself in an effort to avoid shrinking away to nothingness. This would have gone in the good and thoughtful pile.
Director tom hollands totally banal and pedestrian horror movie is the thinner end of the wedge as far as awful adaptations of king s books go. Seeking revenge, the gypsy leader curses william and his friends, forcing them to suffer for what theyve done. Stream thinner online on 123movies and 123movieshub. Watch stephen kings thinner online verizon fios tv. Thinner is one of the books written under stephen king s pseudonym richard bachman, and it has the rather dubious honour of being the only book by king that i properly dislike. The film is based on the bestselling novel by stephen king writing as richard bachman. An elderly gypsy king s michael constantine weightloss curse prompts an obese lawyer robert john burke to call in a mob bosss joe mantegna debt. Watch online thinner 1996 free full movie with english subtitle. Watch thinner online full movies online free, stephen king movies. Stephen king s thinner in its stephen king goesslumming way the picture was adapted from one of his pseudonymous richard bachman novels, thinner taps a. A 109yearold gypsy, hellbent on revenge, exacts a curse so shocking it compels its victim to gorge himself in an effort to avoid shrinking away to nothingness.
Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. When ever i come across a movie based on a book by stephen king i add it on this playlist a lot get deleted so u have to b quick. Tom hollands thinner is an excellent horror tale that deserves more praise than it originally got. Thinner is quite frankly an underrated stephen king adaptation and it definitely is worth seeing if you love king s work. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Every stephen king movie you can stream right now nerdist. However, the victims father, tadzu lempke michael constantine, places a curse on the heavyset. Based on stephen kings novel, an obese attorney is cursed after accidentally killing a gypsy woman, causing him to uncontrollably lose weight. Billy halleck robert john burke is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a gypsy with his car after his wife. Grab your 7 day free trial of the nowtv sky cinema pass today and start watching the latest and best movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stephen kings thinner near you. Theres a lot of its an interesting premise and a decent story. Jan 10, 2018 stephen king is capable of giving you a chilling and thrilling story even under a simple yet very meaningful title.
If stephen king had died fifty years ago and left all these books for us to read whenever and in whatever order, i wouldnt have placed this one in the twilight of his career. Few writers can truly engage suspense, fear, and anxiety they way stephen king does when he puts the proverbial pen to the page. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of stephen kings thinner with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Thinner 1996 full movie dvdrip online free thinner 1996 full movie dvd quality online thinner 1996 full movie blu ray stream. Watch stephen king s thinner starring robert john burke in this horror on directv. Thinner 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Download all yts thinner movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Apr 25, 20 watch thinner online watch full thinner 1996 online for free. I remember reading the book years ago but i cannot remember the ending in it.
A fat lawyer finds himself growing thinner when an old gypsy man places a hex on him. Watch stephen kings thinner movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Tom holland is a great director in the genre and he crafts yet. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, thinner.
Movie wasnt terrible, but was quite predictable and im surprise that a writer of steven kings status couldnt come up with a better story and had to resort to just. Watch stephen king s thinner movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Stephen king and tom holland in thinner 1996 robert john burke in thinner 1996 robert john burke and michael constantine in. May 05, 2010 i always disliked the addition the screenwriter added to the great finale in the book wherein billy eats the pie himself, especially that terrible last s. Stephen kings the dark half remake is coming from her smell director. Released october 25th, 1996, stephen king s thinner stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, michael constantine, lucinda jenney the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a. Thinner the last time richard bachman and stephen king were thought to be different writers, and king s signature is becoming ever clearer in its story james smythe. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner. Now playing is adding more stephen king to their movie diet starting with an adaptation of the horror scribes bestselling weight loss plan. Stephen kings thinner 1996 movie theaters moviefone. Stephen kings thinner movie trailer and videos tv guide.
Thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland. Trivia notes thinner was released in 1996 and is the 27th movie adapted from a stephen king work. Stephen kings thinner 1996 cast and crew moviefone. Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. Stephen kings thinner reduced to some rawboned ideas, the film version of stephen kings thinner is horror lite. Stephen king s thinner awfully good movies duration. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym until the release of the regulators in 1996, and the last released prior to bachman being outed as being stephen king s pseudonym. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of stephen king s thinner with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. And i think i can safely say that thinner is a decent attempt, but doesnt live up to the book. This fiction, horror, suspense and fantasyfilled story named thinner is not just a simple liquid thinner rather its named after the curse thinner given to a lawyer by the victims father that will keep on thinning the flesh on the body of the lawyer until its gone. Watch stephen kings thinner 1996 online for free the. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Id read the book before seeing the movie, and ive read the book a second time recently, after seeing the movie.
After his trial, the womans husband, tadzu lempke michael constantine, curses him with a single word, thinner. The reader is forced into a brand new world where things are not always as they seem and there is a new twist around every corner. Watch stephen kings thinner online stream full movie directv. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online binge. Some people have said that the ending in the movie is different than the one in the book. Stephen kings thinner dvd a pretty good stephen king horror stephen king it. I always disliked the addition the screenwriter added to the great finale in the book wherein billy eats the pie himself, especially that terrible last s. See the full list of stephen king s thinner cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. We gorged on this fatty stephen king feast with our father in celebration of fathers day. Stephen king s thinner 1996 movie trailer tv spot by.
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