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.

Robert John Burke
as Billy Halleck

Michael Constantine
as Tadzu Lempke

Lucinda Jenney
as Heidi Halleck

Kari Wührer
as Gina Lempke

John Horton
as Judge Cary Rossington

Sam Freed
as Dr. Mike Houston

Daniel von Bargen
as Chief Duncan Hopley

Joe Mantegna
as Richie Ginelli

Elizabeth Franz
as Leda Rossington

Walter Bobbie
as Kirk Penschley
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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...