

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.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI fat suit work that ages like milk—and that's the point.
Writing
King's meanest protagonist; you love to hate Billy Halleck.

Director
Tom Holland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert John Burke spent 8 hours daily in makeup; he couldn't sit in the fat suit, so they built him a leaning board. Method suffering.
This was the last Stephen King film released under his 'Richard Bachman' pseudonym before the secret leaked—fitting for a story about hidden identities and exposed sins.