Thinner, Stephen Kings is a 1996 English-language Fantasy Horror film directed by Tom Holland and produced by Mitchell Galin and Richard P. Rubinstein under the banner of Spelling Films. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse. Thinner, stephen kings features Robert John Burke in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Bethany Joy Lenz, Time Winters, Howard Erskine and Terrence Garmey. The screenplay is written by Michael McDowell and Tom Holland which is inspired from Thinner by Richard Bachman. The music was composed by Daniel Licht. Cinematography was done by Kees Van Oostrum and editing by Marc Laub. The film has a running time of 92 minutes. It was released on 25th October 1996. Thinner, Stephen Kings was made on a budget of $14 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $15 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paramount Pictures. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the gypsy to lift the curse.