Thinner book vs movie

Never once had i seen a movie based on a book that was so close to everything from the novel. Billy feeds it to his wife whom he hates, before his daughter whom he. Its not even a bad adaptation of the book, they didnt veer wildly off the plot. Thinner is quite frankly an underrated stephen king adaptation and it definitely is worth seeing if you love kings work. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Nov 19, 2015 the debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years. 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. With robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, bethany joy lenz. The losers club in stephen kings novel first face their fears between 1957 and 1958, where they spend their time. But the only difference being a book can be a personal experience while a film has to be partially a. Robert john burke stars as billy halleck, and this time the story is moved entirely to maine.

Mandino continues her research of the specialized brown fat she gets from the shoulders of bears in her study of hibernation and the flukes tiny trematodes in brown and black. His epic works the dark tower and it are the basis for major motion pictures, with it now the highest grossing horror film of all time. If we remove the topic of conditions, its worth noting that so many people in the world have mosaic thinking, meaning were overwhelmed by the information thrown at us. Stephen kings thinner 1996 cast and crew billy halleck robert john burke is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him. I remember reading the book years ago but i cannot remember the ending in it. To this day, the film is stephen kings thinner, which technically is wrong but lets not get back into all that. Obese attorney billy halleck robert john burke accidentally runs over a gypsy woman with his car. Obviously richard bachman is stephen king but ive heard the bachman novels have a different feel to them. And you really cant tell the best bunch of the two no matter how conclusive your defense might be. The effects and costuming are great, but the dialogue is rough and the lead actor is thoroughly unbelievable.

Thinner became a film in 1996, but this time it carried stephen kings name. 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. Its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. A book about gypsy curses could easily slide into racist territory, but in fact thinner actually criticizes the treatment the gypsies have received in the united states over the years, in spite of them not always being the most sympathetic characters in the book. Sep 30, 2012 for what its worth, thinner is a faithful film adaptation of the book. 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. After his trial, the womans husband, tadzu lempke michael constantine, curses him with a single word, thinner. It was directed by tom holland, of childs play and fright night fame, who earlier directed the film adaptation of the langoliers. Nov 19, 1984 thinner is my first richard bachman novel but from what ive heard thinner is the most like a stephen king novel. The harry potter series was as set of books i read and adored immensely. With time running out and a torture so bizarre and powerful, even death seems a more likely option.

Billy halleck is an obese, upper class lawyer living in the fictional. In both the book and the film, billy halleck gets the gypsy curse on himself lifted by forcing the sorcerer to place it inside a pie. Aug 12, 2015 many times, when i finish a book, i notice there are movie adaptions or movies somewhat based on them. Thinner is the 20th book published by stephen king. To even tackle the difference between a movie and a book is a mortal sin. After the film version of carrie came out in 1976 and sent kings sales. It made the novel for me, frankly, because it was so dark and cold. In the book, thresh is the biggest, tallest and strongest tribute, but in the movie, both marvel and cato are taller, the latter bigger and more muscular as well. Stephen kings thinner 1996 cast and crew moviefone. Every audience hated the ending of the movie where the lead character, billy hallaeck, lost in his struggle to avoid the curse. Thinner movie adaptation of stephen kings novel movie rewind. Based on stephen kings novel, an obese attorney is cursed after accidentally killing a gypsy woman, causing him to uncontrollably lose weight.

They may be a bit nonmainstream and overly quick to exact their own vengeance. The hunger games book to film differences the hunger. Both need mentioning important points about the plot or storyline. Besides, some authors are just not friendly with narratives. May 18, 2011 a book about gypsy curses could easily slide into racist territory, but in fact thinner actually criticizes the treatment the gypsies have received in the united states over the years, in spite of them not always being the most sympathetic characters in the book.

Stephen kings thinner, commonly mistaken for a mediocre movie, is in fact a craptastic masterpiece. Ive actually seen the movie thinner several times and i was shocked by how faithful to the book that movie is. Stephen king has concocted thousands of pages of bizarre plot twists and unsettling characters. Before long, hefty halleck is dropping an incredible 40. After i finished the novel, i was spectacle to watch the film. The plot of thinner concerns massively overweight lawyer billy halleck robert john burke, who is receiving an oral gift from his wife lucinda jenney while driving down the street one night, when he becomes so carried away that he runs over an old gypsy woman irma st. Sep 19, 2017 like you cannot see the hunger games girls raw beauty through the book. The story centers on lawyer billy halleck, who kills a crossing gypsy in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections.

Im not exactly sure what stephen king was on when he wrote this story, but i do know he was on something because the amount of outrageous sht that happens within the 92 minutes of this film puts it in the upper echelon of absurdity. 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 kings pseudonym. In the book, prim has blue eyes, but in the film, they are brownhazelish. Ending spoiler for thinner 1996, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Stephen kings thinner movie trailer 1996 tv spot by cappazack. Thank you guys so much for all you do thinner also got a 5 out of 5 it was an excellent story you need to readwatch and thanks again for the support please subscribe for more amazing videos.

Thinner is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by richard bachman, who was later revealed to be stephen king. Differences between the dinner book vs movie page 1. I received an enthralling, phenomenal, romantic, suspenseful free goodreads highly recommended story thinner by e. Like you cannot see the hunger games girls raw beauty through the book. However, the gypsys father places a curse on halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably. There are the people that feel they get more of the story from the book and those who wait for the movie to tell them the story.

Lol laughing out loud sometimes i thought i was cursed with thinner, especially when i was going through the audience testing process after the movie had been shot. You just cannot compare and contrast movies from books because it would be saying or identifying the best bunch of the two. The debate of which is best, the book or the movie, has been raging for years. Its chief problem is that each of the cursed characters are odious and, within the context of the novel, deserve the fate that is meted out to them. Watch thinner 1996 full movie free online streaming tubi. The novel is about an obese lawyer who accidently kills a gypsy, covers it up, and is cursed by the gypsys father to rapidly lose weight. Director tom hollands totally banal and pedestrian horror movie is the thinner end of the wedge as far as awful adaptations of kings books go. How well do you know the dark masters bibliography. Of course movies never play out how they were written in the book but the movie did a good job of. Thinner is my first richard bachman novel but from what ive heard thinner is the most like a stephen king novel. Thinner is a 1984 american novel by stephen king originally published by nal under kings pseudonym richard bachman. It was directed by tom holland, of childs play and fright night fame, who earlier directed the film adaptation of the langoliers plot summary. He is the recipient of the 2018 pen america literary service. The movie, made in 1996, was directed by tom holland childs play and the original fright night, and its pretty faithful to the book not just.

Below, six reasons books almost always take the cake. Thinner marketed as stephen kings thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland. Difference between movies and books difference between. In the end, the book thief, directed by brian percival, was a beautiful movie. Thinner movie adaptation of stephen kings novel movie. This is an entertaining film that should appeal to horror fans. Nov 15, 2008 the ending for the stephen king movie thinner. Highlight the main characters and what makes them memorable. Thinner contains examples of adaptational alternate ending.

Obese lawyer billy halleck, charged with vehicular manslaughter after killing an old gypsy woman, is acquitted thanks to his connection with the judge. Of course movies never play out how they were written in the book but the movie did a good job of getting 70% close. In fact, thinner is about as faithful an adaptation of a novel as youre going to find. For those who have both read the book and seen the movie, it is pretty much consensus that the book is better than the movie. Thinner, released in 1984, is the only bachman book besides the. Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. But without any banner actors and too much extra plot in the second and third acts, thinner isnt a very good movie. Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his richard bachman pseudonym. The initial hardcover release of thinner included a. When his police cronies and the judge help halleck cover up the incident, the victims father, tadzu lempke michael constantine, puts a carbconscious curse on his daughters killer.

Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once. Filmmakers, consider this your cheat sheet for bringing bookbased movies more up to snuff. And while we have your attention, please redo bonfire of the vanities asap. Some people have said that the ending in the movie is different than the one in the book. Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. But the movie just didnt have any of that, despite the names making it. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. First off, the book was beautiful, sad but its reality. The most immediate overhaul in it 2017 is its time period. He still wouldnt take responsibility and accept his fate, instead he plotted to kill his wife.

Ok, so i just finished reading the firm for the first time about a week ago and thought it was fantastic. Free use these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Unlimited powers a book has unlimited imaginary powers and so does a film. Overweight halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. Oct 02, 20 its undeniable that a book original usually blasts its movie version out of the water. For what its worth, thinner is a faithful film adaptation of the book. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.