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Thinner

Stephen King

After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the forces of death

Podcasts 4
Quotes 14
The Dan Bongino Show

It was mentioned as a book by Stephen King that the podcast host had read in the past; he described it as "okay" but entertaining.

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So last night, this happened with Stephen King. You remember Washed Up Has-Been? Stephen King wrote a few books. They were weirdo books. A lot of them had kid orgies in them and stuff. The guy's like...

— Episode: Another DOJ Trap Being Set? (Ep 2083)

Episode: Another DOJ Trap Being Set? (Ep 2083)

It was mentioned as a book by Stephen King that the podcast host had read in the past; he described it as "okay" but entertaining.

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So last night, this happened with Stephen King. You remember Washed Up Has-Been? Stephen King wrote a few books. They were weirdo books. A lot of them had kid orgies in them and stuff. The guy's like a total sicko, right?

So I read this guy's books. I think I read Thinner and what was the other one? And Carried. I read the books. They were okay. I mean, they weren't the greatest books I ever read, but they were entertaining.

Episode: 2010 What Is Going On At Twitter? (Ep 2010)

Dan Bongino mentioned being forced to read this book in high school, and later commented that he doesn't like Stephen King's books, claiming they "kind of suck".

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I've been in this ongoing fight with former husband Stephen King He wrote a clown book or something one time So I told him to get a freaking job because I can't stand Stephen King his books kind of suck

But Stephen King and I've been going at it and I've been telling him every day how Biden is the most destructive

one of the things I had to read was thinner

Small Town Murder

The hosts referenced the book when noting that its film adaptation was shot in Kittery and partly set in Old Orchard Beach, describing the movie as a crazy one. James Pietragallo highlighted the local filming, while Jimmie Whisman called the movie crazy. They did not delve into the novel’s plot or recommend it, merely mentioning it in passing.

Episode: #71 - An Extra Terrible Person in Kittery, Maine

The podcast host mentions that the 1996 film "Thinner" was filmed in Kittery, Maine. The host says that the movie is based on a Stephen King novel of the same name.

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1996, the movie thinner, uh, was based here. It's Fitz filmed in Kittery. I'm sorry. The Stephen King novel is based on that.

I was filmed in Kittery. So if you want to know what Kittery looks like, watch a thinner and you'll see the movie.

Episode: #13 - Murder Bubbling Under The Surface in Old Orc...

It was mentioned that the movie 'Thinner', based on the Stephen King book of the same name, was a crazy movie, possibly also partly set in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

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Really? Yeah. He, that's a crazy movie.

The Dan Patrick Show

During a discussion about the TV show "Shrinking," the participants noted thatThinneris a StephenKing novel that was adapted into a movie.

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Thinner is a Stephen King book that they made into a movie.

— Episode: Hour 3 - NFL Teams Need Identities, Bill...

Episode: Hour 3 - NFL Teams Need Identities, Bill Plaschke

During a discussion about the TV show "Shrinking," the participants noted thatThinneris a StephenKing novel that was adapted into a movie.

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Thinner is a Stephen King book that they made into a movie.

Lovett or Leave It

It was discussed as a dark horror film based on a Stephen King book, with a curse that makes the main character thinner and thinner until they die, and the unique ending was noted.

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You were in the 1996 horror film Thinner.

— Episode: Resigning Women

Episode: Resigning Women

It was discussed as a dark horror film based on a Stephen King book, with a curse that makes the main character thinner and thinner until they die, and the unique ending was noted.

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You were in the 1996 horror film Thinner.

Based on a book written by Richard Bachman, which of course was Stephen King's pseudonym.

And so I kind of already knew what was going to happen when I got the part. But it didn't have a happy ending, which I thought was weird because I thought they were going to change the movie because it's pretty dark.

It's Hollywood. It is dark. Yeah, I mean, you know, they have that ending where the kid dies, the mother dies, the wife dies, everybody dies in that movie.

It's a fun romp through, you know, whatever.

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