[5][6] The film, written by Robert J. Avarech, portrays a murder that takes place in a Hasidic community, with Thal playing the role of the son of The Rebbe.
[7][8] He went on to play Alex Perkins, opposite Penelope Ann Miller, in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag[9][10] and the character Rick in the film Six Degrees of Separation, alongside Heather Graham and Will Smith.
[11] Thal had no scenes with Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation, but went on to play the role of his son in The Puppet Masters,[12] directed by Stuart Orme.
He starred opposite Elizabeth Hurley and alongside Dennis Hopper, Diana Rigg, and Michael Gambon in the TV movie Samson and Delilah.
[19] He played opposite Halle Berry in the TV movie The Wedding,[20] produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Charles Burnett, and based on the book by Dorothy West.