Movie
Throw Momma from the Train
Overview
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-12-11
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Danny DeVito as Owen Lift
- Billy Crystal as Larry Donner
- Kim Greist as Beth Ryan
- Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift
- Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner
- Branford Marsalis as Lester
- Rob Reiner as Joel
- Bruce Kirby as Detective DeBenedetto
- Joey DePinto as Sergeant
- Annie Ross as Mrs. Hazeltine
- Raye Birk as Pinsky
- Oprah Winfrey as Oprah Winfrey
Crew
- Danny DeVito - Director
- Stu Silver - Writer
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