Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

  • PG-13
  • 12/11/1987 (US)
  • Comedy, Crime
  • 1h 28m

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

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.

Stu Silver

Screenplay

Danny DeVito

Director

Cast

Danny DeVito's headshot

Danny DeVito

Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Billy Crystal's headshot

Billy Crystal

Larry Donner
Kim Greist's headshot

Kim Greist

Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey's headshot

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew's headshot

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret
Branford Marsalis's headshot

Branford Marsalis

Lester
Rob Reiner's headshot

Rob Reiner

Joel
Bruce Kirby's headshot

Bruce Kirby

DeBenedetto

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