Throw Momma from the Train
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.
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Throw Momma From The Train is a dark comedy film released in 1987, directed by Danny DeVito. The movie stars Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito, with Anne Ramsey playing the role of the overbearing mother. The story revolves around a failed writer, Larry Donner (Billy Crystal), who shares a writing class with the eccentric and often quirky Owen Lift (Danny DeVito). After a conversation about the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train, Owen proposes a unique and darkly comedic plan to "swap murders." He wants to kill his oppressive mother, while Larry, dealing with his own issues, is conflicted yet intrigued.
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- Director
- Danny DeVito
- Starring
- Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew, Branford Marsalis, Rob Reiner, Bruce Kirby
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