Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
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.
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $57.9M
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Danny DeVito
Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Billy Crystal
Larry Donner
Kim Greist
Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey
Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew
Margaret
Branford Marsalis
Lester
Rob Reiner
Joel
Bruce Kirby
DeBenedetto
Joey DePinto
Sargeant
Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine
Raye Birk
Pinsky
Oprah Winfrey
Herself
Keywords
MurderTrainMotherEx-wifeAspiring writerOverbearing motherWriter's blockMystery writerCrime fiction writerDominant motherMurder swap
