Throw Momma from the Train

Name: Throw Momma from the Train
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1987-12-11
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.16

★ 6,2 /10 (667 Votes)

1987 EN 88 min

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.

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Release date

11/12/1987

Votes

667

Popularity

3.2

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

Genres

Comedy Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

88 min

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$57,915,972

Danny DeVito

Owen Lift

Billy Crystal

Larry Donner

Kim Greist

Beth Ryan

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret Donner

Branford Marsalis

Lester

Rob Reiner

Joel

Bruce Kirby

Detective DeBenedetto

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Joey DePinto

Sergeant

Annie Ross

Mrs. Hazeltine

Raye Birk

Pinsky

Oprah Winfrey

Olivia Brown

Ms. Gladstone

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Philip Perlman

Mr. Perlman

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Stu Silver

Ramon

J. Alan Thomas

Millington

Randall Miller

Bucky

Andre Rosey Brown

Rosey

Tony Ciccone

Mr. Lopez

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William Ray Watson

Steward

Larry McCormick

Announcer

Peter Brocco

Old Man

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Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Reporter

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Karen J. Westerfield

Laughing Woman

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Stanley L. Gonsales

Cab Driver

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Fred Gephart

Priest

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Don Burns

Radio DJ (voice)

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Ralph Penland

Jazz Band

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Tony Dumas

Jazz Band

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Ne Kaholokula

Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers

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Jules Dean

Student (uncredited)

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Kelly Gallant

Literary Student (uncredited)

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Anne Randa

Student (uncredited)

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A little all over the place, granted, but I still felt entertained by <em>'Throw Momma from the Train'</em>. Danny DeVito stars in what is his theatrical directorial debut. I chose to watch this because of him being in it, as I want to watch more of his stuff, and he is the film's strongest element, I'd say. Billy Crystal is good too, him and DeVito work nicely together throughout. Anne Ramsey's character annoyed me a lot, I can't lie. I'm actually flabbergasted to read that the performance got Ramsey an Oscar nomination - 1987 must've been a slow year for Best Supporting Actress. No hat…

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Though she doesn't really feature enough, Anne Ramsey does steal the show with her scenes as the mother whom henpecked son "Owen" (Danny DeVito) wants to chuck from the train! Meantime, stagnating author "Larry" is shouting as the television whilst his ex-wife "Margaret" (Kate Mulgrew) is doing the chat show circuit with a book he claimed to have written. He would cheerfully see her dead, and that's exactly what happens when his student "Owen" takes advantage of a scenario on a luxury yacht. Thing is, he owns up to "Larry" and demands - à la "Strangers on a Train" (1951) - a quid pro quo. "Lar…

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