
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.Status: | Released (1987-12-11) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $57,915,972 |
Screen: | Stu Silver |
Productions: | Orion Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 518: Danny DeVito - Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
- 7904: Billy Crystal - Larry Donner
- 387: Kim Greist - Beth Ryan
- 49944: Anne Ramsey - Mrs. Lift
- 35317: Kate Mulgrew - Margaret
- 192272: Branford Marsalis - Lester
- 3026: Rob Reiner - Joel
Crews
- 11957: Larry Brezner - Producer - Production
- 518: Danny DeVito - Director - Directing
- 70859: Stu Silver - Screenplay - Writing
- 5174: Barry Sonnenfeld - Director of Photography - Camera
- 12940: Michael Jablow - Editor - Editing
- 3393: David Newman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 12491: Patricia Highsmith - Original Film Writer - Writing
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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 ....
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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 Mulgre ....
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