CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 28m · PG-13
Throw Momma from the Train

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

62%(697)IMDbComedyCrimeThriller

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.

Directed byDanny DeVito

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 1987
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$57,915,972
Studios
Orion Pictures

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Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Throw Momma from the Train (Theatrical Trailer)

Throw Momma from the Train (Theatrical Trailer)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Owen Lift

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Larry Donner

Kim Greist

Kim Greist

Beth Ryan

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret Donner

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Lester

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Joel

Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby

Detective DeBenedetto

Joey DePinto

Sergeant

Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Mrs. Hazeltine

Creative team
Directed by
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Written by
Stu Silver
Produced by
Larry Brezner

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