Comedy ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 28m

Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train poster
Director
Danny DeVito
Cast
Danny DeVito as Owen Lift Billy Crystal as Larry Donner Kim Greist as Beth Ryan Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner Branford Marsalis as Lester
Crew
Barry Sonnenfeld — Director of Photography Michael Jablow — Editor David Newman — Original Music Composer Stu Silver — Writer Larry Brezner — Producer Ida Random — Production Design
Tagline

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Throw Momma from the Train — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
writer's blocktrainoverbearing motherex-wifeaspiring writermystery writercrime fiction writerdominant mothermurder swap
Key Collaborators
Danny DeVito Director Barry Sonnenfeld Director of Photography Michael Jablow Editor David Newman Original Music Composer Stu Silver Writer Larry Brezner Producer Ida Random Production Design Marilyn Vance Costume Design
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