Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,915,972.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.089 |
Directed By
Danny DeVito
Crew
Larry Brezner
Danny DeVito
Stu Silver
Barry Sonnenfeld
Michael Jablow
David Newman
Patricia Highsmith
Ida Random
William A. Elliott
Anne D. McCulley
Marilyn Vance
Dorothy Byrne
Ken Chase
R. Gilbert Clayton
C.J. Maguire
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
George Stokes
David B. Cohn
Scott A. Hecker
Bob Newlan
Robert R. Rutledge
Jerry Stanford
Robert Waxman
John Frazier
Vince Deadrick Sr.
M. Todd Henry
Laurel Moore
Fred Scialla
Michele Neely
Allegra Clegg
Esther Vivante
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Richard Drown
Dana Dru Evenson
Donna Garrett
Marguerite Happy
Orwin C. Harvey
Larry Holt
Joe Napolitano
TOP CAST
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
Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine
Oprah Winfrey
Herself
Raye Birk
Pinsky
Olivia Brown
Ms. Gladstone
Joey DePinto
Sargeant
Philip Perlman
Mr. Perlman
Stu Silver
Ramon
J. Alan Thomas
Millington
Randall Miller
Bucky
Andre Rosey Brown
Rosey
Tony Ciccone
Mr. Lopez
Larry McCormick
Announcer
Peter Brocco
Old Man
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
Reporter
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