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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,915,972.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.869 |
Directed By
Danny DeVito
Crew
Barry Sonnenfeld
Stu Silver
Larry Brezner
Danny DeVito
Michael Jablow
David Newman
Patricia Highsmith
David B. Cohn
C.J. Maguire
Bob Newlan
R. Gilbert Clayton
Ken Chase
Ida Random
Marilyn Vance
Robert R. Rutledge
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
William A. Elliott
Anne D. McCulley
George Stokes
Scott A. Hecker
Dorothy Byrne
Fred Scialla
John Frazier
Michele Neely
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Allegra Clegg
M. Todd Henry
Esther Vivante
Jerry Stanford
Laurel Moore
Robert Waxman
Richard Drown
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Dana Dru Evenson
Donna Garrett
Orwin C. Harvey
Larry Holt
Marguerite Happy
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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