Throw Momma from the Train

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.

Movie details

Release date

1987

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

Danny DeVito

Production

Orion Pictures

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$57,915,972

Cast

Danny DeVito

Owen Lift

Billy Crystal

Larry Donner

Kim Greist

Beth Ryan

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret Donner

Branford Marsalis

Lester