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Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

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ComedyCrimeThriller

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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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Budget

$14000000

Revenue

$57915972

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.19/10

Release Date

11 December 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Larry Donner

Kim Greist

Kim Greist

Beth Ryan

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Margaret

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Lester

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Joel

Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby

DeBenedetto

Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Mrs. Hazeltine

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Herself

Raye Birk

Raye Birk

Pinsky

Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown

Ms. Gladstone

Joey DePinto

Joey DePinto

Sargeant

Philip Perlman

Philip Perlman

Mr. Perlman

Stu Silver

Stu Silver

Ramon

J. Alan Thomas

J. Alan Thomas

Millington

Randall Miller

Randall Miller

Bucky

Andre Rosey Brown

Andre Rosey Brown

Rosey

Tony Ciccone

Tony Ciccone

Mr. Lopez

Larry McCormick

Larry McCormick

Announcer

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Old Man

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Reporter

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