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1987

Throw Momma from the Train

Directed by Danny DeVito
Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

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.

Duration

1h 28m

Released

December 11, 1987

Revenue

$57,915,972

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Cast22

  • Danny DeVito
  • Billy Crystal
  • Kim Greist
  • Anne Ramsey
  • Kate Mulgrew
  • Branford Marsalis
  • Rob Reiner
  • Bruce Kirby
  • Annie Ross

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