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Throw Momma from the Train
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6.2Larry 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.
Cast
- Danny DeVito as Owen Lift
- Billy Crystal as Larry Donner
- Kim Greist as Beth Ryan
- Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift
- Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner
- Branford Marsalis as Lester
Themes
- writer's block
- train
- overbearing mother
- ex-wife
- aspiring writer
- mystery writer
- crime fiction writer
- dominant mother
- murder swap
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Danny DeVito
- Written by
- Stu Silver
- Produced by
- Larry Brezner
- Starring
- Danny DeVito Billy Crystal Anne Ramsey Kim Greist
- Cinematography
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Edited by
- Michael Jablow
- Music by
- David Newman
- Distributed by
- Orion Pictures
- Release date
- December 11, 1987 ( 1987-12-11 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $14 million
- Box office
- $57.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American crime comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. It co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist and Kate Mulgrew.
The title comes from Patti Page's 1956 hit song "Mama from the Train (A Kiss, A Kiss)". The film was inspired by the 1950 Patricia Highsmith thriller novel Strangers on a Train, the film adaptation of which is also seen in the film.
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