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Throw Momma from the Train
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Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American film directed by Danny DeVito, who also stars in it alongside Billy Crystal, Kim Greist and Kate Mulgrew. Barry Sonnenfeld served as director of photography, and David Newman composed the score. Produced by Orion Pictures, it is set partly on a train and takes place in Los Angeles.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and two Golden Globe Awards, and it won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Made on a budget of $14,000,000, it earned $57,915,972 at the box office. It belongs to the comedy, crime and black comedy genres, and was distributed by Orion Pictures and Netflix.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- black comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Danny DeVito
- Cast member
- Bruce Kirby
- Composer
- David Newman
- Production company
- Orion Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 265411
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-09-15
- title
- Throw Momma from the Train
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- train
- review score
- 56/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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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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