Throw Momma from the Train

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.

Genre : ComedyCrimeThriller

Runtime : 88 mins

Release Date : 1987-12-11

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A little all over the place, granted, but I still felt entertained by <em>'Throw Momma from the Train'</em>. Danny DeVito stars in what is his theatrical directorial debut. I chose to watch this because of him being in it, as I want to watch more of his stuff, and he is the film's strongest elem...

Though she doesn't really feature enough, Anne Ramsey does steal the show with her scenes as the mother whom henpecked son "Owen" (Danny DeVito) wants to chuck from the train! Meantime, stagnating author "Larry" is shouting as the television whilst his ex-wife "Margaret" (Kate Mulgrew) is doing the...

Cast

Danny DeVito

(Owen Lift)

Billy Crystal

(Larry Donner)

Kim Greist

(Beth Ryan)

Anne Ramsey

(Mrs. Lift)

Kate Mulgrew

(Margaret Donner)

Branford Marsalis

(Lester)

Rob Reiner

(Joel)

Bruce Kirby

(Detective DeBenedetto)

Joey DePinto

(Sergeant)

Annie Ross

(Mrs. Hazeltine)

Raye Birk

(Pinsky)

Oprah Winfrey

(Herself)

Olivia Brown

(Ms. Gladstone)

Philip Perlman

(Mr. Perlman)

Stu Silver

(Ramon)

J. Alan Thomas

(Millington)

Randall Miller

(Bucky)

Andre Rosey Brown

(Rosey)

Tony Ciccone

(Mr. Lopez)

William Ray Watson

(Steward)

Larry McCormick

(Announcer)

Peter Brocco

(Old Man)

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

(Reporter)

Karen J. Westerfield

(Laughing Woman)

Stanley L. Gonsales

(Cab Driver)

Fred Gephart

(Priest)

Don Burns

(Radio DJ (voice))

Ralph Penland

(Jazz Band)

Tony Dumas