Throw Momma from the Train

"Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor."

Dec 11 1987 PG-13 1h 28m
Comedy, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

Larry Donner is an author and writing professor who tutors people that want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his ex-wife Margaret has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's students, offers Larry to kill Margaret, and in return Owen, wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it's a joke, until he learns Owen killed his ex-wife. And Larry has now become the prime suspect.

Written by

Stu Silver

Directed by

Danny DeVito

Cast

Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Throw Momma from the Train (Theatrical Trailer)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p
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