
Feature film — 1987
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
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.
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Director: Danny DeVito
On screen
Cast & crew

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
Oprah Winfrey
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