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A would-be writer concocts a scheme to dispose of his tyrannical mother. He tries to find a partner with a similar problem, in this case a novelist in his writing class, for them to carry out one another's murders to obscure their motives.
1987 • 87 minutes. 64%. Tomatometer. PG-13. Rating. Eligible. info. play_arrow Trailer. info Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More.
Throw Momma From the Train. Larry (Billy Crystal), an author with a cruel ex-wife, Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), teaches a writing workshop where Owen (Danny DeVito), one of his students, is fed up with his domineering mother (Anne Ramsey). When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot ...
Owen (Danny DeVito) is a friendless would-be mystery writer who has had all he can take. He would do anything to get rid of his overbearing momma (Anne Ramsey), whose howling voice and domineering attitude have pushed him to the absolute limit. He even strikes a deal with Larry (Billy Crystal), his writing teacher, to knock off his much-hated ...
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 ...
Budget. $14 million. Box office. $57.9 million. 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. [1]
Feb 7, 2016 · Directed by Danny Devito, Throw Momma From the Train is a dark comedy about two men who collide over their relationships with women, one an ex-wife and the other a mother. The premise, which is gleefully borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock ‘s Strangers on a Train (there is even a scene of it in the film), is only so deep though and spends all of ...
