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Synopsis. Novelist Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), who stole his book "Hot Fire" and garnered mainstream success and critical acclaim with it. Margaret's book was even featured by Oprah.
Dec 31, 2014 · Throw Momma From The Train. by. Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publication date. 1987-12-11. Topics. Orion Pictures. Language. English. 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).
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Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring DeVito and Billy Crystal, with Rob Reiner, Anne Ramsey, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist, and Kate Mulgrew appearing in supporting roles. The title comes from Patti Page's 1956 hit song, "Mama from the Train (A Kiss, A Kiss)". The film was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the film. The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. Anne Ramsey was singled out for praise for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift; she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
It saw release to the cinemas in the USA on 11 December 1987.
Novelist Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), who stole his book and garnered mainstream success and critical acclaim with it. Owen Lift (Danny DeVito) is a timid, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing, abusive mother (Anne Ramsey). Owen fantasiz...
•Danny DeVito as Owen Lift
•Billy Crystal as Larry Donner
•Anne Ramsey as Momma Lift
•Kim Greist as Beth
•Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner
•Branford Marsalis as Lester
1.Throw Momma from the Train (in English). Box Office Mojo (11 December 1987). Retrieved on 5 April 2020.
Feb 19, 2012 · Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American black comedy film. It was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the film. The 1987 film's title comes from the 1956 hit song, Mama From the Train (A Kiss, A Kiss) written by Irving Gordon and sung by Patti Page. 92 pages, Paperback.
After being instructed by Larry to see some Hitchcock films to help him learn how to write murder mysteries, Owen comes to believe Larry was secretly sending him a message to exchange murders after watching Strangers on a Train: Owen is to kill Margaret, and Larry is to kill Owen's monstrous mother in turn.
Feb 2, 2016 · Owen (Danny DeVito) is a writing student taking one of Larry’s classes who is stuck living with his miserable mother (Anne Ramsey) who he’d like to see dead. After watching the movie Strangers on a Train he comes up with what he thinks is a brilliant solution. He’ll murder Larry’s ex-wife while Larry in turn will murder his Momma.
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Parents need to know that Throw Momma from the Train, a hit dark comedy from the '80s, has violent and sexual content that makes it inappropriate for younger kids. Characters fantasize about and openly discuss murdering those who have made their lives difficult.
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