Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

Movie · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · 1h 28m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released December 11, 1987

Overview

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.

Directed by Danny DeVito

Cast

• Danny DeVito as Owen Lift
• Billy Crystal as Larry Donner
• Kim Greist as Beth Ryan
• Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift
• Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner
• Branford Marsalis as Lester
• Rob Reiner as Joel
• Bruce Kirby as Detective DeBenedetto
• Joey DePinto as Sergeant
• Annie Ross as Mrs. Hazeltine
• Raye Birk as Pinsky
• Oprah Winfrey as Oprah Winfrey

More like this

• Breathless (2012)
• Ca$h (2010)
• The Girl on the Train (2016)
• All the Devils Are Here (2025)
• Misdirection (2026)
• Shade (2003)
• Breaking In (2018)
• Night Train (2023)
• The Killer (2024)
• Serial Mom (1994)
• Trap House (2025)
• Thieves Highway (2025)

Movie and show details come from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.