December 11, 1987
88 minutes
ComedyCrimeThriller
Throw Momma from the Train
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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Cast
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
(Herself)
Olivia Brown
(Ms. Gladstone)
Philip Perlman
(Mr. Perlman)
Stu Silver
(Ramon)
J. Alan Thomas
(Millington)
Randall Miller
(Bucky)
Andre Rosey Brown
(Rosey)
Tony Ciccone
(Mr. Lopez)
William Ray Watson
(Steward)
Larry McCormick
(Announcer)
Peter Brocco
(Old Man)
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
(Reporter)
Karen J. Westerfield
(Laughing Woman)
Stanley L. Gonsales
(Cab Driver)
Fred Gephart
(Priest)
Don Burns
(Radio DJ (voice))
Ralph Penland
(Jazz Band)
Tony Dumas
(Jazz Band)
Ne Kaholokula
(Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers)
Jules Dean
(Student (uncredited))
Kelly Gallant
(Literary Student (uncredited))
Paul McMichael
(Young Teen Outside Laundromat (uncredited))
Anne Randa
(Student (uncredited))
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