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Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

1987·Movie·1h 28m15

Comedy, Crime, Thriller

6.2 / 10 (698 votes)

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

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
Original language
English
Released
11 December 1987

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Owen Lift

  • Billy Crystal

    Billy Crystal

    Larry Donner

  • Kim Greist

    Kim Greist

    Beth Ryan

  • Anne Ramsey

    Anne Ramsey

    Mrs. Lift

  • Kate Mulgrew

    Kate Mulgrew

    Margaret Donner

  • Branford Marsalis

    Branford Marsalis

    Lester

  • Rob Reiner

    Rob Reiner

    Joel

  • Bruce Kirby

    Bruce Kirby

    Detective DeBenedetto

  • JD

    Joey DePinto

    Sergeant

  • Annie Ross

    Annie Ross

    Mrs. Hazeltine

  • Raye Birk

    Raye Birk

    Pinsky

  • Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey