Throw Momma from the Train(1987)

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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.

Throw Momma from the Train was directed by Danny DeVito and released in 1987. It is a comedy, crime, thriller film.

Throw Momma from the Train has a runtime of 1 hours and 28 minutes (88 minutes total).

The cast of Throw Momma from the Train includes 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 and more.