Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
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.

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Cast

Danny DeVito Danny DeVito As: Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Billy Crystal Billy Crystal As: Larry Donner
Kim Greist Kim Greist As: Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey Anne Ramsey As: Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew Kate Mulgrew As: Margaret
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 11 December 1987

Country: US

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: Orion Pictures

Budget: $14,000,000

Revenue: $57,915,972

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Cast

Directed By

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Director

Esther Vivante

Esther Vivante

Script Supervisor

Joe Napolitano

Joe Napolitano

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Stu Silver

Stu Silver

Screenplay

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

Original Film Writer

Production Crew

Larry Brezner

Larry Brezner

Producer

Allegra Clegg

Allegra Clegg

Production Coordinator

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Marilyn Vance

Marilyn Vance

Costume Design

Dorothy Byrne

Dorothy Byrne

Hairstylist

Ken Chase

Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Michele Neely

Michele Neely

Costume Supervisor

Sound

David Newman

David Newman

Original Music Composer

David B. Cohn

David B. Cohn

ADR Editor

Scott A. Hecker

Scott A. Hecker

Sound Editor

Bob Newlan

Bob Newlan

Sound Editor

Robert R. Rutledge

Robert R. Rutledge

Supervising Sound Editor

Jerry Stanford

Jerry Stanford

Sound Editor

Robert Waxman

Robert Waxman

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld

Director of Photography

M. Todd Henry

M. Todd Henry

Camera Operator

Laurel Moore

Laurel Moore

Still Photographer

Fred Scialla

Fred Scialla

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ida Random

Ida Random

Production Design

William A. Elliott

William A. Elliott

Art Direction

Anne D. McCulley

Anne D. McCulley

Set Decoration

R. Gilbert Clayton

R. Gilbert Clayton

Set Designer

C.J. Maguire

C.J. Maguire

Property Master

Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.

Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.

Set Designer

George Stokes

George Stokes

Construction Coordinator

Other Crew

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