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Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

# Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
Comedy   Crime   Thriller
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 14,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1987-12-11
⌚ Running Time: 88 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.189

Beloved Cast

Danny DeVito original image
Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Danny DeVito
Billy Crystal original image
Larry Donner
Billy Crystal
Kim Greist original image
Beth Ryan
Kim Greist
Anne Ramsey original image
Mrs. Lift
Anne Ramsey
Kate Mulgrew original image
Margaret
Kate Mulgrew
Branford Marsalis original image
Lester
Branford Marsalis
Rob Reiner original image
Joel
Rob Reiner
Bruce Kirby original image
DeBenedetto
Bruce Kirby
Annie Ross original image
Mrs. Hazeltine
Annie Ross
Oprah Winfrey original image
Herself
Oprah Winfrey
Raye Birk original image
Pinsky
Raye Birk
Olivia Brown original image
Ms. Gladstone
Olivia Brown
Joey DePinto original image
Sargeant
Joey DePinto
Philip Perlman original image
Mr. Perlman
Philip Perlman
Stu Silver original image
Ramon
Stu Silver
J. Alan Thomas original image
Millington
J. Alan Thomas
Randall Miller original image
Bucky
Randall Miller
Andre Rosey Brown original image
Rosey
Andre Rosey Brown
Tony Ciccone original image
Mr. Lopez
Tony Ciccone
Larry McCormick original image
Announcer
Larry McCormick
Peter Brocco original image
Old Man
Peter Brocco
Hettie Lynne Hurtes original image
Reporter
Hettie Lynne Hurtes

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