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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

15 88 min  -  Crime | Comedy  -   11 December 1987 (USA)
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A bitter ex-husband. A put upon momma's boy. Both want their respective spouse and mother dead, but who will pull it off?

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writer:

Stu Silver
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny DeVito ...
Billy Crystal ...
Kim Greist ...
Anne Ramsey ...
Kate Mulgrew ...
Branford Marsalis ...
Rob Reiner ...
Bruce Kirby Bruce Kirby ...
Joey DePinto Joey DePinto ...
Annie Ross ...
Raye Birk Raye Birk ...
Oprah Winfrey ...
Herself
Olivia Brown Olivia Brown ...
Philip Perlman Philip Perlman ...
Stu Silver Stu Silver ...
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Storyline

Larry Donner is an author and writing professor who tutors people that want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his ex-wife Margaret has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's students, offers Larry to kill Margaret, and in return Owen, wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it's a joke, until he learns Owen killed his ex-wife. And Larry has now become the prime suspect. Written by Daniel Williamson  

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Plot Keywords:

Writing | Teacher | Student | Murder | Professor  | See more »

Taglines:

Owen asked his friend, Larry, for a small favor...

Genres:

Crime | Comedy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tira a mamá del tren See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,318,878 (USA) (13 December 1987) (1477 Screens)

Gross:

$57,915,972 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Owen (Danny DeVito) introduces Larry (Billy Crystal) to his mother as "Cousin Paulie." In The War of the Roses (also starring and directed by Danny Devito), Gavin (Devito) tells Oliver Rose that he used a certain bit of legal precedent for a case he was doing for his "Cousin Paulie... total loser." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The locomotive shown on the train is a switch engine. Switch engines are not used on road trains or Amtrak. Switch engines may be placed in the locomotive consist on road trains, however they are typically either isolated or dead-in-tow. See more »

Quotes

Momma: Your friend had an accident, he's dead! You go bowling and leave a corpse to take care of me!
Owen: He's dead?
Momma: See for yourself.
Owen: Larry! My friend, my friend... Larry!
Momma: "My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
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Connections

References "The Flintstones" (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"PUHI PUHI O'SOLE PIPI"
Written by James Kaholokula See more »