Throw Momma from the Train

About Throw Momma from the Train

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.

Danny DeVito's Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 comedy crime film. At 88 minutes long, it arrived in December 1987.

The film is filed under train, aspiring writer, writer's block, and ex-wife.

Danny DeVito stars as Owen Lift, Billy Crystal as Larry Donner, Kim Greist as Beth Ryan, and Anne Ramsey as Mrs. Lift. The screenplay is by Stu Silver. Produced by Orion Pictures. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Man Up and True Memoirs of an International Assassin make useful companions to Throw Momma from the Train. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 691 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.