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Throw Momma from the Train(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-12-11
62%
556 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $14,000,000.00
Revenue: $57,915,972.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Throw Momma from the Train
Top 10 Billed Cast
Danny DeVito
Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
Billy Crystal
Larry Donner
Kim Greist
Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey
Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew
Margaret
Branford Marsalis
Lester
Rob Reiner
Joel
Bruce Kirby
DeBenedetto
Annie Ross
Mrs. Hazeltine
Oprah Winfrey
Herself
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Video: Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p
Throw Momma from the Train (Theatrical Trailer)
Eliminate The Motive
Owen's Coin Collection
Writer's Block Scene
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p - Trailer
Throw Momma from the Train (Theatrical Trailer) - Trailer
Eliminate The Motive - Clip
Owen's Coin Collection - Clip
Writer's Block Scene - Clip
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