Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train
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1987
1h 28m
6.2(615 votes)
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.

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Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Danny DeVito

Owen Lift

Danny DeVito
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Billy Crystal

Larry Donner

Billy Crystal
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Kim Greist

Beth Ryan

Kim Greist
Acting

Anne Ramsey

Mrs. Lift

Anne Ramsey
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Kate Mulgrew

Margaret Donner

Kate Mulgrew
Acting

Branford Marsalis

Lester

Branford Marsalis
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Rob Reiner

Joel

Rob Reiner
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Bruce Kirby

Detective DeBenedetto

Bruce Kirby
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Joey DePinto

Sergeant

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Annie Ross

Mrs. Hazeltine

Annie Ross
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Raye Birk

Pinsky

Raye Birk
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Oprah Winfrey

Herself

Oprah Winfrey
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Olivia Brown

Ms. Gladstone

Olivia Brown
Acting

Philip Perlman

Mr. Perlman

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Writing

Stu Silver

Ramon

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Acting

J. Alan Thomas

Millington

J. Alan Thomas
Directing

Randall Miller

Bucky

Randall Miller
Acting

Andre Rosey Brown

Rosey

Andre Rosey Brown
Editing

Tony Ciccone

Mr. Lopez

Tony Ciccone
Acting

William Ray Watson

Steward

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Larry McCormick

Announcer

Larry McCormick
Acting

Peter Brocco

Old Man

Peter Brocco
Acting

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Reporter

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Karen J. Westerfield

Laughing Woman

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Lighting

Stanley L. Gonsales

Cab Driver

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Fred Gephart

Priest

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Don Burns

Radio DJ (voice)

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Ralph Penland

Jazz Band

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Tony Dumas

Jazz Band

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Ne Kaholokula

Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers

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Acting

Jules Dean

Student (uncredited)

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Acting

Kelly Gallant

Literary Student (uncredited)

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Acting

Paul McMichael

Young Teen Outside Laundromat (uncredited)

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Anne Randa

Student (uncredited)

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