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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Danny DeVitoDanny DeVitoOwen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift
  • Photo of Billy CrystalBilly CrystalLarry Donner
  • Photo of Kim GreistKim GreistBeth Ryan
  • Photo of Anne RamseyAnne RamseyMrs. Lift
  • Photo of Kate MulgrewKate MulgrewMargaret
  • Photo of Branford MarsalisBranford MarsalisLester
  • Photo of Rob ReinerRob ReinerJoel
  • Photo of Bruce KirbyBruce KirbyDeBenedetto
  • Photo of Annie RossAnnie RossMrs. Hazeltine
  • Photo of Oprah WinfreyOprah WinfreyHerself

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