Throw Momma from the Train

Danny DeVito
1987-12-11

Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
6.2
88 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Danny DeVito Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Billy Crystal Larry Donner Unowned
Kim Greist Beth Ryan Unowned
Anne Ramsey Mrs. Lift Unowned
Kate Mulgrew Margaret Unowned
Branford Marsalis Lester Unowned
Rob Reiner Joel Unowned
Bruce Kirby DeBenedetto Unowned
Annie Ross Mrs. Hazeltine Unowned
Oprah Winfrey Herself Calvin and Nobbs
Raye Birk Pinsky Unowned
Olivia Brown Ms. Gladstone Unowned
Joey DePinto Sargeant Unowned
Philip Perlman Mr. Perlman Unowned
Stu Silver Ramon Unowned
J. Alan Thomas Millington Unowned
Randall Miller Bucky Unowned
Andre Rosey Brown Rosey Unowned
Tony Ciccone Mr. Lopez Unowned
Larry McCormick Announcer Unowned
Peter Brocco Old Man Unowned
Hettie Lynne Hurtes Reporter Unowned