Throw Momma from the Train

6.2

88 minutes

12/11/1987

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.

Cast List

Danny DeVito
as Owen Lift
Billy Crystal
as Larry Donner
Kim Greist
as Beth Ryan
Anne Ramsey
as Mrs. Lift
Kate Mulgrew
as Margaret Donner
Branford Marsalis
as Lester
Rob Reiner
as Joel
Bruce Kirby
as Detective DeBenedetto
Joey DePinto
as Sergeant
Annie Ross
as Mrs. Hazeltine
Raye Birk
as Pinsky
Oprah Winfrey
as Herself
Olivia Brown
as Ms. Gladstone
Philip Perlman
as Mr. Perlman
Stu Silver
as Ramon
J. Alan Thomas
as Millington
Randall Miller
as Bucky
Andre Rosey Brown
as Rosey
Tony Ciccone
as Mr. Lopez
William Ray Watson
as Steward
Larry McCormick
as Announcer
Peter Brocco
as Old Man
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
as Reporter
Karen J. Westerfield
as Laughing Woman
Stanley L. Gonsales
as Cab Driver
Fred Gephart
as Priest
Don Burns
as Radio DJ (voice)
Ralph Penland
as Jazz Band
Tony Dumas
as Jazz Band
Ne Kaholokula
as Hawaiian Band of Musicians & Dancers
Jules Dean
as Student (uncredited)
Kelly Gallant
as Literary Student (uncredited)
Paul McMichael
as Young Teen Outside Laundromat (uncredited)
Anne Randa
as Student (uncredited)