Throw Momma from the Train
Summary:
The "exchange murders" plot gambit, played with utter solemnity in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, is used as the launching pad for raucous laughter in Throw Momma From the Train. Director/star Danny DeVito plays Owen Lift, a middle-aged bachelor, totally dominated by his gorgon mother, played with hilarious ferocity by Anne Ramsey. Billy Crystal co-stars as Larr... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Danny DeVito - (Owen Lift)
Billy Crystal - (Larry Donner)
Anne Ramsey - (Momma)
Kim Greist - (Beth)
Kate Mulgrew - (Margaret, Larry's Ex-Wife)
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Review:
Director Danny DeVito guides this black comedy with a demented oddball vision and also turns in a magnificently eccentric performance as the diminutive schnook, Owen. The film itself is a sickly hilarious Keystone capers-style comedy punctuated by some great acting and dialogue. Billy Crystal gives a nice performance in the lead, ... Continue >>
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